Posts by Liquid Len

Quote from Art Vandaley

Can you imagine how much dough Steve would’ve had if he had stuck with Genesis as they went through the 80’s pop-rock era!? My goodness the guy would blow his nose with hundred dollar bills!

I’m not suggesting he should’ve done so, but I have to think somewhere in the back of his mind (and with Ant, etc) the wealth Genesis and Peter amassed from around 1978 onward....HUGE!!

What’s crazy about that theory is that I don’t think there would have been a “pop rock era” Genesis had Steve stayed and had any major influence on their music. At least not to the extent of Invisible Touch. I mean they were already getting more poppy after the Lamb, but the two, four man Genesis albums definitely retained their proggy elements. We’ll never know.

P.S- I’m thinking where they were firing on all cylinders at the absolute max, both on stage and in the studio.

What would you consider the absolute peak of Genesis, artistically speaking? Thinking in terms of songwriting, but also powerhouse live performances. Recently listening to Duke and watching some of the concerts from the Duke tour, I would say the spring of 1980 was their zenith. Your thoughts?

Quote from Noni

This is my number 1 of Genesis albums. Just checked ProgArchives as this is their Number 2 album, rating at 4.64 out of 5....

Pushed out of first place by Close To the Edge by Yes. Prefer the Yes Album..... Of all top 100 Prog albums

Very impressive indeed!...

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Love, Love Selling England...to me there is not a weak spot on the album. I’ll even defend Epping Forrest to the bitter end. It works.

Quote from Backdrifter

Mrs Backdrifter and I allow ourselves a take-away blowout dinner once a month. Tonight's the night. Just a couple of minutes walk up the road we have what's probably the best Chinese takeaway we've ever known. It's absolutely outstanding. My mouth is already watering at the thought.

Still not fully decided what to order but one thing I do know: this is the occasion I order their crispy aromatic duck for the first time, I haven't tried it from there yet. Veg spring rolls will as usual be had. But what else... nice 'problem' to have. Whatever it is, it will be washed down with ice-cold Westons vintage cider.

What are your dinner plans? And what would you get if you were ordering in some Chinese food (assuming you like it of course)?

I too have tried to avoid Chinese food over the last few years, because of all the loaded salt and MSG, however I do usually love it. My preference would be shrimp fried rice with a nice crispy egg roll. It can’t be too greasy of an egg roll though. I love General Tso’s chicken too, big fan of that.

Quote from thewatcher

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I think it would all depend on the seal. If you got a perfect one and you could somehow keep your eyelid wide open then I think the eyeball would be gone.

Youch! Could you imagine the pain!

Quote from Witchwood

Nice job on the interview, Christian.

It was also gratifying to read that Under A Mediterranean Sky sold well and that Steve was pleasantly surprised by how strongly it did.

Always nice for artists to have to that reward and incentive to continue being creative.

I agree with Witchwood, it’s nice to hear a musician hint at the monetary success of his work. After all, while these are highly artistic and creative individuals, this is also their livelihood, and they watch their bottom line just like all of us.

Great work Christian! I found it really fascinating to get an inside glimpse into Steve’s thought process. Also it gave me a greater appreciation for the difficulty musicians must have been facing during the lockdown. Thank you, I really enjoyed it.

Quote from RolandCopping93

Yeah, it would actually be quite fitting for the first lyrics sung during the concert to be "Like father, like son". Or a bit on the nose / cheesy, but still... 😆

Lol, that’s brilliant!

I think opening with Squonk would be a really strong statement. 💪🏻

Quote from FeelItComing

The Domino theorists....

You can stop laughing now.

Ha. Mine is pretty terrible too..im just sayin’

Quote from Liquid Len

Time table triplets

In some ways, PG leaving was the natural course of things. Ive seen the guys all saying that they were frustrated with the band being labeled as Peter first, and everyone else secondary. That type of a dynamic can tear a band apart. Still interesting to wonder “what if”.

Cool! I think I know the part of the song you’re referring to. I’ll take a listen. I bet there are a handful of songs out there you can do that with.

I bought the five boxed sets in December, I got lucky and found someone selling them all in great condition for about 1100 dollars. I put myself on a payment plan and just about have them paid off. They are quite amazing. They are the SACD hybrids. I wish I had a 5.1 system to listen to them at full sonic capacity. Does anyone know the best 5.1 system to purchase at a reasonable price? I have no idea what I would be looking for.

Or imagine if Peter never left the band! How long would they have carried on for, and what would their music have sounded like?

I chose Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, Land of Confusion and Throwing it all Away. Domino could have been in there for me too, or the Brazilian.

To me this album sounds just as good now as it did in 1986, maybe even better.

Time table triplets

Quote from Christian

Two people have asked me whether or not the recent Rolling Stone Magazine in Germany contains an additional 7" vinyl single (like it was the case with Collins and In The Air Tonight some months ago). It's only the cover plus a story about So, no vinyl.

This is the magazine cover:

So Iconic! ( No pun intended)

Quote from boredatwork

Well whoever described Phil as “balding” clearly hasn’t taken a look at him now, since the “ing” has been redundant for years!

Hey, as a bald guy myself, you know, what can you do! 😊

Quote from Art Vandaley

I hear ya, brother. Even a tiresome Phil vs. Peter debate isn’t half as bad as politics! My buddy at work, my very best friend in this life, is a Bernie Sanders guy and left of center. I’m a conservative to the core, but we have really civil discussions about how BOTH sides are nuts now and I think when we try to avoid preaching, we get somewhere. But on the Internet there is that anonymity that makes people’s civility melt like magma!

Indeed! Liquid hot magma, as Dr. Evil would say!