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Old 05-28-2012, 12:14 PM   #21 (permalink)
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As far as Genesis I've never met anyone who didn't like "Invisible Touch"

For me...

Flaming Lips...
I have Soft Bulletin and ...Pink Robot but just can never get into them. Something about the lead singers' voice annoys me. I feel like its a woman singing in a mans body. I can understand why people would like them, but they don't do it for me. Saw them at the Hangout Festival this weekend and could not even listen live.
I guess it's an acquired taste. They put on the greatest live shows known to man.
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Old 05-28-2012, 02:28 PM   #22 (permalink)
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As far as Genesis I've never met anyone who didn't like "Invisible Touch"
That's not anywhere near representative of the band though. "Invisible touch" sees Genesis awkwardly trying to jump over into pop territory while still retaining one foot very precariously in prog world. They tried total pop on "Abacab" and were generally lambasted for it (and rightly so), their previous album "Duke" managed that quite well I felt, then the self-titled (what was that all about?) pushed a little more back towards prog while "We can't dance" went more or less all-out pop/rock, and they sensibly called it a day with "Calling all stations".

For proper, classic Genesis, and to get the best flavour of what the band were about, what they stood for and the legacy they helped create, I would recommend

Foxtrot
Trespass
Nursery cryme
Selling England by the pound
The lamb lies down on Broadway
A trick of the tail
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Wind and wuthering

with Duke thrown in and maybe
And then there were three.
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Old 06-16-2012, 02:54 PM   #23 (permalink)
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I'm the same with DT. To me, it just seems there's too much "showoffery", to invent a word, where everyone goes "Look at me! Look how long/complicated a keyboard solo I can do" or "Look how good I am on guitar!" without, it seems, taking enough care of and interest in the songs. More a showcase for how talented each is/think they are than a band trying to make proper music.
This, and also Pain of Salvation, Symphony X...
And although I enjoy some songs, I never really paied much attention to Rush also...
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Old 06-18-2012, 02:44 AM   #24 (permalink)
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This, and also Pain of Salvation, Symphony X...
And although I enjoy some songs, I never really paied much attention to Rush also...
Pain of Salvation one of my favourite bands, but I'll admit they're not easy to get into but keep at it and hopefully you'll get them.
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Old 06-18-2012, 12:36 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Pain of Salvation one of my favourite bands, but I'll admit they're not easy to get into but keep at it and hopefully you'll get them.
Yeah I know, my brother and my ex-girlfriend love everything about them, they even like that rap thing...

I don't know, someday maybe...
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Old 08-17-2012, 01:52 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Genesis with Phil Collins on lead vocals.

Van der Graaf Generator.

Can were good live, but weird on album.
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Genesis with Phil Collins on lead vocals.

Van der Graaf Generator.

Can were good live, but weird on album.
Strange with Van Der Graaf Generator, as nearly all their albums are really great quality wise. But maybe its just Pete Hammill's vocals you don't like, they are an acquired taste.
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^ Yes, agreed, instrumentally they are very good, but I do not like Peter Hammill's voice.
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Yeah, I think I'd agree; they're an acquired taste. I'm still acquiring it... but I'm starting to like them.
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