Foxtrot VS. Selling England by the Pound
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Topic: Foxtrot VS. Selling England by the Pound
Posted By: TheLamb
Subject: Foxtrot VS. Selling England by the Pound
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 12:55
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I'm pretty sure that most people will vote Selling England, but in my opinion FOXTROT was Genesis' artistic peak, and their most complex and interesting album... What's your opinion?
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 12:57
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I prefer Sellong England ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 12:57
| I voted for Selling England By The Pound. I love this album, though both are masterpieces in my opinion, along with The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 13:04
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I prefer ( by far ) Selling England... Foxtrot has the beautiful Supper`s Ready ... but as an album, i prefer Selling and Nursery ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 13:15
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Snow Dog wrote:Posted By: John Gargo
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 13:16
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Selling England By the Pound for four reasons. First it was my first Genesis album, and I think that it was first to really IMPRESS me so it will always have sentimental value. Secondly, I love the theatrical nature of the album, which seemed much more pronounced than Foxtrots. The third reason is Dancing With the Moonlit Knight and the fourth is The Cinema Show. |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 13:17
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I like Foxtrot a little better because of More Fool Me (it makes Selling
England A LITTLE weaker IMO.) Nonetheless they are both incredible albums. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 13:25
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 13:30
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Foxtrot by a mile, SEBTP is great, but by far my least favorite Gabriel Genesis album. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 13:34
Amazing though Dancing with the Moonlit Knight is, I went for Foxtrot 
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Posted By: Ipacial Section
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 13:34
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I voted for Foxtrot. The only 4 albums by Genesis that i can listen to are Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Euro & The Lamb Lies Down in Broadway. This is how i rate them.... Nursery Cryme - 80% ------------- www.soundclick.com/ipacialsection |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 13:40
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------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 14:07
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Two masterpieces but Foxtrot is slightly superior due to 'Supper's Ready', the music of the musics... ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: TheLamb
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 14:13
"just 'good' albums"? dude have you actually HEARD any of them? what do you mean by just 'good'?! I think saying that they are both perfect albums would be underestimating them! -------------
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 14:13
I like Selling England, mainly because Firth Of Fifth is the best Genesis song I've heard but the difference is that Foxtrot has no weak tracks wereas More Fool Me and The Battle Of Epping Forest are not particully endering to me. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 14:18
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Love Foxtrot, overcame an early lead by Selling England by the Pound to claim the fav Genesis album spot. Classic album!
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Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 14:22
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 14:26
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Foxtrot, my favorite album of all time ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
It's just perfect. SEBTP has I Like What I Know and No Fool Me, which drag it down a bit. Both are five star albums, still.Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 14:32
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--- I voted Foxtrot, but Selling England by The Pound is a close 2nd ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: moodyxadi
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 14:50
| I'm not a big Genesis fan, but Selling England has better songs than Foxtrot (except Supper's ready, of course). It's their best effort for my taste. |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 14:54
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I like them both about the same, but Foxtrot slightly more. I'm surprised to see it winning by this much.
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 17:10
I agree completly. ------------- 
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Posted By: Fritha
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 18:55
I can second every point here, except the, well, second one! SEBTP just sounds so much more sophisticated and musical to me. It seems to me that the band had clearly matured in their approach to making music by the time they started working on this gem -even though I have read that it wasn't the smoothest writing and recording session in the band's career. The Cinema Show in particular takes my breath away. And when it is followed by Aisle of Plenty, well, that is as perfect as it gets... ------------- I was made to love magic |
Posted By: retuow
Date Posted: November 20 2005 at 05:20
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As an album, I prefer Selling England (for I voted), but I think
Foxtrot has the better songs with Can-Utility and Supper's Ready...
Hard choice, this one.
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Posted By: Tommy
Date Posted: November 20 2005 at 05:29
| Neither album can be considered heavyweights of prog in a classic album sense but I do prefer Foxtrot [just]! |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: November 20 2005 at 06:15
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Duh. Selling England of course.. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 20 2005 at 06:25
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Foxtrot -------------  |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 20 2005 at 07:24
I like Selling England, mainly because Firth Of Fifth is the best Genesis song I've heard but the difference is that Foxtrot has no weak tracks ..... [/QUOTE] Is there a version of Foxtrot that wasn't released cos' the 'Foxtrot' I know is full of filler! [/QUOTE] By the looks of things most people like Genesis and find that Foxtrot is a masterpiec with no filler. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: TheLamb
Date Posted: November 20 2005 at 10:20
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I disagree. Both are big prog classics in my opinion. Foxtrot has so many influential and beautiful tracks and of course Supper's Ready is one of the most important songs in prog history. Selling england has some great tracks aswel, Firth of Firth, The Cinema Show and Dancing with the Moonlit Knight are pure genius... -------------
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