"Play me my POLL" - The "Nursery Cryme" poll

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Poll Results

OptionVotes
The Musical Box 15
The Return of the Giant Hogweed 12
The Fountain of Salmacis 4
For Absent Friends 3
Harold the Barrel 3
Seven Stones 2
Harlequin 2


Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 10:28 (sixteen years ago)

I guess "The Musical Box" will walk this, so I vote for "The Fountain Of Salmacis" instead, because it's equally good. Also love "The Return Of The Giant Hogweed" and "Harlequin".

Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 10:29 (sixteen years ago)

I dunno I rathr like Harold the Barrel, myself!

freeway onramps for arms, and a heart as black as coal (Trayce), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 10:43 (sixteen years ago)

Again prefer the sum to the parts but "Musical Box" is far and away the best part. That track + the cover have haunted me since I was a kid.

Westwood Ho (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 10:50 (sixteen years ago)

Of all the Genesis back catalogue, this is the one I come back to most often.

My problem here is I think you are all correct, but I'm going to vote for Seven Stones for the same reason Geir is voting for Salmacis. But it could be any of 6 of the 7 tracks (and I even like the one I missed out (For Absent Friends - it just doesn't stand up to the rest.)

Actually, I've just changed my mind - I'm voting for Harlequin for the same reason Geir is voting for Salmacis.

Guilty_Boksen, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 11:40 (sixteen years ago)

IMHO they still hadn't really got going with this album. Foxtrot was the one where it all came together.

anagram, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 12:05 (sixteen years ago)

Harold The Barrel

snoball, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 12:10 (sixteen years ago)

IMHO they still hadn't really got going with this album. Foxtrot was the one where it all came together.

Kind of agree, although I love "Nursery Cryme" too. "Foxtrot" was still a great leap in the right direction, even from there.

Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 12:28 (sixteen years ago)

if everyone else is going for The Musical Box i'm gonna vote for The Return of the Giant Hogweed

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 14:37 (sixteen years ago)

I can see why someone would vote for Harold the Barrel, but Musical Box is particularly striking. Just kinda puts its teeth in you right away and tears.

Imagine being an elevator (Bimble), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 15:58 (sixteen years ago)

So great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFBY4dvoISc

Sundar, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 15:59 (sixteen years ago)

("Harold" brings me joy too.)

Sundar, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 15:59 (sixteen years ago)

Best bit of "Harold" is the way the middle 8 suddenly stretches out and soars after all the pantomime-y franticness before it.

Westwood Ho (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 16:01 (sixteen years ago)

This album is a shade stronger than Foxtrot for me, btw. Maybe because it's more inward looking or maybe cos there's a few less comedy voices which are ALWAYS A BAD IDEA GUYS. Looking at you, Phil Collins Doing Mockney.

Westwood Ho (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 16:03 (sixteen years ago)

That youtube clip is epic, thanks for that. Is it from a longer concert film, and has it ever been officially released?

anagram, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 16:20 (sixteen years ago)

maybe cos there's a few less comedy voices which are ALWAYS A BAD IDEA GUYS. Looking at you, Phil Collins Doing Mockney

While acknowledging that there is the odd mockney voice on Foxtrot, I feel duty bound to point out that Phil Collins doesn't actually sing on the album. I know Phil gets it in the neck a lot, but he can't be blamed for this one.

anagram, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 18:50 (sixteen years ago)

Really? From the credits:

Phil Collins / drums, voices, percussion, lead vocals(2)

Such A Hilbily (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 19:25 (sixteen years ago)

yeah, pretty sure the whole "what a hrorible thing he's disgusting, what a horrible thing to do" bits are the work of ex-stage schooler phil

Oh baby if only you knew I'm down to a hundred-and-two (stevie), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 19:27 (sixteen years ago)

also pretty sure 'harlequin' is to a large part phil too

Oh baby if only you knew I'm down to a hundred-and-two (stevie), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 19:28 (sixteen years ago)

Part of "Get'em Out By Friday" was definitely sung by Phil. I don't agree there is something wrong with that though. (And - mockney? Remember, Collins came out of much more of a working class background than the other guys in the band, who were art school and (Tony and Mike in particular) indeed quite posh.

Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 10 June 2009 20:44 (sixteen years ago)

Well I don't have my copy of Foxtrot close to hand, but this page
seems to reproduce the credits and says that Collins just did backing vocals. "Get 'Em Out By Friday" was probably Gabriel doing all the voices.

anagram, Thursday, 11 June 2009 08:51 (sixteen years ago)

Mighty Hogweed will be avenged.

