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Genesis — Watcher of the Skies
Album: Foxtrot
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Released: 1972
Length: 7:20
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Bad Bunny to Genesis. Exactly why RP is the best!
Posted 1 month ago by romangaslan    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 5 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 PFM wrote:


Genesis live, Paris Bataclan 1973 long version, 16mm master in 4k - YouTube




Thank You! I will check it out!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
I love hearing old Genesis tunes on RP. Watcher of the Skies got my speakers turned up!! ...From the album FOXTROT and not Trick of the Tail. Play more from this iconic era of magical music from 1970-74...progs best years
Posted 2 years ago by Normhotte    [ Reply ]
Phish perform "Watcher of the Skies" at the 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony watcher of the skies - Phish

Posted 2 years ago by bviner    [ Reply ]
Early Genesis With PG....A perfect 10....
Posted 2 years ago by MKoMOne    [ Reply ]


Genesis live, Paris Bataclan 1973 long version, 16mm master in 4k - YouTube

Posted 2 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]
Thanks for this! The most creative band ever, I could never get tired of listening.
However, without Peter Gabriel, band becomes way to commercial for my ears.
Posted 2 years ago by brane    [ Reply ]
I bought this album right after it came out!! I can't hear enough of this tune!!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
This is real music, not some ditty. Godlike
Posted 2 years ago by junik    [ Reply ]
The opening chords of this song send chills down my back, and transport me back to a magical period in my life. (I just didn't know it at the time)
Posted 2 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
This quite impressed my 14-year old mind when I saw it performed on "Midnight Special" in 1973.
Posted 2 years ago by firefly6    [ Reply ]
 noe.architecte169 wrote:

Phil was so good at this time


So was Peter Gabriel!!!

Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by FrankRizzo    [ Reply ]
GODLIKE!!!!! ICONIC!!!!!!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Phil was so good at this time
Posted 3 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
 musicophile wrote:
I think this one is the most creative band ever ! I could listen to their music for hours.
There is a cover band - The Musical Box - which is very worthy to follow on stage, for those of us who were too young to know Genesis live


I have seen Genesis 4 times, Musical Box is awesome for sure! But, if you get a chance to see Steve Hacket's Genesis tour, it is even better!
Posted 3 years ago by molson    [ Reply ]
This song works better when heard within the entire album. I recommend for all those who weren't born yet to buy ALL the Genesis albums from the seventies ... as well as ALL the Moody Blues albums from the same era. Then listen and enjoy ALL of them in release order.
=> A lifetime experiment guaranteed to haunt you : you'll want to repeat it times and times again, also in 30 years.
Posted 3 years ago by BobbyCat    [ Reply ]
This is on a commercial station. Too cool.
Posted 3 years ago by keelo    [ Reply ]
Genesis is not for everyone obviously.  Don't think I've seen such a spread in votes.  Count me in the upper half.
Posted 3 years ago by pfagerlund    [ Reply ]
This is an absolute joy to listen to...indeed, brings back some great memories...Peter Gabriel at his best...as always, RP never ceases to amaze...Many Thx, MKoM, Toronto
Posted 3 years ago by MKoMOne    [ Reply ]
Ill give you 100€ if a regular station plays this full length.
Posted 3 years ago by Atombender    [ Reply ]
This is where it all started for me as a Genesis fan.  My dad had this record in his collection and I played it for hours and hours when I was living at home.  The only track I never cared for was Time Table, everything else was golden.  He had the US Buddha Records release of this album which had no lyrics or gatefold. But the record sleeve had adverts for other albums on Buddha Records and two of the albums displayed were Nursery Cryme and Genesis Live.  I knew this band was something special just looking at those covers.  When I was in high school one of the first albums I bought was Nursery Cryme, just for the album cover and hung it in my locker.  Needless to say, I bought two NurseryCryme albums 1 for school and 1 for home.  Another favorite of mine.  Then I spent my high school years buying all their albums.  And I've been a fan ever since the late 70's.

