Supper's Ready

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   Maybe it's just that I haven't had it long enough, but Supper's Ready wasn't the masterpiece I expected it to be. Oh, it was quite good, to be sure, but it didn't seem to hang together very well, and the songs that didn't hang were of lower quality than the rest of the album - I'd take Get 'Em Out by Friday over Lovers' Leap any day.

Also, I've heard it's supposed to be based on Revelations, and alternatively on some supernatural experience Gabriel's wife had - but only individual movements seem to agree with any one interpretation.

Just wondering if anyone else got the sense that Genesis didn't so much write an epic as smash a few songs, of varying quality, together.

Poll Question: What do you think of Supper's Ready?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Underrated	8	[5.44%]
Wonderful, but not underrated	102	[69.39%]
Good, but overrated	30	[20.41%]
Eh, it didn't do much for me	7	[4.76%]
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PaperDuck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: September 15 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 97	Topic: Supper's Ready Posted: October 01 2006 at 16:27
	Maybe it's just that I haven't had it long enough, but Supper's Ready wasn't the masterpiece I expected it to be. Oh, it was quite good, to be sure, but it didn't seem to hang together very well, and the songs that didn't hang were of lower quality than the rest of the album - I'd take Get 'Em Out by Friday over Lovers' Leap any day. Also, I've heard it's supposed to be based on Revelations, and alternatively on some supernatural experience Gabriel's wife had - but only individual movements seem to agree with any one interpretation. Just wondering if anyone else got the sense that Genesis didn't so much write an epic as smash a few songs, of varying quality, together.

Ricochet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 27 2005 Location: Nauru Status: Offline Points: 46301	Posted: October 01 2006 at 16:30
	Eh, it didn't do much for me... !


The Miracle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 29 2005 Location: hell Status: Offline Points: 28427	Posted: October 01 2006 at 16:34
	Way overrated
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Uroboros Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 25 2006 Location: Oxford Status: Offline Points: 912	Posted: October 01 2006 at 16:34
	Definitely good, but hugely overrated. And yes, it does seem like a bunch of songs not very naturally made to fit together. It provides for a number of interesting listens, but I think Genesis at their more concise could and indeed have been much better than this.
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The Green Tank Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 06 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 244	Posted: October 01 2006 at 16:35
	Supper's Ready is truly one of the all-time progressive rock classics.


Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24429	Posted: October 01 2006 at 16:36
	Last option for me, I'm afraid... I've never really be able to get into it. My fault, I know, but this is how things are.

Moatilliatta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3083	Posted: October 01 2006 at 16:59
	Great song, and a classic, but it's not all it's hyped up to be by most.

R o V e R Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 13 2005 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 2747	Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:13
	it didn't do much for me

The Miracle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 29 2005 Location: hell Status: Offline Points: 28427	Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:15
	Now honestly, I think it's the greatest rock composition ever.
	last.fm

tuxon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 21 2004 Location: plugged-in Status: Offline Points: 5502	Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:20
	Good song, but not all that ground braking. love the final and some parts, but as a whole I can't really get all excited about it.
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dAJaro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 02 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 161	Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:30
	it doesnt get much better than supper's ready.


Sir Pommes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: August 08 2006 Status: Offline Points: 65	Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:32
	supper's ready is a great song and with karn evil 9 one of the best songs i know

Arrrghus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 21 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5296	Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:34
	Wait, where's the "just right" selection?


Hatters Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 06 2006 Status: Offline Points: 466	Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:37
	Its pretty good.


PaperDuck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: September 15 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 97	Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:46
	Green Tank, yes, it's a classic - but is it good? Arrrghus, that would be "Wonderful, but not underrated."

Leningrad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 15 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 7991	Posted: October 01 2006 at 17:50
	Piece of Crap.

tdreamer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 03 2006 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 267	Posted: October 01 2006 at 18:02
	Good but there are some parts which are boring.

Bj-1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 04 2005 Location: No(r)Way Status: Offline Points: 31644	Posted: October 01 2006 at 18:36
	Far from being Genesis best track, but I still love it. 5/5.
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micky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46838	Posted: October 01 2006 at 18:43
	pretty good... but not the greatest thing I've ever heard I guess.. however Genesis was far from the only groups the smash song fragments in one piece and call it an epic. Most the the rule than the exception.
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Tony Fisher Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 30 2005 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 967	Posted: October 01 2006 at 18:53
	Better than Close to the Edge, and that's not something I'd say lightly. Not overrated, just brilliant.