80's and 90's Genesis
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Recommendations/Featured albums
Forum Description: Make or seek recommendations and discuss specific prog albums
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=25488
Printed Date: November 27 2024 at 00:02
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: 80's and 90's Genesis
Posted By: Abstrakt
Subject: 80's and 90's Genesis
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 04:25
Any reccomended albums from that period? 
|
Replies:
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 05:30
| None. |
Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 05:35
|
Duke, is probably worth while if you've exhausted all their classic albums, after that I recommend you move on to Marillion, or else Steve Hackett's solo works ------------- |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 06:53
|
Well you do know what Genesis is in the 80s and the 90s,right Alexander? If you want Genesis "semi-prog",there is only one reference:Duke If you want Genesis pop: Invisible Touch If you want Genesis live: Three Sides Live ------------- 
|
Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 08:44
I couldn't agree more. Duke is superb and definitely has some "Wow" moments. Three Sides Live (the UK version) is one of the best live albums ever. By anybody. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Ricochet wrote:Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 13:34
|
The local record store only has 80's and 90's Genesis... And i'm tempted to buy some! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 14:05
Buy Duke and Three Sides Live  ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 14:23
|
They had thease:
Duke
Abacab
Genesis (1983)
Calling All Stations
We Can't Dance
|
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 17:41
|
Then get Duke. It's poppy but proggy at the same time. Really good album actually! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 18:15
Duke is tolerable... but trust me, it's better to spend your money on somethink else. Abacrap, Shapes and Invisible Touch blow ass, period. Calling All Stations and We Can't Dance are even worse It's an entirely different band really, pure pop and not the kind of pop I like. I think Ivan's reviews sum it up nicely: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=10400 - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=10400 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=10502 - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=10502 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=10564 - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=10564 ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 30 2006 at 18:54
|
I must agree with many of the others and say buy Duke. It's a good album as long as you don't like of it as one of the classic genesis albums types. Has some good moments and some bad. But worth it. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: July 15 2006 at 22:26
| What I'd like to know is what kind of a record store has only 80's and 90's Genesis? Even a store like Fye has most of their seventies stuff. If I were you I'd buy the seventies albums first and save the more poppy stuff for later. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: July 15 2006 at 23:15
|
Get the seventies stuff from Amazon. The used cd's there are just as good as new (for listening purposes), and half the price!
-------------   |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 03:17
| Amazon!!!??? CDON.com is cheaper and shorter delivery time (In sweden and norway, that is) |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 03:50
|
The less bad from that period IMO is Duke. Duke's Travels is a great song. ------------- 
|
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 04:01
|
For me Genesis agonized after W&W and totally died after Seconds Out.
Three sides Live is just a clone band trying to play what the original Genesis did in the 70's and only 25% of the album is decent.
If you want some advice but you still don't want to get the best first, buy From Genesis to the Revelation, many people that was introduced to Genesis with Puke, Abacrap or the later albums, didn't recovered from the exrerience and were never able to really like the best band from the 70's.
But it's my opinion only.
Iván ------------- 
|
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 16:15
|
I agree that Three Sides Live is a weak live album- the weakest Genesis did, as its very ragged and has a somewhat schizophrenic set.
'Duke' has grown on me recently to the extent that (contrary to my review) I'd say there are no songs that are terrible on it. Indeed, 'Cul De Sac' and 'Man Of Our Times' are unsung gems.
'Abacab' and 'Invisible Touch' are their worst from the 80s, but I say they are both far better than the atrocious 'Calling All Stations', easily the nadir of their whole career. The eponymous album has a decent enough first side but a pretty crappy second side. 'We Can't Dance' is the best since 'Duke'- some very strong, imo, material with 'Driving The Last Spike', 'No Son Of Mine', 'Dreaming While You Sleep' and best of all, the sublime 'Fading Lights', surely their best song since 'The Lady Lies'.
|
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 20:36
|
Duke is a good album, but I wouldn't reccomend starting with that one. As for the others, don't waste your money (like I did). ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |