Genesis - It

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Rael cannot look away from those eyes, mesmerized by his own image. In a quick movement, his consciousness darts from one face to the other, then back again, until his presence is no longer solidly contained in one or the other. In this fluid state he observes both bodies outlined in yellow and the surrounding scenery melting into a purple haze. With a sudden rush of energy up both spinal columns, their bodies, as well, finally dissolve into the haze.

All this takes place without a single sunset, without a single bell ringing and without a single blossom falling from the sky. Yet it fills everything with its mysterious intoxicating presence. It`s over to you.


When its cold, it come slow
it is warm, just watch it grow
- all around me
it is here. it is now.

Just a little bit of it can bring you up or down.
Like the supper it is cooking in your hometown.
it is chicken, it is eggs,
it is in between your legs.
it is walking on the moon,
leaving your cocoon.

it is the jigsaw. it is purple haze.
it never stays in one place, but it`s not a passing phase,
it is in the singles bar, in the distance of the face
it is in between the cages, it is always in a space
it is here. it is now.

Any rock can be made to roll
If you`ve enough of it to pay the toll
it has no home in words or goal
Not even in your favourite hole
it is the hope for the dope
Who rides the horse without a hoof
it is shaken not stirred;
Cocktails on the roof.

When you eat right through it you see everything alive
it is inside spirit, with enough grit to survive
If you think that its pretentious, you`ve been taken for a ride.
Look across the mirror sonny, before you choose decide
it is here. it is now
it is Real. it is Rael

`cos it`s only knock and knowall, but I like it...

Release History

11 November 2008

1970 - 1975

1. Looking For Someone (7:04)
2. White Mountain (8:09)
3. Visions Of Angels (6:52)
4. Stagnation (8:54)
5. Dusk (6:14)
6. The Knife (8:57)
7. Reissues Interview 2007
8. The Musical Box (11:03)
9. For Absent Friends (1:44)
10. The Return Of The Giant Hogweed (7:58)
11. Seven Stones (5:11)
12. Harold The Barrel (3:02)
13. Harlequin (2:40)
14. The Fountain Of Salmacis (9:06)
15. The Fountain Of Salmascis
16. Watcher Of The Skies (7:43)
17. Time Table (4:40)
18. Get 'Em Out By Friday (8:33)
19. Can-Utility And The Coastliners (5:45)
20. Horizons (2:17)
21. Lover's Leap
22. The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man
23. Ikhnaton And Itsacon And Their Band Of Merry-Men
24. How Dare I Be So Beautiful?
25. Willow Farm (2:57)
26. Apocalypse In 9/8 (Co-Starring The Delicious Talents Of Gabble Ratchet)
27. As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)
28. Twilight Alehouse (7:48)
29. (Interview) (5:54)
30. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (8:58)
31. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (4:08)
32. Firth Of Fifth (10:11)
33. More Fool Me (3:41)
34. The Battle Of Epping Forest (12:30)
35. After The Ordeal (4:15)
36. The Cinema Show (11:04)
37. Aisle Of Plenty (1:58)
38. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrope)
39. Supper's Ready (23:18)
40. Return Of The Giant Hogweed (8:14)
41. The Lamb Lies Down On Braodway
42. Fly On A Windshield (3:04)
43. Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2:17)
44. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
45. In The Cage (7:49)
46. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
47. Back In N.Y.C. (5:59)
48. Hairless Heart (2:36)
49. Counting Out Time (3:50)
50. Carpet Crawlers (5:23)
51. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
52. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
53. The Waiting Room (9:33)
54. Anyway (3:31)
55. Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist (2:30)
56. The Lamia (7:12)
57. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boots
58. The Arrival
59. A Visit To The Doktor
60. The Raven
61. Ravine (1:27)
62. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
63. Riding The Scree (4:41)
64. In The Rapids (2:26)
65. It (4:49)
66. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
67. I Know What I Like... (6:14)
68. Happy The Man (3:07)
69. Shepherd (BBC Nightride 1970)
70. Pacidy (BBC Nightride 1970)
71. Let Us Now Make Love (BBC Nightride 1970)
72. Going Out To Get You (Demo 1969)
73. Provocation (4:09)
74. Frustration (3:42)
75. Manipulation (3:48)
76. Resignation (3:03)
77. Box Set 1967-1975 (VH1 Special)

