Animals vs Trespass

Trespass is a gem

Trespass is a masterpiece, Animals is a good album.

My opinion = Genesis' weakest (post Gabriel not included) vs  Pink Floyd's best.

As much as I like Trespass, its Animals

Dogs is a masterpiece due to Dave Gilmour's contribution, but the rest of Animals is dominated too much by Roger Water in my opinion. Trespass is a masterpiece of 12 string acoustic guitar playing and is thus Anthony Phillip's masterpiece.

Floyd's best album which is a total classic against a decent Genesis album (far from their worst but nowhere near their best).  Easy vote.

Trespass has some classic moments and helps establish what would become the sound for Genesis over the next several albums, but lacks a little bit of polish which was perfected with Selling England by the Pound. Every minute of Animals holds your attention and I will give a slight nod to that album.

Saperlipopette! wrote: I think it would be more relevant to compare Trespass with Atom Heart Mother (both 1970) and Nursery Cryme with Meddle (both 1971).  (and Dark Side.. - Foxtrot, WYWH - Selling England... etc... ) Both PF albums here are in the PA  top ten, so the poll result is no surprise. But to my tastes these are probably my two favorite Genesis-albums up against two of my least favorite Pink Floyds.

I was thinking the same thing when it comes to comparing albums, and for 1969 Ummagumma vs. From Genesis to Revelation would be interesting.  Pink Floyd's would trounce it, I think.

I  prefer Pink Floyd up to Meddle over later Floyd (Atom Heart Mother being my fave thanks to Ron Geesin's excellent work).  I used to really love Animals, however.  Trespass is one of my favourite Genesis albums -- in fact it's the one I enjoy most after The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, but aside from The Lamb I'm not a big fan of Genesis and generally much prefer Pink Floyd.

I'm still choosing Animals as it has been the more important album to me over the years, and I do still enjoy it considerably.  I think it's a very fine album, and love lyrics off it. It is my favourite post-Meddle Pink Floyd album.


Edited by Logan - March 22 2011 at 13:15

Steven Brodziak wrote: Logan wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: I think it would be more relevant to compare Trespass with Atom Heart Mother (both 1970) and Nursery Cryme with Meddle (both 1971).  (and Dark Side.. - Foxtrot, WYWH - Selling England... etc... ) Both PF albums here are in the PA  top ten, so the poll result is no surprise. But to my tastes these are probably my two favorite Genesis-albums up against two of my least favorite Pink Floyds.  I was thinking the same thing when it comes to comparing albums, and for 1969 Ummagumma vs. From Genesis to Revelation would be interesting.  Pink Floyd's would trounce it, I think. I  prefer Pink Floyd up to Meddle over later Floyd (Atom Heart Mother being my fave thanks to Ron Geesin's excellent work).  I used to really love Animals, however.  Trespass is one of my favourite Genesis albums -- in fact it's the one I enjoy most after The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. I'm still choosing Animals as it has been the more important album to me over the years, and I do still enjoy it considerably.  I think it's a very fine album, and love lyrics off it. I must say, I play a side game with my brothers. I Chose Dogs as best lyrics. But how can you escape Gabriel "Hang them high let the blood flow down, in this ugly world, it is time to destroy all this evil now!." I could ramble on but.

Good lyrics, but the lyrics on Animals resonate more with me -- I find messages more poignant, wry, and meaningful.  I'll take the knife part in Dogs "You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to, so that when they turn their backs on you, you'll get the chance to put the knife in" over poetry in The Knife.

Incidentally, i'm not someone who commonly pays much attention to lyrics, as I tend to prefer instrumental music to songs. And  I like Yeats, Dylan Thomas, and Blake, but I'm not much of a poetry guy.


Edited by Logan - March 22 2011 at 13:29

Edited by genbanks - March 22 2011 at 22:24