The Cosmic Lawnmower Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 You know what to do ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBob Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Man, all those great albums. But, I went with ABACAB.Every song on it is aewsome."Keep it Dark", "Man on the Corner", "Me and Sarah Jane" - some powerful beautiful music there.I'd have to Duke is up there with ABACAB and also Invisible Touch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 My favourite trio-Genesis song is Mama so I went with that album. But it's not an era I go back to often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cosmic Lawnmower Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Calling All Stations certainly won't be here! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dwarf Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Ah Genesis,the band that launched a thousand arguments!Gabriel or Collins?Which era do you prefer?etc.Me,i don't care!Have always been up there as my favourite band (Followed by Rush ,then Camel)ever since I saw them live in 82 on the Abacab tour here in U.K.when they performed they're signature tune,SUPPER'S READY,on its tenth anniversary.Still my favourite concert!Duke is my favourite Banks-Collins-Rutherford album.Favourite tracks:Duchess,Cul-de-sac,Heathaze(my favourite trio song of all time),Dukes Travels/End. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Duke. Love that record. But Abacab is no slouch. Actually while i'm at it And Then There Were Three does nothing for me no matter how hard i try. I like the first side of Genesis Good tunes on IT.......But the Production is shit.......the only tune where the production works for me is on Domino WCD.....................yea the band is dead to me. lol Mick Edited October 31, 2014 by bluefox4000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cosmic Lawnmower Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Abacab should've beaten Duke ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBob Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Was Hackett still in the band during Three Sides Live? If not, then that would be my favorite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cosmic Lawnmower Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Was Hackett still in the band during Three Sides Live? If not, then that would be my favorite. Afraid not :( He left after 'Seconds Out' (1977) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Calling All Stations certainly won't be here!Ironically enough, my only Genesis live experience was with the Siltskin dude, whatshisname. I know, I know, but it was that or nothing. At least I've seen Genesis live! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dwarf Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Was Hackett still in the band during Three Sides Live? If not, then that would be my favorite. I believe if Steve Hackett had remained in G then there preceding albums wouldn't have become so pop orientated!Steve left during the mixing of Seconds Out,and has made some terrific solo albums since. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dwarf Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Calling All Stations certainly won't be here!Ironically enough, my only Genesis live experience was with the Siltskin dude, whatshisname. I know, I know, but it was that or nothing. At least I've seen Genesis live! You didn't say if the concert was any good? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Self-Titled "Shapes" album for me. Unlike a lot of people...I'm a huge fan of the Collins-era personally. 'Mama' and my personal favourite Genesis song 'Home By The Sea/Second Home' are two of my all-time favourite songs, and then you couple them in with the extremely underrated 'Just a Job To Do'...this album is simply solid throughout, and one I go back to often. There is a lot to like in this era, if you ask me, but 'Shapes' takes the cake as far as strongest overall album. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Calling All Stations certainly won't be here!Ironically enough, my only Genesis live experience was with the Siltskin dude, whatshisname. I know, I know, but it was that or nothing. At least I've seen Genesis live! You didn't say if the concert was any good?Average at best. I don't remember much of it so it did not struck me, I remember the excitement before the show, and that they played only the intro to "Dancing with the Moonlight night", not the whole song. Bummer. At that time I was ok with Calling All Stations, and my musician friends who were with me would buy everything Rutherford would record, even his bathroom flush. So it was a good night, but the concert... not many memories! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Self-Titled "Shapes" album for me. Unlike a lot of people...I'm a huge fan of the Collins-era personally. 'Mama' and my personal favourite Genesis song 'Home By The Sea/Second Home' are two of my all-time favourite songs, and then you couple them in with the extremely underrated 'Just a Job To Do'...this album is simply solid throughout, and one I go back to often. There is a lot to like in this era, if you ask me, but 'Shapes' takes the cake as far as strongest overall album. Me too.......could never really get behind gabriel fronted Genesis.......some good tunes. But overly heavy handed. Gabriel solo rocks though. My fave Genesis album is A Trick of the tail......the first Collins fronted album. Brilliant. and the guy was a beast on drums. Mick Edited October 31, 2014 by bluefox4000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dwarf Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Abacab should've beaten Duke ;) I just think Abacab lacked that killer track,which Duke has.Abacab,the song ,is brilliant,as is Dodo/Lurker.Another Record isn't!Apparently when they were recording the album,Gwanted to make this a double album and make a suite of the following tracks:Dodo/Lurker-Naminanu-Submarine. Now if that would have happened,and they added b-side single You Might Recall,then what an album it would have been!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I'm not very fond of this era of Genesis but Duke was rather good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Abacab is Actually tied with duke for me.......but forced to choose.......Duke won out. Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I realized something with me. For me Gabriel was so-so in the band......Brilliant solo. Collins was amazing in the band......but dire solo. It's like they went opposite ways for me, lol Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cosmic Lawnmower Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 I'll do a Gabriel-era poll later ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 That's gonna be interesting for me. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len(songs) Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 For me, Hackett is really the main factor. I like all the albums from Trespass (I know, no Hackett) until his departure, while afterwards I really only like Duke. ATTW3 had potential... but came out horribly. And Abacab onwards is just too pop for me (Yes, Duke is primarily pop but it has just a sliver of the old spark.). And of course there was the Ray Wilson disaster ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Just so you know......even though it will probably never happen. I'd love to see a Genesis Reunion. Gabriel, Hackett, Collins, Banks and Rutherford. I may not have been the biggest Gabriel era fan.......but i still would love to see him back. Of course Collins really can't play. so......poo Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dwarf Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I realized something with me. For me Gabriel was so-so in the band......Brilliant solo. Collins was amazing in the band......but dire solo. It's like they went opposite ways for me, lol Mick Actually Mick you so right!Face Value is PC only good album.Whereas PG solo has produced some brilliant records.PG1(car),PG2(scratch)and PG3(melt),as well as So are all superb albums. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Actually Gabriel fourth solo album is great too. I enjoy pop but Collins just went overboard.......the sugar mountain is too much, lol He started out so promising with Face Value........what da hell happened?!!!! lol Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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