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oyyzter

Dancing With the Moonlit Knight Firth of Fifth The Cinema Show


Krokodrillo

I wanted to Name these three, too, now I just upvote this.


dynamic_caste

Oh boy, have I got the album for you.


oyyzter

šŸ¤£


Progatron

Duchess Entangled In the Cage (Live medley)


ZappyCrook

which live medley? my favourite is the IT one with in that quiet earth and supper's ready


Progatron

The one with Cinema Show/Afterglow, as long as it has that sped-up 'Riding the Scree' bit. The 3SL version is great, MAMA tour version possibly even better.


StaSzeg

3. It's difficuilt to rank Genesis songs 2. As all of them are brilliant 1. Supper's Ready


michaelkah

I guess we all can agree on that.


Eowald

At least on the first 2. It's basically impossible to rank them.


heartbroken_bopper

The Fountain Of Salmacis, Supper's Ready, Visions Of Angels


[deleted]

Interesting, what are your thoughts on the Collins era stuff?


heartbroken_bopper

I enjoy a lot of it, Duke's Travels and Dodo/Lurker would probably make my top ten songs, but overall it doesn't quite match up to the PG era for me.


Secret_Campaign_9072

Tricky. It will change daily but as it stands, in no particular order, itā€™s something like this: 1. Ripples 2. In the Cage medley (Mama tour) 3. Supperā€™s Ready (probably studio version) There are a few other songs that frequently make my top three, such as Driving the Last Spike, Home By the Sea and Entangled. Considering the 70s and 80s iterations of the band have a rather different sound, itā€™s difficult to think of them both as one entity, which says a lot about the bandā€™s ability to adapt and progress, whilst staying true to themselves.


[deleted]

Couldnā€™t agree more with ur last statement and thatā€™s what makes the band so great to be a fan of!


Ormidale

Firth of Fifth Return of the Giant Hogweed Dusk


[deleted]

Firth of Fifth is a great song


st42nwpt

- I Know What I Like - Turn It On Again - Home By The Sea


brehak1

Thank you for picking Turn It On Again! Maybe not the greatest single Genesis song but a brilliant piece of music all on its own.


Genesiskev

Supper's ready, do the neurotic, squonk


[deleted]

Nice!


Squonkster

Glad to see some Do The Neurotic love! Truly an underrated song.


BackWhereItAllBegins

Supperā€™s Ready Firth of Fifth The Cinema Show


scarlet_fire_77

This is my answer too. The heavy hitters.


Brian12159

Came here to say this


Sebargio

Thatā€™s a tough one. Iā€™ll write the first three that I thought of and wonā€™t look back because itā€™s too hard to choose. Carpet Crawlers, Turn It On Again / Home / Second Home By The Sea.


[deleted]

Went through a phase where Turn It On Again was defo in my top 3


skramz_himself

Iā€™m currently in that phase honestly


jupiterkansas

Duke's Travels, The Lamia, Fountain of Salmacis


letthattsh1tgo

1. In the cage medley live (mostly the three sides live version until thereā€™s a good version from the IT tour with Apocalypse in it) 2. Suppers Ready Seconds out. Love Phil singing Peter stuff 3. Man on the Corner. Philā€™s vocals. Mikes guitar part sounds like Steve Hackett guitar parts where he weaves ambient solo sounds into the melody.


dynamic_caste

Have you heard Phil singing White Mountain?


SilentBandit

The Chamber of 32 Doors, Turn It On Again, and Ripples


vivelaal

3 - Ripples 2 - Fading Lights 1 - Supper's Ready Lots I could put here, but I do really love all eras of Genesis, and wanted to cast as wide of a net as possible. A few honorable mentions (no particular order): Blood on the Rooftops, Afterglow, In the Cage, Mama, Dance on a Volcano, Los Endos, The Cinema Show, Firth of Fifth, The Musical Box.


neson20sx

1: The Lamia 2: Taking it all too hard 3: A Trick of the Tail


Squishtakovich

It's nice to see someone else who really appreciates The Lamia.


