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Posted: February 05 2013 at 14:47

The Fountain of Salmacis

Harold the Barrel

Supper's Ready

Back in NYC

Dance on a Volcano

Help me I'm falling!

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Posted: February 05 2013 at 14:39

Okay, this was really hard to do. The ranking between those ten is pretty much gut feeling and could change at a whim, and I still don't feel good about leaving out certain songs like "Squonk", "The Musical Box", "The Lamia" and "Home by the Sea". But anyway:

1. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
2. Blood on the Rooftops
3. Mama
4. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
5. Cuckoo Cocoon
6. The Fountain of Salmacis
7. Behind the Lines
8. Dodo/Lurker
9. Watcher of the Skies
10. Turn It On Again

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Posted: February 05 2013 at 13:17

The Cinema Show

The Musical Box

Dancing With The Moonlit Knight

Back In NYC

Carpet Crawlers

Here Comes The Supernatural Anesthetist

Squonk

Time Table

Supper's Ready

Watcher Of The Skies

The thing I dig about Genesis, other than the songwriting and craftsmanship, is their theatrical yet studious approach to the tunes. And in the beginning they sat down to play, and the lead singer sat behind a bass drum.

What attracts me to art rock/prog pop is that "other thing". The music is being performed and can be heard and experienced, but there is also something palpable, some other thing that I can't quite grab ahold of or describe, but it is there in and around and next to the music nonetheless.

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Posted: February 01 2013 at 13:42

One for the vine

Supper's Ready

Fly on a windshield

Entangled

Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Watcher Of The Skies

Dancing with the moonlight knight

In the cage

Can Utility and The coastliners

Dodo

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Posted: January 23 2013 at 09:22

1. The Knife

2. Fountain of Salmacis

3.Supper's Ready

4.Dance on a Volcano

5.Trick of the Tail

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Posted: January 18 2013 at 09:28

My fave five:

1. The Musical Box
2. Firth of Fifth
3. Can-Utility & The Coastliners
4. Carpet Crawlers
5. Stagnation

For some reason, it took me years to appreciate 'Can-Utility' as one of their finest moments.

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Posted: January 17 2013 at 19:44

1. The Musical Box
2. The Knife
3. The Return Of The Giant Hogweed
4. Blood On The Rooftops
5. Watcher Of The Skies

Maybe it's due to Genesis Live being my first album by them, and my only one for the longest time that those songs resonate strongest with me even now. W&W was my second, hence my love for BOTR. My fav album of theirs for the longest time was Lamb, but I always enjoyed listening to it as a whole, so the individual tracks didn't stand out so much even though a lot of them are great.

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Posted: January 17 2013 at 19:34

1. The Cinema Show

2. Firth of Fifth

3. Supper's Ready

4. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

5. One For the Vine

6. Eleventh Earl of Mar

7. Watcher of the Skies

8. Can Utility

9. The Musical Box

10. Dance on a Volcano

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Posted: January 15 2013 at 23:00

Ahh what the hell...

1. Supper's Ready

2. The Colony of Slippermen

3. The Fountain of Salmacis

4. The Knife

5. The Battle of Epping Forest

6. The Cinema Show

7. It

8. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

9. Get 'em Out By Friday

10. In The Cage

11. Domino Embarrassed

...seriously

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Posted: January 15 2013 at 00:08

I can't choose my favorite songs are you kidding me

The 5 things I love about Genesis are to your left

<<<<<<<<< LOL

Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - February 05 2013 at 15:28

“War is peace.

Freedom is slavery.

Ignorance is strength.”

― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four

"Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart

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Posted: January 14 2013 at 23:59

The Lamia
The Waiting Room
Fountain of Salmacis
Blood on the Rooftops
The Musical Box
Looking for Someone
Stagnation
After the Ordeal
Supernatural Anaesthetist
White Mountain / Fly on a Windshield / The Knife / Harlequin / Horizons / Dancing with the Moonlit Knight / Entangled..
-I can't decide on the last one.

I liked the group its ability to set a mood and tell stories.
I like how their playing was always subordinated to the mood and direction of a piece, yet never sacrificed.
I like how the arrangements moved and shifted about and often ended up in a different place from where they started.
I like Steve Hackett's guitar playing.
I liked Peter Gabriel's voice.

Some of Genesis' contributions to Prog were:
Lyrical and instrumental storytelling
Dynamic contrast
Texture with 12 strings
Ambiguity of instrument timbre - guitars that sounded like keyboards, keyboards that sounded like guitars
Playing innovations - two handed tapping, unusual chords often with unusual tunings, strange sounds in general, ...

