SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND

Genesis

Symphonic Prog

4.65 | 4664 ratings

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So, this is the first review I've posted, and very likely nobody will read it since everone on the site has already reviewed this album, but here goes.

Selling England by the Pound is quite possibly my favorite progressive rock album. It was given to me by my best friend for my seventeenth birthday, and it was among the first prog albums I ever heard. I listen to it more frequently than any other album in my possession.

The album begins beautifully with Peter Gabriel's enduring question:"Can you tell me where my country lies?" and continues to get better. The first song, Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, is amazing. It begins quietly, but builds to an incredible climax. Even after it gets loud, it is still quite beautiful. I Know What I Like and More Fool Me are my two least favorite songs on the album, but they are both still quite good. Firth of Fifth is, of course, amazing. I love it when Peter Gabriel plays the flute. The Battle of Epping Forest is a great song as well. The final three songs, After the Ordeal, the Cinema Show, and Aisle of plenty flow seamlessly into one another; this is my favorite part of the album. The opening piano on After the Ordeal gives me chills every single time I hear it.

This is a completely essential album for any progressive rock fan, and I give it five stars unhesitatingly.

yesfan88 | 5/5 | 2006-9-15

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