Here's a Gabriel-Era Genesis Question for You... - Progressive Rock Music Forum

1. Musical Box

2. Firth of Fifth

3. Cinema Show

4. Harold the Barrel (Genesis' most underrated and misunderstood song, one of their greatest)

PROGMATIC

After initially being turned off by the Banks-fest on Battle of Epping Forest, I now turn to it as a fave. For me, it's quintessential Gabriel - the humorous word play and campy delivery all while "parodying to point out" social ills is what Gabriel did best......an absolute classic.

I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....

Intruder wrote:

After initially being turned off by the Banks-fest on Battle of Epping Forest, I now turn to it as a fave. For me, it's quintessential Gabriel - the humorous word play and campy delivery all while "parodying to point out" social ills is what Gabriel did best......an absolute classic.

I agree. Screw the haters.

After much thought, I'd say "Can Utility and the Coastliners."

I mean "Firth of Fifth."

I mean....

Edited by cstack3 - December 06 2020 at 23:29

I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!!

I REALLY like Time Table.

“On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.”
— Ernest Vong

1. The Musical Box

2. Stagnation

3. Suppers Ready

4. Firth of Fifth

When I was starting to know Genesis and prog, I would have easily gone with Firth of Fifth (perhaps even over Supper's Ready), now even though it might actually be the correct answer, I would have a hard time choosing between it and Dancing with the Moonlit Knight (and Supper's Ready).

Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Hrychu wrote:

I REALLY like Time Table.

Me too.

Likewise! The entire album is a favorite, if I must be honest though Wink

. Prog perfection!

I still think More Fool Me tarnishes SEBTP from having an absolutely perfect score. It still boggles my mind that they threw that on there. In any other situation, literally, that would be fine, but on this album..?!

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021

Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Hrychu wrote:

I REALLY like Time Table.

Me too.

Likewise! The entire album is a favorite, if I must be honest though Wink

. Prog perfection!

I still think More Fool Me tarnishes SEBTP from having an absolutely perfect score. It still boggles my mind that they threw that on there. In any other situation, literally, that would be fine, but on this album..?!

I don't know, I find it rather charming. Phil really is a very pretty singer and the acoustics have never sounded more lovely. I look at it as an intermission of sorts, between the dazzling end of the first act (FoF) and the frantic start of the second (BoEF). Especially if you're on CD or digital, it's good to have a little breather in there between such mind bending epics.

Nobody is a bigger Phil Collins fan boi on PA than myself, and it still doesn't click! I guess my gripe is it feels premature. I skip it 100% of the time and go right from FoF to TBoEF like a complete and utter Gabriel-obsessed manic lol.

...ALONG A FOREST ROAD; THERE'S HUNDREDS OF CARS! LUXURY CARS! Tongue

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021

thief wrote:

In our series of polls, Firth of Fifth got the 2nd place. My pick is The Cinema Show though.

Basically the same level of awesome + extremely satisfying guitar licks + great atmosphere + perfect finisher + that extended Banks solo towards the end is so potent that it creates worlds each time I listen to it.

Def Banks best moment.

(Firth is great too but I listened to it a hundred times too many I guess!)

The ending synth solo section on Cinema Show is the best piece of Tony Banks music ever IMHO.

FoF is the best overall song, but that ending section on CS is his peak with this album IMHO. Unparalleled perfection.

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021