Edited by HackettFan - January 15 2013 at 00:28

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Posted: January 14 2013 at 21:08

Unfortunately I only have 2 Genesis albums, so I'll have to pick from those ones.

1. Firth of Fifth

2. Supper's Ready

3. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

4. Time Table

5. Watcher of the Skies

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Posted: January 13 2013 at 20:49

This Is A tough Task: I'm only 17 but I've been listening to Genesis for most of my life, something which you can credit my father for. I could make a Top 50 list and barely scratch the surface.

That being said...

1. The Musical box

2. Supper's Ready

3. Duke's Travels

4. Home By The Sea/SHBTS

5. Deep In the Motherlode/Land Of Confusion

6.Firth Of Fifth

7. In The Cage

8. Man On The Corner/Mama

9. Duchess

10. Eleventh Earl Of Mar/Keep It Dark/Driving The Last Spike

I Know I'm Kinda cheating with the ties, but I can't help it.

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Posted: July 25 2011 at 14:29

in short:

1. Supper's Ready    One of the top all-time prog epics--excellently arranged, strong, emotional theme, but with interesting free-association type stuff.
2. The Fountain of Salmacis. Excellent symphonic-prog arrangement, hard-rocking yet with a air of aloof classicalness.
3. Cinema Show    Beautiful somewhat dreamy theme/arrangement with superb extended keyboard solo.
4. The Knife        Powerful anti-war song with strong driving rhythm and other superb sound mix/vocal touches.
5. Los Endos.    A finale (?) of themes on TOTT. A little too short though, wish it would continue.

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Posted: July 23 2011 at 12:14

After the Ordeal

That's really all I need of Genesis. Most of their stuff strikes me as ~~good, not great~~ great, not amazing.

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Posted: July 21 2011 at 15:52

5 favorite Genesis songs (this is HARD)

1. Watcher of the Skies
2. Looking for Someone
3. Deep in the Motherlode
4. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight
5. Turn it on Again

Kind of a rococo bunch, but what the hey

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Posted: July 21 2011 at 14:44

You only did 1/3 of what i ask for Geek

, not that you are obliged too it but it is nice if it gets done..

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Posted: July 21 2011 at 14:41

Oh this is tough but here's my best list

1.Home by the Sea/Second Home by the Sea

2.Los Endos

3.Dance on a Volcano

4.The Brazilian

5.Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

6.Watcher of the Skies

7.Behind the Lines

8.Driving the Last Spike

9.I Know What I Like(In Your Wardrobe)

10.Jesus He Knows Me

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Posted: July 19 2011 at 14:07

Extremely hard to break it down to 10 but heres a go:

1.Suppers Ready

2.The Musical Box

3.Watcher Of The Skies

4.The Cinema Show

5.Can Utility and The Coastliners or Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (can't pick)

6.The Fountain Of Salmacis

7.The Battle Of Epping Forest

8.Firth Of Fifth

9.Los Endos

10.The Colony Of Slippermen

Edited by Fox On The Rocks - July 20 2011 at 17:23

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Posted: July 18 2011 at 19:44

Now there's a hard thing to say, after Genesis is my favorite band and this business lists and "top 10" are not my forte. But definitely the best of the best of the best for me are(not necessarily in that order)
-Supper's Ready
-Firth of Fifth
-In the Cage
-Los Endos (it's hard to pick a song Atota because he's my favorite album of the band,but this is the best instrumental of all time)
-Eleventh Earl of Mar
-One for the Vine
-Duke 's Travels
-Home by the Sea / Second Home by the sea (for me is just a song, and I know it's pop, but ...)
-Domino (call me crazy)
-Driving the last spike

As for the reasons I love this band, are simple:
-Tony Banks is my favorite keyboardist of all time

-Peter Gabriel is my favorite song writer and along with Phil Collins is one of my favorite vocalists
-Mike Rutherford is the best "quick fix" of progressive rock (kidding, Mike, you are a genius)
-Steve Hackett is tied with David Gilmour the most amazing guitarist in the universe to me

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be" Matthew 6:21

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akamaisondufromage Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 16 2009 Location: Blighty Status: Offline Points: 6797	Posted: February 05 2013 at 14:47
	The Fountain of Salmacis Harold the Barrel Supper's Ready Back in NYC Dance on a Volcano
	Help me I'm falling!

