THE POWER AND THE GLORY

I always felt this was the first Gentle Giant album where they started to sound dull. That's not to say it is predictable because it isn't, but you could tell they started to try to sound like themselves instead of just making music. I have never been a big Gentle Giant fan to be honest, I really can't say that any of their albums deserve a five star rating in fact. To me, their first four albums deserve four stars, they're solid records, but once you get into a single one of them, the rest sounds the exact same.

The Power And The Glory is filled with complex vocal arrangements, but barely any memorable melodies. Precise and concise instrumentation, but barely anything at the height of the instrumentation that some prog giants like Genesis or Yes were doing at that time. There's some redeeming values, however. The opener is without a doubt my favorite Gentle Giant song, and Aspirations is probably their best ballad.

I just can't seem to find the rest interesting at all. It's just Gentle Giant sounding the exact same for the sixth album in a row. It's still good, but I don't think I will come back to it any time soon. Three Stars.