Miracles really do happen!

 

1 - foxtrot & sebtp

2 - 70's hawkwind

3 - 70's zappa

4 - then you get ctte...

I grew up on my parents' Elton John and Cat Stevens records, then got into the Canadian Brass and Philip Glass around the same time my dad did. In my adolescence, I listened to Tom Petty, ELO, U2, The Cure, Hum, The Smiths/Morrissey, Primus, and Smashing Pumpkins. I still like all of those artists, but in my adulthood I discovered Brian Eno, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, Idaho, and more ELO.

I listened to "Foxtrot" last night and "Selling England By the Pound" the other day. I hate to say it, but they didn't really jump out at me as anything terribly interesting. I might be able to get into it more if I could understand what Peter Gabriel was singing, but so far "A Trick of the Tail" was the only one that came with printed lyrics (I'm listening to them in their first CD editions). Then again, after hearing about the basic story arc of "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway," I'm afraid of what I might find. At least the stories told in "A Trick of the Tail" had a meaning that I could understand (I really really like Squonk for that reason). But songs about eating chocolate hookers and self-castration? No thanks. I'm listening to "Nursery Cryme" right now and I like the music, but again I can't understand what he's singing.

I've heard at least parts of all these albums before, but I never really listened to them, if you get my meaning. My girlfriend is heavy into Genesis, both old and not-so-old, and I've been around her while she's played this stuff during the five years we've been together. I always used to tease her about her taste for prog (which seems to be limited to Genesis; there are no other prog artists in her collection). But last weekend she bought "The Video Show" DVD, and I got to see and hear the videos for Ripples, Robbery Assault & Battery, and A Trick of the Tail. I don't think I ever even overheard her playing any of those songs before, and I really liked what I heard. So now I find myself in the embarrassing situation of liking things that I once mocked.



PS: A couple years ago, I downloaded "Joe's Garage" in its entirety and I liked it. I feel so dirty...

Edited by Bizarro #1

Bizarro #1 wrote: I chose my words very poorly.

Some people are just very sensitive about some...details in here.