HarbouringTheSoul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 21 2010 Status: Offline Points: 1199	Posted: February 05 2013 at 14:39
	Okay, this was really hard to do. The ranking between those ten is pretty much gut feeling and could change at a whim, and I still don't feel good about leaving out certain songs like "Squonk", "The Musical Box", "The Lamia" and "Home by the Sea". But anyway: 1. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight 2. Blood on the Rooftops 3. Mama 4. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 5. Cuckoo Cocoon 6. The Fountain of Salmacis 7. Behind the Lines 8. Dodo/Lurker 9. Watcher of the Skies 10. Turn It On Again

LittleMilton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: February 05 2013 Location: Midwest Status: Offline Points: 34	Posted: February 05 2013 at 13:17
	The Cinema Show The Musical Box Dancing With The Moonlit Knight Back In NYC Carpet Crawlers Here Comes The Supernatural Anesthetist Squonk Time Table Supper's Ready Watcher Of The Skies The thing I dig about Genesis, other than the songwriting and craftsmanship, is their theatrical yet studious approach to the tunes. And in the beginning they sat down to play, and the lead singer sat behind a bass drum. What attracts me to art rock/prog pop is that "other thing". The music is being performed and can be heard and experienced, but there is also something palpable, some other thing that I can't quite grab ahold of or describe, but it is there in and around and next to the music nonetheless. : )

mikeguggs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: February 01 2013 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 1	Posted: February 01 2013 at 13:42
	One for the vine Supper's Ready Fly on a windshield Entangled Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Watcher Of The Skies Dancing with the moonlight knight In the cage Can Utility and The coastliners Dodo

wjgs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: January 23 2013 Location: Plymouth Status: Offline Points: 2	Posted: January 23 2013 at 09:22
	1. The Knife 2. Fountain of Salmacis 3.Supper's Ready 4.Dance on a Volcano 5.Trick of the Tail
	oldprogger

Kirillov Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 03 2011 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 700	Posted: January 18 2013 at 09:28
	My fave five: 1. The Musical Box 2. Firth of Fifth 3. Can-Utility & The Coastliners 4. Carpet Crawlers 5. Stagnation For some reason, it took me years to appreciate 'Can-Utility' as one of their finest moments.

Prog Sothoth Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 03 2011 Location: MA Status: Offline Points: 1940	Posted: January 17 2013 at 19:44
	1. The Musical Box 2. The Knife 3. The Return Of The Giant Hogweed 4. Blood On The Rooftops 5. Watcher Of The Skies Maybe it's due to Genesis Live being my first album by them, and my only one for the longest time that those songs resonate strongest with me even now. W&W was my second, hence my love for BOTR. My fav album of theirs for the longest time was Lamb, but I always enjoyed listening to it as a whole, so the individual tracks didn't stand out so much even though a lot of them are great.

Mr. Mustard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 06 2012 Location: Maine, USA Status: Offline Points: 207	Posted: January 17 2013 at 19:34
	1. The Cinema Show 2. Firth of Fifth 3. Supper's Ready 4. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 5. One For the Vine 6. Eleventh Earl of Mar 7. Watcher of the Skies 8. Can Utility 9. The Musical Box 10. Dance on a Volcano


Eria Tarka Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 17 2011 Location: BC, Canada Status: Offline Points: 5856	Posted: January 15 2013 at 23:00
	Ahh what the hell... 1. Supper's Ready 2. The Colony of Slippermen 3. The Fountain of Salmacis 4. The Knife 5. The Battle of Epping Forest 6. The Cinema Show 7. It 8. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 9. Get 'em Out By Friday 10. In The Cage 11. Domino ...seriously

ProgMetaller2112 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 08 2012 Location: Pacoima,CA,USA Status: Offline Points: 3150	Posted: January 15 2013 at 00:08
	I can't choose my favorite songs are you kidding me The 5 things I love about Genesis are to your left <<<<<<<<< Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - February 05 2013 at 15:28
	“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart

HackettFan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2012 Location: Oklahoma Status: Offline Points: 7951	Posted: January 14 2013 at 23:59
	The Lamia The Waiting Room Fountain of Salmacis Blood on the Rooftops The Musical Box Looking for Someone Stagnation After the Ordeal Supernatural Anaesthetist White Mountain / Fly on a Windshield / The Knife / Harlequin / Horizons / Dancing with the Moonlit Knight / Entangled.. -I can't decide on the last one. I liked the group its ability to set a mood and tell stories. I like how their playing was always subordinated to the mood and direction of a piece, yet never sacrificed. I like how the arrangements moved and shifted about and often ended up in a different place from where they started. I like Steve Hackett's guitar playing. I liked Peter Gabriel's voice. Some of Genesis' contributions to Prog were: Lyrical and instrumental storytelling Dynamic contrast Texture with 12 strings Ambiguity of instrument timbre - guitars that sounded like keyboards, keyboards that sounded like guitars Playing innovations - two handed tapping, unusual chords often with unusual tunings, strange sounds in general, ... Edited by HackettFan - January 15 2013 at 00:28

