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Bizarro #1 wrote: I chose my words very poorly.

Some people are just very sensitive about some...details in here.

I grew up on my parents' Elton John and Cat Stevens records, then got into the Canadian Brass and Philip Glass around the same time my dad did. In my adolescence, I listened to Tom Petty, ELO, U2, The Cure, Hum, The Smiths/Morrissey, Primus, and Smashing Pumpkins. I still like all of those artists, but in my adulthood I discovered Brian Eno, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, Idaho, and more ELO.

I listened to "Foxtrot" last night and "Selling England By the Pound" the other day. I hate to say it, but they didn't really jump out at me as anything terribly interesting. I might be able to get into it more if I could understand what Peter Gabriel was singing, but so far "A Trick of the Tail" was the only one that came with printed lyrics (I'm listening to them in their first CD editions). Then again, after hearing about the basic story arc of "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway," I'm afraid of what I might find. At least the stories told in "A Trick of the Tail" had a meaning that I could understand (I really really like Squonk for that reason). But songs about eating chocolate hookers and self-castration? No thanks. I'm listening to "Nursery Cryme" right now and I like the music, but again I can't understand what he's singing.

I've heard at least parts of all these albums before, but I never really listened to them, if you get my meaning. My girlfriend is heavy into Genesis, both old and not-so-old, and I've been around her while she's played this stuff during the five years we've been together. I always used to tease her about her taste for prog (which seems to be limited to Genesis; there are no other prog artists in her collection). But last weekend she bought "The Video Show" DVD, and I got to see and hear the videos for Ripples, Robbery Assault & Battery, and A Trick of the Tail. I don't think I ever even overheard her playing any of those songs before, and I really liked what I heard. So now I find myself in the embarrassing situation of liking things that I once mocked.



PS: A couple years ago, I downloaded "Joe's Garage" in its entirety and I liked it. I feel so dirty...

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1 - foxtrot & sebtp

2 - 70's hawkwind

3 - 70's zappa

4 - then you get ctte...

Neo prog colouring in?

Magma and the Residents are the tables for complicated and weird functions like the Bessel function

BaldFriede wrote: and Henry Cow and the Art Bears are the logarithm and trigonometric function tables of prog

What about Magma?

Trouserpress wrote: goose wrote: Trouserpress wrote: Welcome whatever. Now get Close to the Edge. Did I hear that right? What happened to Gentle Giant? You've got to ease the lad in, Goosey! CTTE is THE progressive rock album that's acted as a gateway to the wider world of prog for I'd say at least 50% of prog fans, myself included. Gentle Giant aren't a band to get into immediately, you've got to know some prog basics first. Gentle Giant are the times tables to Yes' ABC's.

and Henry Cow and the Art Bears are the logarithm and trigonometric function tables of prog 

I didn't say that Howard Jones was an influence on 1976 Genesis. I was merely trying to say that the tonal qualities of the synthesizers being used were similar.

I chose my words very poorly.

Bob Greece wrote: Howard Jones  Howard Jones influenced 70's Genesis?

Whaaaaaaat????   

goose wrote: Trouserpress wrote: Welcome whatever. Now get Close to the Edge. Did I hear that right? What happened to Gentle Giant?

Maybe they don't have Howard Jones synth pop 80s style??