Genesis top 3 (w/ Phill Collins)

[dingus]

i would go with any 3 tracks off Trick of the Tail. far and away the best piece of work from Genesis with or without Gabriel.

[3LB]

Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite...

what, no Sabrina and Kristen?

[thekid]

I have been a big fan of Genesis going back to "Duke"and have picked up most of their albums from early through" Invisible Touch. They really took a turn after that "Invisible Touch" IMO so have limited myself to just the more recent Live or Compilations since then.

Follow You Follow Me (Makes my List because for my wife and I it is "our song". My wedding ring has those words and our initials inscribed on the inside)

Home by Sea (Parts 1 and 2)

Me and Sarah Jane

If you are fan of all their stuff through the years I also recommend a Steve Hackett CD called "Watcher of the Skies - Genesis Revisited". He along with some guest vocalist re-mix some classic Genesis tunes.

1. Watcher Of The Skies
2. Dance On A Volcano
3. Valley Of The Kings
4. Deja Vu
5. Firth Of Fifth
6. For Absent Friends
7. Your Own Special Way
8. Fountain Of Salmacis
9. Waiting Room Only
10. I Know What I Like
11. Los Endos

[Smokey]

Follow You Follow Me (Makes my List because for my wife and I it is "our song". My wedding ring has those words and our initials inscribed on the inside)

Home by Sea (Parts 1 and 2)

Me and Sarah Jane

I'm glad "Throw it All Away" didn't became you and your wife favorite song

Good list and IMO Home By The Sea is Genesis best song.

[thekid]

I'm glad "Throw it All Away" didn't became you and your wife favorite song

LOL....

We just celebrated our 25th Anniversary last month.
Oddly enough we had dated her Senior year of college but after graduation sort of went our separate ways. I invited her to a Phil Collins concert and we started dating again after that. The is partly why the whole "Follow You-Follow Me" thing got started.

[MasterCylinder]

i would go with any 3 tracks off Trick of the Tail. far and away the best piece of work from Genesis with or without Gabriel.

All this talk of Trick of the Tail caused me to bring my remaster CD to work and rip it into the rotation on my playlist...............SQUONK is on as I write this.

[Jack in Wilmington]

I pulled out one of my favorite Genesis albums last night, Nursey Cryme. I've always felt that this is highly underrated. The Return of the Giant Hogweed is a masterful song and I think I hear something new in it everytime I play it. Genesis was a band that I got into when Foxtrot came out and then I bought Selling England.... and then Lamb Lies... It was then that I went back picked up NC.

[3LB]

My fave 3 Genesis songs w/ Phil

Dodo/Lurker
Home By The Sea
Entangled

[3LB]

For those of who were big fans of albums like Trick and W&W, you may enjoy Big Big Train: The Underfall Yard. Singer sounds a tad like Phil, perhaps more like Paul Carrack. There are a few BBT albums out there, but with different singers and with mixed results IMO.