And Then There Were Three: Genesis

I think ATTWT is pretty much excellent overall. The year is 1978, and having discovered this album (and the following few I mention) sometime throughout 1988, along with Yes, ELP, etc. I think that they still portray an essence of 'true Prog' within their approach. I firmly, don't believe that 'shorter songs' necessarily equate to less Prog. I think it's just a gradual slide into what was 'required' by the demands of the masses. Adaptation seems to be the excuse, and it definitely would've been difficult for amazing musicians to come to terms with this trend.   None of us were in a successful band during this time, therefore, who can blame them for morphing into what us Progheads deem 'sellout'.......?

Kati wrote: I  do not what to say here above to be honest. this seems fruitless. The Wall and Animals is Waters and wow pros and cons of hitchhiking plus amused to death, these, two of my overall best albums to date!

About Animals, it IS one of my favourite PF albums (No 2, or perhaps even tied at No 1 with Wish you Were Here)... however, even though the band members themselves have spoken about how Waters control over the band was tightening by then, I don't totally buy the idea that it was an album totally dominated by him... yet. Yeah, he is the only writer on almost all the song... but that's almost, and thee one song he shares credits is Dogs, which takes almost half the time of the album, and for me is the very best song on the album, and as far as I understand musically was mainly a Gilmour song (but as often happens with Pink Floyd, Waters gets a share of the writing credits on most songs because of the lyrics... so it is difficult to actually know in which songs he actually contributed to the music). As for The Wall... it's a great album in it's own merit, but it's still a step down from the previous albums for me, and indeed the best song in it for me is Comfortably Numb... once again, co-written with Gilmour (suposedly once again, the music being mainly by him). As for Waters solo albums, they do have some really nice songs, but it shows he needed some help to make them really great albums (except for Amused to Death, which is indeed his best solo album... but even that one has a few weaker songs... and in some guitar solos, I really wish Gilmour had been there to make them really special).

It's as good an adjective as anything else and since I used catastrophic , I decided that Alliteration was leading me to caterwauling.....Basically your childish assertion that if somebody sl*g. off one thing in a myriad of possible things...they are essentially closed minded.....How wonderfully homogenous your world must be! To like every single thing equally...... - how magnificently open minded you are sir....

SteveG wrote: M27Barney wrote: ^ Jebus YOU must have something better than that to spin SURELY!!! Im finding this quite hilarious - "Down & Out" one of the best songs that Genesis ever recorded.....I'll have to check the URL  surely I'm logged onto http://www.teenybopperworld.com or summat similar..... It's always refreshing to get input from open minded members with a deep tolerance for other member's musical tastes and preferences.  Keep up the good work Barney, you're doing splendidly!

Oh, and I actually don't mind Follow You, Follow Me!  It was on the end of the album which was a great choice and doesn't ruin the general flow of it.  And over the years I've actually come to really like it. 

M27Barney wrote: ^ Jebus YOU must have something better than that to spin SURELY!!! Im finding this quite hilarious - "Down & Out" one of the best songs that Genesis ever recorded.....I'll have to check the URL  surely I'm logged onto http://www.teenybopperworld.com or summat similar.....

It's always refreshing to get input from open minded members with a deep tolerance for other member's musical tastes and preferences.  Keep up the good work Barney, you're doing splendidly!

hahahyaha! me again off topic, after George Harrison and bounce bits it reminded me of this another ahum bounce, bounce, ahum terireriretumtum ... nanahna nanana .... hihihi love this one too  bounce! love the bass guitar break too!  happy bounce

Kati wrote: verslibre wrote: Kati wrote: I have no problem with the 3 member Genesis band, as long as they don't sing "I can't dance" arghhh in this case I much prefer to hear that frog song Paul McCartney "bum bum bum hurry up ;) " xxxx   How about George Harrison's "Got My Mind Set On You"? HAHAHAHA!!! I got mind set on you, hahaha Versible to do it, to do it, to it hahahaha I got my mind set on you hahaha!! I actually like that song and the gagum gagum guitar tune too and the sax hihihihi sorry but I do hahaha!! :) xxxx hugs

verslibre wrote: Kati wrote: Versible big hug I dedicate this song to you  awww from 1.13min Clapton guitar tunes kills it awwww big wow amazing lead and response throughout between vocals and guitars   another big hug to you !!! xxxxx   Aww, thank you so much, Kati! Yeah, Clapton wails like a mutha on P&C. Too bad he didn't do the whole tour.   What do you think of Gilmour's solo albums?

Kati wrote: Versible big hug I dedicate this song to you  awww from 1.13min Clapton guitar tunes kills it awwww big wow amazing lead and response throughout between vocals and guitars   another big hug to you !!! xxxxx