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Dancing With The Moonlit Knight by Genesis
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Genesis Formed In 1967 In Godalming Surrey United Kingdom And Was One Of The Most Popular Progressive Rock Bands In The 1970s 1980s And 1990s. During The 1970s Peter Gabriel Was The Lead Singer Until His Departure When Drummer Phil Collins Stepped Up To The Mic And Replaced Him. Starting As An Amalgam Of Two Bands Formed By Schoolboys Attending Charterhouse School In Godalming England The Original Lineup Consisted Of Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Tony Banks Mike Rutherford And Chris Stewart Though Stewart Was Soon Replaced As Drummer By John Silver And Then John Mayhew. By The End Of 1970 Phillips And Mayhew Had Left The Band With Collins Joining As Drummer And By Early 1971 Guitarist Steve Hackett Had Filled The Gap Left By Phillips. The Lineup Of Gabriel Banks Hackett Rutherford And Collins Remained In Place Until Gabriel's Departure In 1975. During The Period Of 1970-1975 The Band Produced Some Of The Most Widely-Acclaimed Albums Of The Progressive Rock Era Including "Nursery Cryme" "Foxtrot" featuring The Side-Long Epic "Supper's Ready" And The Seminal Album "Selling England By The Pound" Which Generated Genesis' First Foray Into The Charts With "I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe ". This Lineup Culminated With The Band's Magnum Opus "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" In 1974. Following The Tour Promoting The Album Frontman Peter Gabriel Left The Group In Mid 1975. Genesis Decided To Continue On As A Four-Piece Producing Two Albums "A Trick Of The Tail" And "Wind & Wuthering" Which Found The Band Proving To Themselves And To The World That They Could Move On After Gabriel's Departure. Collins Stepped Up To Fill The Role Of Lead Vocalist After Countless Auditions For A New Singer Proved Fruitless By The Completion Of Recording For "A Trick Of The Tail". Hackett Quietly Departed After The "Wind & Wuthering" Tour In 1977 Feeling That His Creative Input For The Band Was Being Repressed. In 1978 Tony Banks And Mike Rutherford Contributed Music To A British Movie Called "The Shout" Based On A Short Story By Robert Graves Directed By Jerzy Skomilowski And Produced By Jeremy Thomas. More Credits And Info Here Http //
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Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
Dancing With The Moonlit Knight Is The First Track On The Album Selling England By The Pound By British Progressive Rock Band Genesis. An A Cappella Vocal Opens The Track. Then The Song Progressively Gets Louder And More Upbeat Becoming A Rock Number. This Song Is One Of Several Tracks Where Tony Banks Used His Newly-Acquired Mellotron M400 Toward The Middle Of The Song The 8 Voice Choir Is Featured Prominently And In The Closing Section The Strings Are Used. Guitarist Steve Hackett Used Very Early Examples Of Tapping And Sweep-Picking Techniques On This Song. The Lyrics Are An Ironic Commentary On Contemporary England That Employs References To English Staples Like Green Shield Stamps. The Reference "chewing Through Your Wimpey Dreams" Is An Allusion To The Wimpy Burger Chain That Was Prevalent In Many UK Town High Streets In The Early 1970s And Also Wimpey Homes. The Latter Reference Has Some Echoes With The Theme Of "Get 'Em Out By Friday". The Album Was Named After A Lyric In This Song. The Song's Melody Is Repeated In A Different Form At The Closing Of "The Cinema Show" And Into "Aisle Of Plenty". The Motif Gradually Appears From The Chord Sequence Which Consists Of The Same Chords As "Cinema Show" But In An Alternative Order. The Songs Were Originally Linked As A Single Twenty-Minute Composition But The Band Decided The Result Was Too Similar To "Supper's Ready" And Split Them Up To Bookend The Album. The Line "Paperlate Cried A Voice In The Crowd" Inspired The Band's 1982 Song Paperlate.
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Genesis Formed In 1967 In Godalming Surrey United Kingdom And Was One Of The Most Popular Progressive Rock Bands In The 1970s 1980s And 1990s. During The 1970s Peter Gabriel Was The Lead Singer Until His Departure When Drummer Phil Collins Stepped Up To The Mic And Replaced Him. Starting As An Amalgam Of Two Bands Formed By Schoolboys Attending Charterhouse School In Godalming England The Original Lineup Consisted Of Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Tony Banks Mike Rutherford And Chris Stewart Though Stewart Was Soon Replaced As Drummer By John Silver And Then John Mayhew. By The End Of 1970 Phillips And Mayhew Had Left The Band With Collins Joining As Drummer And By Early 1971 Guitarist Steve Hackett Had Filled The Gap Left By Phillips. The Lineup Of Gabriel Banks Hackett Rutherford And Collins Remained In Place Until Gabriel's Departure In 1975. During The Period Of 1970-1975 The Band Produced Some Of The Most Widely-Acclaimed Albums Of The Progressive Rock Era Including "Nursery Cryme" "Foxtrot" featuring The Side-Long Epic "Supper's Ready" And The Seminal Album "Selling England By The Pound" Which Generated Genesis' First Foray Into The Charts With "I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe ". This Lineup Culminated With The Band's Magnum Opus "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" In 1974. Following The Tour Promoting The Album Frontman Peter Gabriel Left The Group In Mid 1975. Genesis Decided To Continue On As A Four-Piece Producing Two Albums "A Trick Of The Tail" And "Wind & Wuthering" Which Found The Band Proving To Themselves And To The World That They Could Move On After Gabriel's Departure. Collins Stepped Up To Fill The Role Of Lead Vocalist After Countless Auditions For A New Singer Proved Fruitless By The Completion Of Recording For "A Trick Of The Tail". Hackett Quietly Departed After The "Wind & Wuthering" Tour In 1977 Feeling That His Creative Input For The Band Was Being Repressed. In 1978 Tony Banks And Mike Rutherford Contributed Music To A British Movie Called "The Shout" Based On A Short Story By Robert Graves Directed By Jerzy Skomilowski And Produced By Jeremy Thomas. More Credits And Info Here Http //
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Dancing with the Moonlit Knight is the first track on the album Selling England by the Pound by British progressive rock band Genesis.
An a cappella vocal opens the track. Then, the song progressively gets louder and more upbeat, becoming a rock number. This song is one of several tracks where Tony Banks used his newly-acquired Mellotron M400; toward the middle of the song the 8 Voice choir is featured prominently, and in the closing section the strings are used. Guitarist Steve Hackett used very early examples of tapping and sweep-picking techniques on this song.
The lyrics are an ironic commentary on contemporary England that employs references to English staples like Green Shield Stamps. The reference "chewing through your Wimpey dreams" is an allusion to the Wimpy Burger Chain that was prevalent in many UK town high streets, in the early 1970s, and also Wimpey homes. The latter reference has some echoes with the theme of "Get 'Em Out by Friday". The album was named after a lyric in this song.
The song's melody is repeated in a different form at the closing of "The Cinema Show" and into "Aisle of Plenty". The motif gradually appears from the chord sequence, which consists of the same chords as "Cinema Show" but in an alternative order. The songs were originally linked as a single twenty-minute composition, but the band decided the result was too similar to "Supper's Ready" and split them up to bookend the album.
The line "Paperlate, cried a voice in the crowd" inspired the band's 1982 song Paperlate. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.