Accompanied by beautiful interludes like 'Anyways' and the great keyboards and drumming of Banks and Collins... that's why Selling England and The Lamb are the top for me... painfully beautiful.
In 1980 a friend and I got to interview Steve Hackett at his flat in Holland Park for our Genesis fanzine. After the interview he asked if there was anything else and we asked if he would play something, and he played 'Horizons' for us - a wonderful experience I'll never forget (Foxtrot was always my favourite, and this just adds to it). We all know that Steve is a true gentleman, and he certainly was for us that day.
Selling England by the pound was the album that got me into Genesis. Previously I only heard their later era songs such as Mama and Land of Confusion on radio but I never listened them properly. Then someday I decided to check some of their Peter Gabriel era albums since I love prog music. I started with Selling England and the first time I heard Dancing with the Moonlit knight I was hooked. It is still my favorite album from them. That Firth of fifth guitar solo is my favorite guitar solo on any song.
As soon as Phil Collins took over Genesis that was the beginning of the end. Every album was a further departure from the sound that Genesis was known for.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 Well of course, they lost they're magical signature that made them a beloved band, but what they lost (when Phil took over,) they gained in fame and fortune. With Phil and the gang, they're popularity in the 80's soared to heights that probably even THEY couldn't imagine....not to mention wealth too.
Since I was a teen, Wind And Wuthering has always been my "rainy day" album. The mood of the music, like the cover art, just seems to fit a gray and cloudy, rainy day. That being said, I agree with your pick of Foxtrot as number one. My introduction to the band, and still my favorite.
Rainy day, indeed! I hate rain, but I love rainy mood. I want to love the album so badly, as much as I love the cover the most out of theirs, but... I can't...
Me too!! the first time I heard the acappela of Gabriel in Dancing With The Moonlit Knight was absolutly astonished, and it was just the first seconds of the album
I was very pleasantly surprised by "Trespass". Since it is rarely mentioned I thought it be like "early album" which mostly are diehard-fans.. The kind of album that mostly just "sits" in a collection and never plays. Boy was I wrong. A really good album that deserves to be mention a lot more!
Ironically, the most played Genesis track in our home remains "Dance On A Volcano". At least it's one that won't cause our dinner guests to leave early.
Trick of the Tail is my all-time favorite album & one of the best 51 minutes ever commited to vinyl.... The pressure the band were under losing Gabriel was immense & they delivered a classic with Phil singing that just knocked everyone out!!
Great video and ranking the albums is difficult indeed. My top 5 for what it's worth. 1- The lamb lies down on Broadway 2 - Foxtrot 3 - Selling England by the pound 4 - Trespass 5 - Nursery Crime As you can see, I love the early stuff and am a huge fan on Anthony Phillips as well. The geese and the ghost, Wise after the event and Slow Dance are classics.
Re: Anthony Phillips ... I really really like side 2 of his 'Sides' album. Very proggy ... in the Trespass sense I think. Absolutely love the track 'Bleak House'.
Nelson Robert Willis Especially Supper’s Ready, Peter And Phil’s voices on top of eachother is what creates the weird atmosphere of Lovers Leap and the reverie or Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man. If there’s a song I think I’ve heard Phil do better than Peter, it’s probably Carpet Crawlers.
Genesis had a lot of pop sounding songs even in the Peter Gabriel era. So when Phil Collins takes the helm, he did a fantastic job on some of those pop sounding sings. Example; Carpet Crawlers.
Phil maybe a better singer than Peter??? What a strange opinion. To me, Phil is a good singer (and I really appreciate the job he did with genesis when gabriel left) but Peter is the best singer alltime.
Pete do you have the cd dvd 5.1 Box sets from 2007? Tony Banks was in charge of the remasters and they are very impressive sound quality and some great exclusive interviews with band members.
Calling All Stations is a terribly underrated album. I have listened almost since release as a teenager. Many memories. My second full Genesis album I heard. It still impresses me today
Selling England has always been my fav. One of my top prog albums. Firth of Fifth gives me chills and Cinema Show has sections of pure beauty. Such a unique sounding album with brilliant performances.