The Real Dirty Vicar, Thursday, 11 June 2009 14:17 (sixteen years ago)

collins didn't sing get 'em out by friday. he did sing the primary vocal on 'for absent friends'. he didn't have a solo lead vocal until "more fool me". all the comedy voices on everything else are Gabriel.

akm, Thursday, 11 June 2009 14:31 (sixteen years ago)

Hogweed! Oh my god, no human being should be made to choose tracks of this.

Fever Pitch, Bitch (Bimble), Sunday, 14 June 2009 23:09 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Thursday, 18 June 2009 23:01 (sixteen years ago)

Looks like The Musical Box will be the runaway winner going by these posts.

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 19 June 2009 19:19 (sixteen years ago)

My class hated that "Musical Box" video.:(

Sundar, Friday, 19 June 2009 21:12 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Friday, 19 June 2009 23:01 (sixteen years ago)

there are > 40 ilxors who care about prog genesis enough to have an opinion on this

ugh

thomp, Friday, 19 June 2009 23:04 (sixteen years ago)

Some of them care enough to SB haters too, the rogues.

The "Confirm" button from the hilarious Suggest Ban page (Noodle Vague), Friday, 19 June 2009 23:05 (sixteen years ago)

the guy hasnt been around ilx long i assume

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 19 June 2009 23:08 (sixteen years ago)

I played Musical Box at the gym today and it really flipped my lid, so this is a nice result to see.

Subway to Idaho (Bimble), Friday, 19 June 2009 23:47 (sixteen years ago)

Some of them care enough to SB haters too, the rogues.

― The "Confirm" button from the hilarious Suggest Ban page (Noodle Vague), Friday, June 19, 2009 11:05 PM (50 minutes ago) Bookmark

thankfully while there are > 40 there are < 50 of you

so suck it, progfag

thomp, Friday, 19 June 2009 23:57 (sixteen years ago)

i think you probably guaranteed you will get 51 now

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 20 June 2009 00:03 (sixteen years ago)

the guy hasnt been around ilx long i assume

Ah, those wistful Fridays of yore when ILM got all Yessed out...

(Yeah, I didn't think anyone was still seriously ragging on prog in 2009, to be honest.)

Lostandfound, Saturday, 20 June 2009 01:29 (sixteen years ago)

thomp must be an NME reader

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 20 June 2009 11:57 (sixteen years ago)

I wonder if thomp isn't just a trolling sockpuppet of someone else.

Subway to Idaho (Bimble), Saturday, 20 June 2009 12:32 (sixteen years ago)

even noodle vague wouldnt fight with himself (on the internet at least)

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 20 June 2009 12:36 (sixteen years ago)

so suck it, progfag

Cut shit like this out please Thomp.

f1f0 (Pashmina), Saturday, 20 June 2009 12:41 (sixteen years ago)

Yeah I was trying to think of who might be behind the sockpuppet because J0hn D. had said that he really swore off prog rock when he sold his prog records for Lou Reed & Iggy Pop or Bowie or whatever he said. So I thought Thomp might be J0hn's version of a sock joke, just to entertain us all, but I doubt even he would stoop as low as "progfag" I mean, jeez, what little imagination. Haven't you heard that fag isn't a derogatory term, dipshit?

Subway to Idaho (Bimble), Saturday, 20 June 2009 17:11 (sixteen years ago)

As far as I know thomp is a poster of some years and I think his - admittedly not cool - use of fag was more cos he was pissed off that I SBd him rather than setting out to be deliberately aggro. And y'know, sorry about that mister but yr initial comment was kinda unnecessary and if you really have been round ILX for years you might have noticed lots of people don't give a fuck about what we're not supposed to like or care about.

Smoking a Progfag (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 20 June 2009 17:20 (sixteen years ago)

Okay folks, Noodle just PWNED it. What do you have to say for yourselves? I came SO close to putting "progfag" in my screen name, but then you see Noodle did and took it a step further. I can't compete. Jim, I salute you. *salute*

Subway to Idaho (Bimble), Saturday, 20 June 2009 18:50 (sixteen years ago)

I know. I've said this before. A zillion times. To anyone I know who would listen. But let me say it just one more time. Because I want to know why this video isn't god. I want to know exactly why this isn't god. I mean, I'm an atheist, but this is about the closest thing I've ever experienced to something like god until this moment, so...tell me why this isn't god, thanks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFBY4dvoISc

A Breath of Fresh Culture (Bimble), Monday, 22 June 2009 01:13 (sixteen years ago)

Also Gabriel can fucking stomp Eno under his platform shoes, don't you think? For this era?

A Breath of Fresh Culture (Bimble), Monday, 22 June 2009 01:21 (sixteen years ago)

no

akm, Monday, 22 June 2009 01:49 (sixteen years ago)

hahahahahah were the feathers too much? It was the feathers you think put Eno over the line, huh?

A Breath of Fresh Culture (Bimble), Monday, 22 June 2009 02:02 (sixteen years ago)


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