The Power and the Glory (Gentle Giant album) The new edition was released by Alucard, the company that managed Gentle Giant material. The Power and the Glory (Gentle Giant album) The Power and the Glory is the sixth album by the British progressive rock group Gentle Giant, released in 1974. Contrary to popular belief, the title of the album and its many lyrical themes were not inspired by author Graham Greene's novel of the same name, although Derek Shulman was aware of Greene's novel. Guitarist Gary Green has cited this album as his favourite by the band. The concept album focused on an individual who means to do
Power Without Glory as "the Carringbush". Power Without Glory Power Without Glory is an important 1950 historical novel written by Communist Australian writer Frank Hardy. At time of publication, court orders to suppress publication while Hardy was tried for criminal libel mirrored much larger scale McCarthyist censorship and anti-communist trials in USA. Ultimately Hardy was cleared and publication allowed. The book was later adapted into a mini-series by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1976), which at the time, obtained great success. Hardy wrote several books examining his experiences arising from writing "Power Without Glory," including "The Hard Way," "Who Shot George Kirkland?," and "But