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Poll Question: What is your favorite track off the album?
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Originally posted by Icarium Icarium wrote:

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

Agree on all points!
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Counting out Time.

Just kidding.

Because the album is meant to be listened to as a whole, and is much greater than the sum of it's parts, it's hard to pick out individual tracks.  That being said, there are still some great individual songs on the album, but for me, the track that stands out for me the most is Anyway.  If you look at the Lamb as a rock opera, Anyway is the standout aria in a sea of recitative: the action stops, the story pauses, and you get to hear Gabriel (as Rael) reflect for a moment on his situation.  And it's phenomenal.  It has an expressive, catchy melody, propelled along by the tasteful underlying arpeggios, with a concise yet evocative emotional narrative.  Then, of course, you have the interlude, which beautifully develops the material both from the exposition of the song and from previous tracks.  It's one of those few pop songs that can hold it's own when compared with the classical art song tradition.
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The Carpet Crawlers
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Originally posted by Ambient Hurricanes Ambient Hurricanes wrote:

Counting out Time.

Just kidding.


I LOVE "Counting Out Time"!!! It is so clever, lyrically, and so perfectly reflective of teenage male sexual frustration--and it has banjo!! And the music perfectly reflects the awkward, out-of-control, fumbling feelings of beginner sex! Brilliant song! Sometimes I'll go out of my way just to listen to it so I can laugh while embarrassingly remembering those years long ago . . .
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I listened to the Genesis Revisited stuff and it doesn't do much for me.  Too similar to the originals.  I'm not saying I would like it better if it was different, but at least I would see the point of doing it.  All very nice but I would rather just hear the originals with their original inspiration
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Originally posted by Ambient Hurricanes Ambient Hurricanes wrote:

Counting out Time.

Just kidding.


I LOVE "Counting Out Time"!!! It is so clever, lyrically, and so perfectly reflective of teenage male sexual frustration--and it has banjo!! And the music perfectly reflects the awkward, out-of-control, fumbling feelings of beginner sex! Brilliant song! Sometimes I'll go out of my way just to listen to it so I can laugh while embarrassingly remembering those years long ago . . .


Oh, I love it too; it's just that, with regard to compositional quality, per se, it's not really up there with "The Chamber" or "In the Cage," if you know what I mean.  But it is a brilliant piece of satire and works perfectly in the context of the album.  I used to hate it before I realized where the band was really trying to go with it, but now I think it works great on the album, and I love to show it to friends just to get the "WTF?" look on their faces when Gabriel starts singing about erogenous zones.
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It's a wonderful album really, one of their best for sure.

As for my favourite track, amongst so many special ones I pick the most un-Genesis sounding track they ever made - The Waiting Room, almost Floyd-ish.  Very very close behind is the majestic Fly On A Windshield.
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Title Track

just ahead of In the Cage for me
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Because I finally got this album to click in my mind, I thought I revive this thread a bit. It's a six-way tie between: The title track, Counting Out Time, The Carpet Crawlers, The Chamber of 32 Doors, Anyway, and The Lamia. Rolled a die and got Anyway.
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Originally posted by sublime220 sublime220 wrote:

Because I finally got this album to click in my mind, I thought I revive this thread a bit. It's a six-way tie between: The title track, Counting Out Time, The Carpet Crawlers, The Chamber of 32 Doors, Anyway, and The Lamia. Rolled a die and got Anyway.

interesting decision making there.
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The opening track. In the Cage is good as well.

I don't understand why so many people prefer the Lamia. Actually I do understand, but I don't feel the same way.
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