When I walk my dog I listen to Cinema Show (what is the time signature during the keyboard solo?) and Firth of Fifth because Steve's solo is one of the best ever. Thanks for reminding me.
I was right there with you until you put "Selling England by the Pound" as number two, but it's hard to choose between it and "Foxtrot". Nice analysis!
Selling England by the Pound is better. I love Foxtrot, but I honestly believe Dancing with the Moonlit Knight and Firth of Fith are both better than Supper's ready.
@@Haxprocess “Dancing with the Moonlit Knight” has been my favorite Genesis song since I first heard it. It blew my mind the first time I listened to the album and it’s blown me away every time I’ve listened since then.
Genesis is one of my favorite bands of all time. I am also big into the early 70’s albums as well. I like the 80’s pop, because that’s what I grew up on first and was never aware of their earlier work until I got older and found out that Peter Gabriel was their first singer, so of course I delve deeper and found I love that decade better. Here goes my rankings for Genesis: 1. Nursery Crime 2. Trespass 3. Foxtrot 4. Selling England By The Pound 5. Invisible Touch 6. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 7. Abacab 8. A Trick of the Tail 9. Wind & Wuthering 10. Duke 11. Genesis 12. And Then There Were Three 13. From Genesis to Revelation 14. We Can’t Dance 15. Calling All Stations
Once I figured my way around the Battle of Epping Forest, Selling England became my favourite album. It all hangs together, and its flow is much more concise than Lamb. There's some better individual tracks on other albums, but as a whole album little out there stands up to it.
I'm glad to see this. "Selling England By The Pound" seems to be the #1 favorite of most Genesis fans (or Gabriel-led Genesis fans, at least) and I agree it's a terrific album, but I've always preferred "Foxtrot". My #1 Genesis album as well.
Hey, Pete. I discovered your channel and i love it. I'm also a colector of music (i have now over 3.000 titles) and you vive me something that i lost over the years - someone to talk about music, albuns, songs. Really cool. Thanks.
Hey man, I'm having a blast every day checking out your lists, and even if I disagree, i love it, because we are dissecting music and great musicianship which is sorely needed in this American Idol/plastic pop mentality world that we are currently in. I'm close to you on this one. I love Selling England by the Pound, and that Gabriel era is tremendous to me. It went downhill in my opinion when Hackett left, so to me Wind & Wuthering is the last great Genesis work. They didn't get a dynamic guitarist to replace him, so an element of their dynamic suffered greatly. Keep up the great work. I'm curious to know if you will do any Soul albums such as Stevie Wonder, EWF, or Curtis Mayfield. I'm not sure if you're into those folks or not, but I would love to see your take if you have those albums. Great job man. Keep up the excellent work. Peace friend!
What is the "Keep it dark" in? For some reason, after 38+ years of listening to that track I can never get the opening beat right. I always do my air drumming wrong for that song and I don't know why
Even though I wasn't born at the time that the classic albums came out, I always knew who they were as I remember growing up with the three piece lineup but had no idea at the time that Steve Hackett used to be a member of Genesis because I only knew him for his solo work until I heard his 'Genesis Revisited' album then I checked out the earlier stuff of the band. I would definitely say that the best music they made was in the 70s by the classic lineup with Steve Hackett and Peter Gabriel, for me 'Lamb Lies Down In Broadway' is their masterpiece that captured them at their musical creative peak.
Mine also although for the longest time it was Selling England for me. Anything they did in the 70's is better than anything they did in the 80's though. Anyone who disagrees is probably more of a mainstream rock fan or pop fan than a prog rock fan.
@@mikereiss4216 Personally, although Peter Gabriel leaving marked the beginning of the end, I believe it was the departure of Steve Hackett that had the biggest (negative?) impact on the music
@@davidf6326 Absolutely. Their real decline in prog music started after Hackett left more than after PG left. I won't say the later stuff sucks(although some might)but I will say that they probably should have changed their name. Then again I also feel Yes shouldn't have called themselves Yes starting with 90125.
Nice breakdown Pete of some classic Genesis albums. Lamb has always been number 1 for me. I think it's such an outstanding album. Never tire of listening to it.
