Gentle Giant-Interview (1976)

"Interview", released in 1976, was Gentle Giant's eighth studio album, published at a crucial moment for the British band as they faced the difficult task of surpassing the previous year's landmark album, "Free Hand". For this recording, the band comprised of regulars Ray and Derek Shulman, Gary Green, Kerry Minnear, and John Weathers crafted a less glorious and ingenious work, despite containing some memorable moments. Comfortably settled in their progressive rock zone with classical and medieval influences, Gentle Giant introduced new elements such as modern digital synthesizers and added new rhythms, as demonstrated in the reggae track "Give It Back", a sophisticated cut whose immense complexity puts most artists of the genre to shame. On the other hand, the title track is a surprising rhythmic composition with a great interplay between the organ, electric piano, and Gentle Giant's signature vocals. The avant-garde "Design" or the dynamism of "Another Show" are those new sounds we alluded to earlier, while "Lost My Head" along with the aforementioned "Interview" are the highlights of this album, if not in purely creative terms, but in the brilliant instrumental execution, which are among the best in the group's career.