From Genesis To Revelation

Am I the only person out there who loves Genesis' debut as much as their other albums?? I absolutely adore it, and I think it's better than every album after The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, but I think it's overshadowed a bit by the general excellence of Genesis!  Looking at the 2.58 rating (or something like that) and the 5% of 5-star ratings, I get confused because I can't be the only one (or 1 in 20) who loves this album? What are your ideas on it/my ideas of it?

Edited by Xonty - November 24 2013 at 12:55

It's an ok album. I don't think it's better than any of their other albums tbh.

It is a good album, but not better than any of their other albums. The mixing is not good. I'm a huge and die hard fan of Genesis and I really like From Genesis.... very much, more when I think that this album was written by boys of less than 18 years. In the wilderness is the better track of the album. Other ones like That's me, Silent sun, We are waiting for you, Fireside song, In hiding, One day  or A winter's tale, are really good too.

There are interviews about it as I have the footage on VHS somewhere.Quite a lot of footage in fact, talking to all the lads about their feelings about the release. It suffered as many record outlets at the time filed it amongst religious music releases and consequently did not receive as much airplay as it should have.

I also think "In the Beginning" is a great psychedelic rock tune.  Not sure if they even meant it to be one, but it is.

I always enjoyed the album. I thought it showcased their songwriting abilities quite well. It's nice and relaxing to listen to though it isn't Supper's Ready by an standard. Still, I kinda always thought it was underrated too.

Far from a favorite but an enjoyable listen.

zravkapt wrote: HolyMoly wrote: I also think "In the Beginning" is a great psychedelic rock tune.  Not sure if they even meant it to be one, but it is.   I'm sure they wanted the whole album to sound like it. Here's Mother Gong's take on it:

When I first heard it I thought it was really weird. However, it grew on me over time. I think it's a special album in their catalog but I don't think it's one of their very best. It does contain lots of catchy arty psych pop but it doesn't really hint that much at what the band would become. 

I think it's too easy for reviewers to trash the album since their next one was such a great leap forward.  Not too long after I got into the band ('79 or so) I started making assortment tapes of Genesis (and other prog bands).  I always gave those tracks equal footing in my mixes.