Favorite Genesis song

[nytemare]

I will have to say "Supper's Ready". "Firth of Fifth" was pretty cool too. I liked "Dance on a Volcano" and "Turn it On Again".

They had some good songs back in the day.

[RetroLounge]

1. Watcher of the Skies

RL

[nytemare]

2. Oooh, that's an old one!! And a good one!

A lot of their music was out when I was about 2, so I have had to listen from a retro perspective.

:)

[RetroLounge]

5. After Peter Gabriel left, well, you know...

:puke:

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[ok_cpu]

7. Wasn't *all* bad after Peter left

until Invisible Touch or so. Then definitely :puke:

[nytemare]

14. I love Peter Gabriel

And while I like Genesis stuff better with Gabriel, I admit I discovered Genesis during Phil Collin's era. I thought he did some good stuff with them, just not as totally whacked out as Gabriel. But then, I could listen to Gabriel's solo stuff for that.

:)

[nytemare]

3. BTW, your lounge lizard is cute!

:)

[RetroLounge]

4. Thanks!

I posed for it myself...

:hi:

RL

[ok_cpu]

6. Squonk

or Duchess. Or all of the ones already mentioned. It's hard to pick one.

[nytemare]

13. Those are good ones too!

I liked a lot of the songs they didn't really play on the radio. "Mama" was pretty creepy. "Home by the Sea" was another good one.

[ok_cpu]

15. You ever see the video for "Illegal Alien"

With Phil's mustache? :crazy:

[nytemare]

20. Yes, that was a funny song

Along with "I Know what I Like", those were their best funny songs.

"Jesus He Knows Me" was pretty spot on with all these televangelist types.

[steve2470]

8. Nytemare, I hate to admit this, but I cannot remember Genesis too well

Phil Collins, sure. Genesis I'm fuzzy on.

[nytemare]

12. Two later Genesis songs that stand out are

"Land of Confusion" and "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight". Those were big in the late 80's.

[steve2470]

19. I like both of those, especially Land of Confusion.nt

[nytemare]

21. Pretty much applies now

When I went on a quick trip to London, I went to the "Spitting Image" HQ, where they made the puppets for that video. That was fun!

[steve2470]

23. a *quick trip to London* ?

Wow how did you get so lucky ?

[nytemare]

25. I was lucky to get a couple of days leave when I was in the Army

I was stationed in Germany. I was also lucky enough to go to Iraq the first time...LOL.

I was lucky. I think the military made me a more worldly person.

[steve2470]

26. Were you in the USMC or Army or ? nt

[nytemare]

28. Army

4 years. Four long years.

[steve2470]

29. oh wow. I'd like to hear those stories when you have time nt

[BigBigBear]

9. Several of the obscure ones

"Musical Box", "Cinema Show", "Blood On The Rooftops", "Home By The Sea", "Return Of The Giant Hogweed", "Los Endos", "Carpet Crawlers", "Watcher Of the Skies", "Stagnation", "The Knife".

And yes, "Supper's Ready"....

Picking are slim after Duke.

[nytemare]

18. All good selections!

:)

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. All of them, until Invisible Touch

[nytemare]

27. "Invisible Touch" had a few good ones on it.

I didn't like the song "Invisible Touch" that much, but a lot of the other tracks were decent.

I like the tracks they didn't play on the radio quite as much.

:)

[General Zod]

11. "Behind The Lines" from "Duke"

I held the book so tightly in my hands,
I saw your picture, heard you call my name
There was something strange, I could not look away
I wanted to be there, I wanted to go

You gave me no warning
You gave no reason
But I was with you
Right by your side
Just give me the strength, and I will help you
And they can try their hardest, cos they don't frighten me

It is written in the book

It is hotter than I've known before, but I feel so cold, and I don't know why
But if the fire within your heart can beat the storm
Then I really believe, you could make it right

Ooh the time has come now
We must show our feelings
But I'm looking right through you
And your heart is empty

Whatever happened to you it's too late to change now
There's nowhere you can run to, no place to hide
Ah you let me down!

