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Genesis
Nursery Cryme (1971)
Intense 120 BPM
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Song DNA

Dynamic Range9/10
Sudden Changesmoderate
Texturelayered
Predictabilitylow
Vocal Styledynamic vocals
Notes: The song builds from fragile acoustic guitar and pastoral flute passages to explosive rock crescendos with aggressive guitar riffs and symphonic intensity, creating a dramatic sensory journey with shifting moods and textures.

Misophonia Triggers

Mouth Soundsnone
Percussive Clicksnone
Breathing Soundsnone
Repetitive Micro-soundsnone

An epic 10.5-minute progressive rock track from Genesis' Nursery Cryme album, featuring a macabre story of a ghostly encounter set to evolving pastoral-to-heavy instrumentation.

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Moods: cathartic, intense, melancholy

Traditions: progressive rock

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