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earlofmar07 · 10-17-2007, 02:04 AM

Has anyone read anywhere any comments by Phil regarding the material on CAS? Surely he must have taken a listen?

eom07

nickm · 10-17-2007, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by earlofmar07

Has anyone read anywhere any comments by Phil regarding the material on CAS? Surely he must have taken a listen?

eom07

I've never read any comments from Phil on this. And I was wondering also whether anyone had read any comments from Peter on later Genesis material?

Icantdance1994 · 12-01-2007, 01:28 AM

Yeah me neither. Although I never listened to it people say it was awful.

jebho62 · 12-01-2007, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Icantdance1994

Yeah me neither. Although I never listened to it people say it was awful.

I wouldn't say awful. I would say pointless however IMHO.

Squonkman · 12-01-2007, 10:16 AM

not awful or pointless IMHO. In fact, the best Genesis album since Duke. Back to the old darker sound, more drama, more progressive rock. I loved CAS from the get go. Ray was the perfect voice for the material, and tell me these are NOT classic Genesis songs; Dividing Line, There Must Be Some Other Way, Uncertain Weather, One Man's Fool, CAS, Not About Us, heck even Congo.

People who diss the album simply because Phil wasn't singing are as clueless as those who diss Phil era Genesis simply because Peter wasn't singing. Sorry to be so harsh, but that's the truth. In the end, its all about the sound, the music, the songs and the atmosphere. CAS is a gem.

jebho62 · 12-01-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Squonkman

are as clueless .

clueless in canada wrote...
okay I admit I never have and I guess I never will give it the time of day (plenty of good music on my hard drive)...watched the dvd (Katovice) of Rays show.......not to come off as arrogant but I COULDA DONE BETTER! I am older, and I got way more charisma (Ray is prettier though) IMHO

He looked like a cow with a sewing machine in that video!

doh!

not that

but not bad...it's early.

AeroZach · 12-01-2007, 09:09 PM

I love CAS. The only song I never could get into was Shipwrecked. Well, alright, and Small Talk. But honestly, aside from those two, I love it, top to bottom.

The Dividing Line is such a powerful song and is perhaps my favorite intro to any Genesis song. The progressive pieces are just awesome, and while the Collins era attempted to do that post-Abacab (some successfully, ex. "Home By the Sea", "Domino", and "Fading Lights"), I don't think they match the quality of some of the songs on CAS. "One Man's Fool" is definitely a serious highlight that I feel is ridiculously overlooked. Has that old school Banks keyboard sound to it, I'd say.

Certainly not awful or pointless. While I consider "We Can't Dance" my second favorite Genesis album, musically I agree with Squonkman, that it's their finest since Duke.

Toddh · 12-18-2007, 11:12 PM

Only Genesis disc I don't own,I like From Genesis to Revelation better,atleast it's Genesis...CAS was the biggest mistake Genesis ever made..What??I am dumb?? Look at album sales..case closed

jebho62 · 12-18-2007, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Toddh

Only Genesis disc I don't own,I like From Genesis to Revelation better,atleast it's Genesis...CAS was the biggest mistake Genesis ever made..What??I am dumb?? Look at album sales..case closed

Who cares about CAS...it was not a genesis album....it was a Ray Wilson album with a totally different band than Stiltzkin...which just happened to include Tony and Mike IMHO. No flames please...it's just an opinion.

Danlaw83 · 12-19-2007, 07:25 AM

OUCH Jeb, though two founding members of the band was still in the band, therefore, it IS a Genesis album, IMO!

10-17-2007, 02:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
earlofmar07 GNC Forum User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 71	Calling Al Stations Has anyone read anywhere any comments by Phil regarding the material on CAS? Surely he must have taken a listen? eom07

12-01-2007, 09:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
AeroZach GNC Forum User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lockport, IL Posts: 469	I love CAS. The only song I never could get into was Shipwrecked. Well, alright, and Small Talk. But honestly, aside from those two, I love it, top to bottom. The Dividing Line is such a powerful song and is perhaps my favorite intro to any Genesis song. The progressive pieces are just awesome, and while the Collins era attempted to do that post-Abacab (some successfully, ex. "Home By the Sea", "Domino", and "Fading Lights"), I don't think they match the quality of some of the songs on CAS. "One Man's Fool" is definitely a serious highlight that I feel is ridiculously overlooked. Has that old school Banks keyboard sound to it, I'd say. Certainly not awful or pointless. While I consider "We Can't Dance" my second favorite Genesis album, musically I agree with Squonkman, that it's their finest since Duke. __________________ www.myspace.com/zeke5150 Genesis Shows Attended: October 2, 2007 Chicago, IL (United Center) October 4, 2007 Chicago, IL (United Center) "This is different. We're not supporting an album or product. This is just for fun. We don't have to do this. It's just for fun." -Phil Collins, on 97.9 the Loop, 10/2/07

12-19-2007, 07:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
Danlaw83 GNC Forum User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jersey Posts: 2,372	OUCH Jeb, though two founding members of the band was still in the band, therefore, it IS a Genesis album, IMO! __________________ ~DaN "After all, you're not what you thought you were at all You're just a natural fact, another Cul-De-Sac On nature's hard unfeeling trail" http://www.tonylayneshow.com

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12-01-2007, 01:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Icantdance1994 Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 119	Yeah me neither. Although I never listened to it people say it was awful.

12-01-2007, 10:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
Squonkman Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: in a gutter getting kicked over and over Posts: 1,410	not awful or pointless IMHO. In fact, the best Genesis album since Duke. Back to the old darker sound, more drama, more progressive rock. I loved CAS from the get go. Ray was the perfect voice for the material, and tell me these are NOT classic Genesis songs; Dividing Line, There Must Be Some Other Way, Uncertain Weather, One Man's Fool, CAS, Not About Us, heck even Congo. People who diss the album simply because Phil wasn't singing are as clueless as those who diss Phil era Genesis simply because Peter wasn't singing. Sorry to be so harsh, but that's the truth. In the end, its all about the sound, the music, the songs and the atmosphere. CAS is a gem.

12-18-2007, 11:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Toddh GNC Forum User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 84	Only Genesis disc I don't own,I like From Genesis to Revelation better,atleast it's Genesis...CAS was the biggest mistake Genesis ever made..What??I am dumb?? Look at album sales..case closed