Genesis
Firth Of Fifth
Selling England By The Pound
(1973)

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OHMish
Jun 07, 2013 - 01:54
So is it Phil Collins on drums here?
Edit: yes it is {#Wink}


kcar
May 18, 2013 - 13:09
ottojschlosser wrote:
The thing about progressive rock is that the music is unabashedly excessive about what it is doing, so if you like it (as I do) it's glorious, and if you don't, it's hellish.


Well put. The excess I think is largely inspired by classical music--lots of noodling, but often quite structured.

Somedays it's glorious, somedays it's hellish. I never got into it back in the day but it's a refreshing change from punk, rap, grunge and other sonic variations on "fuck you, I've got mine." Still, someone should have reined in Yes in their most noodling moments. Beethoven and his colleagues kept most of their movements under 20 minutes...


Bozo
May 06, 2013 - 06:29
Bozo wrote: Probably, like Supper's Ready, this is about the Book of Revelations: Jesus coming again (at least that's how I understand it)
Boy_Wonder wrote:
Bozo
May 06, 2013 - 06:27
  Boy_Wonder wrote:
Ok all you smart folks out there.... what is he singing about!! Answers on a postcard please... just don't send them to me!

The path is clear
Though no eyes can see
The course laid down long before.
And so with gods and men
The sheeps remain inside their pen,
Though many times they've seen the way to leave.

He rides majestic
Past homes of men
Who care not or gaze with joy,
To see reflected there
The trees, the sky, the lily fair,
The scene of death is lying just below.

The mountain cuts off the town from view,
Like a cancer growth is removed by skill.
Let it be revealed.
A waterfall, his madrigal.
An inland sea, his symphony.

Undinal songs
Urge the sailors on
Till lured by the sirens' cry.

Now as the river dissolves in sea,
So Neptune has claimed another soul.
And so with gods and men
The sheeps remain inside their pen,
Until the Shepherd leads his flock away.

The sands of time were eroded by
The river of constant change

 






ddog
May 06, 2013 - 06:25
Boy_Wonder wrote:
Ok all you smart folks out there.... what is he singing about!! Answers on a postcard please... just don't send them to me!

The path is clear
Though no eyes can see
The course laid down long before.
And so with gods and men
The sheeps remain inside their pen,
Though many times they've seen the way to leave.

He rides majestic
Past homes of men
Who care not or gaze with joy,
To see reflected there
The trees, the sky, the lily fair,
The scene of death is lying just below.

The mountain cuts off the town from view,
Like a cancer growth is removed by skill.
Let it be revealed.
A waterfall, his madrigal.
An inland sea, his symphony.

Undinal songs
Urge the sailors on
Till lured by the sirens' cry.

Now as the river dissolves in sea,
So Neptune has claimed another soul.
And so with gods and men
The sheeps remain inside their pen,
Until the Shepherd leads his flock away.

The sands of time were eroded by
The river of constant change


When you're talking Peter Gabriel, there's clearly no way of knowing! {#Think}


ddog
May 06, 2013 - 06:13
Yes!


Stingray
Apr 05, 2013 - 02:34
Exellent song and possibly their best album!


Boy_Wonder
Mar 04, 2013 - 15:10
Ok all you smart folks out there.... what is he singing about!! Answers on a postcard please... just don't send them to me!

The path is clear
Though no eyes can see
The course laid down long before.
And so with gods and men
The sheeps remain inside their pen,
Though many times they've seen the way to leave.

He rides majestic
Past homes of men
Who care not or gaze with joy,
To see reflected there
The trees, the sky, the lily fair,
The scene of death is lying just below.

The mountain cuts off the town from view,
Like a cancer growth is removed by skill.
Let it be revealed.
A waterfall, his madrigal.
An inland sea, his symphony.

Undinal songs
Urge the sailors on
Till lured by the sirens' cry.

Now as the river dissolves in sea,
So Neptune has claimed another soul.
And so with gods and men
The sheeps remain inside their pen,
Until the Shepherd leads his flock away.

The sands of time were eroded by
The river of constant change


Boy_Wonder
Mar 04, 2013 - 15:07
And after PSD because of Porcupine Tree.... it's reverted back to Genesis who are still going!! Leave it off, boys!


dig
Mar 04, 2013 - 15:06

Sweet. A Genesis song I like.




Boy_Wonder
Mar 04, 2013 - 15:05
Sorry but have never got into Genesis - too many early 70's teenage memories...various sweaty hormonal young men/boys packed into someone's bed room with a party-7 can of beer (those were the days) and the odd woodbine - playing interminal noodling by hairy hippies - reminds me why I fell in love with Raw Power rather than Genesis, Yes and their like. Me, I'm just a lawnmower... WTF was that about!

And this is now followed by Porcupine Tree,,, god help us all!!


ottojschlosser
Mar 04, 2013 - 15:05
The thing about progressive rock is that the music is unabashedly excessive about what it is doing, so if you like it (as I do) it's glorious, and if you don't, it's hellish.


paultron
Mar 04, 2013 - 15:04
dwlangham wrote:
This must be how Pink Floyd haters feel when forced to listen to Meddle.

{#Roflol}


dwlangham
Feb 01, 2013 - 07:18
This must be how Pink Floyd haters feel when forced to listen to Meddle.


xtalman
Feb 01, 2013 - 07:16
jazzface78 wrote:

lots of Yes in there...lots of Yes. but which came first?


Huh? Not even close.


Ken_wallis
Nov 30, 2012 - 18:45



Ken_wallis
Nov 30, 2012 - 14:33
One of the all time classic guitar pieces of the late 20th century.


milaremi
Nov 30, 2012 - 14:33
For some reason, this Firth (river) never runs dry for me! From when I first heard it back in the early 70's until now, 5 man Genesis was glorious. Thanks for keeping it in the rotation RP!


iTuner
Nov 30, 2012 - 14:30
PopKombo wrote:
Haven't heard this is years. I forgot what amazing music is. Thanks, RP

Is it because this song has gone on so long that you forgot? {#Angel}


PopKombo
Nov 30, 2012 - 14:28
Haven't heard this is years. I forgot what amazing music it is. Thanks, RP


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