Power & Glory: 35th Anniversary Edition (Aniv) [Extra tracks]

Gentle Giant | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 21, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 1974
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Alucard Records
• ASIN: B0009NZ3B4
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,438 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Proclamation

2. So Sincere

3. Aspirations

4. Playing the Game

5. Cogs in Cogs

6. No God's a Man

7. The Face

8. Valedictory

9. Proclamation [Live][*]

10. The Power and the Glory [#][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, the title song, November 11, 2006

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MMM "quento" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power & Glory: 35th Anniversary Edition (Aniv) (Audio CD)

I knew it existed but never heard it. And it's quite understandable why it was never included in the original album. It would have spoiled it. It's totally against the grain. It's too exuberant. It rather belongs to Giant for a Day, although it has its bright moments like the little guitar solo.

The entire album gets 5 stars. Good quality at a good price.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another brilliant study in counterpoint, February 5, 2006

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Jeffrey J.Park (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power & Glory: 35th Anniversary Edition (Aniv) (Audio CD)

This music is simply astounding. Period. The complexity of their counterpoint is astonishing, the harmonic syntax is out of this world, metric complexity is mind-numbing, and to top it all off these guys actually make it swing... well sort of. This 1974 release is a personal favorite (I actually have too many favorite GG albums) because the overall approach seems softened somewhat, while retaining the trademark Gentle Giant complexity. Whether this was related to the subject matter of the album (power and inherent corruption) is unclear. What is clear is that it works and works very well. The softer pieces such as Aspirations and No God's a Man are simply wonderful, while the harder edged closing track Valedictory provides a breathtaking dynamic contrast. My favorite tracks include the quieter pieces along with Proclamation, Playing the Game, and Cogs in Cogs although every track is generally excellent. The remastering of the album is just OK and features restored cover art (the insert is shaped like a playing card), lyrics, two bonus tracks and decent sound quality. With respect to the bonus tracks, the sound quality of the live performance of Proclamation (taken from a 1974 German television concert) is OK, although it has a "bootleg" quality to it, while the studio outtake The Power and the Glory is only of middling quality. Although I generally liked the total remastered package, my only wish is that DRT had included at least a few photos of the band, and perhaps some notes regarding the recording process or other historical tidbits. All in all, this is an incredible recording of progressive rock and is highly recommended along with all of their albums up to and including In'terview (1976).

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars incredible!!!!, August 13, 2006

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scot lade (fort myers) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power & Glory: 35th Anniversary Edition (Aniv) (Audio CD)

for their sixth album, gentle giant left behind the moodiness of in a glass house and rocked this thing out. as strange as the songs are at times, they have such inertia that i recommend this (or free hand) as a good starting place to those who have not yet lived life to the fullest and consumed this wonderful band. fans of yes, genesis, ELP or king crimson should understand this complex universe spun by the mighty gentle giant.