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Gog/Magog 
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 Posted: June 24 2006 at 05:52 |
 Chris Stacey wrote:
richardh wrote:
the excrement of Abacab. |
Opinions respected but puleeeze...!!!!
Abacab makes the Porcupine Tree's and Neil Morses of
today look tardy.....Genesis evolved until Invisible Touch ( that
was regression) and even then tried really hard with WCD and CAS
but Abacab was above the averages.....excrement my arse. |
Well said, I like Abacab, I don't know why it gets such bad press here.
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horza
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 05:51 |
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It is a very good album,far better than some people think,I really like 'Deep in the Motherlode' and the live version is excellent. I would'nt say it was my favourite though - A Trick of the Tail would be up there somewhere.
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Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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Chris S
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 03:10 |
richardh wrote:
the excrement of Abacab. |
Opinions respected but puleeeze...!!!!
Abacab makes the Porcupine Tree's and Neil Morses of today look tardy.....Genesis evolved until Invisible Touch ( that was regression) and even then tried really hard with WCD and CAS but Abacab was above the averages.....excrement my arse.
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<font color=Brown>Music - The Sound Librarian
...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR]
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richardh
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 02:41 |
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Its an album I've liked for a long time.Banks,Rutherford and Collins had plenty to prove after the departure of Hackett.It was just after punk was changing the face of the musical landscape.It really could have gone tits up but the remaining G Boys come out swinging for me.Ultra tight playing with a production that highlights the patented Genesis wall of sound and most importantly some cracking songs.A great mixture of 'commercial' radio friendly songs and short classic epics this album works beautifully.Its the last Genesis album I can happily listen to in its entirety.Duke showed a few too many cracks and the dam burst when they made the excrement of Abacab.
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Chris S
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 02:16 |
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This album is pure class, one could only wish that a band's level of creativity could even come close to this 1978 masterpiece after so many years. To the most creative band of all time!!!
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<font color=Brown>Music - The Sound Librarian
...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR]
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The Letter M
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 00:40 |
pepo wrote:
I'm not sure if by the time the album was recorded Phil Collins was into his solo career but it has that poppy feel in the slower songs like in your own special way. I particularly like the faster ones. |
I think Phil did not start his solo career until AFTER Duke, when he had more reasons to write music. Infact, I'm pretty sure his cover of "Behind The Lines" was on his first album in 1980 or 1981.
-Marc.
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I know what I like and I like what I know. I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will. If I die tomorrow, I`d be alright because I believe that after we`re gone, the spirit carries on.
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Zac M
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 00:35 |
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It's just OK, has some good songs, some bad ones, and some boring ones. "Snowbound" is awful, I've never liked that song.
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"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."
-Merleau-Ponty
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Ricochet
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 00:32 |
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One of my least favourite albums.
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70sSoundquality
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 00:31 |
You know what song really rules on "And Then There Were Three" ?
Say It's Alright Joe.
Man, that song is suicidal. I like the weird stuff.
Also, "Get out of the way fat man, you've got something to do", ughh...it's called......can't remember. Something like "Go West Young Man". Really killer killer Rutherford song. Deep in the Motherloade? Is that it?
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necromancing777
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 00:26 |
70sSoundquality wrote:
WHAT A GREAT ALBUM. My favorite Genesis piece!!
A+++++++++ |
You know, in the Phil Collins-era, I give this one high marks. I especially love the opening track, "Down And Out". Other great songs: "Burning Rope", "Deep In The Motherlode" and "The Lady Lies". Unfortunately for this album, "Follow You Follow Me" always gets the attention and finds it's way onto many a Genesis greatest hits package. 
My favorite Phil era studio albums in order:
1- A Trick of the Tail
2- Wind & Wuthering
3- Duke
4- And Then There Were Three
5- Abacab
6- Genesis
7- Invisible Touch
8- We Can't Dance
Keep in mind, IMO all the PG-era albums are better than the PC-era, and 'Calling All Stations' is probablly better than Invisible Touch and We Can't Dance. At least that's what I'd tell a prog novice. 
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"Your progressive hypocrites hand out their trash,
But it was mine in the first place, so I'll burn it to ash."
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pepo
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 00:05 |
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I'm not sure if by the time the album was recorded Phil Collins was into his solo career but it has that poppy feel in the slower songs like in your own special way. I particularly like the faster ones.
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The Letter M
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Posted: June 23 2006 at 23:57 |
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I'll admit to not giving And Then There Were Three the amount of listens I probably should, but it's not the worst Genesis album in my opinion.
I'll have to give this one a spin really soon because it's stuck between two of my favorite albums - Wind & Wuthering and Duke, which are both really good!
-Marc.
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I know what I like and I like what I know. I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will. If I die tomorrow, I`d be alright because I believe that after we`re gone, the spirit carries on.
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bhikkhu
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Posted: June 23 2006 at 23:38 |
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It seems as if I am in the minority for liking "And Then There Were Three" (and "Duke"), but by no means does it go near the top of the list. It is very enjoyable, but when compared to everything before it, it pales. As members were removed, so was the quality.
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E-Dub
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Posted: June 23 2006 at 23:21 |
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I like the album. It's not my favorite, but I like it.
Duke is my favorite. Great album!
E
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pepo
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Posted: June 23 2006 at 23:19 |
To me it's even better than wind and wuthering. Just check the synth solo in the first song.
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JesusBetancourt
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Posted: June 23 2006 at 23:18 |
 what? are you on crack or something?
j/k its allright but......well......well...augh forget, atleast I tried
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"He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water"
John 7:38
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70sSoundquality
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Posted: June 23 2006 at 23:14 |
WHAT A GREAT ALBUM. My favorite Genesis piece!!
A+++++++++
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