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Bj-1
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 04 2005 Location: No(r)Way Status: Offline Points: 31157 |
Posted: August 04 2008 at 23:52 |
Can you tell me where my country lies?
'nuff said.
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
EXERIOR Experimental tech/death/progmetal from Norway! |
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Man With Hat
Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178 |
Posted: August 05 2008 at 00:51 |
Looking For Someone
Followed closely by Dancing With and Dance On A.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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Dim
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 17 2007 Location: Austin TX Status: Offline Points: 6890 |
Posted: August 05 2008 at 01:36 |
The musical box, no doubt!
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King Crimson776
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 12 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2764 |
Posted: August 05 2008 at 03:07 |
Watcher of the Skies, c'mon; best mellotron part EVER.
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Rando
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 08 2006 Location: Bay Area Status: Offline Points: 472 |
Posted: August 05 2008 at 03:15 |
"Watcher Of The skies" - (But almost a tie with The Lamb).
The impact of the "in yer face" mellotron/organ intro opener of Watcher Of The Skies was so strong for me, it is unlike any other Prog music I've ever heard. Actually I could easily pick any of your selections listed, "The Lamb" or even "Firth Of Fifth" for that matter, but this non-vocal opener gets my vote,
I mean, Keith Emerson & Rick Wakeman are great technical keyboardists and grandiose pianists , which I dearly love, but I still believe Tony Banks beats them on creativity and originality.
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- Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats -
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Blacksword
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130 |
Posted: August 05 2008 at 13:27 |
Genesis have always opened albums with songs that grab your attention and reel you in straight away, with the obvious exception of Invisible Touch, where the opener makes you want to place the CD back in its case, place the case on the shelf and pretened it never happened...
Sory, I had to get that in..for old times sake.. Now, from this list of classic opening songs, I'm going to go for Dance on a Volcano. Yes, it's one of my top Genesis songs, and it's the song that got me hooked on this band, but it also makes a strong statement of where the band were at the time; defying the critics who were writing the obituaries, after Peter left, and proving that Genesis were not just still a force in prog rock, but had matured as musicians to an enormous extent. Dave Henstchells production was also a breath of fresh air after the previous efforts. After Volcano, I would say 'Dancing with the Moonlit Knight' comes next, although honourale mentions should go to some post WAW openers, such as 'Down and Out' and 'Behind the Lines' Edited by Blacksword - August 05 2008 at 13:28 |
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el böthy
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 27 2005 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6336 |
Posted: August 05 2008 at 23:39 |
Even though the Musical box is Genesis greatest song, Dancing with the moonlight knight is a better opener! One of the best ever if I may be so bold
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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el böthy
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 27 2005 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6336 |
Posted: August 05 2008 at 23:41 |
I can´t believe someone with King Crimson in his nick said something like that! |
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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