Your favourite Genesis solo?
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Music Lounge
Forum Description: General progressive music discussions
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31007
Printed Date: February 18 2025 at 16:44
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Your favourite Genesis solo?
Posted By: Jason_Clement
Subject: Your favourite Genesis solo?
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 16:02
|
I'd have to say mine is either "Dancing With the Moonlight Knight" or "The Musical Box"
I'd have to pick the Musical Box though, he makes some really kick ass effects with his guitar :o To put it as my friend Todd did, "Hackett's raping his guitar!" |
Replies:
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 16:11
|
Banks solo in In the cage is fantastic, and Hackett in Dancing with the moolit knight also! The musical box solo from Hackett is kind of bad for me, he could have done it a lot better ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
|
Posted By: Prog-man
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 16:12
 FIRTH OF FIFTH (SECONDS OUT - LIVE)
 JUST ONE REASON: FEELING!!!------------- Arriving somewhere but not here |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 17:06
|
There's a really fantastic guitar solo near the end of 'The Battle Of Epping Forest'. Relatively short but fabulously intricate. Obvious others include 'Firth Of Fifth', 'The Fountain Of Salmacis', 'Ripples' and Rutherford's overlooked contributions to 'Burning Rope', 'Many Too Many' and 'Cul De Sac'. Also, Anthony Phillips' stunning guitar solo in 'The Knife'.
As for keys, 'Firth Of Fifth', 'In The Cage', 'The Cinema Show', 'Seven Stones', 'Robbery Assault and Battery', 'The Lady Lies' and 'Apocalypse In 9/8' are Banks' best, imo. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 20:14
|
I've always loved the way Firth Of Fifth goes from Rutherfords bass solo to Hacketts guitar solo seemlesly ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
|
Posted By: alias10mr
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 20:23
| I written it in another post but the guitar solo in The Lamia is majestic for choice of a better word. As far as keyboards go: the piano break in Mad Man Moon is so underrated... |
Posted By: Lota
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 21:20
|
Firth of Fifth, best genesis solo! Hackett! ------------- And In The End, The Love You Take, Is Equal To The Love You Make |
Posted By: moebius
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 21:44
| The Banks solo in Down and Out, from And There Were Three is one of the last good solos and maybe the best. |
Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: November 12 2006 at 22:39
|
THE RETURN OF THE GIANT HOGWEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDD!!!
bido da bido da........!!! -------------  "Only the sun knew why"
|
Posted By: razifa
Date Posted: November 13 2006 at 00:48
|
FIRTH OF FIFTH solo is my favorite solo from all Genesis carreer. Obviously there are many other great ones:
- The guitar solo in "The Knife"
- The excellent performance in "The Cinema Show"
- The wonderful contribution of Hackett in "One for the vine"
- The arrangements in "Duke's Travel / Duke's End"
and many other
------------- ********** **razifa** ********** |
Posted By: willy
Date Posted: November 13 2006 at 00:56
|
Hackett: The Lamia Horizons Firth of Fifth Banks: In the Cage The Cinema Show ------------- 
|
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: November 13 2006 at 08:37
Firth of Fifth.
|
Posted By: billbuckner
Date Posted: November 13 2006 at 08:57
|
Nobody's mentioned Banks' intro to Riding The Scree yet. :(
Others:
The Knife (A.P.)
Broadway Medley of 1974 (Hackett)
Apocolypse in 9/8 (Banks)
Cinema Show (Banks)
The Musical Box (Everyone)
Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men (Hackett)
|
Posted By: Neil
Date Posted: November 13 2006 at 09:01
 ------------- When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory. |
billbuckner wrote:Posted By: Progmanus
Date Posted: November 13 2006 at 11:27
|
Here's a few favorites:
Apocalypse in 9/8 from Seconds Out The end of Entangled from Trick of the Tail Then there is Firth of Fifth, a masterpiece. ------------- Master of Images, Songs Cast the Light on You... |
Posted By: DarioIndjic
Date Posted: November 13 2006 at 13:30
|
Firth of fifth. ------------- Ars longa , vita brevis |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: November 14 2006 at 06:17
Yes, indeed, if you are talking guitar solos from Steve Hackett - both of those are classic. Another superb one is his 'bowing' action on the solo in "The Return of the Giant Hogweed." While Jimmy Page used a real bow in Zeppelin live-concert footage I have seen, footage of Hackett soloing on Hogweed shows him 'bowing' with his guitar pick! The man has truly been incredible from day-one! Now, for keyboard solos, Banks piano solo on "Fifth of Firth" would have to be the all-time favorite. |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: November 14 2006 at 07:59
The same two songs I was going to mention! I do infact agree with you on The Musical Box ------------- 
|
Posted By: rupert
Date Posted: November 18 2006 at 12:40
|
For sure the guitar in "Firth of Fifth", no matter ( oh god, I see S.Hackett-Fans killing me ) who's playing' it where. ------------- ...I'm a musician/singer/songwriter, visit me on www.reverbnation.com/rupertlenz and there you can choose from 125 recordings you can listen to ( for free ) if you're not limited to prog-rock ! |