Genesis Conspiracy
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Topic: Genesis Conspiracy
Posted By: thehallway
Subject: Genesis Conspiracy
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 12:00
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Selling England By The Pound remains the most rated album on this site. For a while it had slowly sunk down to third after a series of coincidental 2-3 star reviews. It jumped back up to the top spot, as it always does, without any particularly abnormal number of 5-stars. Thick as a Brick and Close to the Edge have had, if anything, more positive reviews than ever, recently. Yet SEBTP crawls back up every time. It makes me wonder if something 'fishy' is going on! As deserving as the album is of a high rating.... such activity seems 'engineered' to my eyes. ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 12:05
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Yes, haven't you heard? All Prog Reviewers and Collaborators and Admins can manipulate the Top 100 Albums every week.
It's supposed to be a secret, but you can call myself an infiltrated guy in the Collab Zone, so shhh...
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Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 12:10
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I knew it! Time to bring this site down............... ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 12:27
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If I can just throw this out there, have you ever considered Decaf?
------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 12:30
What number is that in the chart? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Roland113 wrote:Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 12:35
 Hey Tom, haven't seen you around in a while. |
Posted By: Philius Maximus
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 15:06
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Go on, admit it - you're Ian Anderson in disguise aren't you?! Don't be paranoid mate, Selling.... is way better than Thick.... - IMHO. |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 16:07
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Don't question the overlords!! Are you sure your family is safe!?!? |
Posted By: TLM170
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 16:12
herm.... alright I won't tell anyone!
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 16:31
| It's Phil Collins. He keeps joining under various pseudonyms and giving it 5 star reviews. |
Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 18:11
------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: February 18 2011 at 18:37
| I think Phil Collins works for AllMusic.com instead |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 07:13
No, that's just part of his evil plan. |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 11:00
I wonder why Selling England is up there in the first place. There's 3 songs that everyone likes, yet the other 5 tracks are generally considered average or are disliked.  It seems that some abuse the 5-star rating.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 11:01
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^ I disagree, it is 5 star from start to finish. If that opinion is "abuse" well any opinion is also. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 15:26
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Phil Collins..... pah! It's obviously Tony Banks...... he has 37 accounts on this website. ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 18:01
Well put sir.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 18:18
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Ratings rankings are just for amusement purposes. They are kind of like the economy, they go up they go down and no one knows the hell why or how.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 18:58
Conspiracy eh? This wouldn't be a view from the grassy knoll now would it? 
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 21:27
| Wait a second, is OP implying that there is any aspect of this site that isn't fishy? |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 19 2011 at 21:53
The Shred Room.
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 05:51
"It's said by some," the Admin said,
"The Shred doth smell of many things, Of beer, and chips, and earhole-wax, Of unknown stuff that clings, And why they all love Kayo Dot. And whatever Toby Driver sings." ------------- What? |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 10:19
Yes, it's brilliant from start to finish. Expect maybe "More Fool Me", which I normally skip. |
Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 11:24
It isn't brilliant from start to finish then! (puts head in hands)....... ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 11:59
lolz
It does smell kind of like salmon in there. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 13:24
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Phil Collins killed Kennedy. ------------- 
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Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 13:36
and Lincoln ------------- https://aprilmaymarch.bandcamp.com/track/the-badger" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 14:24
Correct, it's brilliant from start to finish apart from one track. Or, to put it another way, it's brilliant up to More Fool Me and from The Battle of Epping Forest onwards. Is that ok? |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 21:49
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 22:40
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More Fool Me and The Battle Of Epping Forrest are what I would consider "weak" tracks. I despise that term so excuse me while I go and vomit. So snipe those out... I like some silly prog clothes in my wardrobe.  brrrrrrrrr brrrrrrrrrrr------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 22:47
I can't disagree with this.
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 22:50
aahaha that's awesome |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 20 2011 at 22:56
Yes, that's the Shred.  |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: February 21 2011 at 00:52
Hey now, not all of us love Kayo Dot/Toby Driver. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: February 21 2011 at 06:15
Except maybe "More Fool Me", which he normally skips...... ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 21 2011 at 06:23
Stop it.
In defence of the much aligned "More Fool Me", it's not that bad, in fact the chorus is quite enjoyable. I just feel it's on the wrong album.
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Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: February 21 2011 at 07:48
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Thick as a Brick is now back at the top spot. My work here is done! ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 21 2011 at 10:31
Must go and give SEBTP a 5 star review.
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Posted By: JakeMM626
Date Posted: February 21 2011 at 10:33
Not to mention he was the one rummaging through documents at the DNC in 1972...  ------------- 
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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: February 21 2011 at 10:37
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: February 21 2011 at 10:43
I think, really, that the album is brilliant from start to finish. "More Fool Me" the necessary break among so much prog-rock... Now if some people just can't stand a 3-minute song made with total economy of resources, well, that explains things... -------------
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