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LP GENTLE GIANT
Octopus
Country of release: Liechtenstein, 2013
Original released: 1972
Label: Tapestry
Catalogue number: TPT 281
Barcode: -
Klappcover/Gatefold Sleeve: Ja/Yes
Condition Record: MINT (Unplayed)
Condition Cover: MINT
Tracks Side 1:
1.
The Advent Of
Panurge (4:40)
2. Raconteur,
Troubadour (3:59)
3. A Cry For
Everyone (4:02)
4. Knots (4:09)
Tracks Side 2:
1.
The Boys In The Band
(4:32)
2. Dog's Life (3:10)
3. Think Of Me With
Kindness (3:33)
4. River (5:54)
Listen At YouTube:
Returning
to Gentle Giant's
fourth album after any
kind of lengthy
absence, it's
astonishing just how
little Octopus has
dated. Often written
off at the time as a
pale reflection of the
truly gargantuan steps
being taken by the
likes of Jethro Tull
and Barclay James
Harvest, the band's
closest relatives in
the tangled skein of
period prog, Gentle
Giant often seemed
more notable for its
album art than its
music.Octopus,
however, marries the
two seamlessly, with
the cover speaking for
itself, of course. And
the mood continues
within, the
deliciously convoluted
opening "The Advent of
Panurge" itself riding
waves of sonic
tentacles as Gary
Green's guitar shrieks
short but so effective
bursts around the
thundering bass and,
occasionally, churchy
organ. Against the
pulsating volume of
the album's heavier
tracks -- "Panurge" is
joined by "A Cry for
Everyone" -- the
band's excursions into
less excitable
territory are never
less than captivating.
Twiddly though they
are, the sometimes a
cappella "Knots," the
lilting "Dog's Life,"
and the
Yes-with-fiddles-ish
"Raconteur Troubadour"
all have moments of
sublime sweetness,
while the instrumental
"The Boys in the Band"
is a succession of
quirky showcases for,
indeed, all the boys.
Occasionally
arrangements do get
overly cluttered --
with each of the six
bandmembers doubling
up on at least three
different instruments,
there's a distinct
sense of overdubs for
overdubbing's sake.
Follow the key
instruments alone,
however, and the
soundscapes not only
make perfect sense,
but so do the
flourishes and
intrusions that rattle
around. And the end
result is an album
that has withstood the
test of time a lot
better than anyone
might have expected.
(Dave
Thompson/allmusic.com)
Derek Shulman - Lead
Vocals (Tracks 1, 2,
3, 4, 8 ), Alto
Saxophone
Phil Shulman -
Saxophones, Trumpet,
Mellophone, Lead
Vocals (Tracks 1, 4,
6, 8) Backing vocals
Ray Shulman - Bass,
Violin, Guitar,
Percussion, Backing
Vocals
Gary Green - Guitars,
percussion
Kerry Minnear -
Keyboards, Vibraphone,
Percussion, Cello,
Moog, Lead Vocals
(Tracks 1, 4, 7),
Backing Vocals
John Weathers - Drums,
Percussion, Xylophone
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