The Encore series originated with The Who in 2002, and I imagine it came down simply to the fact they hadn't signed a deal with Gabriel to record and sell soundboards from his live performances until the summer of 2003.
Posts by Witchwood
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RIP Ranking Roger
Loved The Beat back in the day, especially “Too Nice to Talk To”.
I was surprised, he was only a couple of years older than I am. I remember listening to The Beat and a few other British ska bands of that era when I was attending university.
I was sorry to hear of his passing.
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Triumph - Rock & Roll Machine
(A rockin' trio from Canada. I had their first four albums back in the day when I was in my teens. This 2nd release of theirs was by far my favourite).
The Lovin' Spoonful - Greatest Hits
(I had a compilation of theirs when I had cassettes, saw this CD at a bargain price in a music store last weekend and thought, 'Hey, long overdue').
EDIT: This arrived yesterday...
Robert Cray - False Accusations
(Similar story: I had his first six albums back in the day, and have slowly been reacquiring those same releases in a CD format, following in the order of my favourites. This is the fourth one I've picked up. Great combination of soulful blues).
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While some fans seem bothered by it, I embrace uncharacteristic moments of sweetness on progressive rock albums.
Songs like Harlequin, and particularly More Fool Me and Your Own Special Way tend to be lightning rods for criticism, but to me they are part of the tapestry that made Nursery Cryme, SEBTP and W&W (my three favourite Genesis albums) so great.
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An insightful read written by someone who clearly sees a few gems twinkling from underneath some of that surface paint..
It's always interesting to read a fresh perspective.
Thanks for drawing our attention to it.
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If there is one SH song that seemed to attract the attention of non-Genesis fans, I would suggest it is this one.
I remember, around the time this album came out, being surprised at finding Defector in the music collections of some of my friends who weren’t necessarily great followers of Genesis. And it was always the same story: They heard The Steppes or the full album at a party and ended up going out and buying that album.
I find the track hypnotic and compelling, it is one of my favourite SH songs, so I can certainly appreciate why people would be drawn to it.
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Marijuana, Assassin of Youth. Now if only he'd play that one live.
That would be my choice as well. The second half always reminds me of Dire Straits, but the first half is just wacky.
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Even though many of us already have a few of these tracks, it looks like a decent compilation with several previously unreleased songs.
Finally something tangible to look forward to from Gabriel.
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I’m glad to be part of the forum again.
...but the family saw it all and I am so sorry I put them though that ...
Don't feel sorry, it's not as if you had control over it.
And as trying as it is, these moments tend to galvanize a family's love and support for one another.
Glad you're feeling better and on the rebound.
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Infamously booed by a Genesis audience when they opened for Six of the Best.
Talk Talk was regarded and perhaps dismissed as a synth pop band at the time,
Intriguingly within a couple of years, they underwent a radical evolution. Their last two albums Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock defy categorization.
Sad to hear of Mark Hollis's passing.
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Traffic is my other favourite band.
Others that rate very high for me include Rush, Van Morrison and Strawbs.
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Even though the songs are shorter, I hear a lot of elements that are reminiscent of previous Genesis albums. And that’s why I have always regarded it as the tail end of the so-called classic era that began with Trespass.
ATTW3 was my introduction to Genesis and to this day I thoroughly enjoy listening to this album from beginning to end.
However, I can understand why those who were followers prior to 1978 might have been disappointed with an album of uncharacteristically shorter songs, especially on the heels of Steve Hackett’s departure.
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Well, it was the opening song in the 1971 concert heard on the well-known bootleg that's the earliest known live recording by the band. I believe that version of HTM has slightly different lyrics than the studio version.
Based on the recordings available from this period, it seems to have been the opening number for all the non-UK shows they did from mid 71 to mid 72.
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I too have a soft spot for this song; it's, of course, a product of the Nursery Cryme sessions which just happens to be my favourite album of all time.
It features some nice harmony vocals, Phil's voice is fairly prominent and it certainly would not have sounded out of place on Nursery Cryme.
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This perfectly encapsulates what I want in a Tony Banks solo album - a lovely song highlighted by a great piano solo.
Still It Takes Me... is just one of at least several great songs on this album, and whenever I listen to Still, I'm always at a loss to understanding why it didn't break any new ground for Tony as a solo artist.
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Sorry to hear that. Best wishes to him. Hope he has a quick recovery.
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Beautiful sunny day, clear blue skies, but up where I am, we've also had extreme cold weather warnings all week.
This morning it's -38C with a wind chill of -49C.
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Jethro Tull
Bruce Cockburn
Tim Buckley
early Fleetwood Mac ('68-72)
Robert Fripp and various related (solo, Sylvain & Fripp, King Crimson, League of Gentlemen, etc)
Tull remained a heavy part of my playlist in the last month, but also...
Alan Parsons Project
Anthony Phillips
Joe Walsh and various related (solo, Barnstorm, The James Gang, The Eagles)
Van Morrison
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I really liked Daryl Stuermer's work on Jean-Luc Ponty's Aurora...
Of the ones he played on, that one is my favourite.
Hearing him play with JLP gave me a greater appreciation of the breadth of his skills and allowed me to perhaps see him in a different light.
Prior to that, I tended to be less forgiving about some of his unleashed playing when he performed with Genesis.
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Two items in the mail, I'm waiting to receive...
Eve - Alan Parson's Project
(Been enjoying APP recently. I had this one on cassette back in the day, but hadn't gotten around to getting it on CD. Widely viewed as a step down in quality from the previous three albums and with the one that followed, but I recall enjoying it)
Ant Phillips - Private Parts & Pieces VIII: New England
(I'd been meaning to get this for a while and the only thing that stopped me was the fact when it was re-issued it was packaged with an album I already have, PP&P7. And I just recently thought, what the heck, I want it.)
