Gentle Giant: Worst to Best Albums
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do a 4-hour Zappa video next
You ought to check out the channel Mrltia1234, they do a ton of prog reviews and the main guy on the channel has done a full overview of the Zappa and King Crimson discographies, including live stuff.
@@robbieclark7828 oh yeah I've seen that, good stuff
Grab you pop corn and get comfy
The Moon Is Down, His Last Voyage, Edge Of Twilight, Cogs In Cogs and The Boys In The Band are so underrated among other songs
Edge of Twilight is great!
Right! I fucking love all the deep tracks on Acquiring the Taste!
1. Acquiring The Taste
2. The Power And The Glory
3. In A Glass House
4. Octopus
5. Free Hand
6. Three Friends
7. Gentle Giant
8. In’terview
9. The Missing Piece
10. Civilian
11. Giant For A Day
Thats more like it, alltough i would add all the first 6 at a shared first place.
Snuppeluppen Synth channel trueeeeee
The Power and the Glory at number 7 was definitely misplaced. Thanks for a great list.
TPatG will always be the winner for me... Octopus, FH, AtT, and IaGH are all great. And yeah, Three Friends is a good album, but I'd say Interview is up there as well. Interview is so full of inaccessible avant garde passages, that it's obviously just as prog as any of the other big GG albums. Even they're more accessible pieces on TMP have complexities that are up there with the rest. It's when we get to GfaD that everything starts becoming significantly questionable. And, of course, even Civilian is better than GfaD.
Free Hand should not be #5 maybe after Interview and Civilian should be #12.
Interview at number 10?! It's an incredible album and below garbage like giant for a day come on now
But the mask...
@@quayscenes lol. Yeah that was a bit too corny.
I haven't heard interview yet, but it will surely be better than Giant for a day
Interview is in my top ten albums of all time. I'm already ticked off...
@@nofishinmydiet Interview may be my fav from GG
You must do VDGG and King Crimson
Bubba Mike Yes
@@patricklauer4452 He already did Yes
Cristaux FEUR 🤦♂️
@@patricklauer4452 🗿
when a band becomes more popular than the most well known word in existence
Nice list :) my favorite GG album is In A Glass House. Its just fantastic from start too finish. Btw do Camel, Renaissance, Van Der Graff Generator next maybe?
I second Camel
CAMEL NEXT!
Van Der Graff Generator next for sure. I freakin' love "H To He" and "Pawn Hearts".
Camel.
@@dougmcauliffe2253 hey... I’ve seen you on the prog Reddit!
Upon further inspection in the comment section, it seems there is a lot more love for The Power and the Glory than you gave. It's definitely my favorite. Though it's also interesting to see how disparate everyone's lists are!
There definitely were some hot takes in this video. Missing piece before Giant for a day?! Oh well, here's my list (though it keeps on changing):
1. In A Glass House ("The Runaway" and the title track are absolutely mindblowing! I also love "A Reunion" though it often gets overlooked)
2. Three Friends (I really dig the simple concept and the execution is brilliant. "Peel the Paint" is amazing! And that Gary Green guitar solo is one for the ages!)
3. Acquiring The Taste ("Pantagruels Nativity" is one of the the most haunting pieces of music i have ever heard. It just got it all. Great orchestration, chilling harmonies, hard hitting guitar-riffs and it's all contrasted beautifully by Kerry's fragile voice in the verses. I LOVE IT! The other songs are amazing as well, especially "The House, The Street, The Room")
4. The Power And The Glory (Just a powerhouse of a record! I love the way "Proclamation" and "Valedictory" bookends
the album. "Aspirations" is beautiful, the harmonies in "No Gods A Man" are magnificent. But my favorite song is by far "Playing the Game"! It's got a great playful groove and it contains my favorite Kerry Minnear solo. HAIL!)
