Trespass - Genesis

I don't think badly of Trepass myself and I am not exactly a big Genesis fan.  Trepass strikes me like every one of their albums, with the exception of SEbtP of course, a couple of great tracks, a couple of forgettable tracks.  Average albums.. not bad.. just not great. 

Edited by micky - February 26 2010 at 15:40

ReGenesis are doing the whole album in London soonish (not sure of the date), but I'll be there...a beautiful piece of work IMHO

It's a unique album. Anthony Phillips featued his music on there rather than Steve Hackett which may indicate why some think it is is under appreciated (by some!) IMHO it is a mature compositional effort - stand out is The Knife for me. It's very atmospheric and intriguing with lyrical music. I hope it's not left as a footnote in Genesis history.

Phillips' playing is very gentle really. Hackett has a more extensive vocabulary in his playing. And they even got Tony Banks playing 12 string guitar.

Really this is a spot a bunch of musos progressing progressive rock. Some bands get to make a few debut albums. Kind of like an equivalent of The Yes Album as Nursery Cryme is to Fragile if that makes any sense!

I personally think Trespass is better than The Lamb

When I first bought the album twelve years ago, I had trouble getting into the music. It just appeared like a jumble of chords and melodies, I couldn't get much out of it. Then some time went were I didnt play the album. Later I rediscovered the album, and got into the music in a completely different way than before, it was like stepping into a world that was closed before.

Edited by wilmon91 - March 02 2010 at 15:27

I really like the Trespass album myself.  It has a feel of the times in which the boys were living and a still almost innocent quality to the compositions.  I noticed hardly any mention of the song "Stagnation", which I find myself singing to myself on occasion. Just something about that song gets me... I also love "Visions of Angels", which always evokes in my mind a bittersweet feeling of the one who is left behind... I won't say it's my favorite Genesis album, but it has its own place in my heart. I feel pretty much the same way towards From Genesis to Revelation, that also has its special place....

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: Many people believe that Genesis started with Hackett and Collins, but that's wrong, Ant is a great guitar player and Mayhew was not bad, and the music is excellent.   White Mountain's keyboard makes me have goosebumps, and The Knife is a classic, not a a bad song or filler and a haunting dark atmosphere.   Took me time, but I love Trespáss,   My Gabriel Genesis rating is: Foxtrot Nursery Cryme Trespass The Lamb SEBTP Iván

1- I used " dark " in positive mean.

I think DavetheSlave put this one well; I think its fantastic, but at the same time it still carries a very immature sound in comparison to the follow-up. I got it as a birthday gift last year (the SA-CD/DVD-A remaster) and it sounds amazing; the acoustics are wonderfully played and, to echo what a lot of other posters have said in here so far, Peter Gabriel's vocal performance on this disc is incredibly strong. I feel this album lacks a bit of the fun and somewhat eerie humor Genesis picks up over the next few albums with tracks like Harold The Barrel. My favourite tracks are The Knife and Visions Of Angels; to again echo what others have said, the lyrics in this track are absolutely amazing for kids who were only 19 and 20 at the time.

In the remaster DVD interviews, Peter Gabriel said they had been playing the material live for nearly a year before they recorded the studio version, which is pretty impressive for a few lads just out of school.

My favourite things about the album are the acoustic guitar interplay and the really strong vocals; the remaster sounds absolutely amazing, although I can't compare it to the original and/or previous remasters..

It was my introduction to Genesis and still one of my favorites. I don't really see what there is to complain about on that record, as it has such a unique mood that they, nor any one else, ever quite captured again.

Tsevir Leirbag wrote: I personally think Trespass is better than The Lamb

I'd put Trespass above every Genesis album except for Foxtrot and SEBTP.