▁in ▁America . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years , ▁the ▁band ▁gradually ▁j ett ison ed ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁complicated ▁st yl ings ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁write ▁simpler ▁pop ▁music ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁create ▁hit ▁singles . ▁ ▁The ▁Miss ing ▁Pie ce ▁( record ed ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁trans itional ▁album ▁reflect ing ▁this ▁new ▁approach . ▁While ▁the ▁second ▁side ▁featured ▁longer ▁and ▁more ▁ec lect ic ▁songs ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁earlier ▁work , ▁the ▁first ▁side ▁featured ▁out right ▁examples ▁of ▁pop - rock , ▁blue - ey ed ▁soul ▁and ▁even ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁punk . ▁Three ▁singles ▁(" Two ▁We eks ▁in ▁Spain ", ▁" Mount ain ▁Time " ▁and ▁" I ' m ▁Turn ing ▁Ar ound ") ▁were ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁become ▁hits : ▁the ▁album ▁itself ▁performed ▁disappoint ingly ▁in ▁the ▁market place , ▁failing ▁to ▁win ▁new ▁fans ▁or ▁find ▁favour ▁with ▁the ▁band ' s ▁existing ▁fan base . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this ▁set back , ▁the ▁band ▁purs ued ▁their ▁course ▁to ▁its ▁conclusion ▁on ▁ 1 9 7 8 ' s ▁Gi ant ▁for ▁a ▁Day !, ▁on ▁which ▁all ▁former ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁st yl ings ▁were ▁p urg ed ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁radio - friend ly ▁soft ▁rock ▁and ▁further ▁un success ful ▁attempts ▁at ▁hit ▁singles . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁more ▁straightforward ▁group