http://mp3.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 Rocken720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:24:49 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845410&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845410&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845410&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2251368&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Fri, 1 Mar 1974 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 2251368 tra.2251368 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 The Power & The Glory alb.228334 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00:00:00.0 1970-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Giant tra.845440 384000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845440&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845440&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845462&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 845462 tra.845462 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Giant For A Day alb.115696 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/7/7/1827759_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2005-08-02 00:00:00.0 true Words From The Wise tra.845462 254000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845462&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845462&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845472&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845457&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845457&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347529&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Fri, 1 Mar 1974 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 2347529 tra.2347529 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 The Power & The Glory alb.228334 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/7/7/1827771_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 1974-03-01 00:00:00.0 true Aspirations tra.2347529 279000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347529&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347529&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845492&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on Rhapsody Online 845492 tra.845492 Gentle Giant art.2591 0.99 Interview 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845479&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2226283&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 2226283 tra.2226283 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 Funny Ways tra.2226283 263000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2226283&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2226283&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1826359&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 1826359 tra.1826359 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 A Reunion tra.1826359 131000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1826359&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1826359&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845435&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 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845435&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845435&variant=data&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.845448&rws=%2Fgentle-giant%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Fri, 1 Mar 1974 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gentle Giant on 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