Gentle Giant - Discography (1970-1980)
Artist: Gentle Giant
Title: Discography
Year Of Release: 1970-1980
Label: Repertoire, DRT, Stress Records
Genre: Prog Rock
Quality: WavPack (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 08:35:13
Total Size: 3,5 Gb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Discography
Year Of Release: 1970-1980
Label: Repertoire, DRT, Stress Records
Genre: Prog Rock
Quality: WavPack (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 08:35:13
Total Size: 3,5 Gb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
1970 Gentle Giant (2004 Remastered Mini-LP Repertoire Records REPUK 1035):
01. Giant (6:23)
02. Funny Ways (4:21)
03. Alucard (6:02)
04. Isn't It Quiet And Cold? (3:37)
05. Nothing At All (9:06)
06. Why Not? (5:30)
07. The Queen (1:26)
1971 Acquiring The Taste (2005 Remastered Mini-LP Repertoire Records REPUK 1072):
01. Pantagruel's Nativity (6:52)
02. Edge Of Twilight (3:48)
03. The House, The Street, The Room (6:03)
04. Acquiring The Taste (1:39)
05. Wreck (4:38)
06. The Moon Is Down (4:46)
07. Black Cat (3:53)
08. Plain Truth (7:36)
1972 Three Friends (2008 Remastered Mini-LP Repertoire Records REP 5114):
01. Prologue (6:13)
02. Schooldays (7:36)
03. Working All Day (5:11)
04. Peel The Paint (7:30)
05. Mister Class And Quality? (3:23)
06. Three Friends (5:24)
1972 Octopus (2006 Remastered Mini-LP Repertoire Records REP 5098):
01. The Advent Of Panurge (4:42)
02. Raconteur, Troubadour (4:04)
03. A Cry For Everyone (4:06)
04. Knots (4:10)
05. The Boys In The Band (4:34)
06. Dog's Life (3:12)
07. Think Of Me With Kindness (3:33)
08. River (5:51)
1973 In A Glass House (2005 DRT 35th Anniversary Edition RTE 00351):
01. The Runaway (7:16)
02. An Inmates Lullaby (4:40)
03. Way Of Life (7:53)
04. Experience (7:50)
05. A Reunion (2:12)
06. In A Glass House (8:26)
07. Experience (live) (9:44)
1974 The Power And The Glory (2005 DRT 35th Anniversary Edition RTE 00352):
01. Proclamation (6:48)
02. So Sincere (3:50)
03. Aspirations (4:39)
04. Playing The Game (6:46)
05. Cogs In Cogs (3:08)
06. No God's A Man (4:27)
07. The Face (4:11)
08. Valedictory (3:23)
09. Proclamation (live) (4:54)
10. The Power And The Glory (bonus) (2:57)
1975 Free Hand (2005 DRT 35th Anniversary Edition RTE 00350):
01. Just The Same (5:33)
02. On Reflection (5:40)
03. Free Hand (6:16)
04. Time To Kill (5:03)
05. His Last Voyage (6:27)
06. Talybont (2:40)
07. Mobile (5:01)
08. Just The Same (live) (4:50)
1976 Interview (2005 DRT 35th Anniversary Edition RTE 00357):
01. Interview (6:53)
02. Give It Back (5:12)
03. Design (5:00)
04. Another Show (3:31)
05. Empty City (4:25)
06. Timing (4:53)
07. I Lost My Head (7:00)
08. Interview (live) (6:31)
1977 Playing The Fool (2005 DRT 35th Anniversary Edition RTE 00354):
CD1:
01. Just The Same (5:58)
02. Proclamation (5:18)
03. On Reflection (6:25)
04. Excerpts from Octopus (15:39)
05. Funny Ways (8:31)
CD2:
01. The Runaway (3:55)
02. Experience (5:37)
03. So Sincere (10:20)
04. Free Hand (7:38)
05. Sweet Georgia Brown (Breakdown In Brussels) (1:21)
06. Peel The Paint/I Lost My Head (7:26)
1977 The Missing Piece (2005 DRT 35th Anniversary Edition RTE 00356):
01. Two Weeks In Spain (3:07)
02. I'm Turning Around (4:01)
03. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (2:23)
04. Who Do You Think You Are? (3:35)
05. Mountain Time (3:23)
06. As Old As You're Young (4:21)
07. Memories Of Old Days (7:19)
08. Winning (4:16)
09. For Nobody (4:06)
10. For Nobody (live) (4:32)
1978 Giant For A Day (2005 DRT 35th Anniversary Edition RTE 00355):
01. Words From The Wise (4:14)
02. Thank You (4:49)
03. Giant For A Day (3:50)
04. Spooky Boogie (2:55)
05. Take Me (3:35)
06. Little Brown Bag (3:26)
07. Friends (2:00)
08. No Stranger (2:30)
09. It's Only Goodbye (4:17)
10. Rock Climber (3:53)
1980 Civilian (Stress Records FJ-0001084):
01. Convenience (Clean And Easy) (3:13)
02. All Through The Night (4:21)
03. Shadows On The Street (3:17)
04. Number One (4:42)
05. Underground (3:48)
06. I Am A Camera (3:31)
07. Inside Out (5:51)
08. It's Not Imagination (4:03)
09. Heroes No More (bonus) (4:38)
Gentle Giant were an English progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. The band was known for the complexity and sophistication of its music and for the varied musical skills of its members. All of the band members, except Malcolm Mortimore, were multi-instrumentalists. Although not commercially successful, they did achieve a cult following.
The band's onetime stated aim was to "expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular", although this stance was to alter significantly with time.
Gentle Giant's music was considered complex even by progressive rock standards, drawing on a broad swath of music including folk, soul, jazz, and classical music. Unlike many of their progressive rock contemporaries, their "classical" influences ranged beyond the Romantic and incorporated medieval, baroque, and modernist chamber music elements. The band also had a taste for broad themes for their lyrics, drawing inspiration not only from personal experiences but from philosophy and the works of both François Rabelais and R. D. Laing. In 2015 they were recognised with the lifetime achievement award at the Progressive Music Awards.
The band's onetime stated aim was to "expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular", although this stance was to alter significantly with time.
Gentle Giant's music was considered complex even by progressive rock standards, drawing on a broad swath of music including folk, soul, jazz, and classical music. Unlike many of their progressive rock contemporaries, their "classical" influences ranged beyond the Romantic and incorporated medieval, baroque, and modernist chamber music elements. The band also had a taste for broad themes for their lyrics, drawing inspiration not only from personal experiences but from philosophy and the works of both François Rabelais and R. D. Laing. In 2015 they were recognised with the lifetime achievement award at the Progressive Music Awards.
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