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From: mem@sii.UUCP (Mark Mallett)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Ohwell
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Date: Tue, 6-Dec-83 09:55:01 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  6 09:55:01 1983
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In response to tekig!davidl, who said (among other things):

   >Genesis SUCKS.  They crawled out of the same garbage can as
   >Supertwank.  Furthermore, their lead singer sounds like a DUCK.
   >Almost as much as Scat Stevens!  (boy, I'm so cute.)

I find that interesting.  I was trying to convince someone the other
day that Peter Gabriel sounds quite like Cat Stevens (although I didn't
intend it to be a negative comment).  Since he (Gabriel) isn't with
Genesis these days, I suppose that was just a coincidental observation.

I have to admit: I DID go to a genesis concert last week.  I also have
to admit: Phil Collins appears to be a twerp; and much of Genesis new
music (i.e. the last 10 albums) seems to be what a lot of rock is:
a bunch of people doing fairly simple individual things in combination
which is for some reason hailed as genius.  (but then again; symphonic
music could be described that way except that the putting together of
it is generally much more complex and much better done).  But I went
to hear the noise, watch the dry ice, and look at the lights (which were
pretty in spite of demonstrating a lack of imagination).  And with that
goal, I enjoyed it.

To enjoy Genesis at home, I think it is necessary to give precedence to
their earlier, better technically, music (that which is not "lead" by
a singer).

Mark Mallett
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