Controversial Genesis opinion: nearly all the 70s-era albums would be improved by lopping 15 minutes off the running time.
No argument here. They all have at least that much that is a bit dull or underwhelming, especially Lamb which otherwise is my favorite album but really would've been better as a single LP (albeit one on the long side).
― birdistheword, Friday, 8 September 2023 02:27 (eight months ago) link
It's funny how they celebrated the dawn of the CD era by making shorter albums
― PaulTMA, Friday, 8 September 2023 09:28 (eight months ago) link
(Until WCD obviously)
Think a lot of my emnity towards WCD comes from the fact that I'd been a Genesis obsessive in my pre-teens, but WCD had the misfortune to arrive at the same time as Nirvana's Nevermind and my finally getting into music for kids of my age, and I felt I had to reject it. But also, I remember buying the CD out of curdled loyalty when it came out, and besides the chorus to No Son Of Mine, which I loved, it all felt like middle-aged-man ballads and old people shit. And then there was I Can't Dance, which was and is execrable. Perhaps I should revisit it.
― honey badger drinks when he wants (stevie), Friday, 8 September 2023 09:37 (eight months ago) link
That live thing, 'The Way We Walk: The Longs' has Fading Lights and Driving... and is a good context in which to listen to the record, but not.
― MaresNest, Friday, 8 September 2023 09:39 (eight months ago) link
I saw em at Knebworth on that tour, a mate got free tickets through his sister. And it was so removed from this band that I'd had such an intense, solitary relationship with when I was 11 or so, I remember feeling really weirdly about the whole thing (also we saw Steve Punt reviewing in the VIP section for a broadsheet w/his notepad out). But I'd be up for checking it out now.
― honey badger drinks when he wants (stevie), Friday, 8 September 2023 09:48 (eight months ago) link
I bloody love Domino so I'm definitely open to it being good.
― honey badger drinks when he wants (stevie), Friday, 8 September 2023 09:49 (eight months ago) link
Halfway thru the "old medley" and loving it of course
― honey badger drinks when he wants (stevie), Friday, 8 September 2023 10:06 (eight months ago) link
Argh and then Phil drops some lines from Illegal Alien in I Know What I Like, like a turd slipping into the gravy
― honey badger drinks when he wants (stevie), Friday, 8 September 2023 10:07 (eight months ago) link
eeets noh fahn
― MaresNest, Friday, 8 September 2023 10:30 (eight months ago) link