Trespass - Genesis

CinemaZebra wrote: halabalushindigus wrote: I always thought the singer on Trick was Phil Gabriel WHOA, Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel may be a bit strange but they would never go gay for each other, I know that much.

Yeah, he's right. I'm not sure why everyone always thinks it's under-rated, it's actually quite well-known and appreciated in both prog and Genesis circles.

I think that objectively speaking it's one of their weaker albums but that's part of it's charm. I mean weaker in the sense that the playing can be a bit sloppy and that the more sprawling songs (Looking for Someone and Stagnation) have got some very rough transitions. That being said, there's a lot of raw energy and ambition on the album - you get the impression that they don't totally know what they're doing, but they're putting their hearts into it and having a blast, and the end result is some pretty amazing music.

I could live without Dusk and Visions of Angels but the rest of the LP is gold for me - it manages to be a sign of greater things to come, while still having it's own unique charm that the band would never really replicate.