5. Free Hand
(I personally think "His Last Voyage" is the most beautiful GG song there is. Especially the middle section where they layered Kerry's voice is just breathtaking! "On Reflection" is crazy! I never heard another band even attempt to do anything like that. I think the rest of the album flows nicely too)
6. Octopus ("The Advent of Panurge" was the first GG i ever heard (a little over a year ago) and I fell in love instantly! Wonderful orchestration and i adore the middle section with the crazy voices. But as you said, it feels more like a collection of songs than a cohesive album. "Knots", "Think of Me With Kindness" and "River" are all excellent too)
7. In’terview
(I personally love this record despite it's flaws. My favorite is "I Lost My Head". I even learn the whole thing on my piano. The title track, "Empty City" and "Design" are all amazing as well)
8. Gentle Giant
("Giant", "Funny Ways" and "Nothing At All" are all fantastic, though i feel like they haven't quite found their sound yet)
9. The Missing Piece
(Here the cracks are starting to show. But nevertheless think "Memories of Old Days" stands above the rest. What a beautiful song! I must admit i got a soft spot for "Two Weeks In Spain" as well)
10. Civilian
(I need to give this a second listen)
11. Giant For A Day (This one too..)
Awesome list. IAGH is also my all time favorite album from Gentle Giant. Their live album "Playing The Fool" is one of the best live albums too.
I would reshuffle the first eight to my liking but generally I agree. Yours is much better than the clip author's
Thank you! Finally! I have been waiting for this video for a long time! I do not agree on everything but it does not matter! That's good! It's fun to see how our opinions can be different and how we can enjoy different things for the same band! Thanks again! And for the next one: King Crimson or Van Der Graaf Generator? ...
Here is my list:
1. The power and the glory
2. In a glass house
3. Free Hand
4. Octopus
5. Acquiring the taste
6. Three friends
7. Gentle Giant
8. In'terview
9. The missing piece
10. Civilian
11. Giant for a day
Is Pawn Hearts in the background foreshadowing to a worst to best for Van Der Graff Generator?
One year later, no. But i wish it was...
@@jooree7696 Big F for Peter Hammill
How is the second side of In A Glass House weak? It's got Experience and the title track on it. Two of their best songs imo
Remember Elton John joined Simon Dupree and The Big Sound latter day era before they formed Gentle Giant. He was Reg Dwight at the time and told the Shulman brothers about his then new stage name. They laughed.
I'm blown away. I would have laid 50 to 1 odds that we would agree on all the albums & for essentially the same reasons!! But there it is...the mind boggles!
My ranking on the albums I've heard by them:
1. Power And The Glory (Used to be my least favourite, but it grew on me in a massive way, Proclamation in particular is absolutely incredible with the perfect interplay between everything, especially of the vocal harmonies.)
2. Three Friends (Peel the Paint is just too good, the rest of the album tends to be pretty great as well)
3. Gentle Giant (The most cohesive album in their career, also has a lot of their best melodies, tracks like Alucard and Funny Ways are incredible)
4. Acquiring The Taste (A couple of iffy points on it, especially Plain Truth, but definitely is great in terms of how wide the variety here is, and the extremely complex nature of the tracks is both a positive and negative depending on the track, as it can feel a bit much at times)
5. In A Glass House (A bit too clinical and abstract in a lot of places for me, I feel like a lot of these songs end up meandering a lot, despite the fact that the title track is great)
6. Octopus (Knots is my second favourite song by the band, and it has a great one - two punch to kick things off, but I find a lot of this album to just not interest me in any particular way, still decent, but nothing incredible imo)
7. Free Hand (Just don't find much here to be particularly interesting other than the title track)
Playing the Fool is a fantastic live album for those wanting a way in.
We need a 10 hours of doodooing Peel the Paint
I was put off for the first couple of days on power and the glory, but now I love it, literally every song. Such a good album.
At least you weren't harsh on Civilian unlike other reviewers of that album, The Power and the Glory was the first for GG I got on vinyl too!!
"Convenience" and "Inside Out" are 2 of their most underrated tunes.
Bah! Interview is one of their best!
For sure I Lost My Head is good enough to fit right in w/ their very best tracks. Way more in their prime than pretty much everything that came out later.
Probably my favorite. Freehand and Power pretty much all tied for first.
Yep. This guy reminds me of my wife. In the weaker moments....
I thought In’terview wasn’t that bad
@@Esrom_music Agreed! This guy seems a dick.
