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 Power and the Glory to become a Christian in Tabasco, where the fidelity of the peasants "assumed such proportions that I couldn't help being profoundly moved." Despite having visited Mexico and published an account of his travels, in the novel Greene was not meticulous about Tabasco's geography. In "The Power and the Glory", he identified the region's northern border as the U.S. and its southern border as the sea, when Tabasco's northern border is actually the Bay of Campeche and its southern border is Chiapas to the south. The Priest: The unnamed main character in the novel, the priest is on the run from