Friday, June 13, 2008

Gentle Giant - Octopus (1972, U.K.) Progressive Rock


Gentle Giant are a somewhat polarising band in that they are fairly hard for a lot of people to get into and are a bit of an acquired taste (certainly the case for me) and as such they are fairly under-rated or neglected. However like any fine wine, acquiring the taste is well worth the effort as we a rewarded richly with some very technical, very catchy and intriguing progressive rock. It's hard to describe these guys accurately in word form, best to have a gamble and listen to them, if anything to appreciate the unfathomably complicated and utterly incomparable vocal harmonies in songs like 'knots'.

Track Listings

1. The Advent Of Panurge (4:45)
2. Raconteur Troubadour (4:03)
3. A Cry For Everyone (4:06)
4. Knots (4:11)
5. The Boys In The Band (4:34)
6. Dog's Life (3:13)
7. Think Of Me With Kindness (3:31)
8. River (5:52)

Total Time: 34:15

Download here: (Gentle Giant - Octopus, 192kbps)

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