Gentle Giant::Aquiring The Taste

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catalog# CRLP014

Artist: Gentle Giant
Title: Aquiring The Taste
Format: Vinyl LP 180 Gram
DiscSet: 1
Genre: Rock
Condition: New
Label: Classic Reissues

Gentle Giant::Aquiring The Taste

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Gentle Giant's second release finds British prog-rockers honing their signature sound under the guidance of legendary producer Tony Visconti who would later collaborate with David Bowie, Strawbs and others. The album was a departure from the blues and soul styles found on their self-titled debut i.e. more experimental and more discordant with more varied instrumentation.

As part of the album's original liner notes, the band made this (now) famous declaration: "It is our goal to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of being very unpopular. We have recorded each composition with the one thought that it should be unique, adventurous and fascinating. It has taken every shred of our combined musical and technical knowledge to achieve this. From the outset we have abandoned all preconceived thoughts of blatant commercialism. Instead we hope to give you something far more substantial and fulfilling. All you need to do is sit back and acquire the taste."

Acquiring The Taste is a major advance over their first album without sacrificing the element of surprise and elements of hard rock and Gregorian chants mix freely throughout this album. While the ensemble justifiably garnered comparisons to contemporaries such as Yes and King Crimson, Gentle Giant often proved to be more whimsical than those acts as revealed on the lifting Pantagruel's Nativity.

Released on July 16th. 1971, long-time Gentle Giant fans will be pleased to know this exclusive reissue displays UK's original graphics, gatefold jacket, complete lyrics, Vertigo's classic "swirl" label and more. Now available on 180 gram high-quality virgin vinyl.

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