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Glucose 
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 Posted: June 21 2012 at 08:48 |
 Dayvenkirq wrote:
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Supper's ready
Musical box
Dancing with the moonlit knight
Knife
I know What i like
Fireside song
Firth of fifth
The serpent
Watcher of the skies
The Cinema Show
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Welcome to a ship of the few. Some in my top 10 too. |
I'm glad there's someone else who likes it. I REALLY like Genesis first album, but there are approximately 10 people in the world who like it as well, i guess. FGTR has beautiful atmosphere, i can't help loving it. The songs -their tunes are remind of waking spring after the long winter. It's not foxtrot, but it's great.
Edited by Glucose - June 21 2012 at 08:50
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 11:54 |
^ I wouldn't say ten people, but ... relatively few people on the globe.
Edit: BTW, listening to "Fireside Song" and "The Serpent" right now.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - June 21 2012 at 11:56
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Glucose
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 12:18 |
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Really nice songs. I have to listen to them too.
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Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground
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Ancient Tree
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 12:20 |
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ah what the heck,all genesis songs are awesome
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Cthulhu42
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 13:13 |
Ancient Tree wrote:
ah what the heck,all genesis songs are awesome |
Even "Illegal Alien"?
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Mr. Mustard
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Posted: June 27 2012 at 22:34 |
1 - Firth of Fifth 2 - The Cinema Show 3 - The Return of the Giant Hogweed 4 - Supper's Ready 5 - The Musical Box 6 - Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 7 - Fountain of Salmacis 8 - Watcher of the Skies 9 - Can Utility 10 - The Battle of Epping Forest
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smartpatrol
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Posted: June 27 2012 at 23:40 |
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1.The Battle of Epping Forest
2.Watcher of the Skies
3.Supper's Ready
4.Looking for Someone
5.The Foutain of Salamacis
6.Stagnation
7.Firth of Fifth
8.Cul-de-sac
9.That's All
10.It's Gonna Get Better
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marsupolomox
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Posted: June 29 2012 at 03:21 |
Dancing With the Moonlit Knight Firth of Fifth In The Cage The Musical Box The Knife The Fountain Of Salmacis Dance on a volcano Suppers Ready 
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Codera the Great
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Posted: July 09 2012 at 02:58 |
No Particular Order:
1. Fountain of Salmacis 2. Supper's Ready 3. Entangled 4. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight 5. The Lamia 6. White Mountain 7. Can-Utility and the Coastliners 8. The Knife 9. Mad Man Moon 10. Get Em' Out By Friday
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Dark Nazgul
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Posted: July 11 2012 at 08:00 |
1. SUPPERS READY 2. THE MUSICAL BOX 3. WATCHER OF THE SKYES 4. DANCING WITH THE MOONLIT KNIGHT 5. FIRTH OF FIFTH 6. SEVEN STONES 7. TIME TABLE 8. THE CHAMBER OF 32 DOORS 9 THE BATTLE OF EPPING FOREST 10. STAGNATION THIS IS MY TOP TEN, ALL SONGS OF GABRIEL ERA.
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Mirror Image
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 19:32 |
Here would be my top 10 Genesis songs (in no particular order):
1. The Musical Box 2. The Return of the Giant Hogweed 3. The Fountain of Salmacis 4. The Cinema Show 5. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight 6. Watcher of the Skies 7. Supper's Ready 8. Firth of Fifth 9. One for the Vine 10. Dance On A Volcano
This was quite difficult as there's so many more that I would have liked to have added like The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, it, Eleventh Earl of Mar, Cuckoo Cocoon, Afterglow, In the Cage, Get 'Em Out By Friday, among others.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 20:16 |
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^ You know what some people would do? Add the whole "Lamb" (the album) as one freaking song to such a list. True that.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - July 17 2012 at 20:17
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Mirror Image
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 20:32 |
Dayvenkirq wrote:
^ You know what some people would do? Add the whole "Lamb" (the album) as one freaking song to such a list. True that.
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Yeah, but that's just a bit obsessive to me as I think The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is one of their weakest overall. Now, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound, A Trick of the Tail, and Wind & Wuthering, on the other hand, it becomes increasingly harder for me to narrow down favorite songs as there's so many that enjoy from these recordings.
Edited by Mirror Image - July 17 2012 at 20:54
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The Doctor
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 20:39 |
Mirror Image wrote:
Dayvenkirq wrote:
^ You know what some people would do? Add the whole "Lamb" (the album) as one freaking song to such a list. True that.
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Yeah, but that's just a bit obsessive to me as I think The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is one of their weakest overall. Now, Nursery Cryme, Fotrot, Selling England By The Pound, A Trick of the Tail, and Wind & Wuthering, on the other hand, it becomes increasingly harder for me to narrow down favorite songs as there's so many that enjoy from these recordings. |
Fotrot? You mean there's a Genesis album out there I've never heard?  The Lamb is my least favorite of the Gabriel years (if you don't count FGTR) and the Hackett years. There are some really good songs on the album and I absolutely love parts of it, but as a whole piece of music, I think it is weaker than everything else between Trespass and Wind & Wuthering. The Lamb is responsible for one of my favorite Genesis pieces (although only appearing live): In the Cage/Cinema Show/Slippermen/Afterglow medley (this also happens to be my favorite medley of all time as it could almost qualify as simply a 16 minute epic in its own right).
