Formed at the dawn of the progressive rock era in 1969, Gentle Giant seemed poised for a time in the mid-'70s to break out of its cult-band status, but somehow never made the jump. Somewhat closer in spirit to Yes and King Crimson than to Emerson, Lake & Palmer or the Nice, their unique sound melded hard rock and classical music, with an almost medieval approach to singing…
This is not quite a live album. The selections are from four different BBC in-studio performances. So, even though the tracks were performed by the band as a whole, as opposed to multi-tracked, they are not in front of a live audience, other than the radio personnel…
Astonishingly daring debut album, not as focused or overpowering as King Crimson's first but still crashing down barriers and steamrolling expectations. The mix of medieval … Full Descriptionharmonies and electric rock got stronger on subsequent albums, but the music here is still pretty jarring…
"Three Piece Suite" follows the highly successful reissues of "The Power And The Glory" and "Octopus", and features Steven Wilson mixes of a specially curated selection of songs taken from the band’s first three albums ("Gentle Giant", "Acquiring the Taste", "Three Friends"). The album also includes the previously unreleased song "Freedom’s Child" (from the band's first recording sessions with producer Tony Visconti).
Blu-ray plus bonus CD. Following the highly successful releases of the Steven Wilson's remixes of The Power And The Glory and Octopus, Steven has now remixed a specially curated selection of songs and compositions from the band's first three albums (Giant, Acquiring the Taste, Three Friends) presented in both 5.1 surround sound and stereo…