Extended Play Lounge Episode 4 - Poll (Round 2)

Would have been nice to have a full album listen to BE by pain of salvation.a consept album that raises questions regarding existence,overpopulation and the impact the moderne western lifestyle have on the planet.

Roy Torset

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszTrQdL314&t=9s Doug i suggest you to use this video for do the reaction, is a good video with the lyrics of every song and it's all illustrated by Nathaniel Barlam!!

Estefanía Sucre

a trick of the tail would be nice, but i think the lamb is a better choice for a narrative oriented video

Marcelo Filho

I'm really shocked that Foxtrot got so few votes imo it's the best album. although all of them are great too I'm still a little disappointed the lamb won and not Foxtrot or Selling England.

Lamb will probably win because it's the most narrative-driven of them, but I think "Selling England by the Pound" is by far the superior album. It has "Fifth of Firth," "Cinema Show," the two bookend pseudo-title-tracks, and their first radio hit, "I Know What I Like." For my money, Lamb falls flat because it's a morality play in purgatory (spoilers) which just... gets old.

Blinky

For what it's worth ... The Lamb is a fable about personal redemption. A young and hate-filled Rael acts out his anger in numerous ways, and buries his shame deeply. When he sees himself as he is (Slippermen) he goes to the pool of the Lamia, who remove his poisoned blood and die in the process. In a final act of selflessness, he rescues his brother John from drowning, only to find that he really has rescued himself.

Rick Morse

Nursery Cryme is my favourite, that would have gotten my vote if it was here. All great albums though!

Erik Berg

I understand the suggestion but I respectfully disagree and let me explain. Most of us who heard The Lamb for the first time were either teenagers or in our early 20's. when our imaginations were triggered by this album. Part of the enjoyment of the record/cd (depends on your age) was when our own imagination kicked in. Our own imaginations are what make the journey through this album so memorable, it's that first listen without influence that makes this album so special. This album is just so unusual and unique musically and lyrically that it demands on first listen your own personal journey fueled by your own imagination and interpretation. After that discussions and sharing of listening experiences will open up endless possibilities, that's what keeps me listening all these years later. That's just my 2 cents. and it's offered with the utmost respect.

Ron Swirson

I see what you did there.

John Clark

I voted for The Lamb simply because Doug has already heard the main songs from 3 of the 5 album choices. Although I feel Selling England is their best and most cohesive, Doug having heard Firth of Fifth already has some sense of this album. Trick is in the Phil era so just to round out the PG era Doug needs to hear and experience the mood and echoed recording of The Lamb so that's my reasoning for The Lamb. I just hope Doug doesn't do what other reviewers have done and get too caught up in the lyrics. This album needs to be heard with a "go with the flow" attitude and use the lyrics to form a general concept in which your own imagination fills in the rest... In short just ride the scree....ENJOY!

Ron Swirson

Good suggestion. Thanks.

R. Douglas Helvering

Hey Doug, can I make a suggestion? When you're doing the Extended Play albums can I suggest that, instead of pausing after each track, you take a pause at the end of what would have been the end of the original album side(s). This was the way we all grew to love these (now) older albums. The physical limitations of the technology (vinyl) provided us all with a chance to reflect upon what we had just absorbed and allowed us that little bit of breathing space before taking the next step. Most likely it was also part of the thinking of the artists too, at the time. Anything recorded after about 1985 may or may not have these natural breaks as part of their consideration.

John Clark

All are worthy of being reviewed, Doug - but as you've some experience with W&W and SEBTP, the Lamb will be an interesting experience for you, listening to it the first time. You may have to do it in two sessions!

Bradley Stone

The Lamb please! My introduction to Genesis through a very fine friend, back in '79. I know it's not the bands favorite and is probably the most obvious choice, but it was a journey like no other for my, at the time, virgin prog ears.

Anthony Taylor

I've heard Steve Hackett say many times that Selling England is his personal favorite, only because it is much more guitar oriented than the others but I think The Lamb has more to offer as far as watching Doug's reaction to goes. There are so many great moments on this prog masterpiece!

Rhesus Perplexus

Love Fish and Steve with Marillion. Those Fish years are heart wrenching songs.

Glenn Wimberly

I would choose W&W, but Lamb is more popular so went with that. Doug will have problems with the story as many do just to follow the story line. One would have to have a good understanding of the Bible to get. Also Peter was going to have a kid during this time and that is discussed too.

Glenn Wimberly

And then listen do Nick D'Virgilio's cover of same.

Dennis Rees

Doug should listen The lamb AND watch the amazing interpretation by the guy who animated the whole Rael story. Its fenomenal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszTrQdL314

Guilherme Cruz

Ooo I’m looking forward to this one. I don’t know much of Genesis’ music at all. I know some Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins and have likely unknowingly listened to some Genesis in the past, but I’ve not devoted time to listening to them. After very minimal research and listening to ~2 minutes of two tracks, I decided to vote for “Selling England by the Pound” over “Foxtrot”. Cheers!

Ben Forrester

All great stuff, although I think that Foxtrot and Selling… provide a lot of context for Lamb. Of all the choices, Selling is the most flawed, with a good chunk (Epping, More Fool Me, etc) that aren’t up to their usually standards. Plus, the live version of Cinema Show with Bruford and Phil on drums is the one to listen to. In fact, Seconds Out would cover most of the relevant tracks. I do think Wind and Wuthering is best listened to as all album, or at least Blood on the Rooftops through Afterglow.

Randy Hammill

The Lamb is certainly ambitious and highly impressive, but feels too big a thing to react to in one go, maybe. Selling England, ToTT and W&W are all easier to digest and a little more rewarding musically, IMO...

Nick

This one is very hard. If I could I would choose all of them!

No love for Wind & Wuthering... I'm sad

This is like a candy store where I only get to pick one! I finally just went with, “which one has the most songs I like”. And that was “Selling England by the Pound” - which means I just said “no” to “Watcher of the Skies”, “Squonk”, and “Ripples” (looks for “tears own heart out” emoji”…).

Bill Sanders

It's great, but I've always thought it a bit over-egged. More glop than I'd like, and there are sections where the music loses forward momentum. Not that Lamb doesn't have its flaws too! I'd actually prefer Foxtrot, except Doug has already reacted to half of it...

Matthew Weber

If The Lamb wins (fingers crossed), I will again suggest that you read the stream-of-consciousness phantasmagoria of the liner notes beforehand. And probably the lyrics, too. The Lamb is… a lot. Having some sort of handle on it beforehand (as much as is possible, anyway), will definitely improve the experience.

Nathan-Andrew

So. I think the Lamb will win and that’s exciting but compositionally and atmospherically I think Wind and Wuthering is the best of the bunch here.

Gary Thobaben

I've long loved Wind & Wuthering, and a Trick of the Tail, but I'll go with Lamb this time.

Great Scott

All excellent albums but The Lamb is superb... Its story line is outstanding and music is Genesis at its best

Juan Ignacio Quesada

SNOW (Spock's Beard) is their band's "Lamb" worth the time.

Arpeggio Blues

I am voting for The Lamb, even though I personally feel that Selling England is a better album. The Lamb, however is a much more 'interesting' experience. I would definitely read the inner liner notes first too. The Lamb is where I realized how twisted Peter Gabriel is. Peter Hammill is by far my favorite lyricist, but Gabriel is very near the top of my list, along with Fish and Ian Anderson.

Richard Karbowski

... ON BROAD----WAY.. Dah dah dah Daah dah

Arpeggio Blues

ON BROOOOOADWAY

Juan Ignacio Quesada

On a trick of the tail

Michael Gehrman

LIES DOOOOWNNNN

Estefanía Sucre

AND THE LAAAAAAAMB

Aidan McDonald