Vacuum [Import]

Watch (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Lizard
• ASIN: B0006B63EA
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,287 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hills

2. Damage Mode

3. Wonderland

4. Shining Bald Heads

5. Out Of The Land

6. Goddess

7. Deeper Still

8. Vacuum

Editorial Reviews

Detals TBA. Lizard. 2004.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OK, so what current prog DOESN'T sound like Genesis??, January 24, 2005

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David Parker (burlington, vermont United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vacuum (Audio CD)

A friend of mine just sent me a copy of this, so while I know the price is a little high, if you are into Genesis-style progressive bands, this is the real deal - an Italian five-piece with a singer that sounds exactly like a young Peter Gabriel, playing complex arrangements that sound like Gabriel-era Genesis. Yeah, I know all prog bands fall into three categories: Genesis-like, Pink Floyd-like and Yes-like. But within the familiarity of this bands' sound lies the one thing that so many of these clones do not possess: songwriting talent, melodic sensibilities and vision! No overdone chops and "I'm-a-schooled-musician!" noodling here - just great music, with a singer who actually does perform the role of leader, guiding the ever-shifting arrangements away from the self-parody that so many progressive groups today fall into. One reviewer said this was "the album that Genesis never made". While I won't go that far, it is still one of the best this often-boring genre has to offer.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, Genesis-like prog, February 16, 2005

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Kirk Lott "a strange and unusual person" (adrift on the seas of life) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vacuum (Audio CD)

If you like Gabriel-era Genesis, this album is for you. Lots of mellotron and organs, tasteful guitars, and terrific & tricky time signatures and tempo changes. And while so many newer prog bands suffer from weak singing, The Watch features awesome lead vocals that are indeed very similar to Peter Gabriel. As an added plus, compared with early Genesis, the music is much better recorded, and it packs a satisfying dramatic punch - the music here leans toward the heavier side. The best music of its kind since Citizen Cains' "Somewhere But Yesterday," also available on Amaazon. Highly recommended.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I could become a Watcher of these guys....., March 7, 2007

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Squire Jaco (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vacuum (Audio CD)

For those of us who had the unique privilege of hearing early Genesis back in the 70's over our favorite FM station or on our dad's first stereo system in the living room, I think we sometimes tend to take for granted just how talented, progressive and entertaining that band was. So then we turn our noses up when a band that is clearly derivative of Genesis shows up with a new cd in their classic style? I think that can be a mistake, especially with a band like The Watch that certainly has an updated (tho retro) early Genesis style, and composes some very unique melodies with storied lyrics. Sorry folks, but their 2004 release "Vacuum" is a guilty pleasure for me, with excellent vocals (very integral to this band's music) and melodic hooks, along with crystal clear production. Although the band is Italian, Simone Rossetti's Gabriel-esqe vocals are very British sounding. Special note: drummer Roberto Leoni is an exceptional talent. (Great cymbal work.) My only minor complaint is that there are only 48 minutes of music here.
So here's what you do when you try a "clone" band like this: you kind of have to close your eyes and imagine yourself lying on your bunk with your Pioneer headphones on, and listening to the album that could have come out right after "The Lamb". Good shtuff. Treat yourself.

I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:
Music quality = 8.8/10; Performance = 8.5/10; Production = 9.5/10; CD length = 7/10.
Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 8.6 ("4 stars")