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Fitzcarraldo 
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 Topic: Favourite of the first 10 Genesis albums
Posted: June 04 2004 at 14:01 |
My favourite Genesis album is Foxtrot, by a mile/kilometre. If I had to select just one album to illustrate progressive rock to a visitor from Ulan Bator then this would be the one. Which is your favourite? I'm limiting the poll to the first ten albums but, in the (unlikely  ) event that your favourite is a later one, just post!
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Dan Bobrowski
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 14:05 |
Selling England. I felt it was the best effort. Every member in top form.
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The Prognaut
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 14:39 |
"Nursery Cryme" undoubtedly  .
Genesis at its best!
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break the circle
reset my head
wake the sleepwalker
and i'll wake the dead
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Easy Livin
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 14:53 |
Looks like a four horse race, but I suspect Trespass will run out of steam quite quickly, great album, but its up against superiors!
I went for "Nursery Cryme", it has that naive brilliance of a band suddenly finding they have immense talent.
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richardh
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 15:07 |
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Trick Of The Tail because I play it the most of any Genesis album.Not one bad track.You can find 'fillers' on every other Genesis album but not on this one!
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Certif1ed
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 16:06 |
Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh!
You made me choose between Foxtrot and Selling England...!!!
Now I've changed my mind. 
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lucas
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 16:18 |
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I have to choose between Lamb and trick...
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Certif1ed
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 16:38 |
It's OK!!
I changed my mind back again! It IS FOXTROT!!!
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Hammar
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 18:09 |
I'm in love with Selling....
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The Analog Kid
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 18:51 |
Foxtrot / Nursery Cryme / Selling England
My big three, I voted for Selling England, but tomorrow could be one of the others.
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bityear
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 20:08 |
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The Lamb got my vote - not all tracks are that good ("The Waiting Room", for instance, is QUITE boring) but it has some of their best tracks, and arguably the best concept ever for an album. And, besides of "Dancing With the Moonlit Knight" and "Supper's Ready", all my fave Genesis tracks are on here.
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moonchild
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 20:13 |
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Difficult to pick one. I voted for Selling England By the Pound because it is solid from beginning to end.
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In the Wake of Poseidon
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diddy
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 20:46 |
Hmmm I think Foxtrot is my favorite...but it's difficult, Selling England follows right after, very close but Foxtrot made it because of Supper's ready and the funny cover 
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If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear...
George Orwell
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: June 04 2004 at 21:56 |
Certif1ed said:
 Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh!
You made me choose between Foxtrot and Selling England...!!! |
Exactly the same feeling but fot Foxtrot and Nursery Cryme.
Well, I'll vote for Nursery Cryme.
Iván
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ummagumma08
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Posted: June 05 2004 at 19:46 |
Foxtrot was my first Genesis album and one of my first prog experiences. Even though I consider Nursery Cryme & Selling England by the Pound, great albums, Nursery Cryme indicates that a little (very little) maturing is needed before the absolute perfection is achieved, Selling England by the Pound unfortunately has the weak track "More Fool Me" with vocal work by Collins. The Lamb is a bit different from earlier records, due to the strange "noise" experimets performed by gabriel, but in it's own way just as good.
For some strange reason I have never learned to appreciate Trick Of the Tail & Wind and Wuthering, I just feel that I truly can hear something is missing, and I'm NOT a fan of Collins' singing. Hackett is a smal comfort though.
My vote therefore goes to: FOXTROT
Second would be The Lamb...
Third: Nursery..
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Marcelo
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Posted: June 05 2004 at 20:14 |
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Foxtrot and Selling England, both are the greatest among the great!
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Cesar Inca
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Posted: June 05 2004 at 20:53 |
HI, THIS IS CÉSAR INCA.
I've just voted on 'Selling England...', the classic line-up's top achievemnt. The musicianship is more confiedent than ever, the arrangements are filled with exquisite finesse, the instrumental ensemble feels more cohesive and tighter, and the diversity of musical ideas is well integrated (except for fiasco 'More Fool Me' - I wish the song 'Deja-vu' would have been there, instead). Nevermind Banks' and Collins' moderate reservations about this album, I agree with maestro extraordinaire Hackett on this - it's Genesis' top masterpiece.
Regards.
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emdiar
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Posted: June 06 2004 at 06:27 |
Easy Livin wrote:
Looks like a four horse race, but I suspect Trespass will run out of steam quite quickly, great album, but its up against superiors!
I went for "Nursery Cryme", it has that naive brilliance of a band suddenly finding they have immense talent.
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Very well put.
I voted SEBT£, but NC was my introduction to Genesis, It's a tough one to call.
(Shouldn't that be SEBTlb? I don't know, the free Gabriel pound note that came with the original LP confuses the issue.)
Edited by emdiar
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: June 06 2004 at 08:13 |
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I voted for the lamb. Although it is long I can lose myself in this record.
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Easy Livin
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Posted: June 06 2004 at 14:17 |
Interesting to see that "Wind and Wuthering" has nil points so far, yet I'm sure almost all Genesis fans would agree it's among their finest. Maybe we should have a poll for their second or third best, I'm sure it would then rate quite highly. 
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