Free Hand by Gentle Giant (CD, Feb-1993, One Way Records)

Album Features
UPC:	077775733822
Artist:	Gentle Giant
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1993
Record Label:	One Way Records
Genre:	Art Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Just the Same
2. On Reflection
3. Free Hand
4. Time to Kill
5. His Last Voyage
6. Talybont
7. Mobile

Details
Producer:	Gentle Giant
Distributor:	IDN Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Gentle Giant: Derek Shulman (vocals, saxophones, recorders), Ray Shulman (bass, vocals), Kerry Minnear (keyboards, vocals), Gary Green (guitars, recorders), John Weathers (drums, vocals).Recorded at Advision Studios, London, England in April, 1975.Personnel: Derek Shulman, Gary Green (vocals, guitar); Ray Shulman (vocals, violin, percussion); Kerry Minnear (vocals, keyboards); John Weathers (vocals, drums).Recording information: London Advision Studios.Unknown Contributor Roles: Derek Shulman; Gary Green; John Weathers; Kerry Minnear; Ray Shulman.The follow-up to 1974's surprisingly well-received THE POWER & THE GLORY, Gentle Giant's FREE HAND marks the pinnacle of the British prog-rock group's international success. (Like its predecessor, it appeared on the U.S. charts.) While the band's eccentricities--complex song structures, strange vocal harmonies--are present, these tunes are framed in a slightly more pop-conscious way, as on the funky, elastic title track. The ensemble also indulges in its occasional penchant for medieval music on the jaunty "Talybont," arguably making this the archetypal Gentle Giant album.

Editorial Reviews
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