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Re: Preferences

john davis <hellomynameisj at yahoo_com> sez:

>> > I like _Monster_ a lot, but find I can't listen to it that often.
>> > Probably not as often as I should, at least.   I still haven't bitten
>> > on _Up_, and one of these days...
>> 
>> Oh, you should. Talk about "richly textured..."
>
>i think that the last three r.e.m. albums are all incredible. my
>favorite though, is "new adventures in hi fi." it's not RICHLY
>TEXTURED, but it kicks ass. though i dig "up" a lot.

I was just thinking.   I didn't bite on _New Adventures In Hi-Fi_, either.   I
think _Monster_ was the last REM I bought.

>>>>> But let's face it.  Neither album is as good as my current selection.
>>>>> _Selling England By The Pound_ has to be one of the top ten albums of
>>>>> all time.  AND it's referenced in a Monk tune.  ;-)
>>>>
>
>bleah.

Repent, sinner!   Supper's Ready!

>> > >Okay. I'll take your word for it. :)>  No matter how we end up on the _The Bends_/_OKC_ debate, you'll
>> > >probably never sway me on the prog thing, Chris...
>> >
>> > Not that I'll ever stop trying.   Do I need to send you a
>> > Yes/Genesis/King Crimson compilation?  I might be able to fit 2 songs
>> > by each band all on one CD.
>> >
>> > Heh.
>> 
>> Heh. I have the Yes album with "Roundabout" on it and then _90125_ and _Big Generator_. And I know I'm a
>> "Yes heretic", but _Big Generator_ is probably my favourite of all of them... And that's all I have by any
>> of the three o' those bands...
 
Yikes.   _Big Generator_ is my least favorite Yes album.  EVER.   You need to
hear _Drama_ from 1980.   It's good.   Trevor Horn sings on it.   Geoff Downes
plays on it.   You'll *like* it.   Yes, you WILL.

>layne, i agree. i think we might have simliar aesthetics when it comes
>to rock. i think that genesis, yes, and kc are all filled with
>talented musicians, but i get weary of the epiclike compositions. 

Explain.  Weary?   You don't have the attention span to devote to listening?
Besides, Yes is really the only of those three that wrote long epiclike
compositions.  I think the longest song Genesis wrote from _Foxtrot_ on is
about 11 minutes - 'The Cinema Show'.   

>and genesis started to suck after peter gabriel left.

Started to.   They didn't *really* suck until Steve Hackett left.   I *do*,
however, have a soft spot for _Genesis_ and _Invisible Touch_, though.

>peter gabriel...now there's a great musician....

Amen.   His first 3 solo albums are among my 250 favorite albums of all time.

>np- "mellon collie and the infinite sadness (dsic 1)"- smashing
>pumpkins.

*yawn*

;-P
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