> If you can get it get the DVD.
Absolutely.
> I'd stay away from:
> Three Friends
Oh. Three Friends is ∗fabulous∗. Especially the title track - ear candy,
which is the exception from GG, but tricky timing and an extraordinary bass
line nevertheless.
> There are also a couple of early albums which are not as good IMHO:
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> Gentle Giant and Acquiring the Taste
Aquiring The Taste is a rather experimental album, and not one of my
faviorites either. BUT: The fist track, Pantagruel's Nativity, is simply
breathtaking, awesome, one of their best songs ever. It's worth getting
the album for just this song, IMO. This one, and the follow-up on the
same topic, The Advent Of Panurge (from Octopus).
And the very first (self titled) album is interesting as well. Very
different
from their later stuff, less transparent in the mix, more accessible for the
average listener, but with a wonderful atmosphere and the tricky stuff
more below the surface. I know they played "Funny Ways" to death
on their many tours, but I still think it's a great composition and worth
listening in its original version, of the 1st album.
And there's some real nasty Moog synth on Alucard.
JH.
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> There are a whole bunch of live albums taken from various radio shows and
> concerts.
> Most of these are not well recorded, but there are some real gems because
> the playing often transcends the poor quality.
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> Proghead Paul
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Zacherl (aka TonTaub) " <egroups@...>
> To: <MOTM@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 7:30 PM
> Subject: [motm] Re: classic synth records
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> > Hi Juergen!
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> >>>I go to a local used record store (in Detroit area) and usually find
> >>>prog rock stuff - sometimes Gentle Giant or Camel records, which are
> >>>always worth the few bucks on the sticker, even if they are not awesome
> >>>records.
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> >> Ahhh, but ∗every∗ record from Gentle Giant is awsome !!
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> > Some of the records have been rereleased on the occasion of their 35th
> > anniversary.
> > Any particular recordings you'd recommend since that's a lot?
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> > e.g.
> > In a Glass House
> > Interview
> > Playing the Fool
> > Free Hand
> > ...
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> > Michael.
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