zeqexes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 19 2012 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 1238	Posted: January 14 2013 at 21:08
	Unfortunately I only have 2 Genesis albums, so I'll have to pick from those ones. 1. Firth of Fifth 2. Supper's Ready 3. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 4. Time Table 5. Watcher of the Skies


edgor123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: January 13 2013 Location: Ohio Status: Offline Points: 1	Posted: January 13 2013 at 20:49
	This Is A tough Task: I'm only 17 but I've been listening to Genesis for most of my life, something which you can credit my father for. I could make a Top 50 list and barely scratch the surface. That being said... 1. The Musical box 2. Supper's Ready 3. Duke's Travels 4. Home By The Sea/SHBTS 5. Deep In the Motherlode/Land Of Confusion 6.Firth Of Fifth 7. In The Cage 8. Man On The Corner/Mama 9. Duchess 10. Eleventh Earl Of Mar/Keep It Dark/Driving The Last Spike I Know I'm Kinda cheating with the ties, but I can't help it.

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	in short: 1. Supper's Ready One of the top all-time prog epics--excellently arranged, strong, emotional theme, but with interesting free-association type stuff. 2. The Fountain of Salmacis. Excellent symphonic-prog arrangement, hard-rocking yet with a air of aloof classicalness. 3. Cinema Show Beautiful somewhat dreamy theme/arrangement with superb extended keyboard solo. 4. The Knife Powerful anti-war song with strong driving rhythm and other superb sound mix/vocal touches. 5. Los Endos. A finale (?) of themes on TOTT. A little too short though, wish it would continue.
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DreamInSong Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 17 2009 Status: Offline Points: 279	Posted: July 23 2011 at 12:14
	After the Ordeal That's really all I need of Genesis. Most of their stuff strikes me as ~~good, not great~~ great, not amazing.


HolyMoly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26138	Posted: July 21 2011 at 15:52
	5 favorite Genesis songs (this is HARD) 1. Watcher of the Skies 2. Looking for Someone 3. Deep in the Motherlode 4. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 5. Turn it on Again Kind of a rococo bunch, but what the hey
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	You only did 1/3 of what i ask for , not that you are obliged too it but it is nice if it gets done..


criticdrummer94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Ohio Status: Offline Points: 431	Posted: July 21 2011 at 14:41
	Oh this is tough but here's my best list 1.Home by the Sea/Second Home by the Sea 2.Los Endos 3.Dance on a Volcano 4.The Brazilian 5.Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 6.Watcher of the Skies 7.Behind the Lines 8.Driving the Last Spike 9.I Know What I Like(In Your Wardrobe) 10.Jesus He Knows Me

Fox On The Rocks Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 10 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Status: Offline Points: 5012	Posted: July 19 2011 at 14:07
	Extremely hard to break it down to 10 but heres a go: 1.Suppers Ready 2.The Musical Box 3.Watcher Of The Skies 4.The Cinema Show 5.Can Utility and The Coastliners or Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (can't pick) 6.The Fountain Of Salmacis 7.The Battle Of Epping Forest 8.Firth Of Fifth 9.Los Endos 10.The Colony Of Slippermen Edited by Fox On The Rocks - July 20 2011 at 17:23


voliveira Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: October 27 2010 Location: Sergipe,Brasil Status: Offline Points: 48	Posted: July 18 2011 at 19:44
	Now there's a hard thing to say, after Genesis is my favorite band and this business lists and "top 10" are not my forte. But definitely the best of the best of the best for me are(not necessarily in that order) -Supper's Ready -Firth of Fifth -In the Cage -Los Endos (it's hard to pick a song Atota because he's my favorite album of the band,but this is the best instrumental of all time) -Eleventh Earl of Mar -One for the Vine -Duke 's Travels -Home by the Sea / Second Home by the sea (for me is just a song, and I know it's pop, but ...) -Domino (call me crazy) -Driving the last spike As for the reasons I love this band, are simple: -Tony Banks is my favorite keyboardist of all time -Peter Gabriel is my favorite song writer and along with Phil Collins is one of my favorite vocalists -Mike Rutherford is the best "quick fix" of progressive rock (kidding, Mike, you are a genius) -Steve Hackett is tied with David Gilmour the most amazing guitarist in the universe to me
	"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be" Matthew 6:21