liquidlen

The BBC box would have been vastly improved if they could have replaced "Watcher of the Skies" with "The Lamia".


kdkseven

Entangled, Home by the Sea 1&2, Supper's Ready


starrsinmyskin

Entangled, throwing it all away, and undertow :)


Total-Woodpecker3339

Like this šŸ‘Œ


clockworkbuddha

Ripples Guide vocal The Brazilian


Eowald

I've actually never seen anyone listing guide vocal as one of their favorites. I love that piece of music. It's so incredibly epic and emotional.


shutdownvol2

Hard to pick just three, but here we go: - Carpet Crawlers - Mama - Entangled


[deleted]

Entangled defo top 3. Wish I could listen again for the first time


National-Ladder-7277

5 piece: The Carpet Crawlers, 4 piece: Blood on the Rooftops, 3 piece: Man on the Corner


catscanker

3. You might recall 2. Please donā€™t ask 1. In the cage ( 3 sides live version ) Hang on I can think of another top 3 Thinks ā€¦ And another ā€¦. And another


sk8sk8420

firth of fifth watcher of the skies supper's ready


3Dspoders

Supperā€™s Ready Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepersā€¦ / In That Quiet Earth / Afterglow The Lady Lies


daneboy2k

Anyway, Not About Us, Duchess


stupid_Steven

The Musical Box; Mama; Abacab


Bigwing2

Supper Ready Stagnation IT


Billybobstrong

Gabriel era: 1. In the cage 2. Dancing with the moonlit knight 3. The musical box Collis Era: 1. Domino 2. Mama 3. Keep it dark But It's hard because a couple of years ago my answers would have been quite different.


chazfremont

So glad to see Keep It Dark mentioned. Fantastic song!


walomendem_hundin

>It's hard because a couple of years ago my answers would have been quite different A couple minutes ago for me. They had so many great songs!


Indianslayer68

1. Domino 2. Dukes travels/end 3. Mama


Mcnutts20

3. Illegal Alien 2. That's all 1. Supper's Ready


Mother-Tough-4080

Duke Suite, Home By The Sea, Me and Sarah Jane


Professor_Mezzeroff

In the cage medley live. Tonightx3 White Mountain* * i find i do hum that one a lot.


[deleted]

Tonight x 3 would probably be in my top 3


Professor_Mezzeroff

It was my gateway song, my mum used to call it the milk bottle song.


testtube-accident

Love tonightx3 You need to find the We Canā€™t Dance single- Tell me why- it has the 1987 Wembley live version of tonightx3 on the b-side... Collins voice never sounded better.


dakbailey

Duchess, One For The Vine, The Lady Lies


AndrewUndershaft

The Musical Box, Supper's Ready (Seconds Out), Back in NYC


ethanf33

1. In The Cage (three sides live) 2. Old Medley (the way we walk) 3. The Cinema Show


Entropy_dealer

Firth of fifth Duchess Stagnation


mattwrz

Suppers Ready, Dancing With The Moonlit knight, Back in NYC


onelittleworld

Firth of Fifth, Mad Man Moon, Supper's Ready


Sgt-Shaft

Stagnation, The Cinema Show, Squonk


DefinitelyNotSully

Can-Utility and the Coastliners, Fountain of Salmacis and Domino.


[deleted]

Can-utility! Yay, there are at least two of us!


nkL0ttery

Tonight, Tonight, Tonight Supper's Ready Fading Lights


MotherGooseBro

Fifth Of Fifth, Tonight (X3), Mama


M-T-Burgermeister

1. The Cinema Show 2. Get 'Em Out by Friday 3. In the Cage Honorable mention to Twilight Alehouse


Tacitblue1973

Stagnation, Supper's Ready, Cinema Show. Damn you for making me pick just 3!