Check out Bill Films on youtube if you want to see some good videos, some are very rare.
Posted 3 years ago by RBarberio    [ Reply ]
Phish perform "Watcher of the Skies" at the 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony- wow
For Genesis fans the intro by Trey is very cool. Treys Genesis intro
Posted 3 years ago by bviner    [ Reply ]
 Carlo9151 wrote:

My opinion is that the departure of Steve Hackett set the turning point in Genesis music, deeper than Gabriel's
 
Interesting. I had never considered that impact because after "Trick of the Tail" it was obvious without PG they suffered a considerable wound.
Posted 3 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
For the naysayers on this track, understand it was recorded in 1972. You might try listening to Steve Hackett's 1996 remake which brings it up to date.

As with any older music, try to focus on the writing, arrangement and skill . Perhaps you'll hear the artistry going on behind the tint of years passed.
Posted 3 years ago by bikerider    [ Reply ]
For those of you who do not understand this music, i say poor you... Lyrics, imagination with supurb musicianship all adds up to paving the way back in the beginning of prog rock...
Posted 3 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
I really love Taking England By the Pound but this is almost painful. Funny I love Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins separately.
Posted 4 years ago by Oxen1morale    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
This hasn't aged well
 
Nor did you
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
I absolutely loved this when I was 14. It's getting very hard to remember why. It certainly has a place in music history, and I will always feel a nostaligic loyalty to (early) Genesis, but it's pretty much unlistenable now. //
Posted 4 years ago by Enness    [ Reply ]
I think this one is the most creative band ever ! I could listen to their music for hours.
There is a cover band - The Musical Box - which is very worthy to follow on stage, for those of us who were too young to know Genesis live
Posted 4 years ago by musicophile    [ Reply ]
I was obsessed with this band when I first saw them at the University of Montreal in the very early 70s. They did this piece!
After 45 years, my favourite piece of theirs is 'The Lamia'.
Posted 5 years ago by dpatte    [ Reply ]
The live version is really wicked
Posted 7 years ago by Lowdown    [ Reply ]
I love it whenever this song comes on. Thanks Bill.
Posted 7 years ago by hyatsuha    [ Reply ]
 ptvl wrote:

Great song, even though it doesn't come close to being in my top ten from this band during its classic era.    Many of those choices simply present too deep a plunge even for seasoned RP listeners game for a wide range of material.    (I love Yes' Gates but not for here, either.)
So I agree that older Genesis is not for anyone, .  If you were ever into that era, as I was, you can get your fix from other sources whenever you need it.  But I certainly agree that some other classic Genesis belongs in the mix at RP.    So the question then is what else might you choose to play to introduce others to that music?    Title track to SEPTB would seem appropriate this week.    Carpet Crawl from Lamb.   Or one of my early favorites, Looking for Someone from Trespass.     Others mentioned Get 'em Out by Friday, and that's a good choice as well.   
Agree with other commenters that the heart of their catalog is music that really challenges the listener, as much as it did them to play it.
Anyone wanting to explore on their own should try on The Lamia and of course The Cinema Show.   I'm a fan of Epping Forest as well, even though the band wasn't.    Anyone who hasn't stumbled on Genesis for Two Grand Pianos should also pick that up.

 
Firth of Fith is already in the RP Genesis list
Would love to see The Cinema Show from Selling England in here.
Lamb & Carpet Crawlers are already in the RP Genesis list
Ripples from Trick of the Tail
Blood on the Rooftops from Wind and Wuthering
Many too Many and Snowbound from And Then There Were Three
Duchess is already in the RP Genesis list
Me and Sara Jane from Abacab

These could all be great additions to initiating someone to Genesis from an RP point of view.
Posted 7 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
Bill is on a roll this Sunday night. 
Posted 7 years ago by RichW    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

No you did not.  You provided solid information on yourself.  The way you used the term 'retard' is adolescent to say the least.

You had me wondering the following:   Hmm.... I would guess that Schmoogsley has at least grade 10.  Maybe a couple of years of underwater basket weaving at some liberal arts college where most of the energy went into video games and masturbation?

If that is how you see yourself, well then what can I say?  Mission Accomplished!  

