- progressive rock, art rock
- 39 min
- 8 tracks
- Vertigo
Acquiring the Taste is the second album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1971 on the Vertigo label. It was the final album by the band to feature original drummer Martin Smith.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Grave, spare, character-led and earnest.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
YesNoUnclear
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Tracks
- A1Pantagruel's Nativity6:49
- A2Edge of Twilight3:48
- A3The House, the Street, the Room6:04
- A4Acquiring the Taste1:36
- B1Wreck4:37
- B2The Moon Is Down4:45
- B3Black Cat3:53
- B4Plain Truth7:42
8 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Gentle Giant
- Label
- Vertigo
- Released
- 1971
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- IT
Listen or buy
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
Where to listen
Each opens a search for this album on that service.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
- In a Glass House 197391% alikeBoth grave, spare, character-led.
- Gentle Giant 197087% alikeBoth grave, spare, earnest.
- Free Hand 197587% alikeBoth grave, spare, earnest.
- Storia di un minuto 197286% alikeBoth grave, spare, earnest.
- Novella 197786% alikeBoth grave, spare, earnest.
- U.K. 197885% alikeBoth grave, spare, earnest.
- Both grave, spare, character-led.
- The Missing Piece 197784% alikeBoth grave, spare, earnest.
The gold bug variations 199173% alikeBook · Both grave, spare, earnest.
The time of the hero 196672% alikeBook · Both grave, spare.