Genesis

Kilroy · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:09 am Post subject:

Genesis-famous still after 40 years (1967-2007 and still going)
The band is often renouned for the 5 man line up (Peter Gabriel, Steve Hacket, Mike Rutheford, Tony Banks and Phil Collins)
though remembered for the Banks-Rutheford-Collins lineup
My first listen to Genesis was after a talk with my mom abut music-she recomended Phil Collins to me-I having heard of Genesis previously, knew he was in them and the next day got the "Shapes Album" on tape...
My love of Genesis began-and though I heard the earlier stuff, (as far back as Trespass) I still enjoyed the albums from Trick of the Tail to We Can't Dance the most.
Trick of the Tail, Wind & Wuthering and even ...And Then There Were Three are quite progressive and somewhat confusing and experimental to me-though still enjoyable they are very artsy-confusing lyrics to those unfamiliar to the progressive genre.
Its with Duke, Genesis began to become more straight forwards wanting a fan base outside the bearded hippies (Phil shaved his massive beard off by '79 lol).
Abacab was a different album-as the band went into more of a pop direction but still hadn't shed the progressive roots they had.
Genesis saw the band go in an even more pop direction with hits like Mama, That's All and Illegal Alien. The bands next album Invisible Touch was their biggest success and most pop output. Though one should really look deeper at the music behind the songs. Land of Confusion's lyrics can still be applied. Tonight Tonight Tonight and Domino are perfect examples the band hadn't sold out completely.
Even songs like Anything She Does had a message (how pornography affects our society)
We Can't Dance was Phil's last album with Genesis-a lighter album, it lost much of the progressive style but it wasn't gone.
Songs like Jesus He Knows Me and No Son of Mine were serious songs and worthy of the fame they had...

Okay I ranted enough Laughing