Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant

Genre:
Rock
Style:
Prog Rock
Year:
1970

Tracklist

Giant 6:23 X
Funny Ways 4:23 X
Alcard 6:01
Isn't It Quiet And Cold 3:50 X
Nothing At All 9:08 X
Why Not 5:31 X
The Queen 1:40 X

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Gentle Giant (LP, Album) Vertigo 6360 020 UK 1970
Gentle Giant (LP) Vertigo 6360 020 Canada 1972
Gentle Giant (CD, Album, RE) Universal International UICY-9028 Japan 2000
Gentle Giant (CD, Album) Repertoire Records REPUK 1035 UK 2004
Gentle Giant (CD) Vertigo 842 624-2 Netherlands  
Gentle Giant (LP, Album) Vertigo, Vertigo 6360 020, 6360020 UK  
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Reviews & Discussion

Review by marcelrecords Aug 24, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)

referencing Gentle Giant, LP, 6360 020

First of ten (!) studio albums by this unique crew that tries to incorporate influences as disparate as madrigal singing, free jazz, hard-rock, classical composition techniques and serial 50's music. On this debut things aren't that complicated yet, but the album possesses enough diversity of vision to earn the term eclectic. The rock parts suffer strongly from murky production, but the quiet songs steal the show. ''Isn't it quiet and cold'' is serene and urban simultaneously and boasts surprising strings too, which are applied in a totally unexpected way. ''Funny ways'' is very disarming and parts of Nothing at all are just as lovable: well-arranged and adventurous. Several negative points show up too. The tedious drumsolo on again ''Nothing at all'' (thanks a lot Mr.Wyatt!) and the bleak block-singing in the rocking parts. A nice and promising album nonetheless, which is a thing easily remarked in retrospect.
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