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Zargasheth 
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 Topic: Your Top 10 Gentle Giant Tracks
Posted: August 25 2012 at 19:48 |
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Well, I was kind of surprised to find no thread of this type through search. So after seeing the King Crimson thread, I decided to make one for my other favorite band.
My list:
10) The Face
9) Memories of Old Days
8) Knots
7) On Reflection
6) In a Glass House
5) The Runaway
4) Playing the Game
3) Proclamation
2) As Old As You're Young
1) The Boys in the Band
What about you?
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HURBRET
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Posted: August 25 2012 at 19:54 |
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1. In a Glass House
2. Playing the Game
3. Interview
4. Memories of Old Days
5. The Boys in the Band
6. His Last Voyage
7. Isn't it Quiet and Cold
8. Mobile
9. The Moon is Down
10. Prologue
On Reflection almost made it.
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Posted: August 25 2012 at 20:34 |
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The House, The Street, The Room
Three Friends
Playing The Game
The Advent Of Panurge
Prologue
Proclamation
Way Of Life
The Moon Is Down
Interview
Memories Of Old Days
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Magma America Great Make Again
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 25 2012 at 22:00 |
1. Free Hand 2. Schooldays 3. Give it Back 4. Knots 5 Aspirations 6. Raconteur Troubadour 7. Working All Day 8. Playing the Game 9. Funny Ways 10. The Runaway
honorable mention:
Pantagruel's Nativity Proclamation Design
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Eria Tarka
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Posted: August 25 2012 at 23:16 |
1. Advent of Panurge 2. Giant 3. Way of Life 4. Funny Ways 5. Cry for Everyone 6. In a Glass House 7. Boys in the Band 8. Free Hand 9. The Moon is Down 10. Prologue
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Posted: August 25 2012 at 23:39 |
1. Free Hand
2. Proclamation
3. Peel the Paint
4. The Runaway
5. A Cry For Everyone
6. Experience
7. Advent of Panurge
8. Plain Truth
9. Giant
10. The Face
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N-sz
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Posted: August 26 2012 at 00:25 |
Only have three of their albums so far, but here's what I've got:
1. His Last Voyage 2. Way of Life 3. Alucard 4. Time to Kill 5. Funny Ways 6. On Reflection 7. An Inmate's Lullaby 8. Giant 9. The Runaway 10. Just the Same
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richardh
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Posted: August 26 2012 at 03:23 |
So Sincere
Playing The Game
Cogs In Cogs
Proclamation
Funny Ways
The Boys In The Band
Advent Of Panurge
Schooldays
Free Hand
The Runaway
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HarbouringTheSoul
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Posted: August 26 2012 at 05:44 |
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Pantagruel's Nativity
Just the Same
On Reflection
Free Hand
His Last Voyage
I Lost My Head
Aspirations
No God's a Man
Prologue
Schooldays
It's amazing how many great songs I had to leave out. It's also amazing how Octopus, maybe their strongest album, doesn't contribute a single song. That's how good this band is.
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: August 26 2012 at 23:21 |
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Always tough to think of a GG list because they just have so many great tunes. It's really astonishing to actually look back on all those albums and rarely find a bum song, or a song out of place.
1. The Runaway
2. On Reflection (Live versions in particular)
3. The Advent Of Panurge (Live versions as well)
4. The Edge Of Twilight
5. In A Glass House
6. Proclamation
7. Experience
8. Raconteur Troubadour
9. His Last Voyage
10. Schooldays
Edited by Fox On The Rocks - August 26 2012 at 23:22
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: August 27 2012 at 01:46 |
Pantagruel's Nativity Advent Of Panurge Schooldays An Inmate's Lullaby Edge of Twilight Proclamation The Moon Is DownAnother Show
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HarbouringTheSoul
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Posted: August 27 2012 at 02:14 |
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I think it's a testament to this band's consistency that all these lists have so little in common. For most other bands, there's a short list of tracks that are on almost everybody's list. Not for Gentle Giant.
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BarryGlibb
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Posted: August 27 2012 at 02:54 |
1. For Nobody 2. Mobile 3. In A Glass House 4. A Cry For Everyone 5. Cogs In Cogs 6. Free Hand 7. Three Friends 8. The Boys In The Band 9. The Face 10. On Reflection
I could keep going.........
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BarryGlibb
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Posted: August 27 2012 at 02:55 |
1. For Nobody 2. Mobile 3. In A Glass House 4. A Cry For Everyone 5. Cogs In Cogs 6. Free Hand 7. Three Friends 8. The Boys In The Band 9. The Face 10. On Reflection
I could keep going.........
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BarryGlibb
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Posted: August 27 2012 at 02:58 |
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Oh I did....apologies for the double post.
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Posted: August 27 2012 at 03:37 |
Just turned on The Runaway and the volume was a bit LOUD! Nearly busted my eardrums. But a top 10... I could really pick every song from Octopus but I'll go: 1. The Runaway 2. Proclamation 3. The House, the Street 4. Peel The Paint (love when it gets heavy!) 5. The Boys In The Band 6. Raconteur 7. Free Hand (I'm not good with orders, Free Hand is just about my favorite album by them. But it's impossible to put these songs on a 'top' anything! 8. In A Glass House 9. Pantagruel's Nativity (that really has a weird sound to it) 10. Just The Same And can I just say how amazing this band is? A round of applause for Gentle Giant! 
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Posted: August 27 2012 at 03:49 |
1. In A Glass House
2. His Last Voyage
3. Raconteur Troubadour 4. On Reflection
5. Wreck
6. Aspirations
7. Schooldays
8. Playing the Game
9. The Advent of Panurge
10. Pantagruel's Nativity
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Raccoon
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Posted: August 27 2012 at 04:59 |
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Listening to In A Glass House again (the full album, of course) and I realize "How did In A Glass House not get on my #1??" so that's my #1 Gentle Giant song. Don't know where to move The Runaway so I'll just leave it at that!
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Zargasheth
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Posted: August 27 2012 at 09:34 |
 HarbouringTheSoul wrote:
I think it's a testament to this band's consistency that all these lists have so little in common. For most other bands, there's a short list of tracks that are on almost everybody's list. Not for Gentle Giant.
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Yes, I really appreciate that as well.
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Earthmover
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Posted: August 30 2012 at 06:08 |
I've only listened to albums up to In a Glass House:
1. In a Glass House 2. The Runaway 3. The Advent of Panurge 4. Nothing At All 5. Knots 6. Schooldays 7. Experience 8. An Inmate's Lullaby 9. Think of Me With Kindness 10. Funny Ways
It will be interesting to see how will my list change when I listen to other albums.
Edited by mister nobody - August 30 2012 at 06:08
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