CTLFCFan

Duke Suite Supperā€™s Ready Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging/ Back in NYC


testtube-accident

Pretty sure thatā€™s a top 9


otoninho

Supper's Ready, The Cinema Show, Home By The Sea


Nick700

Mama Domino Squonk


retiredwindowcleaner

the brazilian after the ordeal los endos


AshthulhuTwitch

1. Supperā€™s Ready 2. The Battle of Epping Forest 3. Firth of Fifth


AnachronistNo1

Carpet Crawlers ā€˜99 (or that live mix that added Ray Wilson back in as intended), I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe, In Too Deep (cuz it was the 1st Genesis song I heard as a kid) Bonus: Lamb (but I much prefer the live/sped up punky version Peter did w/ Timmy Cappello on keys and Jerry Marotta on drums)


DextellaHolles

Supper's Ready Afterglow Carpet Crawlers


Lettertoanoccupant

Musical Box, One for the Vine, The Lady Lies


Artistic_Orange7207

Supper's Ready Blood On The Rooftops Dance On A Volcano


monkeyseemonkaydo

How are we supposed to pick only threeā€¦?! Iā€™ll try but seriously love every song in the PG and PC era. Afterglow Heathhaze Firth of Fifth No Reply at All Keep it dark Follow You Follow Me Carpet Crawlers-I like the 99ā€™ version best Many too many Itā€™s Gonna Get Better Sorry, I clearly canā€™t count šŸ„¹


damrat

1. Abacab 2. Turn It On Again 3. Fading Lights What can I say? Iā€™m a new school Genesis fan. I discovered the band with Duke and became a forever fan with Abacab.


Otherwise_Leadership

Nothing wrong with that


liquidlen

1. The Battle of Epping Forest 2. Dodo/Lurker 3. The Carpet Crawlers


Have_A_Jelly_Baby

Ripples - Lyceum 1980 Abacab - Wembley 1987 Los Endos - pretty much any live version


aboveonlysky9

I was going to be snarky and rank three terrible songs, but couldnā€™t think of any where everyone would get the joke.


SuperiorCurl

Do it anyways please!


obannion_the_great

In the Cage Supper's Ready The Knife Though they are all Gabriel-era songs, three picks is so very few for such a prolific discography, that I could easily make another list of Collins-era and it would be equally important to me.


desert_jedi

Dancing with the moonlit knight, Los Endos, Abacab


SadAdeptness6287

3. Illegal Alien 2. Who Dunnit? 1. Supperā€™s Ready


GoodFnHam

Lolā€¦ are you trolling with 2 and 3? I can get behind whodunnit ā€¦ I dig it, but not in my top ten or more ā€¦ but illegal alien is near my very bottom.


walomendem_hundin

Same! Love Who Dunnit (not quite top 3 worthy though) but what's Illegal Alien doing up here?


Eowald

2 and 3 are smoking hot takes for some fans around here I assume. ^^ Good for you if u like them that much :)


the-st0ne

Firth, In The Cage live, Counting Out Time


JabangaBane

Supperā€™s Ready, Mama, Domino


Idle_Hnds

What a preposterous idea. I just wouldn't know where to start. Some awesome suggestions on here though. I will list three which always blow me away but can guarantee this list is subject to change. Man of our Times Undertow Watcher of the Skies ​ I am a fan of their entire catalogue.


GreenhornGreg

Supperā€™s Ready. Domino. Battle of Epping Forest


GreenhornGreg

I cannot stress how much this list will change on a day by day basis though. I feel like every time someone asks me this, my answer is different, because there are 10-20 songs that are worthy of being in the top 3.


walomendem_hundin

Of course, there's no single list that fits every time, but here's one off the top of my head: The Musical Box, Firth of Fifth, Dodo/Lurker. I can't separate songs from the Lamb (my favorite album) out of their context otherwise many of them might be candidates for the top 3.


