Posts by Schrottrocker

I wasn't a fan either but in the same way I respected her for being a great artist. My dad has always been a huge fan though. Me being an 80's kid I was used to her being quite a name alongside other giants of pop music such as Michael Jackson, Prince or Madonna. I always struggled with her voice which I found a matter of taste despite her undoubted artistry. I changed my mind however when I heard earlier recordings from the 60's and 70's - River Deep Mountain High is my dad's fave. Tina Turner has already been a top artist in my parents' youth, she still was during my childhood, and finally in my teen years, in the 90's, she would still pop up every now and then with a James Bond song or something else, always one of those great artists that don't seem to age. It is weird she passed now, having survived younger pop giants such as Whitney Houston, George Michael and Prince.

Last night I found myself browsing through youtube and when I saw this video I was like oh my sweet god, what a fantastic performer she was. She is incredible in this recording, really giving all her heart and soul.

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Good tune I've often overlooked, probably for familiarity. I've always liked the faint buzzing noise at the start that sounds like part of the waiting room trying to break through. Sets an uneasy tone.

I've been wondering if this was some of Brian Eno's contributions. I've been reading somewhere (no memory where I got it from) that Peter and Brian Eno were trying some experiments, one of which was Tony's piano intro turned into sheer noise; according to the source Tony was very not amused of this. So I wondered if these humming sounds were the leftovers of this. The 2008 remasters have these noises removed, instead the piano starts without a fade-in. Maybe Tony finally got his will on this.

I so much prefer the Seconds Out version. I got to know that version first and I was really disappointed from the studio version. The SO version is tight, rocky, fast, a real rock song; the studio version is dragging, lacking the tightness, and I never got into Peter's vocal part when he makes the "Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid" part.

By any means they came pretty close to include two new singers as we learn from the David Longdon interviews. He and Ray would have been both in, it was a last-second decision to go for only one singer.

Mike actually proposed to take Paul Young and Paul Carrack as new Genesis singers, which Tony opposed of because that would have become a Mechanics feat. Tony Banks project.

That's what makes it a reprise as opposed to a citation. I never noticed this before but I always wondered about that weird line Tony plays at the end of The Light Dies Down! It really makes sense now.

It is the last "linear" song Genesis ever did, isn't it?

I also found this the only listenable song when I heard Abacab for the first time. The album grew on me later on but Me and Sarah Jane really sticks out, like a misplaced song but what a beautiful one. It would have been a perfect fit on Duke.

Phil played drums on one track ('Mandela') on Lee Ritenour's album 'Banded Together' from 1984.

Star Trek Picard season 3 was incredible. If you're still sitting on the fence just go watch it!

Moaning won't make the forum more interesting. Complaining about lack of information won't either. If you got something worth sharing then share it, that's what any forum is made for.

Really cool to hear these medleys, I never knew these existed. I believed the quartet era songs fell in between in the long run, these medleys just proved me wrong.

What kind of medley was that? I must have completely missed out on that, I wasn't even aware they ever performed any bit out of 11th Earl later on.

Regarding Eleventh Earl, I agree with all the positive comments here.

I could list a lot of those. One of my top faves is Quango. So unique, the only ever true jazz piece Ant did.

Yes, out of all the new Star Trek stuff (and I liked all of it so far) Picard season 3 beats everything. Just can't get any better.

South Park don't do bad in their new season too. For a show running that long it is incredible they keep coming up with so many good ideas. I would agree they might be past their absolute zenith but man, the Diknbaus episode had me crying with laughter.

When I first heard it at the end of IT, it was one of the few tracks that reminded me I'm actually listening to Genesis. It's not bad and I like it, but certainly not the best you can get from Genesis. Then again, it is also one of those tracks which for a weaker track aren't that weak after all.

I would have loved to get to hear the instrumental version of the acappella intro. Or maybe Tony might have contributed some lead vocal as well?

Got my copy yesterday, am enjoying it immensely. Funny combo of listening to this awesome music and reading all the online comments in this forum and elsewhere of people ceaselessly complaining how no release is ever up to anybody's expectations.

*waits for the first angry rant about "milking the cash cow"*

No 1 in the UK Rock & Metal charts.

For my dear fellow Backdrifter, this comment is dedicated to you from all of my heart: So Genesis are officially a rock & metal band? I guess I learned something today. (I'm so gonna make this a forum meme)

About those lost demo tapes - when was the last time Ant combed through his attic?