Posts by foxfeeder

Quote from Henry Hamilton-Smythe

If we want to talk about artwork plagiarism, Genesis related.....one of the drawings that Paul Whitehead did for Trrespass is a blatant copy of an existing work. I'll try to find the link.

Nothing new about this, either, The Moody Blues cover artist Phil Travers based the cover of "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" on "Der Kristall" by Sulamith Wulfing, adding the back cover section to reflect the subject matter of the title. Another band has copied their cover, in a cartoonesque style. Can't remember who now. In an "about turn" manner, their "The Present" cover was based on a Maxfield Parrish artwork, later used in it's original form by a band called Dali's Car. No one was sued!

Genesis 1967-1977 was a specialist round in Mastermind last night. I scored 10, 1 less than the contestant, out of 12 questions, I got the 1st wrong, and the one about a Tony song on W&W (Not wishing to spoil it for iPlayerers!)

The first part seems fairly straightforward song, the second part quite different and interesting, as a whole not particularly outstanding, but essential to the plot. I've given it 10, the opener to my favourite side of the 4.

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Toto band members, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro listed in the album Thriller by Michael Jackson.

I'd argue that's just being session musicians, much like the Eagles were, for Linda Ronstadt, and likely others.

Quote from Witchwood

Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert and Brian Willoughby of the Strawbs released an album in 2001 entitled Baroque & Roll, largely comprised of acoustic versions of previously released Strawbs songs. They called themselves Acoustic Strawbs and periodically toured under that name, with Willoughby sometimes being replaced by Chas Cronk (who like Willoughby was an on-again, off-again member of the Strawbs).

Cousins and Willoughby also released a pair of albums as a duo. The first one was released before Willoughby had ever played on a Strawbs album, but the second one was released some years after.

And then Cousins and Rick Wakeman released a studio album together in 2002 entitled Hummingbird, though Wakeman, a former band member, was obviously long-gone from the Strawbs when that album came out.

And though they were no longer in Strawbs, Hudson-Ford were ex-members who became one of my favourite bands back in the 70's. Wakeman was on their first album too. I guess you know Chas Cronk was briefly Steve Hackett's bass player.

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There a Radiohead spinoff band on the go, with Thom Yorke and the guitarist. The band's name might be Smile or something? Getting very good reviews, checking them out is on my infinite to-do list.

Edit: i just remembered Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlain of the Smashing Pumpkins formed a supergroup called Zwan, which released one very good album before imploding in the standard fashion.

Edit 2: and Brett Anderson/Bernard Butler of Suede reunited for one album as a different band, The Tears.

Smile? Interesting choice of name, Brian May/Roger Taylor's band before Queen!

The Duran Duran ones I had forgotten, good call. Weren't Tom Tom Club due to Talking Heads exploding from band member clashes?

Anderson Wakeman Bruford Howe were called that because Chris Squire had the rights to the band name Yes, owing to never having left, Certainly counts, though.

I was listening to the Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie album the other day (and mighty fine it is too!) and it got me thinking. There aren't many albums where parts of bands have worked together. True, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie are on the album I mention, but it's pretty much just as session men, like Phil and Mike on Voyage Of T'Acolyte (Yorkshire version ).

I can only think of one other example, Blue Jays, Justin Hayward and John Lodge outside the Moody Blues. (And Buckingham/Nicks doesn't count, they hadn't joined Fleetwood Mac yet). I guess we'd all like to have seen something similar in Genesis, like Steve and Tony together in my case, I guess it's not too late..........

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The older footage was shot on film, not tape. Film has a lot of extra "resolution" when compared to digital formats, so even an 8K scan of something shot on 35mm film is still reducing the possible visual information.

By the early 90s a lot of recording was done on standard def video tape because it was cheaper and even DVD-level hi def wasn't really being considered very much. Which sadly means things like Serious Hits, The Way We Walk (and Pink Floyd's Pulse) aren't capable of getting a true HD video release.

One release that (sorta) sidestepped that problem is Secret World, which was shot on film, but 16mm, so that's also why the Bluray is grainy AF, because 16mm film really doesn't hold up well either when remastered into hi def...

Correct. Anyone who ever had a 110 format camera will know how little resolution a small format like 16mm has. Producing HD releases of stuff available on DVD is pretty pointless, since most DVD/BluRay players upscale anyway, doing what you'd be paying someone to do remotely for you what your player does anyway.

Given that he has song writing partners now (Roger and Jo), and that his output has deteriorated, I'd suggest they were the last things he needed. His output as a solo composer was just fine!

Never really appealed to me, though CAS is far from the worst Genesis album, however, as a half-Doonhamer myself, I wish him well.

Queen - the 1st album. That's Freddie on the cover, modified shot from an early London gig.

Every album by Simply Red!

Quote from FeelItComing

Yes, I had to look that up and I honestly did not know 'Sade' was a band.

I have another one - Red Rose Speedway by Wings where only McCartney is on the front.

There is also London Town - allthough Jimmy McCullough & Joe English played on this album only the McCartneys & Denny Laine are on the front.

You've just reminded me, via your Sade Comment, Nena was exactly the same, band named after lead singer, and the 3rd album, "Feuer Und Flamme" in Germany, or "It's All In The Game" in English, has the singer on the front, the whole band on the back.

Here's a funny one: 3 members on back cover, viewed from rear. Statue of 1 member on front, viewed from rear.

Quote from FeelItComing

Which album is that?

Octave - The Moody Blues. Mike Pinder was in America, the rest of the band in England for the photoshoot, so they added him later. I have copies of the shoot without Mike.

I can go the other way: An album where all members appear on the front cover, but one of them was photoshopped in.

One of my 4 fave tracks from this album, lets say 13!

Quote from The Hogweed

I seriously doubt it is better than Till we have faces

It won't be!

Quote from thewatcher

I saw this photo on a wall in a school a couple of days ago, and wondered if the artist responsible for Steve's album cover had also seen it at some stage.

Edit: it was called "humpback whale and herring gulls feeding" or something.

It is called that, and the photographer is Flip Ni something, all written at bottom of it!