1. Octopus (10/10)
2. Acquiring the Taste (10/10)
3. Three Friends (10/10)
4. Gentle Giant (10/10)
5. Free Hand (9.5/10)
6. The Power and The Glory (9/10)
7. In a Glass House (9/10)
8. In'terview (8/10)
9. The Missing Piece (7/10)
10. Giant For a Day (6/10)
11. Civilian (6/10)
Octopus and Acquiring the Taste often change places for me, at this time I prefer Octo but my opinion can and will probably change again. Also when I first got into GG my favourite was also Three Friends. Peel the Paint is one of my favourite rock songs!
I hope you put Power and Glory at 1
Oof
1. The Power And The Glory
2. Octopus
3. In A Glass House
4. Free Hand
5. In’terview
6. Three Friends
7. Acquiring The Taste
8. Gentle Giant
9. The Missing Piece
10. Civilian
11. Giant For A Day
-RJP
Any of these can move up or down 2 spots at any given time except Giant For A Day. :)
Civilian was the 1st GG album I bought and I rate it in my top 10 albums of all time, I listen to this all the time and it never gets tired, it's probably the album I've played the most over the past 38 years since I first bought it, more than Beatles, Floyd, Zeppelin, Tull etc etc.
I fell in love with them in 1977 age 17. Never ever thought differently. I'm actually a fan of Civilian by them. I featured their songs on my radio show in the early 90s. They predicted New Wave on The Missing Piece believe me. All those latter day albums were complex Pop Songs, obviously management pushed for hits, same happened to Renaissance. Management. ELP Love Beach. You have to be British to get their Feudal approach.
Can you do a Jethro Tull worst to best?
@Mr Gonorrhea he already did Yes
@Mr Gonorrhea I know
Jesus, that would take forever!
I'm currently working my way through the GG albums in chronological order. I should be acquiring The Power and the Glory shortly. The first 5 albums are such a delight to listen to. 😃 The closing track on Three Friends is just divine.
This is a band I’ve struggled with a lot, the only album I like at this point is aquiring the taste. Interesting you think that’s the least accessible. For me I’ve found it’s their most melodic of the prog albums. I always enjoy these videos and maybe it’s time to give these guys another chance.
My List: (The top 6 are way too close to call but here's my best shot)
1. The Power and the Glory (The most complex musically and the most emotionally satisfying concept)
2. Octopus (Probably the best sounding album, an excellent collection of songs)
3. In a Glass House (Excellent, but every song seems to outstay its welcome slightly)
4. Gentle Giant (A mind blowing debut, not a single weak song, just doesn't hit the same highs as others)
5. Acquiring the Taste (Has some of their best songs and an awesome atmosphere, but also some padding)
6. Three Friends (Great, but feels disjointed and falls flat as a concept album, Peel the paint is incredible)
7. Free Hand (First side is perfect, second side is nice but not as inspired)
8. The Missing Piece (A simple rock album with lots of bangers)
9. Interview (At times very pleasing, at times completely unlistenable)
10. Civillian (Not gentle giant, kind of meh)
11. Giant for a Day (Why????)
Just listened to my first GG album ever today, In a Glass House. Blown away! Brought a smile to my face. Can't wait to get into the rest of the catalog!
My Subjective Ranking
11. Giant For A Day
10. Civilian
9. Gentle Giant
8. Acquiring The Taste
7. Three Friends
6. The Missing Piece
5. In A Glass House
4. Octopus
3. Interview
2. Free Hand
1. Power & The Glory
My Objective Ranking
11. Giant For A Day
10. Civilian
9. The Missing Piece
8. Gentle Giant
7. Interview
6. Acquiring The Taste
5. Three Friends
4. Octopus
3. Free Hand
2. In A Glass House
1. Power & The Glory
....Power and the Glory is THAT low dang
Don't know how I got here, but here I am and glad I came. Absolutely superb superb review and analysis of GG. I do not own all of their albums, but will pick up some more after your video. It is great to see the passion you have for this music. I am glad you picked 3 Friends. My buddies and I listened to that over and over and over again way back when. And we were 3. Now two are gone so you see how this has been made all the more special now. Thank you for your video and insights.
This is great. Glad to hear about GG nowadays. That's not common!
By the way, The Missing piece is quite very good! A couple of songs are outstanding compositions. Ford nobody, Memories of old days are mindblowing. And As old as you're young is a truly melancholic prog cry. Great video Notes. Thanks.
