GRATUITOUS FLASH

One of the closest (but not best) clones of the Genesis era between 76-81. This is the only album that I heard in its entirety from the band as other songs didn't catch my attention that much. I must say that I love the Genesis period between 75-80 with Collins as the lead singer. I like any other band, good or bad clone, that tries to recreate the atmosphere of my favourite bands. Abel Ganz are no virtuosos and the first real solo could be heard at the time mark 21:20 where the keyboard player produces a nice keyboard solo. Keyboards and vocals are most resembling Genesis. Keyboard layers, chord progressions and the choice of instruments is evident. Vocals sound more after Peter Gabriel and prefer them to the Genesis singer actually as they are not that dramatic. The drummer and the guitar player also certainly heard the song or two by Genesis. How does the album fare? They are good moody tracks, some instrumental parts and mostly focused on instrumental layers rather than improvisation or soloing. Tracks are accessible and have generally a good compositional quality.

If you're looking to broaden your arsenal with the Genesis clones than go for this one too!