Playing the Fool

by Gentle Giant

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Recorded during a triumphant European tour, this live document showcases the highly eccentric progressive rock act flawlessly executing impossibly complex vocal polyphonies and rapid-fire instrumental shifts. The band's theatrical stage presence and virtuosic multi-instrumental abilities breathe aggressive new life into their dense studio material.

Genres

  • Progressive Rock

Tracklist

  1. Just the Same - Live
  2. Proclamation - Live
  3. On Reflection - Live
  4. Excerpts from Octopus - Live
  5. Funny Ways - Live
  6. The Runaway - Live
  7. Experience - Live
  8. So Sincere - Live
  9. Free Hand - Live
  10. Breakdown in Brussels - Live
  11. Peel the Paint / I Lost My Head - Live
  12. Just the Same - Radio Session, 1975
  13. Excerpts from Octopus - Radio Session, 1973