Edited by The Doctor - July 17 2012 at 20:44
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Mirror Image
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 21:05 |
The Doctor wrote:
Mirror Image wrote:
Dayvenkirq wrote:
^ You know what some people would do? Add the whole "Lamb" (the album) as one freaking song to such a list. True that.
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Yeah, but that's just a bit obsessive to me as I think The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is one of their weakest overall. Now, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound, A Trick of the Tail, and Wind & Wuthering, on the other hand, it becomes increasingly harder for me to narrow down favorite songs as there's so many that enjoy from these recordings. |
Fotrot? You mean there's a Genesis album out there I've never heard?
The Lamb is my least favorite of the Gabriel years (if you don't count FGTR) and the Hackett years. There are some really good songs on the album and I absolutely love parts of it, but as a whole piece of music, I think it is weaker than everything else between Trespass and Wind & Wuthering.
The Lamb is responsible for one of my favorite Genesis pieces (although only appearing live): In the Cage/Cinema Show/Slippermen/Afterglow medley (this also happens to be my favorite medley of all time as it could almost qualify as simply a 16 minute epic in its own right).
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Typo corrected. 
There are parts of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway that I love: In The Cage, the title track of course, Hairless Heart, Cuckoo Cocoon, Carpet Crawlers, The Colony of Slippermen, among others, but it was just too much for me. A bit daunting for sure. If I had to pick a favorite Genesis album, it would probably be Foxtrot for the simple fact that I thought the band was really at the top of their abilities as songwriters. Tony Banks never sounded better IMHO. Hackett was, as usual, incredibly creative and, though, Nursery Cryme displayed his abilities as a soloist and accompanist to great effect, it was on Foxtrot that I thought his sound was fully integrated into the group. A case in point Watcher of the Skies where he has some tasty guitar licks and awesome volume swells.
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Mirror Image
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 23:22 |
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....but, for me, the one Genesis song that encapsulates everything that is wonderful about the band is The Musical Box. In this regard, I agree with the guy who runs Genesis fansite The Waiting Room.
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“Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov
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Mirror Image
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 23:25 |
Ancient Tree wrote:
ah what the heck,all genesis songs are awesome |
Um...no. When they went pop, I was incredibly disappointed, but I knew it was all over when Hackett left the band. 
Edited by Mirror Image - July 17 2012 at 23:25
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“Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov
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smartpatrol
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 23:29 |
Mirror Image wrote:
Ancient Tree wrote:
ah what the heck,all genesis songs are awesome |
Um...no. When they went pop, I was incredibly disappointed, but I knew it was all over when Hackett left the band. |
Post Hackett Genesis were an exceptional pop group and even still had somegood prog songs like Cul-de-sac
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Mirror Image
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 23:35 |
smartpatrol wrote:
Mirror Image wrote:
Ancient Tree wrote:
ah what the heck,all genesis songs are awesome |
Um...no. When they went pop, I was incredibly disappointed, but I knew it was all over when Hackett left the band. |
Post Hackett Genesis were an exceptional pop group and even still had somegood prog songs like Cul-de-sac |
..And Then There Were Three is really where I cut the line from Genesis. Undertow and Down and Out would probably be my favorite songs prior to Hackett's departure. If you like pop music, I suppose they were good at doing this commercial stuff, but I don't like pop music or else why would I be on a progressive rock forum discussing this kind of music? For me, they wasted their talent for the almighty dollar which is what many great musicians have done and continue to do.
Edited by Mirror Image - July 17 2012 at 23:36
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“Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov
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smartpatrol
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 23:44 |
Mirror Image wrote:
smartpatrol wrote:
Mirror Image wrote:
Ancient Tree wrote:
ah what the heck,all genesis songs are awesome |
Um...no. When they went pop, I was incredibly disappointed, but I knew it was all over when Hackett left the band. |
Post Hackett Genesis were an exceptional pop group and even still had somegood prog songs like Cul-de-sac |
..And Then There Were Three is really where I cut the line from Genesis. Undertow and Down and Out would probably be my favorite songs prior to Hackett's departure. If you like pop music, I suppose they were good at doing this commercial stuff, but I don't like pop music or else why would I be on a progressive rock forum discussing this kind of music? For me, they wasted their talent for the almighty dollar which is what many great musicians have done and continue to do.
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I don't think they did it to earn a buck, I think they all wanted to move on, make something different. Oh, and the forums aren't all about prog, really. In the General Music and Just for Fun sections we talk about everything from prog to noise, and from j-pop to free jazz.
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