Mike also discovered, after the recording took place, that “The Last Domino” was directly inspired by Hawkwind. But “Los Endos” does sound like we’re joining something already in progress, so who knows. Regarding the connection between “It’s Yourself” and “Los Endos,” the fan theory Mike ran across was that “It’s Yourself” was originally meant to segue into “Mad Man Moon,” since the original unedited version ends with the same five notes that “Mad Man Moon” begins with. Kim Poor did quite a few paintings related to Genesis, including the one that inspired the lyrics of “Entangled,” and they’re all lovely. Speaking of “Squonk,” the line that we thought was “shoo be doo” is actually “wouldn’t you be, too?” The creature described in “Squonk” was first described in written form in the 1910 book Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwood, written by William Thomas Cox. The book Genesis Chapter & Verse that John mentioned (an oral history of the band constructed from interviews with its various members) is indeed excellent, but as of recording it has been out-of-print for a very long time, so if you find it consider yourself lucky. John didn’t have an opening to mention this in the episode, but to get a sense of the deep-rooted Genesis obsession in this podcast, John met Rich and Mike in person for the first time back in 2002 when they picked him up at the airport, and within about 20 minutes, they were on the BART doing an a capella approximation of “Dodo.” ![]() After you get through all three hours of our third double feature, you will be the person at the party who says, “WELL, ACTUALLY” when someone tries to tell you that post-Gabriel Genesis is bad. They never truly lost their prog sensibilities, but they did get better at balancing them with more commercial and accessible sounds. ![]() ![]() What kind of band was Genesis - strange, artsy prog-rock masters, or catchy, commercial pop stars? In this very special episode of Discord and Rhyme, we’re here to make the case that they did both equally well - and not only that, but the presence or absence of Peter Gabriel was not the main influence on their sound.
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