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Posted: October 07 2011 at 21:46

such a negative thread...

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Posted: October 07 2011 at 20:29

In my opinion, the worst Genesis song is "I Can't Dance". Collin's voice during the chorus is just so awful.

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Posted: October 07 2011 at 09:44

Triceratopsoil wrote:

criticdrummer94 wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

A guy played Invisible Touch at work and I almost stabbed him.

No disrespect, but are you a flaming PG fan?

for your entertainment from a Phil Collins fan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMiDhmL_zFo&feature=related

lol you know nothing about my musical taste.

Bad music is bad music regardless of which of them sings it. But Invisible Touch is on a whole new level.

No I don't know anything about your music taste and you don't know mine but I think you are one of the many people who hate on Phil because he is not a Peter Gabriel clone

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Posted: October 07 2011 at 09:37

Slaughternalia wrote:

How many people here have actually listened to every Genesis studio album? I haven't

I have, From Genesis to Revelation honestly sucked

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Posted: October 04 2011 at 18:52

AlastairGrimley wrote:

Well said. Despite being a huge "Gabriel era" fan, the "Phil era" was just as great, better in some cases. Too many people dislike that part of their career simply because it wasn't Peter Gabriel singing

No simply because it was pop music

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Posted: October 04 2011 at 18:40

Well said. Despite being a huge "Gabriel era" fan, the "Phil era" was just as great, better in some cases. Too many people dislike that part of their career simply because it wasn't Peter Gabriel singing

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Posted: July 18 2011 at 17:00

Illegal Alien. It's clear the boys just didn't have enough steam in them to complete the album with something worthier. Just horrible. Give me fingernails on the chalkboard in its place. I hope Tony Banks has come to some kind of peace with himself after first realizing his band actually released the song. Shame on you, sir! As for Collins, he was doing anything by that time. (Remember his production of Adam Ant?)

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Posted: July 12 2011 at 17:20

M27Barney wrote:

MILF?

I wouldn't do her if you paid me.....well perhaps 10K, then I'd think about it.....

Suppers Ready is an absolute CLASSIC and probably influenced more of the prog - 1980-the present day than most other tracks in the progressive era....

It suffers from you young-uns listening to the super-slick modern recording studio productions and then listening to the some-what dated sound equipment of the seventies.

It's like comparing modern CGI with the original King-Kong.....

If somebody re-recorded SR - it would be AWESOME!

That's quite possibly the funniest post I've ever read on PA.

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Posted: July 12 2011 at 16:35

Yea have you noticed on turn it on again Collins says "all I want is a tv show" that proves how commercilized he has gotten son I really can't stand post duke songs that's the reason.

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Posted: July 12 2011 at 16:33

I've only heard 5 albums (and 2 live albums), and the only song that I've heard from those albums that I ALWAYS skip is: I know what I like

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Posted: July 12 2011 at 16:15

Supper's Ready is overrated? *gasp!*

I think the song is the Mozart of prog. Epic story and lyrics, classic keyboard, and omg Peter Gabriel's vocals at the close of part 2 -- a "cathartic climax"

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Posted: July 12 2011 at 15:25

The Truth wrote:

Polo wrote:

Suppers Ready

You lie.

I haven't heard anything post Wind & Wuthering so I couldn't really say. I'm sure the post-Hackett stuff isn't that bad.

Well Supper's Ready is overrated

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Posted: July 12 2011 at 15:16

Everything post Abacab's cd and I know what I like that has a refrain that i hate...especially with Collins who use to sretch out this song for too long... Sleepy

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Posted: July 12 2011 at 14:36

M27Barney wrote:

hobocamp wrote:

Funny you should mention it Juan. I'm a huge Gabriel fan but the vocals on Suppers Ready are not very good. There's even a video about why they are poorly sung. He wasn't using his diaphragm as the MILF in this video clearly explains.

MILF?

I wouldn't do her if you paid me.....well perhaps 10K, then I'd think about it.....

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Posted: July 12 2011 at 14:22

MILF?

I wouldn't do her if you paid me.....well perhaps 10K, then I'd think about it.....

Suppers Ready is an absolute CLASSIC and probably influenced more of the prog - 1980-the present day than most other tracks in the progressive era....

It suffers from you young-uns listening to the super-slick modern recording studio productions and then listening to the some-what dated sound equipment of the seventies.

It's like comparing modern CGI with the original King-Kong.....

If somebody re-recorded SR - it would be AWESOME!

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Posted: July 12 2011 at 06:53

Originally posted by Juan Carlos de Mulde

Juan Carlos de Mulde wrote:

@catfood: Only one song from each album?

Like I said there's not many Genesis songs I hate. Ok, so Like It Or Not could have joined Who Dunnit? for least favorite for Abacab for example, but I like it just slightly more than the latter.

Juan Carlos de Mulde wrote:

But why do you hate, or why is Down and Out not a favourite for the most Genesis listeners?

I really really like this song with its uptempo, main riff, odd times, the agressive vocals, the doodle-keyboard parts etc. It reminds me of early prog metal songs in the 80ies. The ATTWT is not really good, but IMO Down and out is the best track from this album.

When I consider all the songs from ATTW3 this one just isn't as good as the others. For me its musical progression from verse to chorus feels a bit too awkward and the entire song is a bit noisy, my favorite part of the song is the intro where Mike's guitar comes in.

But you have Burning Rope, The Lady Lies, and Deep In the Motherlode as "bad" songs on your list. Those are my favorites!

We do agree that ATTW3 is not one of the bands best, perhaps someday I'll rank the albums, but that's for another thread. These Genesis threads don't come around that often, y'know!

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Posted: July 12 2011 at 05:36

@catfood: Only one song from each album?

But why do you hate, or why is Down and Out not a favourite for the most Genesis listeners?

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Posted: July 11 2011 at 22:20

"The Battle of Epping Forest", without question. Twelve minutes of meandering tripe. 1/5 of an album. Think of all the poor little vinyls that had to be sacrificed for that waste of space.

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Posted: July 11 2011 at 22:07

~~Worst~~... least favorite song on each Genesis album, IMHO (there are very few Genesis songs I hate)

Trespass: "Looking for Someone"
Nursery Cryme: "Harlequin"
Foxtrot: "Time Table"
Selling England: "More Fool Me"
Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: "Riding the Scree"
Trick of the Tail: "Robbery, Assault and Battery"
Wind and Wuthering: "Your Own Special Way"
ATTW3: "Down and Out"
Duke: "Behind the Lines"
Abacab: "Who Dunnit?"
Genesis: "Silver Rainbow"
Invisible Touch: "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"
We Can't Dance: "Never a Time"
Calling All Stations: "Small Talk"

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Posted: July 11 2011 at 12:20

criticdrummer94 wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

A guy played Invisible Touch at work and I almost stabbed him.

No disrespect, but are you a flaming PG fan?

for your entertainment from a Phil Collins fan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMiDhmL_zFo&feature=related

lol you know nothing about my musical taste.

Bad music is bad music regardless of which of them sings it. But Invisible Touch is on a whole new level.