Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory (1974) [Blu-Ray Audio 2014]
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 125:02 minutes | 2,68 GB
Source: Blu-Ray Audio -> FLAC 24/96 includes all extras | Artwork
"The Power and the Glory" is an album by the British progressive rock group Gentle Giant, released in 1974. Contrary to popular belief, the title of the album and its many lyrical themes were not inspired by author Graham Greene's novel of the same name, although Derek Shulman was aware of Greene's novel. This reissue was remixed by Steven Wilson, and includes the new instrumental mixes and flat transfer of the original album.
The group's first U.S. release in two years featured ornate playing from Kerry Minnear on keyboards and Gary Green's loudest guitar work up to that time. The Power and the Glory is also a fairly dissonant album, yet it made the charts, albeit pretty low. There seems to be a unifying theme having to do with one's place in the social order, but it's very vague in contrast to Pink Floyd's re-creations of the post-'60s drug experience, Yes' sweeping album-length suites, and ELP's sci-fi epics. "No God's a Man" is an infinitely more challenging piece of music than anything on Jethro Tull's Aqualung, but that wasn't a commercial virtue; nor could the electric violin break on "The Face" or the rippling electric guitar passages throughout cover the effort involved in absorbing these songs. The Power and the Glory vaguely resembled Genesis' early art-rock albums, but without any presence as charismatic as Peter Gabriel. "Playing the Game" and "So Sincere" were the most accessible tracks and ended up as key parts of their concert set.
Tracklist
New Stereo Mix:
01 - Proclamation
02 - So Sincere
03 - Aspirations
04 - Playing The Game
05 - Cogs In Cogs
06 - No Gods A Man
07 - The Face
08 - Valedictory
09 - The Power & The Glory
Analyzed: Gentle Giant / The Power And The Glory
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.10 dB -15.12 dB 6:59 01-Proclamation
DR12 -0.10 dB -15.14 dB 3:53 02-So Sincere
DR14 -1.14 dB -19.11 dB 5:21 03-Aspirations
DR14 -0.12 dB -16.11 dB 6:46 04-Playing The Game
DR12 -0.10 dB -13.88 dB 3:08 05-Cogs In Cogs
DR14 -0.63 dB -18.35 dB 4:27 06-No Gods A Man
DR14 -0.10 dB -15.21 dB 4:13 07-The Face
DR12 -0.10 dB -14.00 dB 3:27 08-Valedictory
DR12 -0.10 dB -14.16 dB 2:58 09-The Power & The Glory
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2857 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.10 dB -15.12 dB 6:59 01-Proclamation
DR12 -0.10 dB -15.14 dB 3:53 02-So Sincere
DR14 -1.14 dB -19.11 dB 5:21 03-Aspirations
DR14 -0.12 dB -16.11 dB 6:46 04-Playing The Game
DR12 -0.10 dB -13.88 dB 3:08 05-Cogs In Cogs
DR14 -0.63 dB -18.35 dB 4:27 06-No Gods A Man
DR14 -0.10 dB -15.21 dB 4:13 07-The Face
DR12 -0.10 dB -14.00 dB 3:27 08-Valedictory
DR12 -0.10 dB -14.16 dB 2:58 09-The Power & The Glory
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2857 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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New Instrumental Mixes:
01 - Proclamation
02 - So Sincere
03 - Aspirations
04 - Playing The Game
05 - Cogs In Cogs
06 - No Gods A Man
07 - The Face
08 - Valedictory
09 - The Power & The Glory
10 - Aspirations [Out-take]
Analyzed: Gentle Giant / The Power And The Glory
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.10 dB -15.68 dB 6:59 01-Proclamation
DR12 -0.10 dB -15.67 dB 3:53 02-So Sincere
DR15 -1.21 dB -19.78 dB 5:21 03-Aspirations
DR14 -0.12 dB -16.25 dB 6:46 04-Playing The Game
DR13 -0.10 dB -14.63 dB 3:08 05-Cogs In Cogs
DR15 -1.39 dB -19.01 dB 4:27 06-No Gods A Man
DR14 -0.10 dB -15.66 dB 4:13 07-The Face
DR13 -0.10 dB -14.60 dB 3:27 08-Valedictory
DR13 -0.19 dB -15.65 dB 3:00 09-The Power & The Glory
DR16 -0.48 dB -19.88 dB 5:15 10-Aspirations (out-take)
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2426 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.10 dB -15.68 dB 6:59 01-Proclamation
DR12 -0.10 dB -15.67 dB 3:53 02-So Sincere
DR15 -1.21 dB -19.78 dB 5:21 03-Aspirations
DR14 -0.12 dB -16.25 dB 6:46 04-Playing The Game
DR13 -0.10 dB -14.63 dB 3:08 05-Cogs In Cogs
DR15 -1.39 dB -19.01 dB 4:27 06-No Gods A Man
DR14 -0.10 dB -15.66 dB 4:13 07-The Face
DR13 -0.10 dB -14.60 dB 3:27 08-Valedictory
DR13 -0.19 dB -15.65 dB 3:00 09-The Power & The Glory
DR16 -0.48 dB -19.88 dB 5:15 10-Aspirations (out-take)
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2426 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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OGR Flat Transfer:
01 - Proclamation
02 - So Sincere
03 - Aspirations
04 - Playing The Game
05 - Cogs In Cogs
06 - No Gods A Man
07 - The Face
08 - Valedictory
Analyzed: Gentle Giant / The Power And The Glory
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 0.00 dB -16.41 dB 6:49 01-Proclamation
DR14 -0.53 dB -18.71 dB 3:52 02-So Sincere
DR12 0.00 dB -15.49 dB 4:41 03-Aspirations
DR14 0.00 dB -16.23 dB 6:51 04-Playing The Game
DR14 0.00 dB -15.77 dB 3:08 05-Cogs In Cogs
DR13 0.00 dB -16.07 dB 4:29 06-No Gods A Man
DR13 0.00 dB -15.81 dB 4:13 07-The Face
DR13 0.00 dB -14.62 dB 3:19 08-Valedictory
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3196 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 0.00 dB -16.41 dB 6:49 01-Proclamation
DR14 -0.53 dB -18.71 dB 3:52 02-So Sincere
DR12 0.00 dB -15.49 dB 4:41 03-Aspirations
DR14 0.00 dB -16.23 dB 6:51 04-Playing The Game
DR14 0.00 dB -15.77 dB 3:08 05-Cogs In Cogs
DR13 0.00 dB -16.07 dB 4:29 06-No Gods A Man
DR13 0.00 dB -15.81 dB 4:13 07-The Face
DR13 0.00 dB -14.62 dB 3:19 08-Valedictory
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3196 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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