Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece - Steven Wilson Remix (Green Vinyl, 180 Gram, Limited Edition) AUDK10011.1

Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece - Steven Wilson Remix (Green Vinyl, 180 Gram, Limited Edition) AUDK10011.1In 1977 Gentle Giant recorded their ninth studio album "The Missing Piece. " It was a time of change. Punk, disco and rap were altering the musical landscape and even this well established progressive rock band were willing to explore new directions. Side one saw them experimenting with quirky pop ("Two weeks in Spain"), a grandiose power ballad ("I'm turning around'), syncopated funk ("Who do you think you are?") and even the punky aggression of

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the era saw the dissolution of his band The Revolution

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In the process of re-mixing the original tracks for the album

He used a piano that had been unconventionally tuned to the room rather than to standard pitch

The now-iconic performance remains one of the highest streamed performances in the history of NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series and is now available on vinyl for the first time

with layer-upon-layer of carefully considered yet immediate hip-hop

but on various songs he also channels a Morrissey vibe