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no Gabriel, no Genesis -- nm

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Mar 4 '20, 12:32

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~Sweet little darling, don't shed no tears~ -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 13:25
Love me some Peter Gabriel - but I couldn't name one song with him in Genesis. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 4, 12:36 7
- that's because, despite the fact that so much of it was great music, they didn't really break through into American top 40 until after Gabriel left -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 4, 12:38 6
  - They were a prog rock band until the 80s when they morphed into a pop band. - Tim Mar 4, 12:41 3
    - like Jefferson Airplane into Starship? -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 4, 13:16 1
      - i.e. when that group got good -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 13:18
    - just posted about this below :) … yeah, they still had that love for extended songs to just jam and roll with it -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 4, 12:50
  - Of course - I was 4 when he left the band...so there's that. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 4, 12:39
  - Which is why Gabriel is not very relevant to Genesis tour sales -- nm* - ty97 Mar 4, 12:38
and I will say this … back c. 1999 when they were preparing to release a boxed set, they re-recorded the song "Carpet Crawlers" … it included ... - call me Ishmael Mar 4, 12:35
quick, brief update IM to my post a few minutes ago about this ... - call me Ishmael Mar 4, 12:34 7
- Wind & Wuthering was their 2nd post Gabriel. -- nm - mud Mar 4, 12:37 6
  - well, yeah, ok, technically I think you're right.. I was just correcting myself from earlier regarding guitarist Hackett -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 4, 12:39 5
    - I lived through all that, tears and all. Did you see my album grades on B2? -- nm - mud Mar 4, 12:40 4
      - just saw it... just got home a few minutes ago and was trying to get caught up on the BBs when I saw stuff starting to get posted on Genesis and relat -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 4, 12:41 3
        
        and yeah, I kinda let it slip and forgot about Trick of the Tail … - call me Ishmael Mar 4, 12:41 2
        
        and yes, I largely agree w/ your grades on their albums … though I do like the post-"Mama"/ self-titled album as well. - call me Ishmael Mar 4, 12:45
        
        It was a weird period for a Genesis fan. We couldnt fucking believe he was leaving, it was tragedy, then they produced that gem without him then it .. - mud Mar 4, 12:44
It’s like you people want to live in the late 70s. -- nm - David Mar 4, 12:33 3
- Mid-70's! Late 70's is when they got good. -- nm - Remlik Mar 4, 12:36
- Says the guy who wants to live in the mid 80s! -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 12:34 1
  - No way! I won’t go back any further than Roku. -- nm - David Mar 4, 13:26

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