Entangled
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Topic: Entangled
Posted By: Gustavo Woltmann
Subject: Entangled
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 03:36
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Okay. I love Entangled. But can someone explain to me why everyone seems to worship it with such a passion? I don't see how it's any more special than Ripples or Mad Mad Moon, so please somebody help me out  I'm not a hater or anything, it's just I don't see the way a lot of people seem to do, some preferring it over even Watcher of the Skies. What's the huge appeal that I'm missing? What secret formula, and what other songs employ this formula to make themselves more appealing?
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 03:46
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Everyone?? I doubt it. There is certainly a lot of love for the track, but overall I wouldn't say there is any more love for it among fans overall than the other track you mention. It's like saying why does everyone love potatoes? They're no better than turnips. It's all down to personal taste. It clearly doesn't chime as much with you personally as it may do with others. There's no mystery to it. For me it is a classic, but I probably prefer Dance on a volcano, Los Endos, possibly even Squonk off that album, but the magic of Entangled for me is mainly in that incredible outro. Thenoverall song is very good, altough I think the lyrucs sound a little... awkward..Just my personal view. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 08:37
| I love all three songs you mentioned----used to love Ripples because of Steve's guitar part at the end---then Entangled because of the dreamy aspect of it and the big mellotron sound----finally settled on Mad Man Moon as perhaps my current fav of the three----but all 3 have a special magic. |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 09:17
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Hmm I thought this sounded familiar. Have a look at http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=102811&KW=entangled" rel="nofollow - this thread. The wording of the original post is EXACTLY the same |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 11:05
Mad Man Moon followed by Volcano are my fave songs off the album, but Entangled is cool because the instrumental break is drenched in mellotron 
------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 11:12
Funny, Entangled is my favorite Genesis song. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 11:36
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I love all Genesis, so......... -------------   
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Posted By: The Sloth
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 13:17
| Wasn't this very same thread made about 6 months ago? |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 14:29
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All threads were made about 6 months ago....there is nothing new here, same Bat Channel just a different day. -------------
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 15:05
see my post above same thread, exact same wording
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The Sloth wrote:Posted By: SpookyGhost
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 18:19
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I like Ripples a lot more than Entangled, but their both amazing. ------------- I don't know what to put here |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 21:59
| I find it a very nice song... but not nearly my very favourite Genesis songs. Still, I do like it better than the songs you mentioned, but that is mostly because I don't like those ones so much. From the same era, I like much better, and find more special, "One for the Vine". |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: June 10 2016 at 23:36
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I'm not sure who "worships" it per se, but It's a nice song. It starts out with charm and ends with grandeur. BTW, we've had this exact same thread before, but I was not able to find it after a quick search. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 11 2016 at 18:33
ok I give up. Obviously nobody reads
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 11 2016 at 19:03
Yep.....and I did read your post citing the link and the exact same wording..... very odd , so it must be the same poster or he just lifted the OP. At any rate I have never found the song particularly interesting at all . ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: June 12 2016 at 00:09
 ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 12 2016 at 07:53
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Regardless of whether the thread was there before or not... Entangled is a typical example for qualities in music that are very subjective and hard to describe. There's a certain irrational magic in this that some people get and some people don't. It just has to do with the "wavelength" on which people are operating. I get it, great song for me, but I'm at a loss explaining what exactly it is I like about it. And I don't want to say anything negative about the people who don't get it... often enough what some other people find magical fails me. |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 12 2016 at 14:00
like my esteemed prog folk colleague likes to say, read ya later!
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Posted By: RockHound
Date Posted: June 13 2016 at 04:17
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Potatoes are way better than turnips! End of rant. Carry on...
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 13 2016 at 10:32
it depends on the turnip. When the turnip is really good, the potatoe knows its place, and must simply step aside
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 13 2016 at 11:07
^^^ You're both wrong..!  Why no love for parsnips..covered in honey?? ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: RockHound
Date Posted: June 14 2016 at 04:02
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Parsnips are tasty little suckers! I'll have to try them with honey some time.
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Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: June 14 2016 at 06:48
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Back to the song - haunting, ethereal, the synth solo/mellotron towards the end - perfect concoction! |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 14 2016 at 14:31
they are delicious roasted, all their sweetness comes out
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: June 14 2016 at 16:04
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I like it because of the way it leads into Squonk, its extreme opposite musically. It was a clever pairing that added to the depth of the album. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |