I'm running out of things to say about this record, so what the hell, how about some liner notes? No revelations to be found here (ha), but there are a couple quotes from Banks and Rutherford near the end that may be of some interest.
Going back to books as was mentioned earlier, Genesis are in my top five bands along with Queen, The Beach Boys, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin - however compared to those bands they are very poorly served when it comes to books on them. 'Chapter and Verse' is very good, 'Evolution of a rock band' by Armando Gallo which I have from the late 70s is good too; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Genesis-Ev...&qid=1539936245&sr=1-1&keywords=armando+gallo Unsure of how much contect from this was used in later Armando books on the band. There is this bio; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Genesis-Bi...=1539935989&sr=8-3&keywords=genesis+biography which is okay from the 90s, one of the authors briefly ran a secondhand record shop in Exeter where I live - we used to chat about Genesis a bit. I'd love to read some decent song-by-song kind of book on the band with a bit of musical analysis and background - you'd think for such a 'musical' band there would be a ton, but sadly the only one that springs to mind is the 'Complete guide' by Chris Welch in that Omnibus Press series which came out a few years ago. It's far from essential and he doesn't even like the Lamb and doesn't offer any real insight into anything. There is however this book on the Lamb, which I used to have but later sold, it's very indepth - perhaps a bit too much so for me!; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Genesis-Br...=1539935847&sr=8-1&keywords=genesis+lamb+book Additionally there's a recent series of books called 'Experiencing....a listeners companion', I have ones on Zeppelin and Sabbath and they are very good and indepth, there is one on Gabriel which also includes his Genesis work - though I don't have it as it's quite pricey, there is a preview here; Experiencing Peter Gabriel Reading the info from this preview it looks pretty good - not too bothered about Gabriel's solo work, wish it just carried on with the rest of the Genesis catlogue in this vein.
Here's the Theme From Swan Lake that served as an intro to Build Me A Mountain. Recording lifted from Ant's acetate copy of an early configuration of FGTR:
The Conqueror This is a cool little song. We have some alternately panned vocals with Gabriel alternating between left and right speakers. We have a more central music mix, which certainly helps the music seem more balanced. This song moves along at a nice pace and is based around a fairly simplistic chord sequence, but as a whole the song stands up pretty well ... Although not classic Genesis, I think I need to get myself a copy of this album.
The new mix of A Place to Call My Own. Standout singalong coda, it reminds me of the ending of Stagnation from the 22 february 1970 BBC Night Ride session:
In Hiding This song probably could have been on Odessa ... This is a nice tune and Gabriel does a very sweet vocal. We have the bulk of the instruments sitting on the left and those strings commanding the right channel.
Easy reference guide From Genesis To Revelation - Genesis - The Album by Album Thread Liner notes Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 1 When The Sour Turns To Sweet Genesis - The Album by Album Thread without strings Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 2 In The Beginning Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 3 The Fireside Song Genesis - The Album by Album Thread without strings Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 4 The Serpent Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 5 Am I Very Wrong Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 6 In The Wilderness Genesis - The Album by Album Thread rough mix Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 7 The Conqueror Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 8 In Hiding Genesis - The Album by Album Thread without strings Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 9 One Day without strings Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 12 Silent Sun without strings Genesis - The Album by Album Thread track 13 A Place to call my own new mix Genesis - The Album by Album Thread Build Me A Mountain Genesis - The Album by Album Thread On The Trail Of The One Eyed Hound Genesis - The Album by Album Thread Let Us Now Make Love Genesis - The Album by Album Thread Links of interest Tabletop Genesis Genesis - The Movement The Complete Guide To Live Genesis Radio Shows ~A Genesis Discography Thanks for these guys
Image Blown Out as featured on Genesis Archive 1967-75. This is the completed track which was ultimately left off FGTR (not the 1967 demo as incorrectly stated on the video), an inferior version both for sound quality and performance is included on the 50 Years Ago compilation:
This is the completed version of Visions Of Angels which was left off FGTR: I was joking, it's still unreleased, unfortunately