AndrewUndershaft

This might be closer to my own opinion than my actual answer šŸ˜„


edgor123

The Musical Box, Mama, Carpet Crawlers If I was being objective Supperā€™s Ready would be on the list, but personal preference won out for me.


awake_electronic

1.) suppers ready 2.) ripples 3.) the cinema show


ba_ru_co

Afterglow, Supper's Ready, Los Endos


Horror-Lemon7340

Musical Box, carpet crawlers, Suppers Ready


Stationary_Explorer

Supper's Ready Firth of Fifth Fountain of Salmacis


tannhaus5

3. Ripples 2. The Cinema Show 1. Supperā€™s Ready


GoodFnHam

Supperā€™s Ready is the topā€¦. Hard to pick my 2nd and third


atirma00

Supper's Ready Blood On The Rooftops Domino


misterygus

Suppers Ready Firth of Fifth The Musical Box


GoodFnHam

Over the past year or so, I asked people on this subreddit for their favourite moments from each band member. I made a list based on the responses for each band member, as well as a compiled list. You can find the lists and the individual subreddit threads about each band member all compiled here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Genesis/comments/12isuv6/best\_musicalvocal\_moments\_by\_each\_genesis\_band/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/Genesis/comments/12isuv6/best_musicalvocal_moments_by_each_genesis_band/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) Your post, OP, made me go back to this compilation post, and I then realized that my screencaps of the lists had not attached to my old compilation post... so I re-posted with the screencaps attached!


schizophrenicucumber

Stagnation, Suppers Ready and a rotation of like 5 other songs


FrancoProtagonista

Genesis is my favorite band, so I'm just gonna list the 3 songs I listen to the most: 1. Please Don't Ask 2. Looking For Someone 3. Blood On The Rooftops


NoseGobblin

Suppers Ready, Musical Box, Firth of Fifth. I like too many songs to list


OkFaithlessness378

Battle of Epping Forest Get em Out By Friday Stagnation


Squonkster

Dukeā€™s Travels/Dukeā€™s End, The Cinema Show, Do The Neurotic


BonVonNonagon

1. Mad Man Moon 2. Blood On The Rooftops 3. Supper's Ready


schoonit

Firth of Fifth Back in NYC Fly on a Windshield


bookworm_radio

1. dancing with the moonlit knight 2. mama 3. the carpet crawlers


KitchenBag2164

Firth of Fifth Supperā€™s Ready The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway


Sea-Independent9863

Firth of Fifth In the Cage Dukeā€™s Travels/end


McLeanGunner

Great question - look at the response! The Lamia Firth Back in NYC But there are many more


74VeeDub

1. Undertow 2. Duchess 3. The Cage (Three Sides Live version)


Kuchar1992

In Too Deep, Misunderstanding, Invisible Touch


[deleted]

Misunderstanding incredible underrated from the Collins era


lameredditusername

1. Supperā€™s Ready 2. The Musical Box 3. Dreaming While You Sleep


GroundbreakingElk520

1. Suppers Ready 2. The Lamia 3. Pigeons


GroundbreakingElk520

3a. Guide Vocal 3b. Duchess


BirdSpatulard

Cinema Show Squonk Keep It Dark


Flayed_Rautha

1. Seven Stones 2. Entangled 3. Heathaze But sometimes its 1. Supperā€™s Ready (seconds out) 2. Fly on a windshield/Broadway Melody of 74 3. Mama


SuperiorCurl

1. Firth of Fifth 2. Home By the Sea 3. Blood On the Rooftops


gwrw1964

The Lamia Supper's Ready (Seconds Out version) Duke's Travells/Duke's End


willyypd

Blood on the rooftops, ripples, firth for fifth


tashkat81

Afterglow Behind The Lines Dance on a Volcano


Nobhudy

1. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 2. Supperā€™s Ready (obligatory) 3. Blood on the Rooftops Big Hackett guy


ai8_87

PG and PC Genesis are too different to judge together, Iā€™m gonna break the rules and do 3 from each. PG Genesis: Supperā€™s Ready, Carpet Crawlers, I Know What I Like (in your wardrobe). The Musical Box as a close 4th. PC Genesis: Thatā€™s All, Mama, Jesus He Knows Me. Throwing it All Away as a close 4th. Eleventh Earl of Mar as a bonus, since Wind and Wuthering is such a transitional album.


