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Gentle Giant was reduced to a quintet on In a Glass House with the departure of elder brother Phil Shulman, but its sound is unchanged, and the group may actually be tighter without the presence of his saxophones.
The time signatures are still really strange, and the tempo changes are sometimes jarring, as is the wide range of dynamics, but this is also one of the group's most pleasing records -- they rock out in various places, and elsewhere perform all kinds of little experiments with percussion instruments ("An Inmate's Lullaby"), or create a strange, otherworldly sort of modern medieval-style music ("Way of Life").
None of it except possibly "A Reunion" is light listening, but the challenge does yield some rewarding sounds.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The RunawayKerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 07:15 | 16 MB | 46 MB |
| 2 | An Inmate's LullabyKerry Minnear, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Way of LifeKerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 07:52 | 18 MB | 44 MB |
| 4 | ExperienceKerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 07:50 | 17 MB | 44 MB |
| 5 | A ReunionKerry Minnear, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 02:11 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 6 | In a Glass HouseKerry Minnear, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 08:27 | 19 MB | 49 MB |
| 7 | In a Glass HouseKerry Minnear, Ray Shulman | Gentle Giant | Play | 08:27 | 19 MB | 49 MB |
| 8 | The Runaway Experience (Dusseldorf 23rd September 1976) | Gentle Giant | Play | 10:01 | 22 MB | 63 MB |
| 9 | In a Glass House (Munster 5th April 1974) | Gentle Giant | Play | 09:49 | 22 MB | 58 MB |
| 66 mins | 152 MB | |||||
| 66 mins | 389 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Bornemark | Mixing |
| 2 | Martyn Dean | Photography |
| 3 | Gentle Giant | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 4 | Carl Glover | Design |
| 5 | Gary Green | Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Mandolin, Percussion, Recorder, Vocals |
| 6 | Gary Martin | Engineer, Producer |
| 7 | Kerry Minnear | Composer, Keyboards, Percussion, Recorder, Vocals |
| 8 | Derek Shulman | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Recorder, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Vocals |
| 9 | Ray Shulman | Bass, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Percussion, Violin, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | John Weathers | Drums, Percussion, Vocals |
| 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). |