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Posted: January 29 2006 at 17:03

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Posted: January 29 2006 at 17:03

I reckon it was much earlier than that - the riffing and heaviness is evident in the Kinks and the Who respectively, and the "amps up to 11" thing is almost completely inherent in the music of Blue Cheer - who are at the root of grunge as well, IMO.

Next under consideration are the Cream, Spooky Tooth, Bakerloo, High Tide, May Blitz and a swathe of heavy blues bands around in the late 1960s-early 1970s.

Next to these heavyweights, Genesis are very much at the lighter end as a generalism - but there's no disputing that Prog Rock absorbed influences from ALL genres, and Genesis at their heaviest wrote some stonking riffs.

Also, consider that Metal and Prog Rock can have a lot more in common than hardcore fans of either genre would really like to admit.

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Posted: January 29 2006 at 17:01

They have some heavy songs such as The Knife, but most fo their stuff is relatively soft. They are far off from metal i would say or hard rock for that matter.

If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks!

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I have been thinking about this for a long time...early genesis was often dark/gothic and the guitar parts occasionally got really heavy...not to mention hacketts finger-tapping. Of course its been said that bands like Sabbath, King Crimson, Led Zepplin, etc. made up the foundation of what we know as metal today. But in my opinion, Genesis belongs in that group, even if they dont have that blatant "metal" sound...people tend to overlook their heaviness. Just my two cents.

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	I reckon it was much earlier than that - the riffing and heaviness is evident in the Kinks and the Who respectively, and the "amps up to 11" thing is almost completely inherent in the music of Blue Cheer - who are at the root of grunge as well, IMO. Next under consideration are the Cream, Spooky Tooth, Bakerloo, High Tide, May Blitz and a swathe of heavy blues bands around in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Next to these heavyweights, Genesis are very much at the lighter end as a generalism - but there's no disputing that Prog Rock absorbed influences from ALL genres, and Genesis at their heaviest wrote some stonking riffs. Also, consider that Metal and Prog Rock can have a lot more in common than hardcore fans of either genre would really like to admit. Edited by Certif1ed

walrus333 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 29 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 286	Posted: January 29 2006 at 17:01
	They have some heavy songs such as The Knife, but most fo their stuff is relatively soft. They are far off from metal i would say or hard rock for that matter.
	If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks!

ProgsCerebrum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: June 06 2005 Status: Offline Points: 73	Posted: January 29 2006 at 16:53
	I have been thinking about this for a long time...early genesis was often dark/gothic and the guitar parts occasionally got really heavy...not to mention hacketts finger-tapping. Of course its been said that bands like Sabbath, King Crimson, Led Zepplin, etc. made up the foundation of what we know as metal today. But in my opinion, Genesis belongs in that group, even if they dont have that blatant "metal" sound...people tend to overlook their heaviness. Just my two cents. Edited by ProgsCerebrum