Genesis

[Bogey]

Why not, Bill! : )

Saw Phil on his No Jacket Required tour with his band The Hot Tub Club.  Great show....he did not play any Genesis that night, just solo stuff.  Listening to the Tarzan soundtrack as I type.  Great Phil drum fiffs on this one.  I am guessing not too many members here have this one, but worth the grab if you see it and enjoy Phil's solo work.  Just stay clear of the movie.

[kishnevi]

I have to admit that while I generally like Genesis in both with Peter G. and without Peter G. phases (although I think there's a distinct levelling off of quality in the last couple of albums), it is Genesis which yielded the most cringe worthy song I've heard, in terms of lyrics--Illegal Alien.  I have to wonder what monstrous series of brain farts allowed this song not only to appear on the album, but to be used a video on somewhat heavy rotation on VHI/MTV, which is where I encountered it.  Whole slews of people, not merely in Genesis, but at the record label and VHI, must have lost the ability to think before that happened.

There is a bunch of stuff on the earlier albums that I probably have not heard (unless it was on the radio without knowing what song it was),  and I ought to really remedy that--but my favorite Genesis song is probably "House by the Sea" (I think that's the official title).

[Karl Henning]

"Home by the Sea," in two parts. I should give that a listen on the train ride home to-night.

[Karl Henning]

...  I have to wonder what monstrous series of brain farts allowed this song not only to appear on the album, but to be used a video on somewhat heavy rotation on VHI/MTV, which is where I encountered it.  Whole slews of people, not merely in Genesis, but at the record label and VHI, must have lost the ability to think before that happened.

You're taking it all too hard.

[Mirror Image]

The Cinema Show from Selling England By The Pound is bloody fantastic! Very underrated piece!

[Karl Henning]

Saw Phil on his No Jacket Required tour with his band The Hot Tub Club.  Great show....he did not play any Genesis that night, just solo stuff.  Listening to the Tarzan soundtrack as I type.  Great Phil drum fiffs on this one.  I am guessing not too many members here have this one, but worth the grab if you see it and enjoy Phil's solo work.  Just stay clear of the movie.

Most interesting, Bill!

The Cinema Show from Selling England By The Pound is bloody fantastic! Very underrated piece!

Great stuff!

[Conor71]

I like Peter Gabriel and listened to the PG-era Genesis albums earlier this year for the first time - I have come to really enjoy them and they have recieved many listens despite progressive rock not really being a genre I have explored much.
My favourite album from Genesis is undoubtedly The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - I heard this one when i was a lad and it made a big impression on me then - I still really enjoy it and consider it a masterpiece.
I have to admit to liking some of Genesis Phil Collins-era albums too (I guess I should'nt be too embarrassed!) - probably my favourites from this period are Invisible Touch and And Then There Were Three..

[Sammy]

I listen to a wide spectrum of music outside of classical. I was listening to rock (and the many sub-genres within this idiom), bluegrass, and jazz before I was even listening to classical music. I don't turn my nose up at anything I once liked. I still listen to all of this music and I'm all the better for it. Each time I return to one of these genres I have a new appreciation for it. I don't know maybe it's just a musician thing? I've been playing the guitar for 21 years now and I've always tried to immerse myself into a lot of different kinds of music. I think I even went off on a folk tangent and listened to folk music from around the world most notably the Balkans, China, England, Ireland, Japan, among other countries.

You're my man for all seasons.

[Mirror Image]

You're my man for all seasons.

[Mirror Image]

I like Peter Gabriel and listened to the PG-era Genesis albums earlier this year for the first time - I have come to really enjoy them and they have recieved many listens despite progressive rock not really being a genre I have explored much.
My favourite album from Genesis is undoubtedly The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - I heard this one when i was a lad and it made a big impression on me then - I still really enjoy it and consider it a masterpiece.
I have to admit to liking some of Genesis Phil Collins-era albums too (I guess I should'nt be too embarrassed!) - probably my favourites from this period are Invisible Touch and And Then There Were Three..

What do you think about A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering, Conor? You should definitely immerse yourself in progressive rock. There's a lot of great music waiting for you around the corner.

[Conor71]

Quote from: Mirror Image on Today at 10:50:56 AM

What do you think about

A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering, Conor? You should definitely immerse yourself in progressive rock. There's a lot of great music waiting for you around the corner.

Hey mate, Ive not heard A Trick Of The Tail and Wind & Wuthering yet - I remember you recommending them to me before and I have been meaning to check them out for a while. I will probably download these albums in future I think!

Yes I've not heard much progressive Rock and it is a genre which I am interested in and may possible explore in future - I was thinking of maybe listening to some King Crimson to start with.

[Mirror Image]

Hey mate, Ive not heard A Trick Of The Tail and Wind & Wuthering yet - I remember you recommending them to me before and I have been meaning to check them out for a while. I will probably download these albums in future I think!

Yes I've not heard much progressive Rock and it is a genre which I am interested in and may possible explore in future - I was thinking of maybe listening to some King Crimson to start with.

You can probably buy those albums cheaper than you can download them for. I don't know what you're opinion of the whole owning the CD vs. downloading but these Genesis recordings are readily available and you could probably buy them in a CD store in Sydney Perth.

[Conor71]

Quote from: Mirror Image on Today at 12:46:27 PM

You can probably buy those albums cheaper than you can download them for. I don't know what you're opinion of the whole owning the CD vs. downloading but these Genesis recordings are readily available and you could probably buy them in a CD store in

Sydney Perth.

For Classical Music I always buy the Disc and for non-classical I will sometimes download if I want the album quickly or if its a bit cheaper. Perth is a pretty small city by American standards and we dont have many CD stores now - what the CD shops do have in stock is a bit overpriced imo and thats why I have been buying mainly online for the last few years

[Mirror Image]

For Classical Music I always buy the Disc and for non-classical I will sometimes download if I want the album quickly or if its a bit cheaper. Perth is a pretty small city by American standards and we dont have many CD stores now - what the CD shops do have in stock is a bit overpriced imo and thats why I have been buying mainly online for the last few years

Same here, Conor. Why pay for an overpriced CD that you an get so cheap online? I think the era of CD stores are coming to a close.

[Mirror Image]

Lately, I've been enjoying ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett's solo work. Listened to The Voyage of the Acolyte a few nights ago and I'm listening to Please Don't Touch right now. Great stuff! I think highly of Hackett for continuing to carry the progressive flag.

[Vesteralen]

My guitar teacher gave me his own transcribed version of "Blood on the Rooftops" to learn several months ago.
I won't say how well I did with that. 

Oddly enough, I was having one of those senior moments yesterday when I was listening to this:



and, for some reason, kept seeing the artwork for this:

[Karl Henning]

Actually, there are compositional elements enough in common, that you needn't IMO fear for your brain . . . .

[Mirror Image]

That instrumental middle to "Firth of Fifth" where Hackett brilliantly echoes Gabriel's earlier flute solo, chills every time.

This. One of the greatest guitar solos of all-time. Bone-tingling for sure, Karl. Again, as I said in an '11 post, those volume swells Hackett does just add so much to that solo.

[Karl Henning]

An old friend of mine was just in Texas for a show Hackett played there, he reports that it was a fabulous show.

[Mirror Image]

An old friend of mine was just in Texas for a show Hackett played there, he reports that it was a fabulous show.

Wow, I bet. I'd love to see Hackett live.