Good analysis. I'd flip Octopus and Three friends but get your point. I followed the band form the start but hadn't heard ATT until years after they broke up so I was in a different head space at that time, and it never registered with me, though many think highly of it. In retrospect, Free Hand doesn't hold up (except for On Reflection) and The Power and the Glory impresses me even more. Everything after Interview is a wash because they were no longer inspired at that point. It's okay but I don't need it because their earlier stuff is so much better.
Good video, besides the controversials opinions hahaha. My list would figure this way:
1)IAGH
2)Acquiring The Taste
3)Octopus
4)The Power And The Glory
5)Gentle Giant
6)Freehand
7) Three Friends
8)The Missing Piece
9) Interview
10) Civilian
11)Giant for A Day
Do You know The Brazilian progressive band Terreno Baldio? They have a strong influence from Gentle Giant.
Caramba Terreno Baldio é muito bom, no prog brasileiro pra mim só perde pro Bacamarte.
11. Giant For A Day
10. Civilian
9. The Missing Piece
8. Interview
7. Gentle Giant.
The rest all tied for #1. Also a big gap between 8 & 9 and a small gap between 7,8 and #1..
I’m just getting into Gentle Giant.First album i started with Acquiring The Taste on CD but on vinyl I started off the worst with their final album Civilian which in my opinion isn’t that bad of an album.Even though I haven’t even scratched the surface of their discography I consider them to be quite a fascinating and underrated band that I’m looking to further get into.
Thank you, love your channel! Great list! I will upload videos about the history and the style of GG very soon and then I will do a critical and a personal ranking of the albums as well as rankings of all the songs. You inspired me to do things like that so thank you very much!
Brilliant. As a hardcore GG fan I found myself agreeing with you. And of course something to do with that is the first album I heard was "Three freinds."
Agree with Three Friends. My fav too! as much as I love Acquiring the Taste this flows so well from first to last second!
Thank you for making this video! A friend turned me onto GG when I was 18, and because I had also started listening heavily to 1950s/60s Jazz music, my life was turned upside-down. I found myself disagreeing with a lot of your opinions and favorites, which was so interesting to me because I so typically (and wrongly) expect others to share my opinions more closely when it comes to obscure music. For example, 'Think of Me With Kindness' is one of the songs I skip when I listen to Octopus, the other being 'Dog's Life.' Next to the majority of Giant for A Day, those are two of my least favorite songs. Yet, I agree with you on why 'Think of Me...' is a good tune, and it is a sincerely heartfelt one appropriate for a goodbye. Kerry Minnear's voice is also just angelic and grows on you the more you listen. 'Just the Same' and 'Proclamation' are the 2 first songs I heard by GG, and they remain favorites. I appreciated where you ranked In A Glass House and Three Friends. What surprised me was when you said the second side of In A Glass House is weaker than the first side. I fell in love with the final, title track off the album. Like 'I Lost My Head' off of Interview, the song In A Glass House evolves and transforms from beginning to end. In my opinion, it is a strong closer to the album. Finally, while Three Friends is not my absolute favorite, it's probably my second favorite for the same reasons you list. I don't know if I have a favorite album. If anything, it's a toss up between Free Hand and In A Glass House.
The Moon is Down and Black Cat is for me maybe their best songs. Brilliant!
1. The power and the glory 2. Acquiring the taste 3. Gentle Giant 4. Octopus 5. Free hand 6. In a glass house 7. The missing piece 8. Interview 9. Three friends 10. Giant for a day 11. Civilian
Now this is an interesting band. Even though i love Crimson and other eclectic bands, i can't say i put Gentle Giant in such high esteem like other bands in the same caliber but i do respect them and they are undeniably creative and unique.
Anyways here's my ranking from the albums i have heard from them:
1. Acquiring the Taste (god the creativity throughout this album is mindboggling)
2. The Power and the Glory
3. Free Hand
4. Three Friends (i go back and forth on Three Friends and Octopus for this spot a lot)
5. Octopus
6. In a Glass House
7. Gentle Giant
Interview second worst? Seriously? Did you just start listening to it? Because to me it's one of their best
True. I love Give it Back
"Design" and "Empty City" are among 2 of my favorite GG tunes.