18 November 1974

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

1. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
2. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
3. Fly On A Windshield (3:04)
4. The Waiting Room (9:33)
5. Anyway (3:31)
6. Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2:17)
7. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
8. Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist (2:30)
9. In The Cage (7:49)
10. The Lamia (7:12)
11. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats (1:13)
12. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
13. Back In N.Y.C. (5:59)
14. The Colony of Slippermen: Arrival / A Visit to the Doktor / Raven (8:12)
15. Hairless Heart (2:36)
16. Ravine (1:27)
17. Counting Out Time (3:50)
18. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
19. Carpet Crawlers (5:23)
20. Riding The Scree (4:41)
21. In The Rapids (2:26)
22. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
23. It (4:49)

22 June 1998

Archive 1967 - 75

1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4:50)
2. Fly On The Windshield (4:36)
3. Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2:17)
4. Cuckoo Cocoon (2:09)
5. In The Cage (7:49)
6. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2:43)
7. Back In N.Y.C. (5:59)
8. Hairless Heart (2:36)
9. Counting Out Time (3:50)
10. The Carpet Crawlers (5:33)
11. The Chamber Of 32 Doors (4:07)
12. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
13. The Waiting Room (9:33)
14. Anyway (3:31)
15. The Supernatural Anaesthetist (3:43)
16. The Lamia (7:12)
17. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats (1:13)
18. The Colony Of Slippermen (The Arrival, A Visit To The Doktor, The Raven) (8:47)
19. Ravine (1:27)
20. The Light Dies Down On Broadway (3:30)
21. Riding The Scree (4:41)
22. In The Rapids (2:26)
23. It (4:49)
24. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (7:05)
25. Firth Of Fifth (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (8:28)
26. More Fool Me (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (3:59)
27. Supper's Ready (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (26:34)
28. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (Live - The Rainbow 1973) (5:36)
29. Stagnation (BBC Live Recording) (8:53)
30. Twilight Alehouse (Single B-Side 1973) (7:48)
31. Happy The Man (Single A-Side 1971) (2:54)
32. Watcher Of The Skies (Unreleased Single Version 1972) (3:42)
33. In The Wilderness (Rough Mix Without Strings 1968) (2:59)
34. Shepherd (BBC Nightride 1970)
35. Pacidy (BBC Nightride 1970)
36. Let Us Now Make Love (BBC Nightride 1970)
37. Going Out To Get You (Demo 1969)
38. Dusk (Demo 1969) (6:13)
39. Build Me A Mountain (Rough Mix 1968) (4:12)
40. Image Blown Out (Rough Mix 1968) (3:08)
41. One Day (Rough Mix 1968) (3:14)
42. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet (Demo 1968) (3:31)
43. In The Beginning (Demo 1968) (2:01)
44. The Magic Of Time (Demo 1968) (2:27)
45. Hey! (Demo 1968) (3:10)
46. Hidden In The World Of Dawn (Demo 1968) (3:04)
47. Sea Bee (Demo 1968) (2:35)
48. The Mystery Of The Flannan Isle Lighthouse (Demo 1968) (2:42)
49. Hair On The Arms And Legs (Demo 1968) (3:46)
50. She Is Beautiful (Demo 1967 ... Later "The Serpent") (2:11)
51. Try A Little Sadness (Demo 1967) (3:19)
52. Patricia (Demo 1967 ... Later "In Hiding") (3:04)

1999

A Living Story

1. Squonk (7:12)
2. All In A Mouse*s Night (6:36)
3. Eleventh Earl Of Mar (7:46)
4. One For The Vine (10:41)
5. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (4:08)
6. Watcher Of The Skies (7:43)
7. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
8. The Waiting Room (9:33)
9. Anyway (3:31)
10. It (4:49)
11. The Musical Box (11:03)

1975

A Piece Of The Action (1972 - 1975)

1. Watcher Of The Skies (7:43)
2. Lilywhite Lilith (2:36)
3. The Waiting Room (9:33)
4. Anyway (3:31)
5. It (4:49)
6. The Musical Box (11:03)
7. Get 'Em Out By Friday (8:33)
8. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (8:58)
9. Firth Of Fifth (10:11)
10. The Battle Of Epping Forest (12:30)
11. The Cinema Show (11:04)