TRESPASS

Genesis' second album, 1970's 'Trespass', kicks off what many fans consider the bands golden era of progressive rock. Their 1969 debut, 'From Genesis to Revelation', was far from befitting of one of my favourite bands, but with its successor, the British five-piece would release a string of albums that would go on to become highly revered by prog rock fans everywhere.

Well, except me.

I've actually had this album on-and-off my playlist for a number of years now. Unsure what to think about it, hoping that something might just click, but nope. Nothing. While the songs seem a bit more band-oriented than before, and the writing becoming more confident, overall, I still find this album pretty boring.

There are a couple of moments dotted around that sound interesting, but they kind of get lost in the shuffle. In fact, there's only really one track that I don't mind, and that's early classic 'The Knife'. I don't think it's particularly great or anything though, and it's doubtful I'll ever go out of my way to listen to it.

Which is a shame, because Genesis are one of my all-time favourite bands. But two albums into their discography, and I'm struggling. I should note though, that I grew up on the Phil Collins pop-era material, and while Collins has become synonymous with the name Genesis, at this point he's not yet a member of the band. So maybe he's the vital piece of the puzzle that's still missing. Moving on, perhaps I'll have more luck with their next album?

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