>> great.) Anyway, this cd contains some of the best song writing I've ever
>> heard. It's ridiculously complex even too! Well... some of it is at
>> least. You've never heard a real keyboard solo until you've heard "Riding
>
>Uh, sure I have. I've never heard Tony Banks approach Kevin Moore as
>far as soloing is concerned. He writes (er, wrote) fantastic melodies,
>though. And his solos are nothing to laugh at, but I wouldn't characterize
>any of them as especially "real" compared with everything else I've ever heard.
>
I'm not trying to say that one person's better, but I just love Banks'
playing on songs like "The Cage" and "Supper's Ready" (the 9/8 section
has some very cool keyboards).
>> And I enjoy ALL of the songs on the CD! The production is so great that
>> it sounds like it was made yesterday, not back in 1974. Powerful bass,
>> crystal clear singing, deep powerful piano. This CD has it all... Can
>> anyone else comment on this CD? And if you don't already have it, GET
>> THIS CD... It's not mellow as I first thought it to be, it can sometimes
>> be almost scary in the way they play the songs, and at other things
>> simplistic and beautiful.
>
>The Lamb is indeed a great CD. Most early Genesis is like this, although
>some of it is pretty poorly produced. Check out A Trick of the Tail and
>Nursery Cryme. And while you're at it, check out Trespass and all the
>other early Genesis stuff.
>
Yeah, most of the early Genesis stuff is fantastic! :-) If you do
go out and buy the other Genesis CDs now, be sure to get the remastered
versions. There should be an obvious silver sticker on the CD which says
that it's the remastered version of the album. "Trespass", "Nursery Crime"
and "Foxtrot" were all made to sound *much* better through the remastering.
My other favorites of the early Genesis are "Foxtrot" and "Selling
England by the Pound". "Foxtrot" is worth it just to hear the 23 minute
song "Supper's Ready". Wonderful stuff!
BTW, William, how did you like Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick"? It
took me a little while to get into that album, but now it's one of my very
favorites. It has a kind of subtle power that reveals itself with many
listens. I can never seem to get tired of it.
Steve
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