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fudgenuts64 
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 01:06 |
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Both these songs I personally think fit just right with their respective albums. I give the nod to Ripples for having some of the best lyrics of any Genesis song for me. Your Own Special Way fits Wind and Wuthering's somber tone well I feel, and I feel it's a fairly underrated song on a spectacular album.
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 01:50 |
Very easy choice for me - Ripples. Great song that has a lovely build up.
Whereas Your own Special Way really doesn't work for me far too limp especially after the first two great, opening songs on W&W.
It has been mentioned before but it is a shame (IMHO) that YOSW and All in a mouses night were not replace by a couple of tracks off the Spot the Pigeon EP - making a strong album even better.
Anyway out of these 2 songs, Ripples by an ocean.
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 02:01 |
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Of course it's going to be Ripples.
........ not saying Special Way is weak though, I really love Phil's harmonies on this track.
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 02:49 |
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Sail away, away...
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 02:50 |
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richardh
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 03:31 |
I don't dislike Your Own Special Way. W&W is an odd album to me and suggests that things were not all that harmonious in the band at the time.
Ripples is a classic however (and ATOTT is my favourite Genesis album)
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 03:57 |
Your Own Special Way just about beats Ripples. Actually one of my favourites on W&W. Both are brilliant, and the chords on Ripples are so great 
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 04:13 |
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I used to like them once. Now they just irritate me overlong pop tunes. They both should be about 3.5 mins long and be proper honest pop tunes and not drag on for eternity.
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Gerinski
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 04:16 |
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Ripples by miles, I'm not a fan of Your Own Special Way
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 08:14 |
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love both (yes, i do have something for Your Own Special Way, shut it), but Ripples... takes the cake here, my favorite from ATofT.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 08:40 |
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Your Own Special Way drones on about 3 minutes too long. Editing would have tightened up a good ballad.
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 09:42 |
 The Dark Elf wrote:
Your Own Special Way drones on about 3 minutes too long. Editing would have tightened up a good ballad. |
Agree---and comparing a popish song to a real prog song like Ripples is an easy vote.
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 11:23 |
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Went with Ripples but I think the ballads that Genesis did were always a bit weak and not the crux of what Genesis were all about....
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 11:30 |
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Ripples...one of my favorite Genesis songs.
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 12:24 |
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I like both, but Ripples is better.
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dr wu23
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 13:36 |
There certainly are a lot of proggers on here who are easy to please.
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 14:43 |
Wanorak wrote:
I like both, but Ripples is better. |
I feel the same way.
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 16:58 |
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Ripples definitely.
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 17:29 |
Love both tracks but Ripples is a masterpiece.
In any case, Ripples is not an exclusive Rutherford song. He wrote the lyrics and probably the melody line and surely the acoustic motive, but the instrumental interlude I think it is mainly Banks.
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Posted: July 27 2014 at 18:03 |
Ripples is an incredible song. Your Own Special Way goes on too long. Ripples it is.
Edited by tdfloyd - July 28 2014 at 06:53
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