I Love My Dad But Can't Become Him

Maybe it's just me. I never see a movie more than once. If I spot a primetime sitcom locked on rerun instantly its erased from the DVR. I'm so convinced that we live too much in a past that can't be changed therefore my hourly goals are to constantly discover where I've never been. Music is my weakness. Easily its compared to that cup of hot coffee the heart doctor keeps screaming at me to give up but what's a sip or six here and there gonna hurt? I love my Classic Rock but find being with it the first step toward becoming my damn Dad. I love the man to pieces. But his addiction to a musical fix has kept him locked in a box of 45's, albums and 8-track tapes. How then is one supposed to feel when news of the legendary group Genesis surfaces? I feel horribly ill that fans of the band are rejoicing! According to Classic Rock Magazine EMI is re-issuing five of this legendary prog-rock band’s first six studio albums (leaving out their rightfully despised debut, 1969′s ’From Genesis to Revelations’), all in fancy “180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl” format. This five-album spread covers the British band’s incredible early ’70s run with Peter Gabriel as singer, Steve Hackett as guitarist, and Phil Collins still firmly behind the drum kit: 1970′s ‘Trespass,’ 1971′s ‘Nursery Cryme,’ 1972′s ‘Foxtrot’ (home to the 25-minute anthem ‘Supper’s Ready’), 1973′s ‘Selling England by the Pound,’ and their 1974 double-album epic ‘The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.’ Each reissue is available for pre-order at SoundStageDIrect (No release date info is available yet). They’re all listed at $39.99 a pop — except for ‘Lamb,’ which will run you $49.99. All five albums constitute one of the most acclaimed streaks in prog-rock history, and all were collected several years ago for the remastered 1970-1975 box set (both in CD and vinyl formats). But these? These are ‘Audiophile’ versions, which means EMI probably had help from NASA. In case you’re not familiar with the ‘Audiophile’ language, here’s a definition from SoundStageDirect: “These vinyl records are produced with 180 or 200 grams of high definition premium grade virgin vinyl. This is a higher quality audiophile pressing than the typical vinyl record of 100-120 grams. These limited edition LP’s are manufactured with the hi-fi enthusiast in mind. A 180 or 200 gram LP is sometimes also referred to as an audiophile pressing, there is a higher bass response and an even warmer High Fidelity sound.”