3 favorite post Hackett Genesis studio albums
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Topic: 3 favorite post Hackett Genesis studio albums
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Subject: 3 favorite post Hackett Genesis studio albums
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 21:49
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What are your 3 favorite post Hackett Genesis studio albums? Here are mine: And then there were three (it gets a lot of criticism-I'd say it's their most under rated album) Duke Genesis (the shapes album-this one just barely beats out invisible touch for me mainly because of home by the sea and second home by the sea). |
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 13:47
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Mine: the same as you, Prog_Traveller.
And Then There Were Three (probably my favourite Genesis album after Selling England By The Pound)
Duke (I like the suite a lot especially: the opening and closing tracks of the album).
Genesis (I could even say the same that it barely beats Invisible Touch, and my favourite songs are also Home By The Sea and the Second Home. But I like all of the album.)
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 13:50
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Duke - classic Abacab - a couple of biscuits short of a classic, but excellent nonetheless Invisible Touch - some exceptional moments in amongst some average shorter stuff. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 14:03
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 14:05
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And then there were 3.... ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: wilmon91
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 14:21
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And Then There Were Three (1978) (good tracks: all of them, except Many too Many, Say it's alright Joe and Follow you follow me)
We Can't Dance (1991) (Good tracks: Dreaming while you sleep, Tell Me Why, Living Forever, Hold On My Heart)(worst song: Never a time)
Duke (1980) (favourites are Turn it on it again and Please don't Ask but I also like Guide Vocal, Heathaze and Duke's travels)
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 16:35
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Abacab
Duke
Invisible Touch
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Posted By: AllP0werToSlaves
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 10:53
| "Home By The Sea" is my favorite post-Hackett Genesis song, so I'd have to say that by default that album wins for me. I couldn't pick the other two though. |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 16:28
I agree. |
lazland wrote:Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 18:09
And then there were 3 , i realy love this one and so i'm happy to know i'm not the only one, i saw the tour with mirrors and laser,great!! 2 we can't dance, 3 duke, and i'd like to know what you all think about the dvd live in roma? great to me
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Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 00:22
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Duke is great.
ATTWT is fine but never really clicked for me.
Genesis (Mama) is far from deserving being called a good album even if Home By The Sea is ok.
I stopped buying their albums after that so I can not judge about any others.
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Posted By: Harold-The-Barrel
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 02:46
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and then there were three Duke Genesis.....but only just beating out Calling all stations  ------------- You must be joking.....Take a running jump...... |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 03:16
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No 4- or 5-star albums after Hackett left.
1. Duke
2. Invisible Touch (quite a lot of ups 'n downs)
3. Genesis (Mama and 2nd Home by the Sea are still great)
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 04:26
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1 - Duke
2 - And then there were three.. 3 - Abacab ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 06:59
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For me there are only 2: ATTWT and Duke.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 08:57
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Three, Duke, and Abacrabs. The only one I've never owned or heard in it's entirety is Dance ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 10:03
| stay away from Dance |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 10:07
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Genesis died after W&W. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 10:18
Unfortunately I have a video compilation that has stuff from the album. Those bits are not fun and should be outlawed. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 11:34
Sorry Ivan, but my turn to have a go at pedant's corner. No they didn't. What you mean is that you ceased to enjoy them after W & W, which is a totally different thing altogether, given that they proceeded to release a further seven studio albums, plus live and compilations, they clearly didn't "die", but actually resembled something relatively healthy, certainly judged upon sales. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 11:44
In my opinion they died as a creative band to become a boring adult contemporary band. Surely they didn't died economically (by the contrary), but they died musically (in my opinion of course). Not pedantic, just honest. Iván -------------
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Posted By: tarkus1980
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 12:02
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Genesis
Abacab
Duke
All 4-star albums. Haters gonna hate. ------------- "History of Rock Written by the Losers." |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 12:02
And I respect your opinion, because at least it is based upon musical knowledge & tastes rather than puerile misled hatred of Collins. I do, though, very much disagree with that opinion. I have had years of pleasure listening to the post Hackett material, and I regard some of it as constituting some of the finest progressive rock of all time. As a very quick example, I still, 30 years on, get goosebumps listening to Dukes Travels/End. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 12:22
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 12:32
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Posted By: wilmon91
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 12:37
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We Can't Dance is worth checking out for some good pop songs. In earlier 80's albums I think the sound feels dated, particularly in "Invisible Touch", which has some quality, but it hasn't aged well for me. I also think that the style in the 80's albums kind of falls between prog and pop, making it something of a compromise. Abacab is a good example of that. So We can't Dance I like because of the pop quality, and nice sound. ------------- http://www.lastfm.se/user/wilmon91" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 13:40
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 14:21
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Nah, they didn't die but were coughing up some serious blood/
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Posted By: CloseToTheMoon
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 14:36
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1. Duke - Honestly one of my favorites of any era. 2. ATTW3 - It gets slightly better every time. There's always a song I never liked, and suddenly I like it. 3. Invisible Touch - A very slight edge over Abacab. Mainly because it has fewer tracks. ------------- It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen. |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 18:24
Other than the length of the songs I don't hear that much difference between W&W and Trick and ATTWT. |
Posted By: Nov
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 18:44
"Many Too Many" is a gorgeous track. Have another listen
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Posted By: CloseToTheMoon
Date Posted: January 16 2011 at 16:31
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Many Too Many is one of the best ballads in their catalog.
------------- It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen. |
Posted By: wilmon91
Date Posted: January 16 2011 at 20:15
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Okay, another listen of Many Too Many. It starts off pretty nice, but the sound is too drenched in the synth string sound. At the "Oh Mama" part I think it becomes too much, and when it goes up yet a notch at the "I thought I was lucky" -part, it's just too overdramatic and heavy with synth strings.
So it's mostly the arrangement I don't like. A version without synth could sound pretty okay....
"Never a Time" though, is downright awful.
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Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: January 18 2011 at 05:32
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1) Duke - Up there with TOTT and WAW 2) We Can't Dance - This album has been seriously short changed; could it be because it has the word 'Dance' in the album title? 3) Genesis - Love the live version of Home By The Sea
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Posted By: Butterfly Attack
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 07:40
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Just recently tried really hard to give it a go, but in the end: There is no good Genesis Record after Gabriel left, and so, there also can't be none after Hackettt left, of course. Slightly off-topic, I know. Forgive me. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 08:47
It's not off topic, just wrong ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 09:15
This. But what do I know? I stopped buying their albums after Duke, and I really don’t care about their hits. ------------- He say nothing is quite what it seems; I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 09:22
I have no problem with Many too Many or Say it’s All Right, Joe. On the other hand, I don’t like Ballad of Big or Scenes from a Night’s Dream very much (both have really stupid lyrics), and I agree with you when it comes to Follow You, Follow Me. ------------- He say nothing is quite what it seems; I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
Posted By: scaife
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 11:39
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Duke And Then There Were 3 Abacab |