In order to truly appreciate Peter Gabriel's Genesis, you have to...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

...be a little bit, erm, let's say, unbalanced. I mean that as a GOOD thing obviously. :headbang: :crazy: :headbang: :crazy: :headbang: :crazy: :headbang: :crazy:

Discuss.

AAARGH EDIT BECAUSE I ENDED UP SAYING THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT I MEANT!!!

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. No, you need to be intelligent

[kedrys]

2. ...be smart enough to appreciate how easily he could

evoke apocalypse, even while dressed up as a giant flower :P

The songs and stories kicked ass. IMHO, Genesis was no more after Peter Gabriel left.

[Squeech]

4. I couldn't agree more

Gabriel-era Genesis was all about the myths and archetypes that the human race (or at least those that populate England) really live by. They may have been pretentious, but at least they were grappling with The Big Issues. (They were kinda like DU in that way.)

In contrast, Phil Collins-era Genesis ultimately seemed to think that the greatest problem facing mankind was what brand of beer to drink tonight.

If you wanted to be nasty, Genesis on the whole could be described the way-- uh, was it DeToqueville?-- described the USA: passed from adolescence directly to decadence without ever achieving maturity.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. If all you want is a 3 chord, 3 minute pop song, then look elsewhere

If you like songwriters who can step outside 4/4 time, put a story into their lyrics, and give you decent instumental playing, then Genesis with Gabriel is an excellent place to go. Who wants to get dealt the same hand as you get with all the identikit pop groups?

[meegbear]

5. You just need to listen to The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway ...

then Invisible Touch.

QED.

[CBGLuthier]

6. Everytime Genesis lost a member

They got more popular and less interesting until they became the boring pop Phil Collins Experience.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

9. True, true

I still have a bit of a soft spot for Trick of the Tale and Wind and Wuthering even with Collins on vocals. Hackett was a pretty amazing guitar player. However, after that...ugh.

Philly is still a great drummer, however. Just wish he would have stayed there.

[CBGLuthier]

11. I even like Collins first solo album

It was interesting and moody but then he became a pop star.

Oh well, at least Gabriel is still interesting.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

13. I actually haven't listened to Face Value in a loooong time

But I remember liking it quite a bit.

I also liked a handful of songs on his second and third solos.

Gabriel's solo career has been far more interesting and of a much higher caliber, however. (Although, I wasn't that taken with his last album. Probably because I had to wait for it for close to half of my entire life, but still...)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

7. You , sir, are a fool.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

12. I am, but not for the reasons you had in mind when you stated that fact.

Feel free to whack me over the head with a stuffed platypus now. :spank:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

16. ok - wait a second as I go take him off the mantle....

*WHACK!!!!*

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. Ouch.

Thank you sir, may I have another?

[StopTheMorans]

8. agreed. progrock is for tools

[redqueen]

15. I fart in your general direction!

U2 lover! :P

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

10. From THIS post down, people are seeing what I really meant. (nt)

[redqueen]

14. I must be unbalanced in a good way, then.

Thanks, now I have Stagnation in my mental jukebox!

:hi:

[RandomKoolzip]

18. They were incredible.

I liked them high, I liked them sober, I LOVED them tripping, I dug them drunk. It's all good, my friend.

But on psychedelics....it's like a whole new musical language.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

19. I whole-heartedly agree............

I must go listen to "The Firth of Fifth" now.

[Blue_In_AK]

20. Peter Gabriel is a musical genius

I love the soundtracks he did for "The Last Temptation of Christ" and "The Rabbitproof Fence."