Pros: I loved its mix of pop and art-rock; not so much now, still fun though Cons: Pop monster Phil Collins was already eating away at the band’s credibility
I’m not going to lie to you – I wasn’t a fan of Genesis until I first heard them in the early eighties. At that time, I was completely unaware that they had a long history as one of the best art-rock bands of the seventies, or that Peter ...
Pros: Returning to the band approach yields strong dividends. Cons: Illegal Alien!
In 1983, Genesis was continuing their transformation from a stodgy prog-rock band to a more pop-oriented outfit. They had been operating as a three-piece for over five years at this point, and bore little resemblance to the theatrical production that...
Pros: Half of the album is excellent Cons: Shorter songs are average
I recall quite vividly hearing songs from this album when it was released back in 1983. I had been introduced to their music about a year before via their preceding (studio) album, Abacab. It seemed that I could not escape "That's All" and "Just a...
Pros: Simple amusing pop blended with art-rock influences Cons: Tony Banks and his keyboards
The haunting 'Mama' opens this cd, Genesis' self titled album after the hugely popular "Duke". It's almost as if they had made a new beginning for themselves after "Duke" changed the course of their music. This was the first purely...
Pros: The best post ATTWT record. Cons: It has an end.
A spectacular album. After the floppy "abacab", sour and drifting, genesis came with a punch in the stomach ("mama") and they stopped only in the final track.
The six first tracks are non stop pure gold pop/neo-prog. music. ...
This is a really nice album, if you like more complex side of 80s pop. Sure, there is lots of simple moments on the CD, but the music is almost always more than a 6 second loop repeated 30 times. Nice keyboards, guitars, and (if you like Phil Collins)...
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