GENESIS

Genesis

Symphonic Prog

2.79 | 1456 ratings

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If you make your starting point for the history of the band Genesis, "And Then There Were Three", discounting Duke which is a bit of an anomaly in the Genesis catalogue, there is a line of progression to the album, Genesis.

ATTWT is a loose collection of mediocre songs with too many synths and minimal contribution from Phil Collins.

Abacab sets a course with a brilliant title track and a great Phil Collins piece, Man On The Corner, but disappoints with the misfiring Dodo/ Lurker and some of the worst compositions the band ever wrote.

Genesis, the album, is a culmination of the talents of the Collins- Rutherford- Banks as a songwriting trio, featuring nine out of nine great tracks. It doesn't get any better for them as a three piece and sadly goes all downhill after this. Highlight of this album is the 11 minute epic Home By The Sea which has a long instrumental passage and some incredible drumming by Phil Collins. If you want to know the difference between Phil Collins as a solo act and 80's Genesis , it's that Collins is breezy and brassy while the best of Genesis is dark and more musically expressive. The title track Mama is typically Genesis 80's dark but with a tinge of fun at the same time. Illegal Alien has a fantastic beat. Taking It All Too Hard is one of the best songs Genesis wrote in the 1980's while Silver Rainbow has a progressive edge to it with some great Tony Banks keys.

It really doesn't get any better than this for Genesis and it's unfortunate that the band decided to drag on artistically until Phil Collins decided to pull the plug. There is not a weak track on the album. Four out of five stars for me.

iluvmarillion | 4/5 | 2020-4-19

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