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Cluster One 
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 Topic: ’Back in N.Y.C.’ - GENESIS (of course)
Posted: April 06 2005 at 17:57 |
I confess, I'm in love with this little ditty on "The Lamb" from Peter
and the boys. By far it's the most listened-to song on my Media Player.
By a 2:1 margin no doubt 
I also find myself singing the lyrics out loud when I'm out of the house with the earphones on  Not good when it's the chorus  Raping the Porcupine whaaaa?
Besides being one of the best songs in which to convert non-GENESIS
types into Gabriel-worshippers, there is just absolute so much going on
in this damn song! The energy, the crazy lyrics, the amazing
musicianship, the rude chorus...and when Tony does his crescendo, deep
note thingy at 04:17-04:19 into the song, YIKES! Powerful stuff.
Just thought I'd put that out there. The world needs more GENESIS.
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Marmalade...I like marmalade.
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OldFatherThames
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Posted: April 06 2005 at 18:04 |
I think you're right 
I don't like too much the vocal at the begginig, but I like so much the part of the porcupine ("He said I have none to blame but me" or something like that). It's just amazing like you said. Sometimes, I put four and five times this chorus. And the end of the song is incredible with the begginig of hearless heart!
But what about the Tony's solo on Riding the scree  , and the lamia (I think one of the best song of thjis cd)!!!
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Yams
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Posted: April 06 2005 at 18:22 |
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Back in N.Y.C. to Hairless Heart is one of my favorite prog song transitions. Very good indeed.
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Ben2112
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Posted: April 07 2005 at 15:02 |
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richardh
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Posted: April 07 2005 at 18:29 |
''Your progressive hypocrites hand out their trash,But it was mine in the first place so I'll burn it to ash'' Great prog song with a punky thing going on.Love it
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Hangedman
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Posted: April 07 2005 at 19:38 |
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Live version is INCREDIBLE, it becomes so much better id say that the lice back in n.y.c. is the best genesis song by a longshot.
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Hierophant
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Posted: April 07 2005 at 19:53 |
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The Lamb in my opinion is the best prog album ever conjured from the elements of this godforsaken earth.
The carpet crawlers and chamber of 32 doors are gems too.
Edited by Hierophant
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: April 07 2005 at 21:55 |
Even when I'm a Genesis hardcore fan, The Lamb has never been among my 3 favorite Genesis albums, maybe because it has to be listened from start to end and rarely have time to do so.
The only track I can listen out of it's natural context is In the Cage, never get tired of it.
Iván
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Trotsky
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Posted: April 07 2005 at 22:42 |
Agree that Lamb is less consistent than the three (maybe even four) preceeding studio albums ... the individual gems that still out in my mind are The Lamia, In The Cage and Anyway (which is hardly ever mentioned) ... what a beautiful, beautiful song!
But there are gorgeous moments in many other places, and there's something so cool and vicious about Back In NYC.
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"Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.”
"No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present."
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Possessed
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Posted: April 08 2005 at 21:26 |
The Lamb has aged well. Timeless and classic. 
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DallasBryan
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Posted: April 08 2005 at 21:33 |
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Machinemessiah
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Posted: April 08 2005 at 21:59 |
 Trotsky wrote:
... and Anyway (which is hardly ever mentioned) ... what a beautiful, beautiful song!
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LILYWHITE LILITH
ANYWAY live version from Archives!!
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DallasBryan
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Posted: April 08 2005 at 22:04 |
Lillywhite Lilith.......witch or wench?
soul sucking chickens.........they will get you
watch out for the icebabes and the lysergic
succubus........ 
you may not get to come back
Edited by DallasBryan
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Prog_Bassist
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Posted: April 08 2005 at 23:15 |
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Back in N.Y.C. is one of my favorite Genesis tunes.
It's one of those tunes that you hear and your justl ike "! WOW !".
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penguindf12
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 01:13 |
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It's really good. I think its got a 7-meter beat too (7/4 or 7/8). Either that or 4/4 in a 7/4 disguise. Not my favorite on the album, that'd be "In the Cage" or the title track or "Fly on a Windshield" or "Carpet Crawlers". You know, actually, I love the entire first side of that album. Side two sucks.
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Peter
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 01:31 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
Even when I'm a Genesis hardcore fan, The Lamb has never been among my 3 favorite Genesis albums, maybe because it has to be listened from start to end and rarely have time to do so.
The only track I can listen out of it's natural context is In the Cage, never get tired of it.
Iván
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 = Nahhhh, lighten up, ol boy! Life's too short not to just blast "Back in NYC" or the great title track now and then!
I already KNOW the context -- I'm buzzed -- cut to the chase....
You'd drive me mad if we had to listen to full albums or nothing!
Still, I know we'd be fast friends! 
Edited by Peter
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 01:39 |
Peter Wrote:
| You'd drive me mad if we had to listen to full albums or nothing! |
Hi amigo, glad to see you back outside of the darknes 
Back to the topic, the only two albums I have to listen from start to end are The Lamb and Quadrophenia, don't ask me why, because it's not only the concept (which I still don't fully understand).
But normally I listen In The Cage, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Back in NYC alone.
Iván
BTW: Just listening In the Cage, what a powerful song!!!!!!, creates a claustrophobic pain that I enjoy.
Edited by ivan_2068
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Peter
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 01:46 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
Peter Wrote:
| You'd drive me mad if we had to listen to full albums or nothing! |
Hi amigo, glad to see you back outside of the darknes
Back to the topic, the only two albums I have to listen from start to end are The Lamb and Quadrophenia, don't ask me why, because it's not only the concept (which I still don't fully understand).
But normally I listen In The Cage, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Back in NYC alone.
Iván
BTW: Just listening In the Cage, what a powerful song!!!!!!, creates a claustrophobic pain that I enjoy.
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Buenos Nachos, mi amigo!
Psst: Quadrophenia was my "coming of age album," my anthem, my life's soundtrack, age 13. The Who rule!
Still, sometimes I just listen to sides 3 & 4....
Edited by Peter
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Butterfleef
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 16:12 |
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I love this song. The part about the porcupine is my favorite part because it's so out of place. In fact, it's my signature. The song is basically Gabriel just ranting and yelling and it's really freaking cool. He puts so much passion into it.
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As I cuddled the porcupine he said I had none to blame but me. Held my heart deep in hair. Time to shave, shave it off, it off. No time for romantic escape when your fluffy heart is ready for rape.
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