http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2591&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rssThey never earned the mass audience accorded to Progressive Rock contemporaries like Yes or King Crimson, but Britain's Gentle Giant did succeed in gaining a cult-like underground following based on the strength of their early 1970s work. Largely sidestepping the bombast and humorlessness that often plagued the genre, they built a unique group sound based on an unusual blend of influences including Blues Rock, Gregorian chants, and twentieth century classical music. They augmented the usual rock instruments with cello, horns, mallet percussion, and Moog synthesizers, and showed taste and dexterity in their use of tricky time signatures and leaping, atonal vocal lines. Their influence can still be heard in present-day underground acts such as Happy the Man, Ruins and jazz drummer Gregg Bendian. - Will YorkArt & Progressive Rocken720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:19:08 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2591&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss They never earned the mass audience accorded to Progressive Rock contemporaries like Yes or King Crimson, but Britain's Gentle Giant did succeed in gaining a cult-like underground following based on the strength of their early 1970s work. Largely sidestepping the bombast and humorlessness that often plagued the genre, they built a unique group sound based on an unusual blend of influences including Blues Rock, Gregorian chants, and twentieth century classical music. They augmented the usual rock instruments with cello, horns, mallet percussion, and Moog synthesizers, and showed taste and dexterity in their use of tricky time signatures and leaping, atonal vocal lines. Their influence can still be heard in present-day underground acts such as Happy the Man, Ruins and jazz drummer Gregg Bendian. - Will York http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845410&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Rock Opera Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845410 tra.845410 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Octopus alb.114100 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/0/1/1301075_170x170.jpg 1990-08-28 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Advent Of Panurge tra.845410 282000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845410&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845410&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845473&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845473 tra.845473 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Three Friends alb.104776 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845417&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845417 tra.845417 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Free Hand alb.232862 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/7/7/1827764_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true Mobile tra.845417 300000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845417&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845417&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845435&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845435 tra.845435 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Octopus alb.114100 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/0/1/1301075_170x170.jpg 1990-08-28 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Boys In The Band tra.845435 275000 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Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Free Hand alb.232862 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/7/7/1827764_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true Talybont tra.845416 160000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845416&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845416&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845474&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845474 tra.845474 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Three Friends alb.104776 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/0/1/1301021_170x170.jpg 1989-07-25 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Working All Day tra.845474 311000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845474&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845474&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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tra.845483 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845483&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845483&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845476&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845476 tra.845476 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Three Friends alb.104776 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/0/1/1301021_170x170.jpg 1989-07-25 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mister Class And Quality? tra.845476 207000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845476&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845476&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845412&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845412 tra.845412 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Free Hand alb.232862 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/7/7/1827764_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true On Reflection tra.845412 340000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845412&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845412&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845456&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845456 tra.845456 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Acquiring The Taste alb.127315 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/9/5/1115940_170x170.jpg 1990-05-08 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The House, The Street, The Room tra.845456 362000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845456&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845456&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845477&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845477 tra.845477 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Three Friends alb.104776 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/0/1/1301021_170x170.jpg 1989-07-25 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Three Friends tra.845477 326000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845477&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845477&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845455&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845455 tra.845455 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Acquiring The Taste alb.127315 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/9/5/1115940_170x170.jpg 1990-05-08 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Edge Of Twilight tra.845455 227000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845455&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845455&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845472&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845472 tra.845472 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Three Friends alb.104776 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/0/1/1301021_170x170.jpg 1989-07-25 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Prologue tra.845472 372000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845472&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845472&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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9195330 tra.9195330 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.0 Playing the Fool alb.9193066 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/7/7/1827761_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2005-08-02 00:00:00.0 true Funny Ways tra.9195330 510000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9195330&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9195330&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9195326&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 2 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 9195326 tra.9195326 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Playing the Fool alb.9193066 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/7/7/1827761_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2005-08-02 00:00:00.0 true Just The Same tra.9195326 357000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9195326&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9195326&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1826358&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 1826358 tra.1826358 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 In A Glass House alb.171686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/7/7/1827772_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true An Inmate's Lullaby tra.1826358 271000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1826358&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1826358&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845460&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845460 tra.845460 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Acquiring The Taste alb.127315 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347525&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 2347525 tra.2347525 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Gentle Giant alb.127314 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/2/0/1080276_170x170.jpg 1990-05-08 00:00:00.0 1970-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Isn't It Quiet And Cold tra.2347525 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347525&variant=play&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347525&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss