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Title: It's not that bad....
Review: Back in 1978, after buying half a dozen other Gentle Giant albums (I especially recommend the PRETENSIOUS best-of), I thought this was The Worst Album Ever Made. Though this is MILES more commercial than their earlier work, it's not even close to being the Worst Album Ever. There are at least 3 keepers: The opener "Words from the Wise" starts with the Gregorian-chant style old GG fans love & then works out from there. "Take Me" is a sweet love song with nice choruses. "Giant for a Day" is obnoxiously catchy Jethro-Tull-like fun. The rest are at least inoffensive. Nowhere near as tricky or intricate as the earlier (recommended) FREE HAND, OCTOPUS, THREE FRIENDS, POWER AND THE GLORY, ACQUIRING THE TASTE, etc., but worth a listen for the open-minded....
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