...And Then There Were Three was the first Genesis album that I ever bought and then I got Winds and Wuthering. I still have a huge attachment to both of those. Good list!
Anybody who has a 2 story house with a deck - wait till it's pitch black at night, lie on a lawn chair facing the stars, and play Wind and Wuthering. That one and Then there Were 3 are winter albums. You almost want to put a jacket on when you hear them lol
Personally,Trick of the Tail is my favorite of all their records. Genesis has quite a few filler tracks on amazing albums, the Lamb Lies Down and its interludes, Nursery Cryme especially, Wind and Wuthering has one, Trespass, even Selling England has some more forgettable stuff. I can put on any song from Trick of the Tail and absolutely love it, each tune has so much substance.
@@davidsquonkbreeds8568 Well, For Absent Friends, Harlequin and Harold the Barrel are all right songs, but not the grand epics that are Fountain of Salmacis, Musical Box and Return of the Giant Hogweed.
@@landonpuckett1767 Can't just have Grand Epics. I love those 3 you mentioned. But this was the first Genesis album I bought and I always played it as a whole, so every bit of it was good stuff. I am not arguing with you and agree with Trick Of the Tail, such a great album and I think it was so good because they remaining four wanted to show that they could get along without Pete!
I agree with all except Selling at #1 and Foxtrot at #2. All very fine albums. My favorite band of all time. I'm 60 and just missed seeing Peter with the band. First album I bought was Selling. Then I bought them all!
I missed most of the Peter Gabriel era, but saw him with Genesis in 1982 as “Six of the Best” at Milton Keynes Bowl in the UK. He said that he watching the audience singing because he couldn’t remember the lyrics. Great outdoor concert - rained all day!
@Donald Duck Why be worried? Genesis was one of the best pop rock bands of the 80s, if somebody prefers that music over the prog rock that they put out earlier, it is a personal matter.
Calling All Stations gets a bad rap. Very underrated album. I like all 3 eras of Genesis. There really isnt a bad one. Peter and Steve need to get with Tony, Mike and Phil and do a reunion tour. Mix some of the 70's with the 80's 1. Foxtrot (Supper's Ready enough said) 2. We Can't Dance (Fading Lights is Genesis best song, just an amazing song) 3. Wind And Wuthering (Amazing album, top to bottom) 4. Selling England By the Pound (Top notch prog) 5. Calling All Stations (Only a few bad ones) 6. Genesis (Killer album) 7. Invisible Touch (Tonight Tonight and the title track are amazing) 8. Abacab (Keep It Dark and Dodo are a great duo) 9. Duke (Man Of Our Times is classic) 10. Nursery Cryme (Such an amazing classic with the Musical Box) 11. Trick Of The Tail (Maybe the best opening song of all Genesis albums with Dance On A Volcano) 12. And Then There Were Three (Great album lack though in some spots) 13. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Really like the album but there is some filler there) 14. Trespass (The Knife is a classic) 15. From Genesis To Revelation (Interesting beginning)
My first Genesis album that I listened to was Foxtrot and I couldn't stop playing it over and over again. No group had ever been so creative before in my opinion and the quality of the instrumentation and vocals was incredible. After that album I would be excited to hear the next newest album. I still play tracks from that album 50 years later! In my opinion 70s Genesis music is by far better than anything they released after that time.
Agreed with Foxtrot being their best. Trespass has also become one of my favorites. Didn't blow me away first listen, but it's probably in my top 10 albums of all time now.
Pete, thanks for highlighting some of my favourite albums of all time. I too started when Duke was released in my second last year of high school. My order below. Depending on the time of year, any of the first five could be being spun the most and at the top of the list. The Gabriel Albums plus first two Phil Collins led albums could only have been made by British artists. They have that ineffable British air that the Kinks have.I also listen to Seconds Out. A lot. I rank it as one of THE great live albums. Cheers from Melbourne, Australia. 1 Selling England by the Pound 2 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 3 Foxtrot 4 Wind & Wuthering 5 A Trick of the Tail 6 Nursery Cryme 7 Duke 8 Trespass 9 ...And Then There Were Three... 10 Genesis 11 Calling All Stations 12 Invisible Touch 13 Abacab 14 We Can't Dance 15 From Genesis to Revelation
Your positioning is amazingly close to mine. On all of them you are spot on with my list or perhaps one slot different. I do despise the We Can't Dance disc. The "pop" Genesis is just unpalatable to me. I know it's pretty good pop, but I never go back and listen to those tunes. From a long time Genesis fan...thanks for the list!
