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| From | Career Records <eldeluxe@bridgeband.com> |
| Subject | Re: suggestions for Allen, Numbers, Genesis |
| Date | Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:07:29 -0700 |
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I can admit to being an early Genesis fan, but that goes with some
restrictions. I discovered them while digging through he mountains of
albums in the office at KSJO. I was probably attracted by the cover of
Nursery Crime. I saw them a bit later, when they played at Winterland...
They were good, but sort of dorky. I enjoyed that show, because it
gathered all the good pre-Lamb material. I know a lot of fans who like
every bit of Genesis, but I can't say I do. I doubt I've listened to an
album all the way through in a very long time. Selling England comes as
close to a "complete" record as anything they've done. The Lamb has some
great songs, but a fair amount of filler, not unlike the Wall. Two of my
favorite songs, are non lp single tracks, Happy The Man and Twilight
Alehouse. I saw the Lamb show which was a breathless spectacle. Also saw
'em twice post -PG... Right before I came back from London in 1975,
Gabriel announced he was quitting. When I got back to SF, they put me on
the radio and debriefed me about all the happening. I almost for got to
mention the Genesis Split! When I did, the phones lite up with freaked
out fans... Jeez. I guess the Prog Record shop down in the South Bay was
full of tearful fans on Monday morning. Jeez.
The 76 and 77 tours were ok... I think I like the first one because
Bruford played drums. We interviewed PC in 77, and he was sort of a
dick. But so was Carl Palmer... Dave Gilmour was just sort of dull,
until he smoked the whole joint in one pull.
So, I can't really recommend any particular Genesis lp, maybe the Euro
comp, Rock Theater.
Joe Field wrote:
>On Dec 17, 2007 8:05 AM, Seaman, Dave <seamand@upmc.edu> wrote:
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>>Also, my exposure to Genesis is mostly limited to the post Gabriel era,
>>which I don't care for. I do however like the song Lamb Lies Down On
>>Broadway, and some of Peter Gabriel's solo music. And I sometimes like
>>intricate and involved prog pop, as long as it is highly melodic,
>>composed (as opposed to free form meandering), and interesting (for
>>instance, Karn Evil #9, Song For America, the first few Yes albums,
>>etc.) Any suggestions on a good Gabriel-era Genesis album to try as a
>>first step?
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>My suggestion for Gabriel-era Genesis would be "Selling England By the
>Pound" which features an early "hit" for the band "I Know What I Like (In
>Your Wardrobe)" and two of their best log pieces, "Firth of Fifth" and
>"Cinema Show".
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>Joe Field
>http://FlyingColorsComics.com
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