Genesis - Follow you, Follow Me

[Buzzer]

I've had this tune stuck in my head all day for no reason whatsoever and it's gone from being 'bland 80s MOR' to 'Actually, it's a pretty decent tune all in all' and Phil Collins nails it with his voice. It's not my usual bag when it comes to music. Am I losing the plot? Am I turning into Debenhams Man or have I just been a bit crap at appreciating a good song all these years?

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[brakespear]

great song, but then I'm a big Genesis fan (1970-1980 anyway).

 

[Austrian Gull]

You've seen the light. Collins is not the musical spawn of the devil as he is portrayed by the UK media.

 

[Everest]

Plot well and truely intact

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[Buzzer]

There's a few things Collins has done that I've loved but I think it's Genesis that I've always seen as a bit bland. Perhaps Rutherford was to blame. That Mike and The Mechanics song is an awful thing. Truly, truly awful. The worst excesses of Dad Rock that I can imagine.

 

[Hungry Joe]

Bag of shite
You've lost it alright

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

There are a few Collins-era Genesis songs that I'd class as guilty pleasures, but this isn't one.

I like a bit of this though...

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[Hunting 784561]

Nah - it's great. And it wasn't the 80's it was 1978.

Genesis had their best years in the early 70's as a Prog Rock Band (far from Dad Rock) - but Follow You Follow Me was a big commercial success for them.

Still got the original LP somewhere, so am on my way to dig out the Afghan Coat, and give it a spin maan.

 

[Beach Hut]

Genesis were a lot better than people actually think if you listen to their old tracks.

Trouble was Collins spawned his life to the tabloids which got him his reputation, divorcing someone by fax was pretty pathetic.

 

[Hungry Joe]

Trouble was Collins was born.

 

[Twizzle]

With Gabriel - class English storytelling of Alice in Wonderland meets Dickens level.

Without - weedy and vomit-inducing David Dundas, Chris DeBurgh de beeeuuurghhh

Makes me wonder whatever happened to Bread, wossname Loggins Art Garfunkel and Charles Aznovoice.
Actually, Bread were heavy metal compared to Follow you/me.

 

[Twizzle]

Actually Land Of Confusion, especially with the video, was alright

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Actually Land Of Confusion, especially with the video, was alright

That's one of my aforementioned guilty pleasures.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Definate 'up themselves' dross.

 

[Max Paper]

I grew up in the 80's and LOVE direstraits, is there something wrong with me?

 

[Austrian Gull]

Mama

Ha, ha, ha ow!

 

[gjh1971]

Dull torycentric bollocks

 

[Dandyman]

Genesis are and always will be utter shite. Go and have a lie down and put on some proper chill out tunes.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Genesis are and always will be utter shite. Go and have a lie down and put on some proper chill out tunes.

Yeah,lets all listen to you and agree shall we.

 

[Buzzer]

Dull torycentric bollocks

Hardly. Selling England By the Pound was not exactly a ringing endorsement of Thatcherism.

Anyway, I'm not sure if eternal blandness is setting root in me or not but proof (I hope) that I can still spot a good tune - here's one hot off the presses from a fantastic Brighton band, the Foxes:

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