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Roxbrough 
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 10:19 |
Listened to the Portuguese pressing this afternoon. Love side A. Like side B.
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 12:16 |
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I love the album, but like to hear it in this order: short tunes first, epic last. To hear the more pop side first sets the ears up for the epic side. A little aural conditioning if you will. To do otherwise, one is set up for a bit of a disappointment. I still like it, but not as much. Relate this to the other discussion on albums. There is an art to sequencing.
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Roxbrough
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Posted: February 03 2015 at 03:14 |
 Progosopher wrote:
I love the album, but like to hear it in this order: short tunes first, epic last. To hear the more pop side first sets the ears up for the epic side. A little aural conditioning if you will. To do otherwise, one is set up for a bit of a disappointment. I still like it, but not as much. Relate this to the other discussion on albums. There is an art to sequencing. |
Good point, I don't even think the tracks on side two are in the right order. The last track does not sound like it belongs there; to me.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: February 03 2015 at 04:07 |
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I believe Ant Phillips makes Rutherfotd's compositions come to life on this one.
I enjoyed this LP for a few years, then jettisoned it.
When I bought a markdown Acting Very Strange vinyl back in '88, thereabouts, I truly lost faith in Mike's ability in composition and song-writing. I know he has tremendous skills on bass (Get 'em Out By Friday seals the deal) , but this is but a certain period he failed to expand upon...........
I guess that the music composed later in his/their career was simplified to their capabilities...........
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Posted: February 04 2015 at 13:33 |
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I have good memories of Smallcreep's Day. I only have it on record and was going to digitize it recently, but seem to have forgotten. I have no good memories of Acting Very Strange. Banks did a similar sort of dud too.
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Cristi
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Posted: February 04 2015 at 13:43 |
can't believe how good this is?! what happened afterwards? same with Tony Banks' debut album, amazing! After that... 
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Posted: February 04 2015 at 15:46 |
Great album. My favourite of the Collins,Banks and Rutherford solos.
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Shake & bake.
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Posted: February 05 2015 at 10:15 |
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A few fine moments overshadowed by other ones MOR. Wish he'd gone with a stronger singer. Somewhat sugary. A little shy to admit it, but like Acting Very Strange a little more, no matter what insults have targeted his vocals on it. Excellent cover art on 'Day, for what it's worth.
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Posted: February 05 2015 at 13:42 |
Hmm....I have never heard that one....need to listen to it. 
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Rednight
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Posted: February 05 2015 at 13:57 |
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You'll probably be disappointed.
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The Sloth
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Posted: February 05 2015 at 15:29 |
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Mike seems to be a personality who can add brilliant parts to a group effort, but doesn't quite cut it alone. But hey, that's most people. Tony takes that concept, and turns it into a summer comedy blockbuster. He's clearly the madman behind Genesis, yet I've never heard one thing on a solo album of his that I need to hear again.
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Posted: February 05 2015 at 16:26 |
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I wouldn't have thought I'd ever read the words "Tony[Banks]" and "summer comedy blockbuster" in the same sentence.
Edited by Rednight - February 05 2015 at 16:28
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Posted: February 05 2015 at 16:30 |
The Sloth wrote:
Tony takes that concept, and turns it into a summer comedy blockbuster. He's clearly the madman behind Genesis, yet I've never heard one thing on a solo album of his that I need to hear again. |
Perhaps you have not heard Banks' "Six Pieces For Orchestra". This is excellent. Along the lines of Mike oldfield's "Music of the Spheres"
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Posted: February 05 2015 at 16:55 |
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That's true, I haven't heard Six or Seven yet. I'm going to get those. I was thinking of his rock music.
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Posted: February 05 2015 at 17:04 |
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The novel by, I believe, Curran, is exceptional. Seek it out by all means.
Imagine Gormenghast - only that this world is immense factory, not castle. And Titus is balding.
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Posted: February 05 2015 at 19:10 |
gr8dane wrote:
Great album.My favourite of the Collins,Banks and Rutherford solos.
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Posted: February 06 2015 at 22:06 |
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Always really wanted to like this album but alas it is underwhelming. He's got a lot of good ideas that just never seem to fully take shape.
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Michael Rutherford - Smallcreep's Day