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Points: 15916 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2016 at 05:51
^ I agree 100 %
I will always prefer Topographic Oceans over Lamb.
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Points: 10215 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2016 at 05:44
I always have a hard time with that album. It has too much vocals for my taste and very few instrumental parts (and they did better ones on previous albums). I find the second half more tolerable.
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I totally get it. I just listened to TLLDOB again this morning, and the later half felt more listenable. I don't know if it's just my mood, but the first 16 tracks definitely feel stronger. The other half feels more atmospheric and etherial for me.

I vacillate with SEBTP. On some days I love it, others I tolerate it.
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I've never been a Genesis fan, but this is one of the few I can stand with. I don't think it has the flaws that you hear in the last part, but I'm not deep enough into Genesis. I find SEBTP incredibly boring in some tracks while part of it is surely very good, but I don't think I've ever been able to listen to it in its entirety in one shot.
Foxtrot is a litle better but not in my top 1000.
But I'm one of the less indicated person to discuss about Genesis. 
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Points: 1195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2016 at 03:31
So I've been listening to this album for quite some time, and I obviously enjoy it very much. It's arguably my favorite Gabriel-era Genesis, with what I'd consider some of their best musical content as a group.

However, as legendary of a record as TLLDOB is - I can't help but feel that after track 16 (The Lamia) it drags on a bit. The first 2/3 of the album are like a living breathing movie/story. Those last seven tracks however feel a little tacked on relative to the first chunk of the record.
  1. Does anybody feel the same way, or are my ears just picky?

  2. What are your personal thoughts on this amazing Genesis record, and Gabriel's final note with the group before departing?

  3. Does it stand up to Foxtrot and SEBTP, or are those still untouchable for you?
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Edited by PrognosticMind - February 03 2016 at 03:32
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