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Post by Dawn on May 25, 2003 8:59:50 GMT -5
Thanks to Sat for suggesting today's featured album!  Genesis - Genesis, 1983The tracks: 1. Mama 2. That's All 3. Home By The Sea 4. Second Home By The Sea 5. Illegal Alien 6. Taking It All Too Hard 7. Just A Job To Do 8. Silver Rainbow 9. It's Gonna Get Better What are your thoughts on this album? |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on May 25, 2003 12:30:12 GMT -5
YES!! You did this today since I missed yesterday's right?  (Just finished that one, BTW!) SUCH a great album, and IMO, their last bit of greatness. Invisible Touch was not as good, songwise, and was SO overplayed. This album takes me back to this time of the year BIGTIME. When we were going to Springfield for our 8th grade field trip, my buddy and I went to buy some tapes for the bus trip. I got More of the Best of the Monkees and this one. Side 1 is great, straight through. Love Mama. Actually, That's All is probably my least fave of the popular tracks, although I owned the 45 first. Side 2 has three KILLER songs in a row. LOVE hearing them together. The fact that Taking it All Too Hard wasn't a HUGE hit is a crime punishable by death. GREAT choice today, Dawn!! |
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Post by djdave on May 25, 2003 18:31:45 GMT -5
Dawn, SOOOO great! DEFINITELY in my top 100 albums, the trio's best EVER. And amazing that there was only one top 40 hit, "That's all". EVERY track deserves a HUGE round of applause. Invisible Touch, the follow-up (and nationally their biggest) went just too over-commercial (but it's still wonderful!). Track-by-track: Mama-Phil never sounded so fierce! This is a headphone cranker! Great percussive beat. That's all-Yep. Definitely fit top 40 like a GLOVE. Not my fave tune from the album, but I can never dislike it. Great piano. Home by the sea-Good, steady energy. AWESOME synth! Somewhat progressive, but... Second home by the sea-Now THIS was 80's progressive rock! Mostly instrumental, a KILLER drum! Illegal alien-I heard the video was HUGE on MTV. If released in 1986 or 87, this woulda definitely hit top 40. "IT"'s "Anything she does" DEFINITELY sounds inspired from this! Great instrumental bridge, complete with horn! Taking it all too hard-Phil never sounded better. A TRAVESTY this didn't hit top 40; WORLDS better than any Phil solo ballad (And his "Against all odds" had just been #1!), and even better than the '87 biggie "In too deep". On my next revised CRAZY list, this should definitely be in my top 1000. Simply brilliant. Just a job to do-More rockin' ear candy etched with synth! I LOVE this, too! The bridge is super, complete with Phil's high voice. Just wonderful. Silver rainbow-Said by a few to be the album's weak spot, I LOVE this for some odd reason! That refrain is so addictive! That's just me, anyhow. "You never know if you're coming or going!" It's gonna get better-My least fave from it, and always has been. Did get some album rock play. I can barely remember how this goes since I always hit the "skip" button! BRAVO, Dawn!!! |
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Post by Dawn on May 25, 2003 21:27:10 GMT -5
YES!! You did this today since I missed yesterday's right? (Just finished that one, BTW!) SUCH a great album, and IMO, their last bit of greatness. Invisible Touch was not as good, songwise, and was SO overplayed. This album takes me back to this time of the year BIGTIME. When we were going to Springfield for our 8th grade field trip, my buddy and I went to buy some tapes for the bus trip. I got More of the Best of the Monkees and this one. Side 1 is great, straight through. Love Mama. Actually, That's All is probably my least fave of the popular tracks, although I owned the 45 first. Side 2 has three KILLER songs in a row. LOVE hearing them together. The fact that Taking it All Too Hard wasn't a HUGE hit is a crime punishable by death. GREAT choice today, Dawn!! Thanks, Sat! I knew this was one of your favorites! Like you, I think this is a fantastic album, much better than Invisible Touch. I remember listening to this constantly in the spring of my junior year of high school. It's absolutely rock-solid all the way through. And I agree, 'Taking It All Too Hard' should have been massive! What a great song! |
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Post by Dawn on May 25, 2003 21:47:27 GMT -5
Dawn, SOOOO great! DEFINITELY in my top 100 albums, the trio's best EVER. And amazing that there was only one top 40 hit, "That's all". EVERY track deserves a HUGE round of applause. Invisible Touch, the follow-up (and nationally their biggest) went just too over-commercial (but it's still wonderful!). Track-by-track: Mama-Phil never sounded so fierce! This is a headphone cranker! Great percussive beat. That's all-Yep. Definitely fit top 40 like a GLOVE. Not my fave tune from the album, but I can never dislike it. Great piano. Home by the sea-Good, steady energy. AWESOME synth! Somewhat progressive, but... Second home by the sea-Now THIS was 80's progressive rock! Mostly instrumental, a KILLER drum! Illegal alien-I heard the video was HUGE on MTV. If released in 1986 or 87, this woulda definitely hit top 40. "IT"'s "Anything she does" DEFINITELY sounds inspired