Turn It On Again - A Genesis Forum

A forum to discuss all things about rock group Genesis and its solo outlets, such as Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Anthony Phillips, Mike + The Mechanics and Ray Wilson

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  • Dr. John

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    When I first heard this song, I couldn't get past that it was a (likely inadvertent) ripoff of the much superior Hot Fun in the Summertime. I usually hit Skip as I just find it boring.

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    ITAT is my favourite song, but the amount of times it's been covered and sounds literally the same as each other, makes it pointless and less interesting each time.

    This sounds like a 2000s rock band that's ran out of ideas in 2024

  • Backdrifter

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    Gary Numan, Leeds O2 Academy last week. On this tour he's doing all of his classic albums Replicas (when he was still Tubeway Army, which I always thought was a terrific name) and The Pleasure Principle, his first under his own name, plus the various…

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    I recently saw The Fall Guy, the latest Hollywood take on an old TV show - in this case the show of the same name featuring a crime-busting stunt man. It was precisely what I expected: daft, but enjoyable.

    Next I saw Casino Royale, Daniel Craig's debut as…

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    Replied to the thread Inexplicable Album Titles.
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    Viva La Vida and Death & All His Friends are both tracks on that album, so it's named after them. Despite its negative-sounding title the song Death & All His Friends has a positive tone to it, with the refrain "I don't want a cycle of recycled…

  • DecomposingMan

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    What first got me into Genesis was hearing "Turn It On Again" on the radio in 1980, but hearing "Misunderstanding" on the radio as well also contributed to that. Both were influential in getting me to check out DUKE, even if the latter didn't end up…

  • Backdrifter

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    There's information in this earlier thread, which itself points to an even earlier thread, and for Trespass there is this wiki entry setting out individual lyrics/music credits

  • Backdrifter

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    It's derided by many fans, certainly on here but while it's not in my top 20 I've never had a problem with it. It's not the perfect pop song, particularly lacking a well-constructed middle but it's a decent pop nugget and I agree the keyboards sound…

  • Witchwood

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    The pop songs I tend to enjoy (I'm thinking of Smokey Robinson, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Elton John) have strong or catchy melodies, interesting arrangements or just something that hooks me and reels me in.
    Misunderstanding has about as much swing to…

  • Ben

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    It's a perfect pop song with a nice keyboard arrangment.

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