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febus
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 15:08 |
It's not the greatest album of all-time of course, but it's not THAT bad either....there are still a few good ones if we take our time listening to it  
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The Doctor
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 15:33 |
febus wrote:
It's not the greatest album of all-time of course, but it's not THAT bad either....there are still a few good ones if we take our time listening to it   |
I know. It's not THAT bad. It's not...Open Your Eyes.
Actually, there are some good songs on it, Shock to the System, The Meeting, Lift Me Up, and Take the Water to the Mountain. The problem I have with this album is it seems like an uncomfortable merging of ABWH, Yes West and Jon Anderson solo. It just seems very disjointed to me, with no real direction. Not that the individual songs are bad, but the overall feel of the album suffers from putting too many different "bands" on one album.
Listening now to the Genesis 70-75 bonus disk. 
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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febus
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 15:37 |
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 15:37 |
just finished:
moving onto:
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febus
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 15:38 |
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febus
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 15:41 |
The Doctor wrote:
febus wrote:
It's not the greatest album of all-time of course, but it's not THAT bad either....there are still a few good ones if we take our time listening to it   |
I know. It's not THAT bad. It's not...Open Your Eyes.
Actually, there are some good songs on it, Shock to the System, The Meeting, Lift Me Up, and Take the Water to the Mountain. The problem I have with this album is it seems like an uncomfortable merging of ABWH, Yes West and Jon Anderson solo. It just seems very disjointed to me, with no real direction. Not that the individual songs are bad, but the overall feel of the album suffers from putting too many different "bands" on one album.
Listening now to the Genesis 70-75 bonus disk.  |
I think, Chester you have the perfect analysis of this disc...good songs, but too many ''bands'' on it and no unity  
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The Doctor
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 15:43 |
King By-Tor wrote:
just finished:

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That's a nice album. Been quite awhile since I've given it a spin. Need to do that soon. When it first came out, it spent months in my rotation and I must have listened to that one some 30 times or so.
Gonna pull that out for my next listen. 
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Bern
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 15:44 |
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RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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Tuzvihar
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 16:27 |
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski
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inrainbows
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 16:34 |
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febus
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 16:45 |
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 17:05 |
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febus
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 17:24 |
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 17:58 |
first listen:
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febus
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 18:10 |
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 18:10 |
bossa!
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Drew
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 18:17 |
Have to give this another listen:  Sounds like some Camel, Opeth's Damnation, and a whole 'lotta other good stuff in one.
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Hawkwise
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 18:23 |
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 18:29 |
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Bern
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Posted: November 23 2008 at 18:33 |
Bossa Nova girl #1 > Bossa Nova girl #2 But  to both!
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RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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