 

 
Butthurt much? {#Lol}
Posted 7 years ago by Schmoogsley    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
some Prog sucked

 
some New Yorkers suck.  Generalities aside, the question (with regard to both topics) is which ones?
Posted 7 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 Bluecobra wrote:
The best of times for genesis.

without peter G they were never the same or as
good.

 

 
A Trick of the Tail, Wind & Wuthering, ...And Then There Were Three..., and Duke would like to have a word with you...
Posted 7 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
I love this so very very much! {#War}
Posted 7 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
 Bluecobra wrote:
The best of times for genesis.

without peter G they were never the same or as
good.

 

 
My opinion is that the departure of Steve Hackett set the turning point in Genesis music, deeper than Gabriel's
Posted 7 years ago by Carlo9151    [ Reply ]
All right!  Another chance to use PSD.  Thank god it works well.
Posted 7 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
some Prog sucked
Posted 7 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Ahh the heady days of those mellotron chords wafting across smoke filled festival fields...Genesis at their best....
 
Posted 8 years ago by Garyhad    [ Reply ]
 Schmoogsley wrote:

Yeah, I guess I overreacted. 

 
No you did not.  You provided solid information on yourself.  The way you used the term 'retard' is adolescent to say the least.

You had me wondering the following:   Hmm.... I would guess that Schmoogsley has at least grade 10.  Maybe a couple of years of underwater basket weaving at some liberal arts college where most of the energy went into video games and masturbation?

If that is how you see yourself, well then what can I say?  Mission Accomplished!  

 
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
The best of times for genesis.

without peter G they were never the same or as
good.



 
Posted 8 years ago by Bluecobra    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:

Dude, as the gentleman pictured directly below you would say:

"retard" is not the preferred nomenclature...

 
Yeah, I guess I overreacted. 
Posted 8 years ago by Schmoogsley    [ Reply ]
Need to pull this out, without the kids around as they may ask what the green stuff, probably brown now, is in the middle of the cover.
Posted 8 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
My GF back then was really in to Genesis and Peter Gabriel, so happy memories for me. {#Jump}
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
I think what is essential about many of these bands from the 1970s, is that they experimented. Good, bad, ugly.

Ya just don't hear the same risk taking in music being created now. It's like the bands today are all working off the same notes.   

 
You apparently have heard a very limited amount of today's bands - there are many more bands than your fall-backs of Arcade Fire and The Foo Fighters.  To be fair, one would often have to search  - the "experimental" bands of today don't get a lot of airplay.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Schmoogsley wrote:
Wow, can't believe Bill is playing this. Was my favorite band when I was a kid. I'm sure the retards of RP will bitch and complain. {#Snooty}

 
Dude, as the gentleman pictured directly below you would say:

"retard" is not the preferred nomenclature...
Posted 8 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
Wow, can't believe Bill is playing this. Was my favorite band when I was a kid. I'm sure the retards of RP will bitch and complain. {#Snooty}
Posted 8 years ago by Schmoogsley    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
Walter Sobchak of The Big Lebowski raising eyebrows
 
yep, time to roll the PSD dice
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Wow! What a throwback!

This was one of my first albums as a kid. Love it! 
Posted 8 years ago by DavidFromHouston    [ Reply ]
Walter Sobchak of The Big Lebowski raising eyebrows

Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Liking this more on subsequent listens.  Liked it back in '74.

I hear a lot of Steven Wilson in this song.  Or perhaps better put, I hear some early Genesis in Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson.  
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 Shmelo wrote:
This is excellent music. Never mind the luddites.

