Most devastating band departure

Finnforest wrote: Inspired by today's announcement

One can hardly vote for the first one, given that it just happened.    Yet lots of people will, I'm sure. 

Finnforest wrote: ^ Not sure it couldn't be a valid opinion, if they believe the guy is the heart and soul of the group and they will not recover, they could make the case DT is crippled, perhaps moreso in their opinion than the other historical ones, most of which survived the departures in some respect.    Damn, how's that for a run-on sentence

All I meant was that only time and perspective can help us judge something like this. 

Oh by the way I'm leaving Epignosis.

The Quiet One wrote: Epignosis wrote: Finnforest wrote: ^ Not sure it couldn't be a valid opinion, if they believe the guy is the heart and soul of the group and they will not recover, they could make the case DT is crippled, perhaps moreso in their opinion than the other historical ones, most of which survived the departures in some respect.    Damn, how's that for a run-on sentence All I meant was that only time and perspective can help us judge something like this.  Oh by the way I'm leaving Epignosis.     oh wait... what?

Oh don't be too sad.  I'm flaky as hell.

I'm sure I'll be back next week.

After I finish all my chores! 

What's that? 

Yes dear...

Premature thread is premature.

stonebeard wrote: Premature thread is premature.

It involves some speculation...some crystal ball gazing....just go with it man, it ain't life or death.

Either Floyd or Genesis.  Hard to choose for me.  Genesis was a big one because the solo stuff and the band's stuff from that point on were pretty low par compared to before the breakup.  Floyd is different because Waters and Wright's solo work was still good and the band didn't completely wind up losing it like Genesis did.

Epignosis wrote: thellama73 wrote:   Epignosis wrote: Finnforest wrote: ^ Not sure it couldn't be a valid opinion, if they believe the guy is the heart and soul of the group and they will not recover, they could make the case DT is crippled, perhaps moreso in their opinion than the other historical ones, most of which survived the departures in some respect.    Damn, how's that for a run-on sentence Oh by the way I'm leaving Epignosis. Can I leave Epignosis too? You already did before you were born.

Oh Robert, you are always so subtle. . . .

I should've rephrased that... Compared to the band's work, that album isn't as good to me.  I also like PG Four but I'd take the classic Genesis over that anyday.  I guess that's what I'm trying to say.

The Truth wrote: I should've rephrased that... Compared to the band's work, that album isn't as good to me.  I also like PG Four but I'd take the classic Genesis over that anyday.  I guess that's what I'm trying to say.

To be honest, I think that PG3 is better than any Genesis album other than Foxtrot, but that's just me.  I still vote for Genesis, because I really don't like anything that came from that band after Gabriel left.

Gabriel leaving Genesis - they were really just getting better and better, and then he left, and I don't like the post-Gabriel stuff at all close to as much as the with-Gabriel stuff. Anderon leaving Yes would have been more disappointing if he hadn't left when Yes was in a slump and then returned, or if his second leaving wasn't after they had released 19 albums and pretty much (to my ears) exhausted the best of what they could create as a unit.