...but wait a minute, I don't understand
It's getting stronger, so grab my hand
Don't wanna leave you, don't wanna go
But I'm losing all control
Can't you see me? I'm slipping away
I can only stay if you've the will to keep me here

It is written in the book

Oh so many times since I've read those words
Just waiting to see you, can you see me?

[tridim]

16. Supper's Ready and In The Cage,

Riding The Scree, Colony of Slippermen. I like lots of Genesis songs. :)

[nytemare]

22. "Lamb Lies Down" was an awesome album

That is a total let's chill out, listen to weird music, and talk about weird stuff LP.

[mcscajun]

17. "Turn It On Again" and...

"Abacab", "Domino", "Follow You, Follow Me", "Jesus He Knows Me"

I'm a Collins fan, so sue me. :)

[nytemare]

24. I won't sue you. I liked Phil as well

Phil was just more of the "bloke" type of guy next door. Peter was that interesting, introspective, different kind of guy.

They both made good music.

[sleepyhead]

30. Follow You, Follow Me.

I always thought that would make a great wedding song.

[nytemare]

31. That is a nice song. "Your Own Special Way" is good as well

They didn't do too many romantic type songs, but the few they did were good. "Afterglow" is another that comes to mind.

on edit: I can't believe I used you're instead of your. that bugs me!

[Corgigal]

32. I thought the same way

first love of a Genesis song. I also love Jesus He Knows Me and Home by the Sea. I saw them 4 times live and always enjoyed them.

[nytemare]

33. I have seen Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, but not genesis

Peter Gabriel's concert will always stand out in my mind as spectacular. It was audio/visual candy, nothing like I have ever seen, or will ever see.

Phil can play some drums. I still wish I had seen Genesis when I had the chance.

[Corgigal]

34. Phil also kicked

ass when he did In The Air Tonight. Even Phil Collins haters don't hate the song.

Of course, now one will show up.

[nytemare]

35. I liked "I don't Care Anymore" too

:)

[CrownPrinceBandar]

36. "The Carpet Crawlers" or "I Know What I Like(in your wardrobe)".

"Abacab" and "Turn it On" from the post-Gabriel era.

[nytemare]

37. "I know what I like"

What a classic nonsense song. :)

[6000eliot]

38. "Firth of Fifth"

"Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats," "Snowbound." Don't much like anything after "Abacab."

[nytemare]

41. The path is cle-ar, tho no eyes can see!

Cool song. I like the keyboard break.

[Sufi Marmot]

39. Counting Out Time...

"Erogenous zones I love you
Without you what would a poor boy do?" ;-)


"A Trick of the Tail" is also high on my list.

-SM

[ChoralScholar]

40. Correct me if this was Phil Collins

but I always liked the song "That's All"

It is one of the very first songs I remember hearing on the radio as a small child.

[nytemare]

42. No, that is Genesis

Catchy little tune.

[Squeech]

43. Here's an obscurity

Seven Stones, off Nursery Cryme.

I too vastly prefer the Peter Gabriel era, but I think it's too easy to say that he was the real talent in the band; it's well known that Tony and Mike wrote a lot of the early good stuff such as "Watcher."

But they really did peak early-- Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot are IMHO far and away their best work, when they were grappling with the Big Issues and the myths that underpin Western civilization. Maybe it was the fervor of youth, or the active encouragement of their Friars fan base. Maybe they weren't full of themselves yet. (Why did they ever let Tony Banks make solo records?)

All I know is, I wish I could find somebody new writing songs with the scope of "Watcher," or even somebody old who hasn't forgotten how.

[Technowitch]

44. "The Carpet Crawlers"

From "A Lamb Lies Down On Broadway".

Phil was okay, but it was REALLY Genesis back when Peter Gabriel was lead.

As far as I'm concerned, when Steve Hackett left, that was the end of the group.

[steve2470]

45. Evening Techno !

:-)

[Technowitch]

46. Hullo there Steve!

[benny05]

47. "Home by the Sea"

or "Domino/Glow of the Night," "Mama"

Favorite political song: "Land of Confusion"--which seems to be really approp, given the freepers are worse than in Reagan's time.