GENESIS

By the time the Gods recorded their first album, several line up changes had already taken place, including the departure of a certain Greg Lake. Principal songwriting and performing duties are therefore shared between Ken Hensley and Joe Konas.

When assessing this album, it is important to bear in mind that it was recorded in 1968, well before the music of bands such as Yes and Genesis became progressive. Indeed, a better reference point would be Genesis first album "From Genesis to revelation", but without the superfluous orchestration.

There's little by way of even proto prog here. Certainly the tracks generally venture beyond the confines of the three minute pop song, especially in terms of the heaviness of the organ and guitar work, but the each track has a single defined rhythm and pace on which it is built.

Hensley's dominance certainly offers hints of the direction he would follow with Uriah Heep, but his compositional skills would develop rapidly from those on show here, helped in no small part by the other Heep member's ability to fully develop his songs.

While the ironically named "Genesis" (which has nothing to do with the band of that name) is of historical interest, it can safely be passed by, by those seeking prog or even hints as to its source.

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