Genesis (and then there were three )

a very charming and warmer sounding record ,after several listening s i would make the call that as now 3 guys left in an all encompassing trio "although i am unsure if there were other studio musicians present ,for this record ,i must say its is probably, the most mature sounding record with prog leanings, well as their first foray into the pop world e.g FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME.The thing that gets me i don,t really know what all the songs are about, the magic of that time, before the internet,is where you had to visualize and imagine what they were singing about ,i brought this cd on the strong recommendation of a friend ,who brought as one of the first records he brought of genesis anyways on the whole a really fine album best tracks UNDERTOW,DEEP IN THE MOTHERLODE ,SCENES FROM A NIGHT,S DREAM also of course the epic BURNING ROPE,i know it isn,t SUPPER,S READY but this is not bad, again thank you for taking the time to read GRANT

Edited by grantman - January 15 2018 at 15:25

Overall, the 1st bittersweet Genesis album I experienced.  Up till then I loved everything Genesis did (or at least tolerated songs like I Know What I Like & Your Own Special Way).  When ATTWT came out I remember being pleasantly surprised that Rutherford did such a good job filling Steve Hackett's space.  While I loved Down & Out, Deep in the Motherlode, Undertow, Snowbound & Many Too Many I absolutely hated Follow You Follow Me and Say it's Alright Joe.  Then with Duke, Abacab & 'Shapes' I liked less and less and hated more and more until I couldn't be bothered to care about them anymore.  Such a sad ending to such a great band


Edited by The.Crimson.King - January 15 2018 at 15:45

YESESIS wrote: The.Crimson.King wrote: Such a sad ending to such a great band IN YOUR OPINION

The.Crimson.King wrote: YESESIS wrote: The.Crimson.King wrote: Such a sad ending to such a great band IN YOUR OPINION Of course.  Every post on PA is preceded by an implied IMHO

Never get into this album fully. Gabriel-era has been the greatest to me, but I have always liked Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. Also I prefer more Duke and Abacab. And then there were is in the same level to me as s/t, Invisible Touch and We Can´t Dance. Not bad albums, but...

Not listened to the vinyl album since 1980 and possibly not listened to the CD incarnation for 20 years! Was this the 2nd pop-prog album? (I always consider DSOTM as pop-prog - very accessible for non Floyd fans - who still hated WYWH and animals) - probably not...but the short-song format and lyrical content is outside of the far superior music that preceded it! Some nice melodies if I recall - a massive pop hit in "Follow you Follow Me" - My wife loves that song - we first-danced to that at my wedding in 1988.....I don't suppose we could have first danced to apocalypse in 9/8 could we....

^The Lady Lies is an awesome, catchy prog song IMHO. Might be my favorite from that record.

yes makes for a inspiring clean

YESESIS wrote: The.Crimson.King wrote: Overall, the 1st bittersweet Genesis album I experienced.  Up till then I loved everything Genesis did (or at least tolerated songs like I Know What I Like & Your Own Special Way).  When ATTWT came out I remember being pleasantly surprised that Rutherford did such a good job filling Steve Hackett's space.  While I loved Down & Out, Deep in the Motherlode, Undertow, Snowbound & Many Too Many I absolutely hated Follow You Follow Me and Say it's Alright Joe.  Then with Duke, Abacab & 'Shapes' I liked less and less and hated more and more until I couldn't be bothered to care about them anymore.  Such a sad ending to such a great band IN YOUR OPINION. And you're certainly entitled to it, I just don't happen to agree. :p  I love the 'Shapes' album, and I even love.. *looks around* Invisible Touch! - yeah I've already handed in my prog card lol, don't worry.  As for ATTWT, I think it's a great album all the way through. I love Follow You Follow Me. - Hey I already handed in my prog card, what more do you all want lol.