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Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece (1977/2005) [35th Anniversary Edition]

Posted By: v3122
Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece (1977/2005) [35th Anniversary Edition]

Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece (1977/2005)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
DRT Entertainment, RTE 00356 | ~ 278 or 97 Mb | Artwork -> 8.63 Mb
Progressive Rock

The Missing Piece was Gentle Giant's last album to chart in the U.S. Until 1977 Gentle Giant's complicated music won them fans all over the world, but as market tastes changed, their fan base ceased to grow. In an attempt to attract a wider audience, the band decided to streamline its sound with simpler styles and a more "live" sound. There were always distinctions between their complex studio work and their concert arrangements, so they now brought the two together by testing material on the road that might work well both live and in the studio. Compared to previous albums, The Missing Piece is an imbalanced effort. New styles from the band included the unconvincing "Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It" ("proof" that they could pump out power chords like anyone else); the cute "Two Weeks in Spain," a feel-good ode to working-class vacationing; and "I'm Turning Around," an effective and poignant power ballad. The rest of the album is more in line with the band's classic topsy-turvy, contrapuntal arrangements. "Winning" sounds like a leftover from the previous album, while "For Nobody" delivers a nice blend of punk aggression and prog dexterity. Apparently the band thought the pop experiment required a second album, the more consistent but oft-flogged Giant for a Day.

by Patrick Little, allmusic
Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece (1977/2005):

Tracklist:

1. Two Weeks In Spain - 3:07
2. I'm Turning Around - 4:01
3. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It - 2:32
4. Who Do You Think You Are? - 3:35
5. Mountain Time - 3:23
6. As Old As You're Young - 4:21
7. Memories Of Old Days - 7:19
8. Winning - 4:16
9. For Nobody - 4:06
10. For Nobody (Live - Previously Unreleased Cleveland 1977) - 4:32

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

EAC extraction logfile from 17. March 2017, 19:45

Gentle Giant / The Missing Piece

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All thanks go to the original releaser

Gentle Giant in my Blog

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