"Design" and "I Lost My Head" and the title song
As Germans, we always have to say something, too ...
We think, there is no definite No. 1 in Gentle Giant's discography, but three groups:
Their BEST Albums:
Acquiring The Taste / Three Friends / Octopus / In A Glass House / The Power And The Glory / Free Hand / In’terview
Their OK Albums:
Gentle Giant / The Missing Piece
Their HIDE YOURSELF Albums:
Giant For A Day / Civilian
but there is one more Album to highlight, it's their sort of second OFFICIAL Live Album after "Playing the Fool": "Live At The Bicentennial 1776-1976". This is so powerful, you would'nt think, after that tour, they'd lose their touch...
7 - Three Friends
6 - Octopus
5 - Free Hand
4 - In a Glass House
3 - Gentle Giant
2 - Acquiring the Taste
1 - The Power and the Glory
Very surprised you placed Missing Piece below Giant for a Day and In'terview below Civilian... no matter. I enjoy your ranking videos. The Power and the Glory is my favorite, but most of their albums are AMAZING. One of my favorite bands hands down.
Great video! Here's my list with points I used to rank them...
1. Interview - 4.7857
2. Free Hand - 4.7857
3. In A Glass House - 4.6666
4. Octopus - 4.0625
5. Three Friends - 3.75
6. The Power & The Glory - 3.625
7. Gentle Giant - 2.8571
8. Acquiring The Taste - 2.75
9. Civilian - 2.1875
10. The Missing Piece - 2.1111
11. Giant For A Day - 1.45
1. In A Glass House
2. The Power and The Glory
3. Free Hand
That would be a decent order. Agreed.
Power and the glory is one of their best!
I love how the Gentle Giant album rankings are so variated, you can find(for example) The Power and the Glory in the top and see another ranking where it is in the bottom
(least in the worst three, where the combination is usually the same)
Just my own opinion. In no way I'm implying this is "fact" :-)
1. Power and the Glory
2. In a glass house
3. Three Friends
4. Free Hand
5. Interview (I like the intensity)
6. Acquiring the Taste
7. Octopus (sorry it's at #7. Does not mean it's bad by any means)
8. The Missing Piece
9. Gentle Giant ( I agree with the others as they had not yet found their sound. Still some good songs)
10. Civilian
11. Giant
I was surprised to see Free Hand so low. It's definitely my favourite Gentle Giant record!
1. In A Glass House
2. Octopus
3. Three Friends
4. The Power And The Glory
5. Acquiring the Taste
6. Civilian
7. Free Hand
8. Gentle Giant
9. Interview
10. The Missing Piece
11. Giant For A Day!
Let it be known that I love all of these albums, even Giant For A Day, and my ranking of these albums often changes drastically
This is my list. Note that I don't include their last three albums, because I have never been interested to discover it. So : 8- INTERVIEW 7- THE POWER AND THE GLORY 6- GENTLE GIANT 5- FREE HAND 4- IN A GLASS HOUSE 3- THREE FRIENDS 2- ACQUIRING THE TASTE 1- OCTOPUS.
Gotta agree with your #1 choice. There’s a flow and rockiness that’s missing on Octopus. The experimental songs like Schooldays are better realized. Plus it’s a concept album. 5 stars.
What a coincidence you made this video because these days I was digging into them. The early stuff is weird to me but I hope I can enjoy it someday but I LOVE CIVILIAN so far.
Bro In'terview is sooooo good. I never, ever understood the dislike most people have for that album.
This is the first group you've done where I've heard all of their albums. The Power and the Glory was the first album I ever heard of their's (found them on Pandora) and I was blown away and also a little upset that nothing came close to it. That is my all-time favorite GG album, by a wide margin. Shocked to see Interview so low. I view that as their last actually good album. Giant For a Day and Civilian sound like a totally different band, and I would put The Missing Piece above both of those. Your number one pick is a good choice, though. Really cannot stand Acquiring the Taste, though.
Wow, I agree with almost everything you said! Acquiring the Taste has grown on me though.
@@aweso100 I second that
Thanks for reuploading it, I didnt had the chance to watch it the first time. Why you took it down?
