GENTLE GIANT

ACQUIRING THE TASTE

1971

U.K.

MUSICIENS :

- Gary Green - guitars, voice 

- Kerry Minnear - electric piano, organ, Moog, piano, lead vocals 

- Derek Shulman - alto sax, clavichord, cowbell, lead vocals 

- Phil Shulman - sax, clarinet, trumpet, piano, claves, maracas, lead vocals 

- Ray Shulman - bass, violin, viola, Spanish guitar, 12 string guitar, organ , vocals 

- Martin Smith - drums, tambourine, gongs, 

with

- Paul Cosh - trumpet, organ

- Tony Visconti - recorder, bass drum, triangle

TITRES :

1. Pantagruel's Nativity

2. Edge of Twilight 

3. The House, the Street, the Room

4. Acquiring the Taste 

5. Wreck

6. The Moon Is Down

7. Black Cat 

8. Plain Truth

Transformant brillamment l'essai réussi de son oeuvre inaugurale, Gentle Giant affirme avec Acquiring The Taste sa volonté de progresser et de renouveler constamment son art musical.

Chronique BigBangMag fr.

Chronique GutstOfDarkness fr.

GENTLE GIANT - 1970