SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND

Selling England by the Pound is the album that got me into prog and I think it's the album that represents the genre the best. It's always the album I give to newbies who want to know what prog is. Besides the fact it's an amazing intro to prog, it's also just one of the best prog albums in general and is the peak of Genesis.

Dancing With The Moonlit Knight is an amazing intro. It might not be Genesis's greatest song ever, but it does everything an intro song wants to do. (8/8)

I Know What I Like is obviously the weakest song on it, and one of the rare pop song Genesis did in that era. It's a decent song, not much more. (2/4)

Firth Of Fifth is peak, peak of everything. It's in my opinion one of the essential prog pieces of all time. The piano intro and the guitar solo are both out of this world. It's one of my favorite song of all time (9/9)

More Fool Me is a soft piece, and the first lead vocals of Collins. I think it's a wonderful little track, tho can't compete with the rest of the album (2/3)

The Battle Of Epping Forest is probably one of their most complex song ever. There's a lot of stuff going on, sometimes even too much. I love the middle 6/8 part but it's not a perfect song. (10/12)

After The Ordeal is Hackett's follow up to the great Horizons, and it delivers. Hackett on classical guitar will always be something I love, and the electric solo is just as great. (4/4)

The Cinema Show is the other essential masterpiece on this album. The 7/8 keyboard solo at the end is iconic and one of the great keyboard solo ever (Banks was on fire on this album) (11/11)

Aisle of Plenty is a reprise of Moonlit Knight and closes the album wonderfully. It's a pretty short track but this album is already pretty song so it's fine. (2/2)

FINAL SCORE: 48/53 = 90. Pretty Easy 5 stars, one of the greatest way to start in Prog

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