― marmotwolof, Thursday, 26 April 2007 08:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 26 April 2007 08:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 26 April 2007 09:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― akm, Thursday, 26 April 2007 14:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 26 April 2007 14:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― ellaguru, Thursday, 26 April 2007 15:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Thursday, 26 April 2007 15:31 (seventeen years ago) link
― Mark G, Thursday, 26 April 2007 15:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― sonderangerbot, Thursday, 26 April 2007 17:10 (seventeen years ago) link
Dance on a Volcano is such a jam its silly.
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 01:39 (thirteen years ago) link
^yes. the first pre-1980 Genesis I ever heard.
omg who the fuck voted for Calling All Stations.
― Lady Antibody (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 00:35 (three years ago) link
Foxtrot has always been my number one, but I got Nursery Cryme on CD and it's totally kicking my ass right now
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 21 October 2021 19:41 (two years ago) link
so good. "Return of the Giant Hogweed" and "Musical Box" are my favorites
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 October 2021 19:45 (two years ago) link
how the fuck did CAS get more votes than Trick/Wind/Duke/Abacab?
― akm, Thursday, 21 October 2021 19:46 (two years ago) link
the same way "Fetus" won Nas's Lost Tapes poll
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 October 2021 19:47 (two years ago) link
honestly the only explanation I can come up with is Ray Wilson and a Ray Wilson sockpuppet
― frogbs, Thursday, 21 October 2021 20:40 (two years ago) link
A Trick Of The Tail didn't deserve zero votes - it's the only Collins-era album that I would hold up as a great album. Wind And Wuthering is pretty good but a lesser and uneven album to me.)
― birdistheword, Thursday, 21 October 2021 20:45 (two years ago) link
Trick of the Tail was my third Genesis album (following Live: The Way We Walk, Part 1-The Shorts, and Abacab), and I loved it then and still love it now. "Dance on a Volcano" rules.
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 October 2021 20:48 (two years ago) link
"Seven Stones" is the underrated track on Nursery Cryme, it's more compact and direct than the three epics, but more developed than the three shortest songs.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 22 October 2021 00:17 (two years ago) link
Seven Stones is hardly amazing but I reckon it's their finest mellotron moment
― PaulTMA, Friday, 22 October 2021 12:11 (two years ago) link
Trick of the Tail is great but I suspect its one of those where it's a lot of people's 3rd or 4th favorite
― frogbs, Friday, 22 October 2021 14:53 (two years ago) link
I suspect the Calling All Stations votes were bc of this:
Anybody who wants to choose "I don't like Genesis" could just vote for Calling All Stations featuring TV's Ray Winstone.
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Friday, 22 October 2021 14:57 (two years ago) link
Better than the intro to Watcher of the Skies?
― dinnerboat, Friday, 22 October 2021 15:34 (two years ago) link
ayeee
― PaulTMA, Friday, 22 October 2021 17:01 (two years ago) link
It's not the most flashy Mellotron usage, but I love the flutes after the "Broadway Melody" reprise in "Lilywhite Lilith".
This thread starting me thinking about Genesis 1970-1974:
Best song: "Firth of Fifth" or "Cinema Show"Worst song: "Counting Out Time" or "White Mountain"Overrated songs: "The Knife", "Watcher of the Skies"Underrated songs: "Dusk", "Seven Stones", "Time Table", "Hairless Heart"
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 22 October 2021 17:43 (two years ago) link
Clearly you are a fan of alliterative titles.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 22 October 2021 17:55 (two years ago) link
1970-74
Best Phil: Cinema Show Best Mike: Fountain of SalmacisBest Tony: Riding the ScreeBest PG: Back in NYCBest Steve: Hogweed
― dinnerboat, Friday, 22 October 2021 18:05 (two years ago) link
the long ending of "Cinema Show" is so nice, only thing that really reminds me of it is "Neon Lights" by Kraftwerk
― frogbs, Friday, 22 October 2021 18:32 (two years ago) link
alliterative titles
Seems you're right! Yet I ignored "Carpet Crawlers".
Best Mike: Fountain of Salmacis
Never paid much conscious attention to the bass on this one, but I can call it up from memory and it is excellent.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 22 October 2021 19:10 (two years ago) link
Back In NYC is musically primarily a Mike song, just 15 years before The Living Years
― PaulTMA, Friday, 22 October 2021 19:14 (two years ago) link
Every generationBlames Mike Rutherford
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Friday, 22 October 2021 19:29 (two years ago) link
Always thought this was an inspired, ambitious cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubYDPqi6ht4
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 22 October 2021 20:56 (two years ago) link
Did Rutherford really write the music to Back in NYC? I didn't realize that, Id assumed it was a Gabriel composition because it doesn't really sound much like anything else Genesis were doing at that time (it's much more modern sounding) and Gabriel did perform it on his first few solo tours. It's my favorite Genesis track (just edging out Carpet Crawlers).
― akm, Friday, 22 October 2021 21:26 (two years ago) link
I suspect the Calling All Stations votes were bc of this: Anybody who wants to choose "I don't like Genesis" could just vote for Calling All Stations featuring TV's Ray Winstone.― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Friday, 22 October 2021 15:57 (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Friday, 22 October 2021 15:57 (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
i've always assumed that's what those votes mean
― look on my guacs, ye mighty, and dis pear (Noodle Vague), Friday, 22 October 2021 22:06 (two years ago) link
"Back in NYC", with the 12-string guitar over the pedal bass, is similar to "Squonk" on the next album, also mostly written by Rutherford
― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 23 October 2021 02:46 (two years ago) link
The song originated from Mike for sure... The vocal melody is probably Peter's though. You can hear the similarity in this one from Mike's first solo album:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weI6qSg9OOE
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 24 October 2021 15:26 (two years ago) link
very credible-sounding thread on Who Wrote What:https://www.genesis-news.com/forum/index.php?thread/129-who-wrote-what/&pageNo=1
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 24 October 2021 22:23 (two years ago) link