wow, this is a great song! wonderful lyrics inspired by a sad story. Agree about Gabriel's singing, not to mention that punchy organ by banks, and collins with the awesome fills. Guitars fit in so well, such a well constructed and crafted piece of music
sigh, wish there was more music like this written today... maybe there is but I just haven't found it. Any recommendations?
Unfortunately, no. It bugs me. From just a musical perspective there is some interesting stuff out there - The Flower Kings, Porcupine Tree, etc. But these people are all older than the 22 years old that Genesis were when they wrote this. They're all INSPIRED by this music, so it doesn't seem that they have really taken their own path. The other strain seems to be a bunch of heavy metal bands who have worked up the occasional quirk (like a drummer who can play a double-bass drum like a machine gun - but has little other subtle talents) or...
Unfortunately, no. It bugs me. From just a musical perspective there is some interesting stuff out there - The Flower Kings, Porcupine Tree, etc. But these people are all older than the 22 years old that Genesis were when they wrote this. They're all INSPIRED by this music, so it doesn't seem that they have really taken their own path. The other strain seems to be a bunch of heavy metal bands who have worked up the occasional quirk (like a drummer who can play a double-bass drum like a machine gun - but has little other subtle talents) or likes to try and make it obvious that they are using "funny" time signatures, but don't seem to really have the natural heart of the early "progressive" movement. And that's the other thing - as far as lyrics and spirit are concerened I haven't found ANYONE to be able to write anything approaching the densely layered archetypes, fantasies, allegories, and stories of these early guys. Perhaps The Legendary Pink Dots (Edward Ka-Spel is a genius), though they stray away from the more traditional musicianship. Most of these metal bands then try to break progressive down into sub-sub-sub categories (just check out ProgArchives.com - it's ridiculous) so that they can try to categorise themselves along side their truly talented prog rock heroes. So - lots of points for being creative at all and getting albums out there, but I would prefer they try to make and refer to their own world of music than dilute one that has already existed. That said, Adrian Belew from King Crimson produced Tool and KC toured with them a while back, so there is some supprt for these kind of bands within "progressive" circles.
wow, this is a great song! wonderful lyrics inspired by a sad story. Agree about Gabriel's singing, not to mention that punchy organ by banks, and collins with the awesome fills. Guitars fit in so well, such a well constructed and crafted piece of music
sigh, wish there was more music like this written today... maybe there is but I just haven't found it. Any recommendations?
J
Unfortunately, no. It bugs me. From just a musical perspective there is some interesting stuff out there - The Flower Kings, Porcupine Tree, etc. But these people are all older than the 22 years old that Genesis were when they wrote this. They're all INSPIRED by this music, so it doesn't seem that they have really taken their own path. The other strain seems to be a bunch of heavy metal bands who have worked up the occasional quirk (like a drummer who can play a double-bass drum like a machine gun - but has little other subtle talents) or...
Unfortunately, no. It bugs me. From just a musical perspective there is some interesting stuff out there - The Flower Kings, Porcupine Tree, etc. But these people are all older than the 22 years old that Genesis were when they wrote this. They're all INSPIRED by this music, so it doesn't seem that they have really taken their own path. The other strain seems to be a bunch of heavy metal bands who have worked up the occasional quirk (like a drummer who can play a double-bass drum like a machine gun - but has little other subtle talents) or likes to try and make it obvious that they are using "funny" time signatures, but don't seem to really have the natural heart of the early "progressive" movement. And that's the other thing - as far as lyrics and spirit are concerened I haven't found ANYONE to be able to write anything approaching the densely layered archetypes, fantasies, allegories, and stories of these early guys. Perhaps The Legendary Pink Dots (Edward Ka-Spel is a genius), though they stray away from the more traditional musicianship. Most of these metal bands then try to break progressive down into sub-sub-sub categories (just check out ProgArchives.com - it's ridiculous) so that they can try to categorise themselves along side their truly talented prog rock heroes. So - lots of points for being creative at all and getting albums out there, but I would prefer they try to make and refer to their own world of music than dilute one that has already existed. That said, Adrian Belew from King Crimson produced Tool and KC toured with them a while back, so there is some supprt for these kind of bands within "progressive" circles.