My introduction to Genesis was when their U.S. record company put out a double-album of Foxtrot and Nursery Crime. It was 1978 and I was probably 15 and had cut my teeth on Rush, Styx, Aerosmith, etc. Then I grew up and into Genesis, big time. Helped that some my other band-geek friends were into them too. Anyway, I'd have to go with The Lamb as #1. When you're talking albums, you're talking as a whole. And nothing beats The Lamb. Not a weak track on it. And any lyricist that can work "slubberdegullions" into a song, has to get the nod.
1. A Trick Of The Tail 2. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 3. Selling England By The Pound 4. Duke 5. Wind And Wuthering 6. Nursery Cryme 7. Foxtrot 8. Trespass 9. And Then There Where Three 10. Invisible Touch 11. Genesis 12. We Can't Dance 13. Abacab 14. From Genesis To Revelation Haven't heard Calling All Stations
Harold Baize It’s the atmosphere that does it for me, unusually heavy for Genesis. And Tony Banks’ keyboard sounds around that time were just incredible, they’ve hardly dated at all unlike the vast majority of prog rock.
First of all, great show Pete, can't stop watching it! My top is: 1-Trespass (my favorite prog record ever, listened to it when I was 14 in 2016, i was really more into metal stuff and that record really changed my way of viewing music) 2-...and then there were three (really love the dark melodic sound this record has) 3-selling England by the pound 4-foxtrot 5-Nursery cryme 6-A trick of the tail 7-wind and wuthering 9-the lamb lies down om Broadway (love it but it's Really a record that needs to be played in specific moods) 10-from genesis to revelations 11-genesis 12-Duke 13-calling all stations 14-abacab 15-invisible touch 16-we can't dance
@Martin Kulkarni the first time i heard it although I really loved it and considered it the best album with Collins on vocals i wouldn't either put it at nr two, but now I listened to it too much and it brings too much memories that I can't help putting it that high on the list, definitely an underrated great album by the band!
Genesis is (for me anyway) the best band EVER. Genesis 1970-79 is by far the best discography of any band in any genre. Amazing musicianship and intricate and advanced chord progressions, superb vocals and guitar work. Top that off with great and meaningful lyrics. The reason I put Genesis above Yes is because IMO they're better storytellers, and Gabriel is a genious on that. Yes is for me more "look what I can do" type of stuff as fantastic as they are, while Genesis and Gabriel is art. It's simply ART. My top 10: 1. Foxtrot 2. Nursery Crime 3. Selling England by The Pound 4. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 5. A Trick of The Tail 6. Duke 7. Wind and Wuthering 8. Trespass 9. Abacab 10. And Then There Where Three
1. Wind and Wuthering (as the most atmospheric album with an explicit instrumental work) 2. Nursery Crime (with the outstanding starting and finishing tracks) 3. Selling England by the Pound (as Gabriel's peak)
Top five for me personally (love your list btw)... 1 Selling England by the Pound 2 Foxtrot 3 Nursery Crime 4 Lamb Lies Down ok Broadway 5 Trick of the Tail
well timed, Pete! It's Phil Collins' birthday today. Say what you want about the "pop" period of the band. His drumming (with exception of the last album) was influential to many drummers.
@@gwts1171 I totally agree Brian! Personally I don't mind one bit when prog rockers write tunes that have great melodies/feel. To me that leads to GREAT rock songs quite often. Mama is a great rock song. So is Abacab, Dodo, Behind The Lines.
1. LAMB 2. SELLING 3. FOXTROT 4. TRESPASS 5. TRICK 6. NURSERY 7. WIND 8. DUKE ETC. As far as the vocals I gotta say although my fav Genesis albums come from the Gabriel-era, no question about it, Id say as a singer he's one of those guys who got better with age, way into his solo career. Its also kinda funny how similar Collins sounds as vocalist compared to Gabriel, esp on Trick & Wind. What a wonderful band. Thanks for the vid Pete!
