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Genesis is 1970-1980 then I'm pretty much out. FGTR (recorded in 1968) just misses the mark entirely when you look at how the British art rock scene was beginning to progress at that time. The likes of Procol and The Nice were already so far ahead its ridiculous. They needed more homework!
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

It's taken me 45 years, but I finally have been hearing "tiny seeds" in From G to R songs that reappear in later, more mature Genesis. What used to be a throw away album has become fairly interesting, tolerable, and even likable (probably more due to its familiarity).

Knowing the Genesis story, it makes it easier to finds the seeds that grew into Tresspass & stuff 
At first, I heavily WTF'd when I brought it home (different title too) and rejected it for years, but little by little, I've grown to like it. Not that I woukd play it lore often than others. (It's been years since I've spun a Genesis album, anyways) 

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

FGTR is better than CAS but that's about it (imo).


I far prefer FGTR to anything Post-Duke (with the possible tie with Shapes), because by the time they went onto Abacrap, they were professionals with huge means, whereas for Revelation, they were total amateurs. 
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Genesis is 1970-1980 then I'm pretty much out. FGTR (recorded in 1968) just misses the mark entirely when you look at how the British art rock scene was beginning to progress at that time. The likes of Procol and The Nice were already so far ahead its ridiculous. They needed more homework!

Jonathan King is partly to blame for the songs being shorter, also he meddled in arranging some songs. 



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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Genesis is 1970-1980 then I'm pretty much out. FGTR (recorded in 1968) just misses the mark entirely when you look at how the British art rock scene was beginning to progress at that time. The likes of Procol and The Nice were already so far ahead its ridiculous. They needed more homework!

Jonathan King is partly to blame for the songs being shorter, also he meddled in arranging some songs. 


I wouldn't say he is to blame, but more likely thanked.

These high-school boys didn't have the chops or inspiration to make a Tresspass 0.5

No JK, no Genesis, AFAIAC.
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Genesis is 1970-1980 then I'm pretty much out. FGTR (recorded in 1968) just misses the mark entirely when you look at how the British art rock scene was beginning to progress at that time. The likes of Procol and The Nice were already so far ahead its ridiculous. They needed more homework!

Jonathan King is partly to blame for the songs being shorter, also he meddled in arranging some songs. 


I wouldn't say he is to blame, but more likely thanked.

These high-school boys didn't have the chops or inspiration to make a Tresspass 0.5

No JK, no Genesis, AFAIAC.

You are probably right, just saying that song length was Jonathan King's decision, that's all. Tony Banks said in an interview some of the songs were initially longer. 
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

In the Beginning there were five members of Charterhouse School who One Day decided to form a band. That band was GENESIS. They were Looking for Someone to promote and produce their first album when a Window of opportunity came along in the shape of Jonathan King, a Duke of record producers working Behind the Lines at the time. The album "From Genesis to Revelation" entered a Land of Confusion and Misunderstanding though when many record stores placed the album in their religious music sections due to the religious-sounding title. 


I think there was a Christian band around called Genesis at the time, this may have contributed to the confusion.
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