This is perhaps my last posting. I have mailed Avian to delete
my forum registration.
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If you look at the Pendragon thread you will see that was in fact
myself who had the balls to mention that vocals were wrecking all too many prog tracks. I stick by what I said at the time. Instead
the follow on thread turned into the usual and I honestly and truthfully sick of reading it, the great Anderson, Gilmore, Gabriel
praising machine. And yet here you are asking me to dismiss the
vocals. It was me that asked everyone to imagine tracks without vocals.

I could type all night why I no longer wish to be part of this forum.
But and as a keen Floyd fan myself what on earth is the point in
trying to be objective and create some DISCUSSION when you see quite ridiculous posts saying that Gilmore is a best vocalist.
What's worse apparently he is a best guitarist.

Floyd are good, damn good but this guy isn't even a top 20. This is the biased and blinkered attitude that is swamping this forum.
It is the same attitude with Yes/Anderson and Genesis/Gabriel.
Both bands are good and have a quite gigantic and fanatical support but I am sorry, their brilliance totally escapes me. Both bands to me simply start and stop, go loud and then quiet way
too often for me to ever be a fan. I do admire their talents though.

Going back to Calling All Stations. Although not a fan of Genesis, I did buy the cd at a cost of £12.99. Much as the the same with Yes as I bought Magnification at a cost of £13.99. So it isn't as though
I have something against them and in fact I am going to see Yes
next month, I've seen Genesis, I think 4 times.

I like to think that I have a nice collection and I know with absolute catagoric fact that I will listen to almost any prog band of all diiferent styles. I think also that I am blessed with a gift to
be objective and sometimes critical of even my most favourite of artists. Look at my Login Handle for instance. If I were a Yes fan, I would no doubt be boring someone static on how great it is but
then I'd wonder what was the point of those last 2 minutes or so of Dreamtime. Do you see what I'm getting at.

Today I got The Sound Of Bread, an oldie, and Steve Miller Band's Greatest Hits, which is new out. Both not prog I know but both are INSTANTLY enjoyable. Every track on both cd's. So NO I'm sorry, I am not going to give it another listen. I found it so awful
to pass comment on the forum.

The music industry is and always has been highly competetive. For a band known for their outstanding quality to warrant multi
plays to me.... well I smell a rat. Something along the lines of they are past their sell by date or utterly rushed dirge to pay off an outstanding tax bill.

The cds is still bound for the next Salvation Army collection. Nearly
£30 between them, I don't want them anywhere near me.

It was nice, for once, to read a post from a clear Genesis fan, that
offered constructive ideas and allowed critisism. I compliment you. If it were more often then I would not be so eager to leave this forum.

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Guitarist thread
When Spirit finally get onto AM you will hear a top guitarist. Also you clearly have not heared Sabre Dance by Dave Edmunds. I said on the forum at the time that I did not know a faster piece of guitar work and asked if anyone knew one. There were NO replies.

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Over 4000 OTHER tracks on AM. Try LISTENING to them eh?

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Avian
Would you please delete my registration details as I asked