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Gentle Giant - Free Hand (1975) [Alucard, ALU-GG-012]

Posted By: v3122

Date: 8 Jul 2022 16:35:42

Gentle Giant - Free Hand (1975) [Alucard, ALU-GG-012]

Free Hand is perhaps Gentle Giant's most realized effort. After the excellent In a Glass House, the group further developed its Renaissance-medieval approach, producing one of the most creative and complex recordings in progressive rock history. Their vocal approach to the four-part fugue "On Reflection" was revolutionary for its time and is looked upon as one of the genre's defining moments. Despite the complexity of the arrangements, the music never sounds academic and in fact is very accessible thanks to several melodic hooks. The combination of superb musicianship, dry wit, and creative compositions make this an essential and historical recording.

by Robert Taylor, allmusic

Gentle Giant - Free Hand (1975):

Tracklist:

1. Just The Same (5:34)
2. On Reflection (5:41)
3. Free Hand (6:14)
4. Time To Kill (5:08)
5. His Last Voyage (6:27)
6. Talybont (2:43)
7. Mobile (5:05)

Musicians:

- Derek Shulman / vocals, recorders, sax
- Ray Shulman / bass, violin, recorders, vocals
- Gary Green, guitars, vocals
- Kerry Minear / keyboards, vocals
- John Weathers / percussion

Converted to Image (CUETools 2.1.4)

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 24. April 2010, 21:50

Gentle Giant / Free Hand

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TOC of the extracted CD

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Track 1

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Track 2

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Track 3

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Track 4

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Track 5

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Track 6

Filename C:\byPr0gger\Gentle Giant - Free Hand (1975 - 2010, Alucard, ALU-GG-012) 24-bit remaster [FLAC]\06. Talybont.wav

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Track 7

Filename C:\byPr0gger\Gentle Giant - Free Hand (1975 - 2010, Alucard, ALU-GG-012) 24-bit remaster [FLAC]\07. Mobile.wav

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CUETools Log

[CUETools log; Date: 27.06.2018 0:51:29; Version: 2.1.5]
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