Gentle Giant Songs Ranked

Gentle Giant was a British progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. The band was known for the complexity and sophistication of their music and for the varied musical skills of their members. All of the band members were multi-instrumentalists. Although not commercially successful, they did achieve a cult following. The band also had a taste for broad themes for their lyrics, drawing inspiration not only from personal experiences but from philosophy and the works of François Rabelais and R. D. Laing. In 2015 they were recognized with the lifetime achievement award at the Progressive Music Awards. Here are all of Gentle Giant songs ranked.

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12. Funny Ways (Gentle Giant, 1970)

“On their debut, Gentle Giant shine the most in quieter moments such as “Funny Ways”, putting away the blues-rock cliches for a more textured approach with shimmering acoustic guitars and medieval vocal harmonies. Unfortunately, these moments remain sparse, but the never-ending grooves aren’t all bad.”

11. Alucard (Gentle Giant, 1970)

“A really interesting project for 1970. After re-listening for the first time in a while, I noticed there seemed to be quite a bit of inspiration from bands like Van Der Graaf Generator, Love, and even Black Sabbath in certain spots, but it still has lots of interesting ideas that make it stand on its own. I really liked the way the vocals are mixed on Alucard.”

10. A Cry for Everyone (Octopus, 1972)

“A Cry For Everyone” is the most rockin’ and heaviest song here, as it treats us to some of the most gritty yet inspiring music in the genre.”

9. Think of Me with Kindness (Octopus, 1972)

“Think of Me with Kindness” is the song that serves as the singer/songwriter vein, both lyrically and musically. It was for the longest time my favorite on this album, and it still very well could be (I can’t really say at this point).”

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8. Experience (In a Glass House, 1973)

“Never had any of their other material, but would certainly recommend this to any prog rock fan. Music is much heavier than I expected, maybe a bit like Yes but with the weirdness of Gong – Good stuff.”

7. Nothing at All (Gentle Giant, 1970)

“Well the weirdest part of this album, besides the cover, has to be the ten minute “Nothing at All” which starts out mellow folk prog then turns into a hard blues rock song before descending into a drum solo, then returning to the beginning etc . Gentle Giant could have been a pretty great hard rock band had they wanted to go that direction.”

6. The Face (The Power and the Glory, 1974)

“Unsurprisingly, Gentle Giant’s dense and complex musicianship (their defining characteristic) takes center-stage, although now more than ever, the effect of their work depends on the holistic arrangement over individual riffs and performances.”

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5. Free Hand (Free Hand 1975)

“Free Hand” is an incredible example of music at its best. Gentle Giant’s ethos, especially on this record, is to make wonderful music.”

4. The Runaway (In a Glass House, 1973)

“GG sacrifices their awe-inspiring vocal harmonies in favour of making possibly one of my favourite riffing albums of all time. It’s still complex as hell, and there are riffs that are criminally infectious scattered throughout, especially in The Runaway, Experience, and the title track which is just chock full of them. Even though the vocal harmonies are one of the key elements of the band, they show they can make amazing music even when they’re not as present.”

3. In a Glass House (In a Glass House, 1973)

“, In a Glass House is probably my favorite in their discography for its graceful first statement of the classic mid-70’s Gentle Giant sound, its many memorable moments, and some of the strongest songs on any of their albums.  Make no mistake, though–this is 70’s prog, and there’s little on this disc to make you forget.”

2. Proclamation (The Power and the Glory, 1974)

“Proclamation’ is a decent opening track but is almost ruined by a cheesy funk keyboards (jeez, I never noticed how cheesy the keyboards were on the album until I started this review),”

1. The Advent of Panurge (Octopus, 1972)

“The Advent of Panurge likewise begins with quiet synthesiser melodies and gentle, almost whispered lyrics before breaking out into more complex fare.”