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hifiguy

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38. Genesis.

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Tue May 15, 2012, 02:20 PM

May 2012

Their sonic palette really expanded when Tony Banks started using Mellotron and synths, somewhere around "Selling England By The Pound." Of course then things really went to hell in a handcart a few years later when Steve Hackett quit.

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NAME a band that "went synth" and got BETTER. We KNOW Rush wasn't that band. But NAME one! [View all] Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 OP

New Order lovemydog May 2012 #1

I'm with you on The Who...I'd forgotten that, and... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #10

Pink Floyd. ZombieHorde May 2012 #2

I always went for the tracks where Gilmour was most prominent Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #13

Rick Wright was the secret force behind that band. harmonicon May 2012 #23

It's sad that he quit and was rehired as a "sideman" Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #28

Yeah, he was a hired gun for awhile. harmonicon May 2012 #33

Your history is right on the mark. hifiguy May 2012 #36

"You only have to listen to solo ... to know that Pink Floyd were more than the sum of their parts" fishwax May 2012 #40

Ultravox! chollybocker May 2012 #3

Believe it ot not, I know of them...very well...but have never heard them. Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #14

Oh, that Midge. Always with the mini muffins. chollybocker May 2012 #20

Also, Joy Division became New Order. chollybocker May 2012 #4

The only great band that I can think of who went synth was ZZ Top. bluesbassman May 2012 #5

99% of the praise for Antenna was "thank God they've backed off on the synths." Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #9

I saw 'em in Berkley for the Rythmeen tour. bluesbassman May 2012 #15

The "bonus tracks" on "Tres Hombres" (the 2006 remaster)... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #16

Interesting. I own the original vinyl and the six disc "Six Pack" set, bluesbassman May 2012 #17

Chris De Burgh. Aristus May 2012 #6

Seconded! opiate69 May 2012 #25

David Bowie? XemaSab May 2012 #7

Depends on the album, I guess... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #12

The Steve Miller Band. GaYellowDawg May 2012 #8

I'd love to hear The Steve Miller Band "unplugged." Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #11

No way! Yuugal May 2012 #18

!!! harmonicon May 2012 #24

Yes Alexander May 2012 #19

"The Yes Album" is still my favorite. Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #21

I saw them at a Community College just west of Cleveland back in 1972.... WCGreen May 2012 #22

I can think of a few. harmonicon May 2012 #26

I watched that Rush documentary on VH-1 Classic... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #37

It's usually a mixed bag. Some might say the Police got better with synths RZM May 2012 #27

"Synchronicity" is my favorite Police album, and... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #35

Van Halen - "Jump" is when they finally hit their stride. mikeytherat May 2012 #29

Aaaarrrgggghhh! You're gonna' need a bigger wall Populist_Prole May 2012 #32

At least HALF the praise for the new album... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #34

The Who dana_b May 2012 #30

Does Ric Ocasek count? Shagbark Hickory May 2012 #31

Genesis. hifiguy May 2012 #38

Talking Heads with Bernie Worrell of PFunk. kwassa May 2012 #39