Reviews (page 8 of 8)
Good but too long
Not so much fun as it was in high school.
Pretentious nonsense.
Not as bad as I had feared!
J'aime beaucoup cet album aujourd'hui, peut-être parce que je l'ai moins écouté. C'est le dernier avec Peter Gabriel à la voix. J'adore le Mellotron et l'orgue sur cet album, tout comme le jeu de batterie de Phil Collins. C'est fou comme l'utilisation bien dosée d'un bass synth donne de l'ampleur à certains passages. Peter Gabriel étant très théâtrale, on a un tout qui s'enchaîne super bien et qui n'est pas ennuyant pour le premier disque (si on aime Peter Gabriel bien sûr, si on accepte de plonger dans l'aventure et si on fait abstraction de Counting Out Time). Je dois admettre que le deuxième disque s'essouffle un peu. La pochette est superbe. En vinyle, c'est sublime (et on peut omettre à l'occasion le 2e disque). Pièces préférées: In the Cage, Broadway Melody of 1974, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, The Carpet Crawlers, Back in N.Y.C.
Very long but good
WAY too long an album. Nice but I lost interest. Liked the mix of Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins tho. 6/10
Just not getting into this early Genesis stuff, isn't for me.
massa o progressivo e pa
Whoa...wasn't expecting this. I know the 4 album run from Trespass to Selling England. Never explored this... Ok half way in.... thing is I like i like prog and I find it a bit of a featureless landscape. I really think it needs several listens.. also those old sounding keyboard solos are becoming a bit wearing...on the positive note its good that they lost their lyrical whimsy. 2.75
I respect an ambitious concept album and this reminds me a lot of The Who in rock opera mode. But even those Who albums I tend to enjoy at an arm’s distance. The style can feel pretentious which is definitely the case here. The explicit reference to Broadway is fitting - it sounds like a Broadway show and annoys me the same way a lot of musical soundtracks do. How about this line from “Counting Out Time”: “Erogenous zones, I love you / Without you what would a poor boy do?” Jeez 🤦🏻♂️ Also, wow - I read the plot summary on Wikipedia. Truly bonkers. Shame that the final product isn’t more fun considering the story is so trippy and ridiculous.
Hmmm... so there have been a lot of albums on here that are dated and feel cheesy because of that, which is forgivable. This is not one of those albums. It feels so forced, trying to be as epic as The Who but with really clunky lyrics. Maybe I'm just not in the mood for it right now, but its just not doing it for me. :/
Solid progressive rock. Production values are very high level, and I think ahead of their time for 1974. This could have come out in 1984 and I would have had the same sentiment. Cons: Even though I mentioned it being great production, I think that synths in the 70s were still a newish tech for bands and acts around this era tended to overdo it. For me, the synth solo throughout the track "In The Cage" really is quite annoying. Synths most often are devoid of any dynamic qualities. They are 100% volume 100% of the time (unless the volume of the instrument is changing at the mixing stage), unlike a piano or a guitar. These solos are blistering runs that lack any kind of interesting layer in them beyond "speed". Not really my thing. Could be my age speaking since I don't really like any kind of solo that's only interesting quality is "fast" "Back in NYC" is really cool. I love the lead instrument. It's repetitive yet really cool and interesting intervals, and tied to the drums to make a really fun groove. "Hairless Heart" sounds like a Final Fantasy video game track. So cool. "Counting Out Time" is very obviously about erogenous zones. Gotta love that. "Colony of Slippermen" is so weird- it's like goblins talking into your ears.t The in between / instrumental tracks are really well placed. This album is an adventure. It really goes places. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The only thing keeping it a 5 is that it doesn't really have any huge memorable / catchy tracks that the band is capable of. Or maybe it's just that it's my first time hearing these. I'm giving it a 4 but it's a very high 4.
So it's a concept album. You know what else is a concept album? "Music From The Elder" by Kiss. That thing isn't anywhere near this list. I wish one could say the same about this album. Maybe I just prefer my Genesis to have the drummer singing lead vocals.
Interesting mix of songs, nothing particularly stood out though. Could be worth another listen.
Seems a bit redundant to complain about this being self-indulgent. They tell you upfront what they are, so if you hit play, you accept their terms. It's still all a bit much. Whoever invented the phrase "Less is more" was talking to Genesis, and of course they didn't listen. Best track: In the Cage
fuck... 70s prog rock, double disc, concept album... why? None of these songs are even a Genesis hit. They have good songs. Why this album? To be fair, I only made it about 6 songs and switched back to listening to Visigoth. But fuck this shit.
Nada especial
Meh
Highlights: Fly On A Windshield Broadway Melody of 1974 Artwork: 5 / 10 Rating:
Admittedly, pretty exhausting. The synth sounds range from "interesting" to "that hasn't aged well *at all*". Also contains one of the least sensual songs on sex I've ever heard. I can hear Rush being inspired by this. I feel like it'd make an interesting stage show, though. Favorite tracks: "In the Cage"