Gentle Giant
Acquiring The Taste
AUDIO CD
BRAND NEW & FACTORY SEALED
Vertigo Records
842 917-2
UPC | 042284291729
1971, 1990
TRACK LISTING
01. Pantagruel's Nativity
02. Edge of Twilight
03. The House, the Street, the Room
04. Acquiring the Taste
05. Wreck
06. The Moon Is Down
07. Black Cat
08. Plain Truth
BRAND NEW & FACTORY SEALED
Vertigo Records
842 917-2
UPC | 042284291729
1971, 1990
TRACK LISTING
01. Pantagruel's Nativity
02. Edge of Twilight
03. The House, the Street, the Room
04. Acquiring the Taste
05. Wreck
06. The Moon Is Down
07. Black Cat
08. Plain Truth
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Formed at the dawn of the progressive rock era, Gentle Giant seemed poised for a time in the mid-'70s to break out of their cult-band status, but they somehow never made the jump. Somewhat closer in spirit to Yes and King Crimson than to Emerson, Lake & Palmer or the Nice, their unique sound melded hard rock and classical music, with an almost medieval approach to singing.
♫
Only one band could mix Gregorian chant and hard rock (okay, two, the Yardbirds did it), and that was Gentle Giant, and never better than on this, their second record, released by Vertigo in 1971. Featuring such masterpieces as Pantagruel's Nativity and Edge of Twilight. The band's second album is a major advance on its first, featuring superior singing, playing, and songwriting, as well as a more unified sound, without sacrificing the element of surprise in the first record. Many of the melodies and even the riffs here (check out Gary Green's first guitar flourish on "Pantagruel's Nativity") have a pretty high haunt count, and all of the musicianship displays an elegance seldom heard even in progressive circles -- but the record also, amazingly enough, rocks really hard as well. Elements of hard rock and Gregorian chants mix freely and, amazingly enough, well throughout this album.
Formed at the dawn of the progressive rock era, Gentle Giant seemed poised for a time in the mid-'70s to break out of their cult-band status, but they somehow never made the jump. Somewhat closer in spirit to Yes and King Crimson than to Emerson, Lake & Palmer or the Nice, their unique sound melded hard rock and classical music, with an almost medieval approach to singing.
♫
Only one band could mix Gregorian chant and hard rock (okay, two, the Yardbirds did it), and that was Gentle Giant, and never better than on this, their second record, released by Vertigo in 1971. Featuring such masterpieces as Pantagruel's Nativity and Edge of Twilight. The band's second album is a major advance on its first, featuring superior singing, playing, and songwriting, as well as a more unified sound, without sacrificing the element of surprise in the first record. Many of the melodies and even the riffs here (check out Gary Green's first guitar flourish on "Pantagruel's Nativity") have a pretty high haunt count, and all of the musicianship displays an elegance seldom heard even in progressive circles -- but the record also, amazingly enough, rocks really hard as well. Elements of hard rock and Gregorian chants mix freely and, amazingly enough, well throughout this album.
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