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1. My aunt Hope (my stepfather's sister) passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 63. She was in great health, great spirits, and then suddenly she was in the hospital with pneumonia and meningitis; she spent 5 weeks in a medicated coma, and slowly fell apart. Her death is as tragic as it is horrifying. The family is in a great deal of pain
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Re: Genesis - yeah, "Trick of the Tail" is really, really good. When I was 13 or 14, I desperately wanted "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" for my birthday/Christmas, but my dad got me "Seconds Out" instead, and so while I was bummed, it introduced me to at least 3 or 4 songs on Trick of the Tail, so I feel like I know that album a lot better than I actually do. I checked out some Brand X a little while ago - it's not quite my speed but it's pretty interesting nonetheless.
Phil's drumming can be divided into 2 distinct eras, I think. Era 1 would be everything up to, let's say, "Duke" - the emphasis is on polyrhythms and grooves. Era 2 is Duke up to Invisible Touch (but also including his early solo stuff) - it was less about crazy rhythms and more about Hugh Padgham making his drums sound absolutely gigantic. Invisible Touch is all digital, and then after that he stopped caring about drumming altogether.
Although, it should be noted that a few years ago, the PG-era Genesis lineup got back together to re-record "It", which was apparently missing from a live concert of "Lamb" (I believe the story is that the tape machine ran out of tape); hearing a much older PG singing a much younger song is absolutely breathtaking, but it's even more exciting to hear Phil kick out the motherfucking jams. I'll send you the mp3, if you're interested.
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"Colony of Birchmen" is the Mastodon tune in Rock Band 2. Probably the most straightforward and tuneful song on 'Blood Mountain'.
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