He was wrong putting songs on albums that did not correspond to them, taking away credibility and the purpose of this video. Classic Notes haha that's why I love him
Official Gentle Giant Live and Renaissance Live At Carnegie Hall are my most favourite live albums of all time.
Agree with the Self Titled, I think it's an underrated album in their catalogue and also a unique one compared to the others
Before even beginning to watch the video I said to myself, " I guarantee Three Friends will be number 1". Guess I'm starting to recognise your tastes :)
Also, I'm super happy to see their debut so high up, it's actually my favorite of theirs. A perfect mix of quirky and good old rock music.
I have come into possession of one of the members of this bands 8-track collection, one of the brothers entire personal collection. A lot of Cream, King Crimson, , heep, Flyod (weird albums too), German tapes. It’s super cool looking at their collection and then listening to their music and seeing what they drew inspiration from.
What? Only 2 big songs on TPatG? The Power and the Glory is a blast from start to finish! Proclamation, So Sincere, Aspirations, Playing the Game, Cogs in Cogs, No God's a Man, The Face and Valedictory, they are all amazing, big songs if you get used to their sound on that album. Good list tho, I like how you ranked Three Friends as rank 1 because Gentle Giant fans are generally so harsh on that album for no reason.
1. Three Friends
2. Aquiring The Taste
3. The Power And The Glory
4. In A Glass House
5. Octopus
6. Gentle Giant
7. Free Hand
8. Interview
9. The Missing Piece
10. Civilian
11. Giant For A Day
Great review and I don’t even like Gentle Giant - too many reviewers review albums and don’t seem as genuine as this guy - he really seems to be engrossed in the artists he is talking about. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I love the cover to "Giant for A Day"!
I really need that Van der Graaf Generator album on the shelf (Pawn Hearts) on vinyl.
The classics Acquiring the Taste and Octopus I rate as their two best albums and actually find them their most accessible and instantly likeable from this particular proggy band period in my opinion, therefore also quite easy to get into because of the beautiful song structures. Very melodic and complex in parts sure but not by far as weirdly so as, say In a Glass House or Interview.
My list order has changed radically over the decades:
1. Free Hand
2. Three Friends (for decades I thought it was weak)
3. Acquiring the Taste
4. In a Glass House
5. Power and the Glory
6. Octopus (used to think it was their best)
7. Gentle Giant
I deny the existence of the other four.
I want to hear you do a worst to best for the Swans. Just because it might force you not to use the criterion of "fun" for an album *snicker*
Tough job to rank the Big 7. For me it depends on the mood...I couldn't rank them as you did. Love this band and the Big 7.
Great content tks, a brilliant band ,three friends 👍👍👍
Interview is amazing. Listen again in ten years. Their best in my opinion. I have them all.
Interview is Great! And where would you hear it on the radio?
Eh I am bored might as well
From best to worst
1: In a Glass House
2: Acquiring The Taste
3: Civilian
4: Gentle Giant
5: Three friends
6: Free Hand
7: The Missing Piece
8: The Power and the Glory
9: Interview
10: Octopus
11: Giant for a Day
17:48 Yeah Octopus was a play on words, for octo opus. I think one of the wives came up with it
I feel the exact same way about this band. Used to hate them. Now I love them
I appreciate your passion for GG and your opinion.
In saying that, I would have definitely gone:
1. The Power and the Glory
2. Free Hand
3. Gentle Giant
4. Acquiring the Taste
5. Three Friends
6. In a Glass House
7. Octopus
8. Civilian
9. The Missing Piece
10. Interview
11. Giant for a day
I want to see these ranking lists go Best to Worst!
"Playing the fool" if I could have only 1 album it would be this one. The first time I heard them it was live a tour for Octopus I was blown away went out the next day and bought 3 friends and they have been my favorite band ever since. studio LPs for me it's , The Power and the Glory, Octopus, 3 friends, Free hand and In a glass house. But live they were outstanding my favorite concert was GG with Renaissance and I have seen most of the PROG bands in the 70s.
The guy should do more listening.....
1. In a Glass House (all tracks are fenomenal, may fav GG is Experience)
2. Acquiring the Taste
3. The Power and the Glory
4. Octopus
5. Free Hand
6. Interview
7. Three Friends
8. Gentle Giant
9. The Missing Piece ("As Old as You're Young" is a good GG song here)
10. Giant for a Day!
11. Civilian
In A Glass House is my favorite, but there are great tracks all over their catalog.
