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Titan 
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 Topic: The Best Genesis opener song till Wind
Posted: March 07 2005 at 06:04 |
hi iam new here, what is the best genesis opener song for you ? 
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Prog_head
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 06:25 |
Dancing With The moonlight light is the perfect opener
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Blacksword
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 06:31 |
Hi Titan. Welcome!
I like all those openers a lot. After some consideration I chose 'Eleventh Earl of Mar' Its by no means my favourite song out of that lot, I just love that very unusual chord that Tony Banks opens with, and the way the intro progresses dramatically into the first verse. Genesis were masters of atmosphere and this is one of their finest examples IMO.
'Dancing with the Moonlit Knight' and 'Dance on a volcano' are actually my two favoutie songs out of your selection.
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Dragon Phoenix
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 06:40 |
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Rob The Plant
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 09:34 |
I lik the opening vocals in 'looking for someone", and then the beutiful guitar transition.
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Easy Livin
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 14:32 |
Has to be "Watcher of the skies".
They opened with it the first time I saw them live at the Apollo in Glasgow (Greens Playhouse Fragile! ) , and it sent shivers up my spine. The symphonic melotron is so majestic, it was like an entire orchestra was on the stage.
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Chris Stainton
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 14:49 |
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Foxtrot is my all time favorite album and I love every single track. I voted for Moonlit Knight by mistake though. Damn! I meant to vote for Musical Box because it is my second favorite track after Supper's Ready.
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Wizard/TRueStar
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 15:08 |
1. - Watcher Of The Skies
2. - Dancing With The Moonlit Kight
3. - Eleventh Earl Of Mar
4. - The Musical Box
5. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
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Tony
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 15:24 |
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1. Watcher
2. Musical Box
3. Dancing
4. The Lamb
5. Dance on a Volcano
6. Looking for Someone
7. Eleventh
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penguindf12
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 15:26 |
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I like all of them about equally, except "Looking for Someone," which I've never heard.
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Prog_Bassist
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 15:33 |
Moonlit Knight by Far.
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Hangedman
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 17:06 |
WOW. hard choice, but I ended up picking the musical box, seeing as how it is my favourite Genesis song
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frosty
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 17:23 |
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I've gone for Watcher because of the fabulous keyboard opening.
It has to be said that all the songs are great openers though they all catch your attention right away.
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 17:26 |
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Dance on a Volcano was the opening of the first Genesis gig I saw nigh on 30 years ago - still sends a shiver down my spine.
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I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
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happythe
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 17:54 |
Genesis were rather good at openers.. 
I chose Looking for Someone. Just can't beat that Peter Gabriel and his vocals, and the vulnerability in his voice just gives it the edge over Dancing With The Moonlit Knight.
ps. Ahoj! Jak se mas? Rada bych dva krat carbonatek, prosim (sorry about the spelling  )
Edited by happythe
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Stop me from dreaming?
Okay :-(
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Vegetableman
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 18:07 |
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Its hard to beat that a cappella entrance on Dancing Out With the Moonlit Knight
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richardh
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 18:10 |
Dance On A Volcano ,Dancing With The Moonlit Knight and Lamb Lies Down On Broadway are perfect openers for their respective albums. (I voted DOAV)
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Titan
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 18:13 |
happy the: "Ahoj! Jak se mas? Rada bych dva krat carbonatek, prosim" - haha where did you find that ? "Hi, how do you do ? I would like to buy twice meatball, please"
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Cluster One
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 18:41 |
Nothing better in prog rock, than Peter's a cappella opener to 'Dancing With The Moonlit Knight'
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Marmalade...I like marmalade.
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Emperor
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Posted: March 09 2005 at 01:46 |
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Musical Box is the only track of mentioned above which is in my Genesis Top-10...
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The Best Genesis opener song till Wind