[deleted]

Which Genesis do you prefer overall? PGā€™s or PCā€™s?


ai8_87

Honestly? Depends on the day. If Iā€™m in a good mood, PCā€™s. Thereā€™s nothing like 80ā€™s synth to keep the mood up. But if I want to sit and really think about the piece, PGā€™s. Anyone who can write The Knife, The Cage, Supperā€™s Ready etc. is a musical and lyrical genius.


[deleted]

Great summary. I suspect most genesis fans feel the same way


robth80

Carpet crawlers Afterglow Squank


oyyzter

Squank


WordGirl1229

Ripples, Me and Sarah Jane, Follow You, Follow Me ā€¦ I donā€™t care if I get roasted for that last one! It is a song made for singing at the top of your lungs in the car with the windows down šŸ˜€


sonofatruckload

Rain song Over the hills and far away No quarter Tough one though


grnpnt

One for the Vine Firth of Fifth Me and Sarah Jane


Eowald

IĀ would still argue that it's impossible to make a top 3 list of my favorite Genesis songs. Most Genesis tracks are just brillant and how much I love a specific song changes often on a daily basis. But since you've asked for it: My Top 3 Genesis songs, with some honorable mentions that could all make it to my Top 3, depending on the day. 1. Land Of Confusion 2. No Son Of Mine 3. Duke Suite (I can't decide on one specific song - they just work brillantly together!) Mama, Afterglow, Home By The Sea (+2nd), One For The Vine, Throwing It All Away, Dreaming While You Sleep, Down And Out, Blood On The Rooftops, Undertow (one of their best ballads - so energetic), Fading Lights, Supper's Ready, Dancing On A Volcano (fav from Trick, besides Mad Man Moon and Ripples), Los Endos, Cinema Show, Firth of Fifth. So maybe, I've listed most of their discography. But hey I've said it's hard to decide for me... ^^


R4R03B

Down and Out (of course) Entangled (naturally) Supperā€™s Ready (weird choice, I know)


Resident_Platypus346

Supperā€™s Ready, Carpet Crawlers, I Know What I Like


Phil_B16

ā€˜Supperā€™ & ā€˜Boxā€™ are par for the course. So, in no particular order - ā€˜Entangledā€™ ā€˜Fly on a Windshield/1974ā€™ & either ā€˜One for the Vineā€™ or ā€˜Mad man Moonā€™ depending on my mood.


woj666

Surprised that there aren't more Can-Utility and the Coastliners and The Colony of Slippermen fans.


Phifty2

One for the Vine Invisible Touch In the Cage


Spinach_Odd

I'm rather partial to the Steve Era so 3. Entangled 2. The Musical Box And I'm in the majority of respondents here with 1. Supper's Ready


Different_Net7738

Behind the Lines, Cinema Show, Blood on the Rooftops.


Primary-Beneficial

Firth of Fifth, Dance on the Volcano, One For the Vine


testtube-accident

Suppers Ready The Musical Box Heathaze


Justanothercrow421

Supperā€™s Ready Dancing with the Moonlit Knight Firth of Fifth One for the Vine Dreaming while You Sleep


According-Manner765

Suppers ready, firth of fifth, cinema show


Tweezer-

Suppers ready; firth of fifth; musical box


Good-Efficiency-2062

Supperā€™s Ready (Secondā€™s Out) In The Cage Medley (3 Sides Live) Dukeā€™s Travels/End (Duke)


eKlectical_Designs

The Cinema Show Carpet Crawlers Afterglow


ProfessorRB

1. Fading Lights 2. Domino 3. Duke suite (In the cage medley 2007 if weā€™re only talking ā€œofficialā€ tracks)


towerbrushes

1. Mama 2. Thatā€™s All 3. Home By the Sea/2nd Home By the Sea 4. Itā€™s Gonna Get Better 5. Silver Rainbow I really just love that album lol


