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linchpinc 
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 Topic: Pink Floyd v Genesis
Posted: December 23 2005 at 14:41 |
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I'd love to hear your opinions on these twoamazing bands. Choices
sholud be based on atmosphere throughout their albums lyrics
songwriting skill and obviously the overall quality of the music.
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Philrod
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 14:45 |
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Pink Floyd!!! As much as I love Genesis, it does not match PF at all!
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 14:45 |
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Overall, Pink Floyd. Though choice, nevertheless...
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Bigger on the inside.
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Harold Demure
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 14:48 |
Genesis, with no doubt 
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You can choose a ready guide
In some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice
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linchpinc
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 14:50 |
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Yeah that is what i expected although i thoroughly enjoy the work of
Genesis they do not have the whole package like Floyd. Although they
make good music their lyrics do not touch the timeless and universal
quality of Waters especially during Floyds untouchable phase
during the reign of Dark Side, Animals and Wish You Were Here.
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Winter Wine
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 14:54 |
 linchpinc wrote:
Yeah that is what i expected although i thoroughly enjoy the work of Genesis they do not have the whole package like Floyd. Although they make good music their lyrics do not touch the timeless and universal quality of Waters especially during Floyds untouchable phase during the reign of Dark Side, Animals and Wish You Were Here. |
I bet then that you have never heard 'Harold the Barrell'? It's about a man commiting suicide! That's kind of universal... Unfortunately
And I wonder, Do you think Waters lyrics are better just because they are very serious??
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linchpinc
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:05 |
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No its just they are less pretentious and unnecessary althogh funny the
lyrics "A flower" arent really necessary or meaningful. Floyd also have
this cold isolated atmosphere on their records which is so beautiful
and haunting but cold enough still to not go into that dangerous soppy
place. Floyd keep their dignity and im not saying Genesis do not have
aome of these things all i'm saying is Floyd has the whole package and
will still be necessary in one hundred years but im not sure bout
Genesis
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Winter Wine
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:15 |
I think Pink Floyd were a lot more pretentious (and unecessary) than Genesis, Have you heard 'Ummagumma'?? or 'Atom Heart Mother'? or even 'A Saucerful...'? That was being pretentious 
It also took Pink Floyd a long time to get their act together.. 
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linchpinc
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:15 |
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Harold Demure why would you say Genesis? just out of curiosity?
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linchpinc
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:21 |
When Floyd did get their act together they held it longer and never
brought out a pop album! And Floyd at their best were untouchable.
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Gentle Tull
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:25 |
Genesis by a lot for me.
Even though Pink Floyd released more good albums than Genesis, the good Genesis albums are just sooo good, some of my favorite albums of all time.
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linchpinc
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:27 |
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Thats fair enough cool I'd have to admit i really enjoy those two
albums but they dont beat Dark side and Animals for me What Floyd
albums you like?
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Gentle Tull
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:37 |
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Wish you were Here is probably my favorite.
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:38 |
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genesis dont depress the hell out of me, so i can listen to them
whenever i please, but pink floyd, if i put dark side of the moon on,
im depressed for the rest of the day and in a pissy mood. sure they
convey emotion, but id rather get tinglies in my body by peter gabriels
lyrics then depressed by roger waters depressing lyrics
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Gentle Tull
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:38 |
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Also, it's because I like the more symphonic stuff more than the spacey stuff.
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linchpinc
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:38 |
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Cool its a great album.
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Flip_Stone
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:39 |
I know a lot of people like Pink Floyd, and have high reverance for them, but I've never been able to get into their stuff like with Genesis.
Genesis' material tends to be brighter and more positive and spiritual, while Pink Floyd seems to be darker, colder, and weirder.
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linchpinc
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:43 |
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It depends on your outlook on Floyds albums like Darkside is about the
troubles and strains of life but Roger relates to us in that and
eclipse is all about all of us having those feelings and thats its not
so bad cause we are together in that ship. Sometimes i find Gabriels
lyrics a bit nonsensical too
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Phil
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:55 |
This is a tough choice. I think overall I'll vote for Floyd...but only just....both at their peak were excellent but I think I prefer certain Floyd albums (eg Animals) to even the best Genesis had to offer.
And then there is the downside, did either of these bands ever sell out, well even if the quality of Floyd's albums did drop, it never got as bad as some of the Genesis canon....
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linchpinc
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:58 |
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Yeah that is a definite the quality did drop slightly but they were
never as bad as some of the genesis albums. Animals is a brilliant
record
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