Genesis - a confession

[summerdays]

I'm still enjoying listening to the music a few days on and having Genesis ear worms!

 

[Markymark]

Could we just make this thread a Sticky?



Then get Shaun to instantly close the accounts for anyone who posts anything Positive about them?

 

[Doseone]

Got it on record, haven't watched it yet.

As with many others I liked the early stuff. Wind and Wuthering was the last decent album, after that there were a few good tracks but yes the Phil Collins influence became too big.

Personally, Lamb Lies Down is my favourite of their albums, closely followed by Foxtrot.

 

[MontyVeda]

... and whatever you say about Collins he's an amazingly versatile drummer. ...

he is.... toms, cymbals, snare, he can play 'em all... he's not bad on tambourine either.

 

[Drago]

There's just something very wrong about a band with a singing drummer. The Eagles are just as disturbing because of this.

 

[MontyVeda]

There's just something very wrong about a band with a singing drummer. The Eagles are just as disturbing because of this.

Carpenters?

 

[Drago]

Karen Carpenter came from Nuneaton.





I'll get my coat.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

There's just something very wrong about a band with a singing drummer. The Eagles are just as disturbing because of this.

There's nothing wrong with Grand Funk Railroad..

....but they could be exception that proves the rule

 

[swee'pea99]

My little sister once chided me for having a few Genesis albums. I said I'd been thinking of ditching them, but hadn't quite got round to it. She said 'I would have thought getting rid of Genesis albums would be a priority for any right-thinking individual'. I ignored her of course, as you do.

Then the other day, inspired by this thread, I decided to put on And Then There Were Three, to see if there was anything there, 30-odd years on. Have to say, I wasn't that taken with it. The 'concept album' lyrics haven't worn well, and tho' there was genuine musicianship on display, the thing as a whole felt more than a bit contrived and pretentious and soulless. It was ponderous. It was pompous. It felt like product.

The lyrics were no better (possibly, worse) on Yes's Fragile (similar background) which I played immediately after by way of comparison, but I thought it held up much better. Ok, it was gibberish, but musically it was less bombastic and more interesting than the Genesis, and there were some genuinely lovely bits, I thought I might play it again. Which I can't see myself doing with the Genesis. maybe I'll try Foxtrot. Maybe that'll be better.

 

[JoeyB]

Love them.

 

[Rezillo]

Then the other day, inspired by this thread, I decided to put on And Then There Were Three, to see if there was anything there, 30-odd years on. Have to say, I wasn't that taken with it. The 'concept album' lyrics haven't worn well, and tho' there was genuine musicianship on display, the thing as a whole felt more than a bit contrived and pretentious and soulless. It was ponderous. It was pompous. It felt like product.

Despite my earlier enthusiasm, I would agree with you. Things picked up with Duke but after that it was all downhill. Selling England by the Pound, Trick of the Tail, Lamb Lies Down and Seconds Out remain favourites, though. Firth of Fifth cranked up with that deep, deep bass rumbling through the crescendos and shaking the house is just great. Not that my 70s hifi thought there was any bass there at all.

I will also confess to liking early Yes but the rest of the genre, well... There's a lot of stuff that fell out of fashion that is best left fallen. ELP for example. I did like them at one time but in my defence, I was 13 then and punk/new wave was still some years off.

 

[cosmicbike]

Big fan, post Gabriel. Huge Phil Collins fan too which helps Both are stunning in concert, and I'm hoping that this re-emergence may be leading to the last final farewell tour...
I blame SWMBO for getting me hooked 23 years ago.

 

[Dayvo]

I was a big fan of Genesis whilst Peter Gabriel was the front man. Had all their albums, but never saw them in concert prior to PG leaving.

Made up for it, though as I've seen PG 10-12 times as a solo artist.

A bit like Pink Floyd, I don't really have a favourite album, it's just how the mood takes me.

If I was to choose one track, it'd probably be this:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W35wtfcByIY


Post Genesis, I liked Chester Thompson and Phil Collins drumming together:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pS_eQT0Uz8

 

[MontyVeda]

...
Post Genesis, I liked Chester Thompson and Phil Collins drumming together:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pS_eQT0Uz8

I kept waiting for Adam Ant to appear.

 

[jonesy]

It's been years since I last heard those, thank you!