Gentle Giant Acquiring The Taste Vinyl

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Gentle giant acquiring the taste vinyl.

Acquiring the taste. Mel allen the discussions about which bands have the greatest influence on progressive rock music always seems to throw up the same five bands but in my opinion gentle giant should always be included. Badabec had to die fair pantagruel is born shall i weep yes f. Acquiring the taste gentle giant s second album from 1971 featured a winning combination of complex compositions haunting melodies and inventive production courtesy of tony visconti.

Vertigo 6360 041 format. Vinyl lp album reissue gatefold country. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of their debut album and to meet fans repeated requests prog rock icons gentle giant are releasing their first four albums as special vinyl editions. The cover is inaccurate as the long term lineup are shown as they were in the late 70s and the sleeve doesn t show founding former members phil shulman and the late martin smith yet it has john.

I then worked my way backwards to three friends and acquiring the taste. It was the final album by the band to feature original drummer martin smith. Vinyl lp album stereo gatefold 1 press uk country. I recall i liked a lot about acquiring the taste but i played it less than octopus and three friends because i looked at it as an album where gentle giant were finding themselves as writers.

Gentle giant acquiring the taste 1971 how can i laugh or cry when my mind is sorely torn. Alucard aluggv59 format. As always with great prog albums they need a few spins before you really get into them but then they just get better with each play. 180g black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with the original artwork including all lyrics.

In 1973 i discovered gentle giant through their octopus album. This may have come out after the band split in the early 80s. Gentle giant vinyl reissues. Their second album acquiring the taste was originally released in the summer of 1971 and was produced by tony visconti like their debut album.

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