Yeah that's a widely held opinion, that Genesis died when Hackett left, but there is a lot of great music on some of the later albums, in between some awful pop.
1. Foxtrot 2. The Lamb lies down on Broadway 3. Selling England by the pound 4. Nursery Cryme 5. Trespass Post Gabriel: 6. A trick of the tail 7. Wind and wuthering 8. Genesis
In seeing the shirt you're wearing, I had to comment. The band photo was taken in '73, in Central Park South (Back in NYC....arf, arf... ) This is a stone's throw from The Plaza Hotel. Anyway, using the Essex House Hotel in the photo's backround as a gauge, I found that rock they'd posed on & had my photo taken on it as well, after taking the ex-wife on a buggy ride through the park. I still refer to it as the Genesis rock. It is now in a section that is either chained off or fenced off; I can't remember now. I found the Genesis rock & had my photo taken there in the mid-90s.... By the way, Essex House is the same placed that Donny Hathaway jumped from & killed himself in '79, I think it was '79 anyway.... I don't do NYC as much as I used to- the closing of some iconic deli locations like The Stage & Carnegie took away half of the reason I used to go up there. I also saw The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway at the Tribeca Theatre as performed by The Musical Box, back when they featured their dead-ringer for Phil's playing & singing. (2005, I believe) Dead-ringer named Martin LeVac. He played & sang JUST LIKE PHIL. He lead the band behind the kit, just like Phil used to, with the same exact kit that Phil employed during The Lamb era. To see Rael's story performed in Rael's backyard ? That significance was not lost on me. That I was wasted on pain killers (yes, I was addicted at the time...) during the show was not lost on me, either...😎
One of the first bands I ever saw back in 1971, Sunny Manchester UK Charisma did 30p (6/-) tours and you got to see 3 bands, first time I got to see Van der Graf Generator, Lindisfarne and of course Genesis..to put it into perspective an LP cost £2.00, even caught them at Friars at Aylesbury for me Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot are just sublime, cant split them, Caught the Lamb Lies down tour, Gabriel left and so did I
@@ronbo11It really was an entirely different world then..I think Genesis were like the under support band they came on first, Van der graf were the headliners, maybe half full (The Free Trade Hall held around 2000..they used one of the Manchester gigs for part of Genesis Live) Peter Gabriel just wore a pair of desert boots, jeans and any grey top, we asked him about the stories before each song and he said that, foremost he liked doing them but mainly it gave Tony Banks time to re-adjust his variety of keyboards..Mellotron being a tricky blighter at the best of times, I still have the ticket stubs...sad I know..I think their set was Stagnation, The knife, Fountain of Salmacis and Musical box, for me Nursery Cryme could have static on it apart from Fountain, Musical Box and Hogweed, it would still be in my top 3
Could not have ranked this any differently. The early stuff was epic right on through “Wind and Wuthering”. The rest of it was a change, almost sounding like a different band.
Calling All Stations is absolutely underrated in my opinion. There’s some boring stuff on it, but the title track, The Dividing Line, One Man’s Fool...all great songs that people don’t want to bother with because it’s Ray and not Phil Several of the b-sides are fantastic, particularly Anything Now and Sign Your Life Away. I encourage open-minded folks to give it a shot (or another shot!).
The only Genesis album not available on Spotify, you must use RU-vid or even worse - buy it. Even the band hates it! At least Abacab had one quite good song. Radio stations never played any songs no matter how much you called. The most boring album of all-time! It is a perfect album as the last one because nobody missed them after that!
I can’t explain it but I adore Calling All Stations. I found it during what may have been the most difficult and life changing time I’ve experienced so far. Ray Wilson sounds beautiful and the overall empty yet still progressive sounds surrounding his voice is spellbinding for me. I could listen to it over and over.
The Musical Box are pretty good. Not as good as seeing Steve Hackett and band do the same material. When The Musical Box comes to San Francisco they always play at a terrible venue, wish they'd find another location.
@@silvertube52 They should try to book the Orpheum in SF or the Fox Theatre in Oakland. Maybe these venues don't accept tribute bands, and if that's the case, they should reconsider that flawed thinking!
