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The band's second album is a major advance on its first, featuring superior singing, playing, and songwriting, as well as a more unified sound, without sacrificing the element of surprise in the first record.
Many of the melodies and even the riffs here (check out Gary Green's first guitar flourish on "Pantagruel's Nativity") have a pretty high haunt count, and all of the musicianship displays an elegance seldom heard even in progressive circles -- but the record also, amazingly enough, rocks really hard as well.
Elements of hard rock and Gregorian chants mix freely and, amazingly enough, well throughout this album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pantagruel's NativityKerry Minnear, Phil Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 06:52 | 15 MB | 42 MB |
| 2 | Edge of TwilightKerry Minnear, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | The House, The Street, The RoomKerry Minnear, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | Acquiring the TasteKerry Minnear, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 01:38 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 5 | WreckKerry Minnear, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | The Moon Is DownKerry Minnear, Phil Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Black CatKerry Minnear, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Plain TruthKerry Minnear, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 07:35 | 17 MB | 43 MB |
| 39 mins | 89 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 229 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Cosh | Organ, Trumpet |
| 2 | Gentle Giant | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Gary Green | Guitar, Vocals |
| 4 | Paul Kosh | Trumpet |
| 5 | Kerry Minnear | Arranger, Celeste, Cello, Clavichord, Composer, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Maracas, Mellotron, Moog Bass, Moog Synthesizer, Organ, Percussion, Percussion Arrangement, Piano, Piano (Electric), Tambourine, Timpani, Vibraphone, Vocals, Xylophone |
| 6 | Derek Shulman | Bass, Clavichord, Cowbell, Guitar, Sax (Alto), Vocals |
| 7 | Phil Shulman | Bass, Clarinet, Claves, Composer, Maracas, Piano, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Trumpet, Violin (Electric), Vocals |
| 8 | Ray Shulman | Bass, Bass Pedals, Composer, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Organ, Percussion, Sax (Alto), Spanish Guitar, Tambourine, Viola, Violin, Vocals |
| 9 | Martin Smith | Drums |
| 10 | Martin Cruz Smith | Drums, Gong, Tambourine |
| 11 | Chris Thomas | Synthesizer |
| 12 | Tony Visconti | Drums (Bass), Producer, Recorder, Triangle |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |