Comus says: Be a Gentle Giant for Seven Days!

Guybrush · 12-27-2022, 02:53 AM

It's been quite a while since I listened to it now (see my post is from 2015), but I still think it's good and Give It Back in particular seems like a stroke of genius. It's so strikingly original and in such a GG way.

Synthgirl · 01-01-2023, 07:25 AM

Their first album is my favorite. I feel like it's a pure, distilled blast of everything that makes Gentle Giant great. Octopus is a very close second. And Interview and The Missing Piece are a definite step down from the first seven but I do like them.

I want to thank you, Comus, for making this thread, since it was the reason I got into Gentle Giant back in 2009. The way you wrote so enthusiastically about them made them feel like a band I absolutely needed to check out, and I've been a huge fan basically ever since.

Guybrush · 01-02-2023, 11:02 AM

I'd rank them similarly, only I'd lift Free Hand up top.

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Originally Posted by Synthgirl

Their first album is my favorite. I feel like it's a pure, distilled blast of everything that makes Gentle Giant great. Octopus is a very close second. And Interview and The Missing Piece are a definite step down from the first seven but I do like them.

I want to thank you, Comus, for making this thread, since it was the reason I got into Gentle Giant back in 2009. The way you wrote so enthusiastically about them made them feel like a band I absolutely needed to check out, and I've been a huge fan basically ever since.

Who were you on the forums in 2009?

Synthgirl · 01-02-2023, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Guybrush

I'd rank them similarly, only I'd lift Free Hand up top.

Who were you on the forums in 2009?

Nobody, haha. I used to read the forum a lot back then, but I never made an account until now. I elaborate a bit more in my introduction thread.

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	It's been quite a while since I listened to it now (see my post is from 2015), but I still think it's good and Give It Back in particular seems like a stroke of genius. It's so strikingly original and in such a GG way. __________________ Something Completely Different

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Synthgirl Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2023 Location: Cheeseland USA Posts: 159	Their first album is my favorite. I feel like it's a pure, distilled blast of everything that makes Gentle Giant great. Octopus is a very close second. And Interview and The Missing Piece are a definite step down from the first seven but I do like them. I want to thank you, Comus, for making this thread, since it was the reason I got into Gentle Giant back in 2009. The way you wrote so enthusiastically about them made them feel like a band I absolutely needed to check out, and I've been a huge fan basically ever since.