 
Love this response, mind if I borrow it?  (there are so many luddites!)
Posted 8 years ago by wtango    [ Reply ]
Gabriels was a damned rock-singer. Great.
Posted 8 years ago by elutz    [ Reply ]

Great song, even though it doesn't come close to being in my top ten from this band during its classic era.    Many of those choices simply present too deep a plunge even for seasoned RP listeners game for a wide range of material.    (I love Yes' Gates but not for here, either.)
So I agree that older Genesis is not for anyone, .  If you were ever into that era, as I was, you can get your fix from other sources whenever you need it.  But I certainly agree that some other classic Genesis belongs in the mix at RP.    So the question then is what else might you choose to play to introduce others to that music?    Title track to SEPTB would seem appropriate this week.    Carpet Crawl from Lamb.   Or one of my early favorites, Looking for Someone from Trespass.     Others mentioned Get 'em Out by Friday, and that's a good choice as well.   
Agree with other commenters that the heart of their catalog is music that really challenges the listener, as much as it did them to play it.
Anyone wanting to explore on their own should try on The Lamia and of course The Cinema Show.   I'm a fan of Epping Forest as well, even though the band wasn't.    Anyone who hasn't stumbled on Genesis for Two Grand Pianos should also pick that up.
Posted 8 years ago by ptvl    [ Reply ]
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Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
 krysthal wrote:
The live version from the first Genesis Live album is fantastic as well. Would have been awesome to have caught live Genesis show back in the 70s.

Anyone have stories from when they saw them with Gabriel?

 
I got to see them do the Lamb when it first came out @ Music Hall in Cleveland (3,000 seat venue with great acoustics and sight lines), complete with the stage show and Gabriel being downright outrageous with his costumes and props.  The show was flawless with excellent sound.  IIRC Watcher was the last song of the encore.  A jaw dropping show that I'm sure was helped along with some very good vito A.
Posted 8 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
Ah, the good old days ... I still like this.
Posted 8 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
idiot_wind wrote:
I think what is essential about many of these bands from the 1970s, is that they experimented. Good, bad, ugly.

Ya just don't hear the same risk taking in music being created now. It's like the bands today are all working off the same notes.   

 
This is definitely some of the good. :)
Posted 8 years ago by dave3ld    [ Reply ]
I always liked the Mellotron solo in Watcher of the  Skies {#Smile}
Posted 8 years ago by ddog    [ Reply ]
I think what is essential about many of these bands from the 1970s, is that they experimented. Good, bad, ugly.

Ya just don't hear the same risk taking in music being created now. It's like the bands today are all working off the same notes.   
Posted 8 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 ski19570 wrote:
I agree Aspicer.. Not everyone's cup of tea but for those of us who lived thru it how wonderful.. Brings back great memories.. I remember placing this infront of friends and they just went WOW.. Good stuff for the time..

 
Sounds like you and your mates loved it back then—it always amazes me how much our musical preferences are set when we're so young. I usually defend prog rock and the like but I'm not sure I ever would have thrilled to this.
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 krysthal wrote:
The live version from the first Genesis Live album is fantastic as well. Would have been awesome to have caught live Genesis show back in the 70s.

Anyone have stories from when they saw them with Gabriel?

 
I wish I can say I saw them with Peter but alas, I did not. I have only seen footage from those days with Peter and his costumes. I can only imagine that concert experience.

A little doobie and 2 hours of pure genius.....or should I say... pure Genesis!


Posted 8 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
YUCK - PSD
Posted 8 years ago by xnavy    [ Reply ]
This is excellent music. Never mind the luddites.
Posted 8 years ago by Shmelo    [ Reply ]
 torino390 wrote:
OMG, this is so so bad... can't listen to the end even. PSD saves the day.

 
Again with this song.....PSD all the way
Posted 8 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
Only here and on my turntable can I hear such fine music
Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
OMG, this is so so bad... can't listen to the end even. PSD saves the day.
Posted 8 years ago by torino390    [ Reply ]
This a fine relic from the days when a few bands were actually pretty successful with the whole "churchy" orchestral keyboards section!
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
It's melotrontastic!
Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a failed Tull rip-off!! 1 at best.
Posted 8 years ago by Will62    [ Reply ]

                      The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog!
                      And the Grammy of the year goes to miss pan
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
 if it had been recorded on todays equipment, you'd here it differently...perhaps ?..or perhaps not.  Decoy wrote:
sounds like it was once good, but time has not been kind to this one.