1. Nursery Cryme 2. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 3. And Then There Were Three 4. A Trick Of The Tail 5. Foxtrot 6. Duke 7. Selling England By The Pound 8. Trespass 9. Abacab 10. Invisible Touch 11. From Genesis To Revelation 12. Wind And Wuthering 13. Genesis 14. We Can't Dance 15. Calling All Stations
My Premier League Genesis: 1. Selling England by the Pound 2. Foxtrot 3. Trespass 4. Nursery Cryme 5. The Lamb 6. Trick of the Tail 7. Wind and Wuthering 8. And then there were Three Due for promotion: 9. Duke 10. From Genesis to Revelation Always second flight: 11. Abacab 12. Genesis 13. Calling all Stations 14. Invisible Touch Never left the wardrobe: We Can't Dance I think the very first album shows an enormous potential for good songwriting. It's very badly recorded and all that, but to me has something very special and promising. Trespass was my gateway to the earlier of the bands material, me growing up with Abacab and Mama being the current hits in my teens. And I still love it in all it's quirkiness.
1. The Lamb lies down on Broadway 2. Trick of the Tail 3. Selling by the Pound 4. Abacab 5. Duke 6. Foxtrot 7. Wind and Wuthering 8. Nursery Cryme 9. And Then there were Three 10. Trespass 11. Invisible Touch 12. Genesis 13. We Can't Dance I haven't heard the others.
Pete Pardo knows whereof he speaks. Always enjoy his opinions/commentary. IMHO, Pete is largely right about best Genesis. Yeah, I bought most of their stuff that was produced after Gabriel and Hackett left the band but I rarely listen to it now. In contrast, I continue to regularly listen to their brilliant early material. The GREAT news is that you can still see Steve Hackett and band play classic Genesis music live. And play it at a very high level of fidelity. I’ve seen him every time he’s played LA over the last decade. Unlike Yes’ Steve Howe (another prog guitar hero who I dearly love), Steve Hackett can still faithfully reproduce all the notes from 1970s songs at the right tempo. At least he could two years ago when I saw him last before he was forced to take a Covid hiatus. I have front row seats to see Steve Hackett and crew in May 2022 at the LA Orpheum theatre. Can hardly wait. My short list: 1) Selling England by the Pound 2) Foxtrot (though I play the hell out of this album; so on any given day I might recategorize it as number 1) 3) Nursery Cryme 4) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 5) A Trick of the Tail Yes, I like The Knife from Trespass. And I like selected songs from later albums. But if I was stuck on a desert island, I’d be overjoyed to have these five Genesis albums with me. And I’d be inconsolable if I couldn’t have the first four.
Sometimes I have to separate my “favorites” from the ones I think are objectively “best”. Peter Gabriel’s era reeled me in and most of those records are still my favorites of the catalog (Particularly “Selling England”) but I feel that “A Trick of the Tail” might be their strongest start-to-finish album. There’s really no spacers or filler. If I had to suggest 3 Genesis records to the uninitiated, it might be “Selling England”, “A Trick of the Tail” and “Duke”.
Great!! Was hoping for this!!!! They are my favorite band of all time!! Better late then never !! 1. Selling England... 2. Nursery Cryme 3. Foxtrot 4. The Lamb 5. Trespass 6. Duke (My first CD I ever purchased) 7. ToTt 8. W&W 9. ATtWT 10. Genesis. The rest.. I'm a child of the 80s so it took me longer to get into the great stuff as I had to work my way back to the 1970s Gabriel era masterpieces .
This is almost exactly my list. I only prefer "Nursery" over "England", maybe. "Nursery" was my first Genesis album, and I am amazed and highly impressed until today,
Genesis must be my favorite band. I first heard Trick Of The Tail at 12 years old and loved it. Still love all their albums and I'm 53, listen to them all the time. Impossible to order/rate them.
I have to say in defense of Invisible Touch, that while i really didnt like the album because it was simply not Proggy enough i saw the tour (the famous Reichstag Konzert close to the Berlin Wall where riots were happening during the show..actually it was an early glimpse of what would later become the reunification).. and they boys were on their peak of combining Pop and Prog live. Abacab, In the Cage Medley, Los Endos, .. and sometethig like Domino live really kicked live. Will never forget.
