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I have the album Octopus, which I enjoy immensely.

Now I see where Spock's Beard gets much of their influence - them and early Ambrosia.

What Gentle Giant recording should I get next?
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Their self titled debut disc has some material on it that you may enjoy.

If you haven't already, check out all of the early King Krimson albums too.
-Larks Tounges In Aspic, Starless and Bible Black etc...
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Lark's Tongues in Aspic and Starless and Bible Black should be considered late Crimson albums. Released in '73 and '74 respectively, they are much further in time from '69s In The Court Of The Crimson King than they are from the band's implosion in 1975.

No need to buy anymore Gentle Giant than Octopus. They are totally irrelevant, and that "influence" you think you hear in Ambrosia isn't there, IMO. That kind of screwing around with time was just a stock cliche of the time... the fact that Gentle Giant never learned to do anything but play in 'hard' signatures is the reason for their lack of importance: they forgot to make music while they were at it, unlike Ambrosia, who's roots were firmly planted in LA superpop.

If you dig that 70's Brit Prog, check out Gryphon, particularly Red Queen to Gryphon Three, and whack-ass German band Nektar's A Tab In The Ocean.

GJ, who was there.
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Silencio wrote:Lark's Tongues in Aspic and Starless and Bible Black should be considered late Crimson albums. Released in '73 and '74 respectively, they are much further in time from '69s In The Court Of The Crimson King than they are from the band's implosion in 1975.
Were talking about the difference of a few years here. The reason I didn't mention their first couple albums by name is because I think they suck.

And never mind anything they did in the 80's or 90's. That would be "post-late Krimson" by your estimation, right?
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=^-..-^= wrote:What Gentle Giant recording should I get next?
If you haven't already, dig into some early Genesis albums as well.
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Hutnick wrote:
If you haven't already, dig into some early Genesis albums as well.
Oh, of course!

Genesis to Revelation and Trespass are not great, but hey. Foxtrot, Nursery Cryme, Selling England, The Lamb. . . Great albums!

I even like the Phil Collins-era Genesis - up to Duke. Abacab? maybe, But after that, BLEEECCHHH!
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Hutnick wrote:
Silencio wrote:Lark's Tongues in Aspic and Starless and Bible Black should be considered late Crimson albums. Released in '73 and '74 respectively, they are much further in time from '69s In The Court Of The Crimson King than they are from the band's implosion in 1975.
Were talking about the difference of a few years here. ....
Right, the few years the band actually existed. Early Crimson is Court of the Crimson King, the band with Greg Lake in it. The albums you mentioned are just before they blew up, and can't be considered "early." That's all.

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Post by Hutnick »

Silencio wrote:Right, the few years the band actually existed.
They sure sounded like a band when I saw them on the Thrak tour(actually two bands, but whos counting?).

No matter though. It's just different ways of looking at things.

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I actually prefer 80's era Crimson (Tony Levin), but what do I know. And I wish I would have seen the Thrak tour. Double Trios... Great album too. Dinosaur is a killer track.
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