from this! Great instrumental bridge, complete with horn! Taking it all too hard-Phil never sounded better. A TRAVESTY this didn't hit top 40; WORLDS better than any Phil solo ballad (And his "Against all odds" had just been #1!), and even better than the '87 biggie "In too deep". On my next revised CRAZY list, this should definitely be in my top 1000. Simply brilliant. Just a job to do-More rockin' ear candy etched with synth! I LOVE this, too! The bridge is super, complete with Phil's high voice. Just wonderful. Silver rainbow-Said by a few to be the album's weak spot, I LOVE this for some odd reason! That refrain is so addictive! That's just me, anyhow. "You never know if you're coming or going!" It's gonna get better-My least fave from it, and always has been. Did get some album rock play. I can barely remember how this goes since I always hit the "skip" button! BRAVO, Dawn!!! Thanks, Dave! This is definitely a favorite of mine also. Every song is fantastic, and they all fit together so well. It is strange that there weren't more top 40s from this album. I agree with you and Sat, 'Taking It All Too Hard' should definitely have been a hit. I've always loved it, as well as 'That's All', and 'Just a Job to Do', but my favorite is 'Silver Rainbow'. Absolutely wonderful! |
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Post by kathyb on May 25, 2003 23:27:21 GMT -5
Good stuff from these guys. Really, really like all the songs from this. I think Home By the Sea is probably my favorite track. Excellent choice! |
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Post by Ken on May 26, 2003 0:44:42 GMT -5
Hi Dawn-Another great album . A buddy of mine had a copy of it back in high school . I remember at the time borrowing it while making a compilation tape and including That's All , Taking it all to Hard and Home By The Sea (I still have the cassette and it still sounds great! - Those listed above are my faves although I also like Illegal Alien and Mama (that video was creepy LOL)
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Post by Dawn on May 26, 2003 8:14:51 GMT -5
Good stuff from these guys. Really, really like all the songs from this. I think Home By the Sea is probably my favorite track. Excellent choice! Thanks, Kathy. They were really at their peak when this album came out. 'Home By the Sea' is great! |
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Post by Dawn on May 26, 2003 8:22:08 GMT -5
Hi Dawn-Another great album . A buddy of mine had a copy of it back in high school . I remember at the time borrowing it while making a compilation tape and including That's All , Taking it all to Hard and Home By The Sea (I still have the cassette and it still sounds great! - Those listed above are my faves although I also like Illegal Alien and Mama (that video was creepy LOL) Thanks, Ken. Isn't it cool to listen to those tapes from back then? I have a few tapes of songs I taped off the radio in the early 80's, and like yours, they still sound just as good as the day I taped them. One of the tapes has part of a New Year's Eve countdown on it, The Best of 1981! That one really brings back the memories! |
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Post by 55dodger on May 26, 2003 9:04:05 GMT -5
Hi Dawn
A great album. I agree with Sat - the Music Man that this was their "last bit of greatness." Many good songs here.
Favorites: Tha'ts All, Illegal Alien, Mama, Home by the Sea,
Taking it All too Hard, Silver Rainbow.
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Post by Ken on May 26, 2003 18:59:18 GMT -5
Thanks, Ken. Isn't it cool to listen to those tapes from back then? I have a few tapes of songs I taped off the radio in the early 80's, and like yours, they still sound just as good as the day I taped them. One of the tapes has part of a New Year's Eve countdown on it, The Best of 1981! That one really brings back the memories! It's very cool going back and listening to them ( especially if you're doing stuff around the house or just relaxing. New Years '81 countdown ? right on! |
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Post by beatles4ever on Jun 2, 2003 11:34:58 GMT -5
Good album though I am not the biggest fan of their music.
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Post by Dawn on Jun 2, 2003 21:07:48 GMT -5
Good album though I am not the biggest fan of their music. I think this one is probably the best of all their albums. Every song is solid! |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 2, 2003 21:11:48 GMT -5
Hi Dawn A great album. I agree with Sat - the Music Man that this was their "last bit of greatness." Many good songs here. Favorites: Tha'ts All, Illegal Alien, Mama, Home by the Sea, Taking it All too Hard, Silver Rainbow. I agree with both you and Sat, dodger. Invisible Touch isn't a bad album, but it's nowhere nearly as consistent and interesting as this one. And the subsequent albums were even farther removed from Genesis' original sound. |
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Post by Triple J on Apr 21, 2004 21:02:37 GMT -5
A lot of goodies on this: Mama (HA-HAH, HA!!! ... uh.  ), That's All, Illegal Alien, & Just A Job To Do (BANG BANG BANG!!! ) |
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(Just finished that one, BTW!)