Last year I saw a band called The Musical Box that pays tribute to the early years of Genesis. They don't play anything beyond 1977. The show was divided into 3 parts. The first was songs from 'W and W' and 'Trick of the tail'. The second part was songs from 'The Lamb' and the third were songs from the early albums. It was a great show and was unique to see.
When I hear Calling All Stations it makes me wish Phil had stayed in the band. Because that album would have blew both We Cant Dance AND Invisible Touch togerher! ( And I am a fan of those actually ) It's a shame that Phil left at that time!
It appears we share a common opinion on this one. In my list I actually explain why I prefer it over the others. If you have not looked at my reasons feel free to find it. My comments were posted prior to yours.
Phil or Gabriel both would have done an excellent job on the album, but some of these were written by Ray Wilson. One of the reasons he was added to the band was to share in the lyricist role. If either of these guys had been in the band I think the album would have been very different. My biggest fear is with Phil or Peter the tone of the album would not have risen to the heights of their earlier work. What intrigued me about Ray is he added a new "voice" and focus. If Genesis had added added Nik D'Virgillo and Daryl Stuemer as full time members the album would have been even better. I still think it was a mistake to not add Pat Thrall to the line-up. They had the chance once. On the other hand, if Banks and Rutherford had chosen David Longdon of Big Big Train as their vocalist instead, who knows what would have happened. If you do not know about Big Big Train, check them out. They are a very solid prog band!
Great list, Pete. Well done, sir. My rankings: 1. Trick; 2. Lamb; 3. Selling England; 4. Nursery Cryme; 5. Foxtrot; 6. Wind; 7. Trespass; 8. and then there were three; 9. Duke; 10. Abacab; 11. Genesis; 12. Revelation; 13. Invisible Touch; 14; I Can't Dance; (not ranked - calling all stations; have not listened to it, for after I Can't Dance... I just couldn't take it anymore, and I've had it!!)
Nice, I had never heard of From Genesis to Revelation. I started listening to Genesis in the Duke & ABACAB era, then backtracked to Trespass ... never knew there was an album before it!
Unless you like psychedelic pop you aren't really missing much. It's worth hearing for the super hardcore Genesis fan but that's probably about it. Also, if you are someone who doesn't like anything after Genesis or Invisible Touch then really no point in hearing the very first one either though.
I’m a big Genesis fan, but I didn’t come to them in the typical “In order of Release” way that would be expected for a music fan of my age (63). When I become immersed in the catalog several years ago, I was attracted to the middle period the most. My list goes like this. (By the way, it may be useful to note I’m a bigger Hackett fan than I am of either Genesis the band, or its other solo components) 1. Trick 2. Selling 3. Foxtrot 4. Wind 5. Nursery 6. Trespass 7. And Then There Were Three 8. Lamb 9. The rest
I know this is a list of studio albums. I just wanted to say , I’ve always been amazed with how well the early Genesis Live album was recorded compared to other live recordings at the time.
Yeah, not a popular opinion, I like both and think Collins Genesis gets too much flack. If you're not heavy into Prog rock and like Pop music you may like the Collins version better.
Thanks for that Mr Pardo, Genesis were the first band I got into, at the age of 12 back in the 80's. I still listen to them from time to time. It was nostalgic for me to hear you talk about them on this video, many thanks. I've subscribed to hear you speak about other great Rock Bands too. Cheers.
I was never a huge Genesis fan growing up. I liked what I heard on the radio though and I really got into the Abacab album when it came out but, I was more into heavier music back then. As the years went by, I began looking back to see what I may have missed out on and I tripped over the early Genesis albums about seven years ago. I found them to be infinitely enjoyable. There isn't a bad album in the catalog until the late eighties and I still found songs on those that I like quite a bit. Great band. Great songwriters and great musicians!
For me my Top 5: 1: The Lamb 2: Foxtrot 3: Selling England 4: Nursery 5: Wind & .. Other than that I agree with all your rankings I do like Trespass alot but I would rank it No. 6...
