The Power and the Glory (Gentle Giant album) 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 good using political power. He finds himself tempted to abuse the power, as have
The Voices of Glory attention than it has received." The Voices of Glory The Voices of Glory is a 1962 novel by American author Davis Grubb. The novel, a collection of twenty-eight short stories, concerns Marcy Cresap, a social worker and reformer in the town of Glory, West Virginia. In each of the chapters, different characters reveal more information about her and the town. The plot was based on the labor activism of Mother Jones, and of Grubb's mother's social and public health work. Louis Grubb, in his preface to "You Never Believe Me", quotes Orville Prescott's review of the novel in "The New