Gentle Giant
Acquiring The Taste

Vertigo    6360 041  (1971)

Rock/Pop
CD, 8   Tracks, 39:26  Length
01 Pantagruel's Nativity Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Ray Shulman; Phil Shulman 06:53
02 Edge Of Twilight Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Ray Shulman; Phil Shulman 03:51
03 The House, The Street, The Room Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Ray Shulman; Phil Shulman 06:05
04 Acquiring The Taste Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Ray Shulman; Phil Shulman 01:39
05 Wreck Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Ray Shulman; Phil Shulman 04:40
06 The Moon Is Down Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Ray Shulman; Phil Shulman 04:48
07 Black Cat Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Ray Shulman; Phil Shulman 03:54
08 Plain Truth Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Ray Shulman; Phil Shulman 07:36
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Vocals Derek Shulman
Bass Ray Shulman
Bass Phil Shulman
Keyboards Kerry Minnear
Drums Martin Smith
Keyboards Paul Kosh
Musician Gentle Giant
Producer Tony Visconti
Personal Details
Index # 1299
Owner Dave
Tags Prog Rock
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
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.