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Posted: November 20 2014 at 15:45

Lear'sFool wrote:

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So many to chose from. But, I nearly always go for the progressive hypocrites handing out their trash as it was mine in the first place.

So, "Back In N.Y.C.", then?

As for me, another vote for the Slippermen.

is that a rhetorical question?

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Posted: November 20 2014 at 15:58

akamaisondufromage wrote:

Lear'sFool wrote:

akamaisondufromage wrote:

Rednight wrote:

akamaisondufromage wrote:

So many to chose from. But, I nearly always go for the progressive hypocrites handing out their trash as it was mine in the first place.

So, "Back In N.Y.C.", then?

As for me, another vote for the Slippermen.

is that a rhetorical question?

No, it's just that I recognized some of the lyrics from that track in your first post.

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Posted: November 20 2014 at 16:07

Lear'sFool wrote:

akamaisondufromage wrote:

Lear'sFool wrote:

akamaisondufromage wrote:

Rednight wrote:

akamaisondufromage wrote:

So many to chose from. But, I nearly always go for the progressive hypocrites handing out their trash as it was mine in the first place.

So, "Back In N.Y.C.", then?

As for me, another vote for the Slippermen.

is that a rhetorical question?

No, it's just that I recognized some of the lyrics from that track in your first post.

Well, its a yes. I love Back in NYC but then I love quite a few other tracks on the album and I would always try and listen to it as a whole - the whole is greater than the sum of its parts or something like that...

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Posted: November 20 2014 at 17:02

The Lamia.

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Posted: November 20 2014 at 20:24

The Lamia is the song that made me like Genesis, but, a much as I like it, I'm surprised it is the most popular choice. I will have to look for the Hackett version

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Posted: November 21 2014 at 08:47

^I don't like the vocal on the Revisited II album. It has a smooth flowing operatic feel, which may be what appeals to some, but it feels disengaged from the story to me. If you play them side by side for someone new to the music, I'm willing to bet they could pick out which vocalist wrote the lyrics. That would be a very interesting experiment. I find all the Revisited II lyrics very more enjoyable on the live DVDs. That's my recommendation.

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Posted: November 21 2014 at 10:54

In The Cage. One of Top 10 Gabriel era songs IMO and I like another version of this song in three side live. One of the best live performance of genesis trio in 80's era.

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Posted: November 21 2014 at 11:36

As a kid I once checked out The Lamb side A+B in my dad's record collection. I didn't enjoy it very muh except I found Fly on a Windshield beautiful. I like the album more now but that song is still a favorite.

Didn't know the The Lamia was considered a standout at all. I always thought it suffered from having a storyline to follow. Too close to a musical (which of course is what it is) approach where the the lyrics seem more important than the music itself. To me its not even a real song.

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Posted: November 21 2014 at 15:32

Really difficult.

I chose Fly On A Windshield, but it could also have been Broadway Melody of 1974, Hairless Heart or The Lamia.

The many different votes show how good the album is. There are so many songs to be liked!

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Posted: November 21 2014 at 16:45

I question why there's no votes for Ravine and in The Rapids ?? The others Cuckoo, counting Time etc. I can understand no votes. It is a darn excellent album overall...

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Posted: November 21 2014 at 17:26

i would have voted for In the Rapids werent it for Lamia or Anyways, but anways, i think In the Rapids is gorgious

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Posted: November 21 2014 at 19:16

^ Iccy - you

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Posted: November 21 2014 at 19:30

Dellinger wrote:

As for The Lamia, I very much prefer Hackett's version on Genesis Revisited 2, with more pleasant vocals and added instrumental passages... he really fixed that song for me.

Nik Kershaw has all the added benefit of sounding like a karaoke singer with a clothespin over his nose Smile

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Posted: November 22 2014 at 04:52

Stuck between 32 Doors, Anyway, Riding The Scree, Lamia, Cuckoo Cocoon and a few others Confused

Guess I'll go Riding The Scree, mainly for that crazy keyboard solo, but it's all brilliant.

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Posted: November 22 2014 at 08:48

Gotta go with "Carpet Crawlers". That insistent keyboard riff, that subtle buildup....

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Posted: November 22 2014 at 12:08

Not really possible to pick a favorite as I like the whole album, so I voted for Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats.

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Posted: November 22 2014 at 13:25

Back in NYC, Anyway

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Posted: November 22 2014 at 14:12

I like some Lamb better in live versions, BTW

I prefer Carpet Crawlers in the Seconds Out version, and In The Cage in the Three Sides Live version.

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Posted: November 22 2014 at 20:49

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Interesting! While the music could stand very well on its own, the singing is, to my ears, like poetry: an added instrument of beauty. I do not hear, on know, the words, but Gabriel's enunciation and emotional use of alliteration, rhythm and rhyme make this one of my favorite vocals of all-time--as well as my favorite Genesis song. Phil's amazing drum work, some of Hackett's best soloing . . . It is no surprise to me that this song has such a popular appeal.

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Posted: November 22 2014 at 20:49

bloodnarfer wrote:

Dellinger wrote:

<span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px; : rgb248, 248, 252;">As for The Lamia, </span>I very much prefer Hackett's version on Genesis Revisited 2, with more pleasant vocals and added instrumental passages... he really fixed that song for me.

Nik Kershaw has all the added benefit of sounding like a karaoke singer with a clothespin over his nose Smile

I would have to listen to it again to see if there's anything about your statement that I might agree, but I don't remember anything to bother me about the vocals. On the other hand, Peter Gabriel has been an aquired taste... not that I particularly like his singing anyway, but at least I tolerate them in order to enjoy the wonderful music from the band. I mean, his voice is just not pleasant, nor does he have much power, nor reaches any particularly difficult notes, nor is his soft singing pleasant either... just nothing for me to enjoy him. Though, actually, I do enjoy him much better in the few live versions I've heard... perhaps because he has to concentrate better on actually singing and doesn't have much chance to concentrate on his theatrical vocals. So, in the end, any oportunity to listen to Gabriel era Genesis songs with other vocalists is an oportunity I prefer not to miss.

Poll Question: What is your favorite track off the album?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway	4	[4.76%]
Fly on a Windshield	5	[5.95%]
Broadway Melody of 1974	1	[1.19%]
Cuckoo Cocoon	0	[0.00%]
In the Cage	6	[7.14%]
The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging	5	[5.95%]
Back in N.Y.C.	4	[4.76%]
Hairless Heart	2	[2.38%]
Counting Out Time	0	[0.00%]
The Carpet Crawlers	12	[14.29%]
The Chamber of 32 Doors	8	[9.52%]
Lilywhite Lilith	2	[2.38%]
The Waiting Room	3	[3.57%]
Anyway	2	[2.38%]
Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist	1	[1.19%]
The Lamia	18	[21.43%]
Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats	2	[2.38%]
The Colony of Slippermen	6	[7.14%]
Ravine	0	[0.00%]
The Light Dies Down on Broadway	0	[0.00%]
Riding the Scree	2	[2.38%]
In the Rapids	0	[0.00%]
it	1	[1.19%]
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