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Poll Question: Which one do you prefer
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As much as I love Islands, I have to concede that Octopus is a very good album and GG get my vote this round.
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Octopus. Was never really an Islands fan.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

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Octopus is the ultimate GG's album.
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I used to like Gentle Giant, but I find them rather annoying these days. Islands is a criminally underrated Crimson album and deserves as many accolades that can be given to it.
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Originally posted by Mirror Image Mirror Image wrote:

I used to like Gentle Giant, but I find them rather annoying these days. Islands is a criminally underrated Crimson album and deserves as many accolades that can be given to it.

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^ Tastes and perceptions change.  What we love today we may find indigestible tomorrow, and what we dislike now we may love later.  I actually tend to appreciate those shifts in my life.  It's all part of the journey to finality.  Maybe one day he will enjoy GG again more, or maybe not.  Doesn't really matter.

Originally posted by Mirror Image Mirror Image wrote:

I used to like Gentle Giant, but I find them rather annoying these days. Islands is a criminally underrated Crimson album and deserves as many accolades that can be given to it.


I used to love Gentle Giant (was my favourite band when I joined this site), but I really went off the band.  Islands is indeed terrific.


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Points: 2111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2014 at 16:06
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Unhappy

No need to be unhappy. It's just an opinion. I'm sure you have many I disagree with as well.
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Octopus. Islands was terrible.
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Points: 7946 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2014 at 20:26
It finally got tough for me. I don't like Islands. I don't like Gentle Giant. I'll have to listen to both before I vote, and I can't do that until I finish all my spinach. Umm...to go box, please.
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Seems fairly unfair based on the general rep of both albums on the site:

1970 3.78 | 1191 ratings Islands     1971 4.26 | 1211 ratings Octopus

And yet regardless of this I will vote Islands. Something about the subtle nuances of the album made it stand out in Krim's early katalog for me. Octopus... maybe because of the hype it had to live up to never really made my expectations. Free Hand remains the giant Giant album in my books.


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Islands for me, but maybe on the strength of a Sailors tale alone - what a track!
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This is ridiculously tough as I dont consider either much chop

anyhoo Islands will do - for the Mellotron!
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Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Islands. At least it has some super-solid moments.

I still don't get Octopus. Still feels like a mess.

Hey Andrey, keep listening. That's how I felt about it initially and I eventually got the hang of it Wink
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Originally posted by Ruby900 Ruby900 wrote:

Islands for me, but maybe on the strength of a Sailors tale alone - what a track!

The title track is pretty damn spectacular as well.
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