Tore--
Good recommendations. I like Both "Nothing At All" and "On Reflection" better than anything on "Octopus." I also have "In a Glass House," which I like much better than "Octopus." I really wanted to get into GG, so I put a few weeks of listening time into both those releases when I got them, and I've owned both albums for about 10-years, but they just never hit home with me.
I don't think GG will every fully resonate with me. They are certainly talented, and their instrumental prowess is definitely top notch, but for me personally, there's just not enough emotion to their sound. Their sound is also much less rock oriented than other prog bands that I like better, and I can appreciate and respect that maybe a less rock oriented sound was their intent, but it still doesn't help the music appeal to me. Also Derek Shulman's voice is kind of a deal breaker for me, and I'm not a big fan of when they sing in the round... it comes across sounding kind of childish to me.
So, to each his own, and that's the great thing about music.
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