 
 
They have done a fantastic job on the remaster of this.
Posted 8 years ago by trevc    [ Reply ]
This tune gets a lot of airplay on RP...perhaps something different from the Genesis catalog is in order?
Posted 8 years ago by Meltz    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
Parts of Trespass were cool, but Nursery Chryme transcended it by far, and I think that this was similar; Get 'Em Out By Friday is mind-blowing, for sure. It was really interesting, all the changes they went through with the arrival of Tony Banks and Phil Collins. I thought that Trick of the Tail had some really good stuff on it, but...it all went downhill when Phil took them over-the-top Pop after that...

 
Just FYI, Tony Banks was a founding member... Phil joined Aug 1970... and Steve Hackett in Jan 1971.  Most would argue that the "classic" line-up was Gabriel, Collins, Hackett, Banks & Rutherford.  After Gabriel & then Hackett left things started to change for the worse. Although I have to confess to getting into Genesis around the time of "...And Then There Were Three" and "Duke" and working my way backwards to the "good stuff".
Posted 8 years ago by catchwater    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
Parts of Trespass were cool, but Nursery Chryme transcended it by far, and I think that this was similar; Get 'Em Out By Friday is mind-blowing, for sure. It was really interesting, all the changes they went through with the arrival of Tony Banks and Phil Collins. I thought that Trick of the Tail had some really good stuff on it, but...it all went downhill when Phil took them over-the-top Pop after that...

 
I wore out several copies of this just when it came out. Well, the truth is, the pressings on the Great Charisma Label were so abysmally shitty that I was compelled to return 2 before receiving one that was not so warped that a needle could not track. That aside, this is a great concept album. Maybe a bit, or a lot bombastic, but this represents a time in the history of the world when this was possible and I think it was successful.
Posted 8 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
Parts of Trespass were cool, but Nursery Chryme transcended it by far, and I think that this was similar; Get 'Em Out By Friday is mind-blowing, for sure. It was really interesting, all the changes they went through with the arrival of Tony Banks and Phil Collins. I thought that Trick of the Tail had some really good stuff on it, but...it all went downhill when Phil took them over-the-top Pop after that...
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

{#Roflol} 80s?!  Yes, very Culture Club meets Thompson Twins!

 
I guess that means it was well ahead of its time.
Posted 9 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
Still sounds great after all these years !!
Posted 9 years ago by Stich    [ Reply ]
I agree Aspicer.. Not everyone's cup of tea but for those of us who lived thru it how wonderful.. Brings back great memories.. I remember placing this infront of friends and they just went WOW.. Good stuff for the time..
Posted 9 years ago by ski19570    [ Reply ]
Classic!!!  I get that is not for everyone for sure...but THIS is the unbridled talent Genesis was working with originally.  Shame they went down in flames in the 80's....but not Peter!!! {#Cowboy}
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
This hasn't aged well
Posted 9 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 PockettVenus wrote:
Yikes, this is horrible! It sounds very dated (80s), and fails to form a coherent whole. The syncopation just sounds wonky. {#Beat}
 
 
Definitely not 80's
Posted 9 years ago by ddog    [ Reply ]
A prog rock classic from the era when Genesis were at their best. {#Bananajam}Downhill after Wind and Wuthering! {#Cry}
Posted 9 years ago by brendanvs    [ Reply ]
There's music that dates really well and music which doesn't. 

That's all I'm saying about this. {#Skull} 
Posted 9 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]


Posted 9 years ago by ddog    [ Reply ]
 PockettVenus wrote:
Yikes, this is horrible! It sounds very dated (80s), and fails to form a coherent whole. The syncopation just sounds wonky. {#Beat}
 
 
OK but try to play it once... {#Guitarist}{#Skull}
Posted 9 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]

Posted 9 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
Smell the glove!
Posted 9 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
When I think about the origins of steampunk music I think of Genesis and Yes. Organs and mellotrons.
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
more more more! never get tired of hearing this, especially on RP
Posted 9 years ago by Normhotte    [ Reply ]
 if it had been recorded on todays equipment, you'd hear it differently...perhaps ?..or perhaps not.  Decoy wrote:
sounds like it was once good, but time has not been kind to this one.

