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iguana 
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 Posted: August 29 2007 at 03:47 |
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the one that i actively hate is not on your list. it has to
be “throwing it all up, errrrr, away“, esp. with that annoying
sing-along routine that phil always does live...
out of your entertaining yet a tad useless list i would vote for
“the way of the world“ – among the others are some very fine and
timeless pop songs with sometimes more than a progressive twist.
Edited by iguana - August 29 2007 at 04:14
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progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false?
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Moogtron III
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Posted: August 29 2007 at 03:03 |
Musically: The Way Of The World, because it's much too mediocre for Genesis. Mediocrity and Genesis? Never the twain should meet.
As it comes to lyrics: I Can't Dance.
(BTW, one of the worst lyrical lines: "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, we're gonna make it right".)
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zbida
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Posted: August 29 2007 at 02:23 |
 Peter wrote:
 I don't know all of their newer stuff (don't know the last six songs listed), but I honestly can't think of any Genesis track that I strongly dislike -- let alone "hate."
(You see, I think that when they wrote pop songs, they were mostly rather good pop songs -- though some were just "okay.")
Even at their "worst," they're still better than most of what I hear on the radio these days!
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It couldn't have been said better!!!
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russellk
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Posted: August 29 2007 at 00:46 |
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I don't get this hatred of pop songs for their own sake. However, I reserve a special place of distaste for 'Illegal Alien.' Racist and in such poor taste, the track makes me cringe. The music is poor too. It's the only GENESIS track I'll skip.
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Tapfret
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Posted: August 29 2007 at 00:23 |
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To me, 'Your own special way' is a harbinger of the greatest sellout in the history of the universe.
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E-Dub
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Posted: August 29 2007 at 00:21 |
febus wrote:
E-Dub wrote:
febus wrote:
I don't know what could worse than WHO DUNNIT |
I do: "I Can't Dance"!!!!
I actually like all of the Collins songs listed, except for "Who Dunnit".
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i agree with you but this song was not listed!  .......but it should have been there 
.......would have made a strong contender to win this poll  for sure! w |
If it's not listed, then I won't render a vote. As much as I like Collins-era Genesis, that song is just heinous. I think that, "Jesus Knows Me", and "Whodunnit" are the only Genesis tunes that I'll actually skip when listening to the discs. E
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sheeves
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 23:56 |
Inverted wrote:
It makes me sad to see this. Even the Phil-led Genesis, (and the Ray Wilson incarnation, for that matter) still managed to put together some very complex poppy songs. Though they may not be at the level of The Knife or Supper's Ready, they are still good songs, but popular music standards, and even by my standards (which are very high). It seems there is a lot of complaining going on here and very little support.
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i agree with you completely, but i don't think we should mention that on this thread, because then there will be a huge argument and eventually someone will threaten phil collins life, and we don't need that, so let's just skip all that
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sheeves
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 23:54 |
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i actually love all of those songs, pretty much except for who dunnit, but i think that one is ok still
the one song that i hate by genesis is Mama
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 23:20 |
Are you out of your freaking mind? Why the hell wasn't Misunderstanding included? For shame, for shame!!!!
As lower quality Geneis songs go More Fool Me and Whodunnit aren't all that bad. I was liking Follow You Follow Me a lot on the radio before I became a zombie prog person.
Edited by Slartibartfast - August 28 2007 at 23:22
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Inverted
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 22:50 |
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It makes me sad to see this. Even the Phil-led Genesis, (and the Ray Wilson incarnation, for that matter) still managed to put together some very complex poppy songs. Though they may not be at the level of The Knife or Supper's Ready, they are still good songs, but popular music standards, and even by my standards (which are very high). It seems there is a lot of complaining going on here and very little support.
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Prog... It's good.
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Peter
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 22:12 |
I don't know all of their newer stuff (don't know the last six songs listed), but I honestly can't think of any Genesis track that I strongly dislike -- let alone "hate."(You see, I think that when they wrote pop songs, they were mostly rather good pop songs -- though some were just "okay.") Even at their "worst," they're still better than most of what I hear on the radio these days!
Edited by Peter - August 28 2007 at 22:16
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Atavachron
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 22:10 |
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first of all 'Abacab' is great song, 'pop' or not... and is there really anything worse than 'Who Dunnit?'
..yeah, didn't think so.
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progadicto
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 22:06 |
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I don't hate INVISIBLE TOUCH just don't like it... is really horrible even for a pop song!
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... E N E L B U N K E R...
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Easy Money
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 21:28 |
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Wot Gorilla kicks ass, I'll vote for Invisible Touch. Ever work at a place that plays "classic rock" all day ?
Edited by Easy Money - August 29 2007 at 21:28
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febus
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 20:51 |
E-Dub wrote:
febus wrote:
I don't know what could worse than WHO DUNNIT |
I do: "I Can't Dance"!!!!
I actually like all of the Collins songs listed, except for "Who Dunnit".
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i agree with you but this song was not listed! .......but it should have been there
.......would have made a strong contender to win this poll for sure! w
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blaughida
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 20:50 |
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ILLEGAL ALIEN is the worst...................................................... |
Absolutely. Illegal Alien is horrible, and not even in a so-bad-it's-funny way. I am quite far from fond of a couple of others, notably I Can't Dance and In Too Deep (I thought the latter was a solo Collins song for a very long time), but Illegal Alien is the only one that is offensive and completely unlistenable.
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Flucktrot
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 20:43 |
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Thank you, God of Rock, for this chance to kick ass
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Spacemac
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 20:43 |
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Who dunnit
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proggy
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 20:27 |
Wot Gorilla is a great instrumental. It should not be there.
ILLEGAL ALIEN is the worst......................................................
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Pawned Heart
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Posted: August 28 2007 at 20:25 |
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^ Ditto.
How is that not on the list?
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