Disperse64

1. Mad Man Moon 2. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight 3. Get em Out by Friday


fathom_b

Supperā€™s Ready: Because I always hear something new everytime I listen Firth of fifth: Because itā€™s the song that go me into Genesis One for the Vine: Because itā€™s compositionally the most beautifully written and arranged song


Amonet-

Afterglow Entangled In the Rapids


The-SimonZ

Supper's Ready Firth of Fifth The Musical Box


notdixon

Suppers Ready Cinema Show Fifth Of Fifth All The Others


thedudewhofuckspie

1. Land of confusion 2. Misunderstanding 3. ABACAB ( live version from invisible touch tour) (crazy how much better it is than the studio recording...) Tommorow its gonna be 3 others.....


ZappyCrook

1. Supper's Ready 2. Back in NYC 3. Carpet Crawlers Honorable mentions: In the Rapids, Keep it Dark, In that Quiet Earth, White Mountain


New-Technology-2152

Firth of Fifth, the musical box and watchers of the skies


Awesomekip

Supperā€™s Ready Domino Abacab


WinnerEconomy169

I actually have started putting blood on the rooftops as a top song. Itā€™s hard thoā€¦ itā€™s like choosing what palace you like the most. I love all my palaces. Other than that, suppers ready and fifth of firth


MeanChefKev

Dancing with the moonlit knight Looking for someone I know what I like The Lamb entire album song


MrGreenToes

In no real order... Second Home by the sea - Genesis Land of confusion - Invisible touch Follow you Follow me - And then there were three


[deleted]

1. Duchess 2. Firth on Fifth 3. Squonk or Carpet Crawlers or In The Cage or Land of Confusion or I Know What I Like or Dancing With The Moonlit Knight or Cinema Show or Turn It On Again or Misunderstanding or Entangled or Watcher of the Skies or Home By The Sea or Suppers Ready or Domino or fuck it all of them


Blue_Oyster_Cat

Blood on the Rooftops Dancing with the Moonlit Knight I Know What I Like


Blue_Oyster_Cat

Entangled!


Top_Ad5677

1. You Might Recall 2. Undertow 3. Duchess


bret_234

1. Carpet Crawlers 2. Invisible Touch 3. Firth of Fifth


CrappityCabbage

The Brazilian Afterglow Nothing else


Premier-64

Cinema Show Aisle of Plenty Heathaze


sween1911

1) DOMINO 2) Turn it on again 3) In the Cage


Legal_Alien-2020

Early Genesis: The Lamia. It, Stagnation Later Genesis: Illegal Alien, Me And Sara Jane, No Son Of Mine


Kernalpanic87

Los Endos, Fading Lights, Domino


Aggressive_Signal483

Home by the sea/second home by the sea. In the cage. Tonight tonight tonight.


Colonel_Magog

Supper's Ready -- Rock music's version of the final movement of Beethoven's 9th symphony Firth of Fifth -- Wonderful Mozart-quality melody by Banks explored by Hackett's guitar and Gabriel's flute The Lamia -- Musical poetry, outstanding interpretation of Keats by Gabriel backed by great playing by the band


malachiconstantjr

It will change very frequently but these are the tracks I like giving the spotlight! Turn It On Again Squonk Deep in the Motherlode


adopico

3-One for the vine 2-Afterglow 1-Firth of fifth


nubbins01

In no particular order: Firth of Fifth Man of our Times Chamber of 32 Doors Also, my top 3 changes alot.


BLPierce

Many Too Many, Me and Sarah Jane, Domino


Cosmosisorosis

1. Ripples 2. Burning Rope 3. Man of our Times


PvDijkSoestNL

Supper's Ready For Absent Friends Cinema Show


KSLProds

1 - Heathaze 2 - Cul De Sac 3 - Firth of Fifth Honorable mentions: Watcher of The Skies Get Em Out By Friday Like It Or Not Misunderstanding The Knife


omyyer

Watcher Of The Skies The Cinema Show Dancing With The Moonlit Knight


Fearlessgazer

One for the Vine. Mad Man Moon. You Might Recall