 

Posted 9 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
40 years later i still sing to these songs- brilliant{#Music}
Posted 9 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
Whats next? Yes Roundabout? Sick organ drums and bass....Phil and Peter together...unappreciated genius...
 
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
 PockettVenus wrote:
Yikes, this is horrible! It sounds very dated (80s), and fails to form a coherent whole. The syncopation just sounds wonky.
 
{#Roflol} 80s?!  Yes, very Culture Club meets Thompson Twins! (not)
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Genius!
Posted 9 years ago by MilesW    [ Reply ]
Yikes, this is horrible! It sounds very dated (80s), and fails to form a coherent whole. The syncopation just sounds wonky. {#Beat}
 
Posted 9 years ago by PockettVenus    [ Reply ]
 krysthal wrote:
The live version from the first Genesis Live album is fantastic as well. Would have been awesome to have caught live Genesis show back in the 70s.

Anyone have stories from when they saw them with Gabriel?

 
Check out Youtube of the tribute band "The Musical Box." You might like.
Posted 9 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
1st year univ. I found myself in a massive co-ed dorm where certain cool dudes did the entrepreneurial thing and supplied their fellow students with 'grass'.

The same entrepreneurs had the best sound systems and introduced me to Genesis.  Foxtrot, Selling England by the pound. 
Posted 9 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Okay, folks, this isn't a foxtrot. At best it's a progtrot.
Posted 9 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
The live version from the first Genesis Live album is fantastic as well. Would have been awesome to have caught live Genesis show back in the 70s.

Anyone have stories from when they saw them with Gabriel?
Posted 11 years ago by krysthal    [ Reply ]
The birthplace of the progressive rock movement. Not only this band but the time frame. Defiantly on the front end of it. I love this older stuff. Not only shows what kind of talent was to be had back then but shows us how we have progressed. {#Jump} 
Posted 11 years ago by ski19570    [ Reply ]
You know, I was never much of a fan of Genesis, but I have to echo the sentiments of others here: Sometimes it's really nice to hear "the old stuff," deep tracks from albums that no longer receive much play. Takes me back to the days of dorm parties, college radio, and wondering what albums my GF was going to bring back from California after the Christmas break.
Posted 11 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
sounds like it was once good, but time has not been kind to this one.
Posted 11 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite Genesis tracks ever. Delighted to hear it here.
Posted 11 years ago by ottojschlosser    [ Reply ]
nice to hear "the old stuff" on the radio. 
Posted 12 years ago by Normhotte    [ Reply ]
Have to appreciate the fact that we can listen to "unusual" track like this, but this is a bit of a nutter. :)
Posted 12 years ago by hightail    [ Reply ]
Not my cup of tea...
Chaos music...
Posted 12 years ago by vanmas    [ Reply ]
Woah never heard this on any type of 'radio' before, well done for playing.


Posted 12 years ago by merkin_muffley    [ Reply ]
 bachbeet wrote:
Definitely not one of their good ones.  Can't see giving it more than a 4.
 
Depends what you define as their "good ones."

I love Gabriel-fronted Genesis.  8 for me.
Posted 12 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
Definitely not one of their good ones.  Can't see giving it more than a 4.
Posted 12 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
Maybe this sounds good on a big stereo cranked up. I have my little PC speakers turned down low so I could work and it sounded like they were malfunctioning. Worst song I've heard in a long time.
Posted 12 years ago by LeifTerry    [ Reply ]
Great way to start my vacation, thanks Bill!
Posted 12 years ago by fortheloveofpete    [ Reply ]
Powerful song! Made me stop everything I was doing to give it a strong 1 (one).
Posted 12 years ago by bebop1704    [ Reply ]
One of the great numbers from Genesis early period, before they became a predictable pop band.

"Too proggy" ?????  No such thing.

I'm an old fart but the older I get the more I'm disappointed with the efforts of most of the newer bands.

 
Posted 12 years ago by hbs47    [ Reply ]
Wow, just made my day, now let's wait for super's ready Bill!
Posted 12 years ago by Sbed    [ Reply ]