GG is a lot of fun to listen to: so many instruments appear at unusual times during these songs. Tasteful listening every time!
GG HAS PRODUCED 7 EXCELLENT ALBUMS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. It's rather rare!
Most bands produce 5 or 6 excellent albums only to be disappointing before/after. GG gets 7 great albums!
Here is my observation (ordered by group/album rating):
GENTLE GIANT (7):
1. Octopuses
2. In the glass house
3. Three friends
4. Acquiring the taste
5. Free hand
6. (First) Gentle Giant
7. The power & the glory
PINK FLOYD (6):
1. Dark side...
2. Animals
3. Wish you...
4. Meddle
5. Atom...
6. The wall
LED ZEPPELIN (6):
1. 4
2. 2
3. Houses...
4. Physical...
5. 1
6. 3
GENESIS (5):
1. Selling...
2. Foxtrot
3. The lamb...
4. Nursery cryme
5. A trick...
YES (5):
1.Close...
2. Relay
3. Tales...
4. Fragile
5. Yes album
KING CRIMSON (5):
1. In the court...
2.Red
3. Discipline
4. Lark's...
5. Starless...
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR (3):
1. Pawn hearts
2. Still life
3. Godbluff
JETHRO TULL (3):
1.Thick...
2. Aqualung
3. Passion play
SUPERTRAMP (3):
1. Crime...
2. Even...
3.Breakfast...
RUSH (3):
1. Moving pictures
2. Permanent waves
3. 2112
What do you think of this list or the comment preceding it?
Do Camel, Moody Blues, Alan Parsons Project please.
The bottom 4 are the ones I don't own and probably won't. I actually agree more with your earlier assessment of "Giant for a Day". I wasn;t that impressed with "Three Friends" when I heard it, but will give it another shot. Own and love everything from "Octopus" thru "Free Hand"
Dude puts interview in the number 10 you know you cant trust him
My list is pretty close to yours. I'd put Octo first and 3F 2nd. That's about it.
Nice vid man!
Hey Notes, great worst to best for Gentle Giant ...when the band was new I was not interested into their quirky prog & vocals....but now as life has gone on I really like their style of provocative & smart proggy music , they really grew on me as well and as I listened more and more to the LPS I discovered there is some fantastic music on them.... “Power & the Glory” ( which is about Nixon & Watergate) so there is anger & frustration on that album ,just imagine politics pissing you off , ha ! ....it is a little further up on my list... great job as always.🎶🎸🥁🎹🎤 thanks.
PS any thoughts on their live lp “playing the fool”
Brazilians who don't speak English usually pick up words or, most of the time, give up on the video. But here we are talking about Gentle Giant! And then, friend, I see, even if they are speaking Bulgarian! And of course the best album is Three Friends. The roundest, the one that proves to be virtually impossible to hear outside the work as a whole.
I hope Google Translate helped the reader to make me understood.
Personally, I would have put Octopus above Three Friends, but my favorite album is the only one you didn't include, their live album Playing the Fool.
Hi have you done a best and worst of The Guess Who
Gotta agree with your n01,three friends for me too my second bought GG LP after Freehand,gotta love them as a band
Ironically I think they were best live so LIVE PLAYING THE FOOL is my number one - with OCTOPUS in the Steven Wilson remix a close second.
There isn’t a single Gentle Giant album I don’t love. There are some that are some of my favorite albums ever though. I like missing piece, civilian, and Giant for a day. But I think my order is 1.) three friends 2.) glass house 3.) free hand 4.) octopus 5.) power and the glory 6.) Missing piece 7.) gentle Giant 8.) Giant for a day 9.) civilian 10.) interview 11.) acquiring the taste.
my ranks 1. Free Hand 2. Power and Glory 3. Three Friends 4. Octopus 5. In A Glass House 6. Acquiring the Taste 7. Gentle Giant 8. Interview.... not really into the last few.
I don't disagree with much. However, "His Last Voyage" is an awesome song, with perhaps their best vocals.
The vocals on I Lost My Head alone should give Interview a higher ranking.