Prog rock audiences have always been receptive to box sets, especially sets that include an abundance of rare material -- witness the success of the numerous King Crimson...
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"Supper's Ready," a multi-sectioned masterpiece (all 23 minutes' worth) which somehow flows perfectly from beginning to end, is enough alone to send Foxtrot to the head of...
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This was the point where all of the talent simmering and occasionally boiling up out of Genesis blew the lid off the pot. There isn't a weak song here, and the two...
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Originally, there were plans for two Genesis box sets -- one covering the classic Peter Gabriel era, the other chronicling the band's development into hit-makers under the...
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Sounding more like the Moody Blues than Genesis, this dainty collection of Biblically-themed songs has some nice melodies, but is sunk by antiquated arrangements....
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This Genesis collection, which has appeared under license to various labels in addition to Decca and London in different configurations, is largely of historical interest....
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Another in a line of reissues of the forgotten first album by the group, this might be the best packaging of those seemingly ancient songs. The sound quality is good, both...
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Led by "Looking For Someone," the dramatic "Stagnation" and "The Knife" (the most ferocious piece in the band's catalog), Trespass represents the birth of the Genesis...
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Genesis' first truly progressive album, and their first record for the Charisma label (although Trespass was released in America by ABC, which is how MCA came to have it),...
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Featuring the debuts of Collins and Hackett, Nursery Cryme has the classics "The Musical Box" and "Fountain Of Salmascis," the nutty "Harold The Barrel" and "The Return Of...
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Genesis' first fully realized, mature album, Nursery Cryme, is still somewhat uneven, but the stuff that does work well works so well that it carries the record. This...
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The second CD culled from the We Can't Dance tour, The Way We Walk Volume Two: The Longs was designed to draw interest from Genesis' older fans, featuring the more...
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The only live album from the Peter Gabriel phase, the best reason to grab this is to hear Hackett's take on "The Knife" (originally from Trespass). Also included are "The...
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Essentially a live best-of with one glaring omission, Live was issued in America nearly a year after it reached the Top Ten in England. A well-recorded showcase of the early...
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Warmer, more organic than previous albums, Selling England is Hackett 's best showcase. "Firth Of Fifth" and "Dancing With The Moonlit Knight" are majestically stirring,...
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By the Ezra Pound, no doubt -- seriously, the influence of T.S. Eliot and other early 20th century literary figures crops up throughout the opening and closing portions of...
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The first release minus Gabriel, Trick Of The Tail has some startlingly beautiful melodies ("Ripples," "Mad Man Moon"), daring use of odd time signatures ("Robbery, Assault...
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The quality of the group's first post-Peter Gabriel album astonished everyone, especially coming out after an 18-month gap following The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The...
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For many veteran fans, Wind & Wuthering was the last near-great Genesis album, as well as their last album to feature a progressive rock sound. The group's second (and last)...
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Another live collection, this double-record has sharp performances, but Collins' glib renditions of Gabriel-era songs are irritating. Pay close attention to "The Cinema...
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Depending upon your point of view, Genesis in 1976/1977 was either a band ascending toward its peak commercially, or a group crippled by the departure of a key member, and...
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The remaining trio capably picks up the songwriting slack, but the glossy synthesizer-dominated sound doesn't serve the band well. The human touch of Hackett's soulful...
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Having lost frontman Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett during the preceding three years, Genesis soldiered on as a trio with this 1978 release. They had previously...
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A flawlessly paced, loosely conceptual album mixing pop ("Misunderstanding," "Alone Tonight," "Turn It On Again"), nods to the old progressive days ("Man Of Our Times,"...
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On Duke, Genesis took a major step away from their art rock past toward commercially acceptable pop music. Not only are the songs shorter here, but the arrangements are less...
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Originally dismissed as a sell-out by some listeners, this chart- topping record sounds better with age. "Abacab" and "No Reply At All" are fine singles, while "Dodo" and...
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The third live album, mostly covering Duke and Abacab material. Two different versions of this double-length set exist: one with versions of "One For The Vine, "Fountain...
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The American version of Genesis' second double live LP set was originally a mix of three live sides with about 60 minutes of music and a fourth side containing 24 minutes of...
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Its title underscoring the group's reinvented identity, Genesis is a lightweight collection of tunes ranging from first-rate ("That's All," "Just A Job To Do") to annoying...
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If Genesis still had one foot in the art rock world with Abacab, they jumped into pop with both feet on their eponymous release. Genesis used crisp, glossy production and...
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With Invisible Touch, Genesis' transition from prog rockers to pop superstars was completed. Filled with slick, synth-heavy, radio-friendly numbers, the record was their...
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After spending the 1980s moving in an increasingly pop-friendly direction, 1991's We Can't Dance marked a return to earlier aesthetics for Genesis. Edgier with more...
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Instead of releasing the live document of the We Can't Dance tour as a double CD, Genesis, or some clever record executive, decided to split the material into two separate...
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A sprawling two-disc odyssey in which Gabriel dives into mythological pastiche to follow the strange travails of Rael, a New York street kid thrust into a supernatural...
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The group's only double studio album was the culmination of their early period, featuring Peter Gabriel in a bravura performance in the role of Rael, a New York street...
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Marketed under the title I Know What I Like, this CD is a bootlegged release of Seconds Out minus the tracks "Supper's Ready" and "Cinema Show." Most likely, the two were...
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Depending on which side of the musical fence you’re on (or... when you “came of age”), the “Genesis sound” represents some of the best or worst of what rock music had become...
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