http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 17 May 2005 12:24:33 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/17/081906.php#comment-154086 I first heard Gentle Giant in college, and went to the used record store and purchased "<i>Giant for a Day</i>". Never bought another Gentle Giant recording, as the one I picked out was bottom of the barrel for the band - 4/4 pop claptrap, with insipid lyrics and marginal instrumentation. Not having AllMusic.com as a reference back in those days, I figured I must have been stoned when I first heard them and chalked it up to another case of music made good by marijuana. 20-some-odd years later, as I was plugging all my old vinyl into my music cataloguing program, I came across my <i>Giant for a Day</i> album and looked up Gentle Giant on the net. AllMusic recommended 1972's <i>Octopus</i>, so I bought it and was thrilled with the results. Organ tinged, guitar driven music reminiscent of the best of Yes, with touches of Floyd, Tull, and other psychedelic bands I've long forgotten. I may have to run out and pick up the ones you've mentioned! 154086@blogcritics.org Tue, 17 May 2005 12:24:33 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/17/081906.php#comment-154031 <i>means that it makes your brain dance</i> 'brain dance'....very nice. wish i'da thought of it. 154031@blogcritics.org Tue, 17 May 2005 11:01:44 EDT