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Genesis
CAREER SPAN:
Decade
Album Score
# Albums
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.
Overall Band Score:
3.8502
Genesis Album Rankings
1
The early 70's may be thought of as the "golden age" of progressive rock. Certainly it was a time when the output from various prog groups such as Yes and Genesis approached wholesale quantities.
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2
It took the classic Genesis lineup one album to practice and three albums to prove to the world they were the first name in progressive rock.
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3
For their third release, favorable reviews and a growing fan following eager for their live shows had energized Genesis as they headed into the studio.
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4
The quality of the group's first post-Peter Gabrielalbum astonished everyone, especially coming out after an 18-month gap followingThe Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
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5
It's amazing what difference a day makes. Yesterday, as I saw down to listen to this album for the first time, the prog-rock stylings of Genesis nearly put me to sleep.
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6
The group's only double studio album was the culmination of their early period, featuringPeter Gabrielin a bravura performance in the role of Rael, a New York street hustler, in this musical drama.
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7
Genesis' absolute pop peak.
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8
Now THIS is what a box set should be.
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9
Genesis' first album following the departure of Peter Gabriel was both anticipated and dreaded for many reasons. Many questions naturally arose.
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10
After gaining some limited commercial success withDuke, Genesis went for the jugular of American radio with the well-crafted pop ofAbacab.
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11
Why is "classic" Genesis so seldom played on "classic rock" radio? There exist numerous theories on that subject, but one of the more commonly-heard ones is that they are keyboard-heavy and guitar-lig
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12
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And then God said, "Let there be light"...and there was light. And then God said, "Let there be music reviews"...
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13
[Author's Note: This review refers to the reissue of this CD, which has two CD's of live material.
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14
For many veteran fans,Wind & Wutheringwas the last near-great Genesis album, as well as their last album to feature a progressive rock sound.
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15
A live album is supposed to offer something new to familiar songs. Longer solos, different structure, more power, a stripped-down approach -- all are hallmarks of truly great live albums.
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16
During the latter part of the seventies, Genesis began to slowly edge away from their progressive, art-rock roots.
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17
Originally, there were plans for two Genesis box sets -- one covering the classicPeter Gabrielera, the other chronicling the band's development into hit-makers under the direction ofPhil Collins.
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18
Developing a comprehensive chronicle of a band that has been active for three decades can be very difficult, especially if that band released a lot of albums with a lot of quality music on each one.
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19
Back in 1991, I started a music reviews page for the college newspaper I wrote for. I was the features editor, and was eager to express myself after leaving radio in a nasty set of circumstances.
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20
Rarely has the debut album of a major group received this much of a slagging from both fans and critics alike.
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21
Track listing: 1) Down And Out; 2) Undertow; 3) Ballad Of Big; 4) Snowbound ; 5) Burning Rope; 6) Deep In The Motherlode; 7) Many Too Many; 8) Scenes From A Night's Dream; 9) Say It's Alright Joe; 10)
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22
Should Genesis have dissolved following the departure of Phil Collins in 1996?Many times over the band's almost three-decade run, they've found themselves having to prove that they can survive losing
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