▁The ▁band ' s ▁not or iously ▁virt u os ic ▁live ▁act ▁( fe aturing ▁rapid - fire ▁instrument ▁sw apping ▁and ▁equally ▁demand ing ▁re arr ang ements ▁of ▁the ▁already ▁complex ▁studio ▁pieces ) ▁made ▁a ▁powerful ▁impression ▁on ▁aud ien ces , ▁meaning ▁that ▁Gent le ▁Gi ant ▁could ▁equal ▁almost ▁any ▁act ▁on ▁the ▁bill . ▁One ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁show ▁( at ▁Detroit ' s ▁Cob o ▁Hall ) ▁saw ▁them ▁ste al ▁the ▁show ▁from ▁both ▁Gary ▁Wright ▁( de but ing ▁his ▁Dream ▁We aver ▁album ) ▁and ▁Rick ▁W ak eman ▁( head lin ing ▁with ▁the ▁tour ing ▁version ▁of ▁The ▁M yth s ▁and ▁Leg ends ▁of ▁King ▁Arthur ▁and ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁the ▁Round ▁Table ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁this ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁captured ▁on ▁the ▁live ▁album ▁Play ing ▁the ▁F ool , ▁recorded ▁during ▁the ▁European ▁tour ▁for ▁Inter view . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch rys alis ▁years , ▁part ▁ 2 : ▁The ▁Miss ing ▁Pie ce ▁and ▁Gi ant ▁for ▁a ▁Day ! ▁While ▁Gent le ▁Gi ant ' s ▁skill ▁as ▁perform ers ▁remained ▁und imin ished , ▁their ▁cre ative ▁peak ▁was ▁now ▁behind ▁them . ▁A ffect ed ▁by ▁changes ▁in ▁popular ▁style ▁( including ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁punk ▁rock ), ▁the ▁band ▁made ▁a ▁mut ual ▁decision ▁to ▁ref ine ▁their ▁writing ▁and ▁performance ▁style ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁a ▁bro ader ▁market , ▁particularly