TRESPASS

After the awful (in my opinion) "From Genesis To Revelation", came the album that made the "real" Genesis debut, because this is the first album that sounds to Genesis, although the classic members (Steve Hackett and Phil Collins are missed in "Trespass"...) were not still here, the spirit and the quality of their music are in every track of this great album...

I specially like the Anthony Phillip´s work on guitar here. He played very beautiful acoustic passages in this disc, in a softer and calmer style than Steve Hackett´s playing... This fact make "Trespass" very special, because it´s a soft album, and the strong moments are very few... In later Genesis efforth the Hackett´s playin gives a lot of force and electric feeling, while the Tony Banks keyboards gains protagonism along the albums... But I think the real protagonist of this album (apart of Gabriel´s voice, of course...) is the marvellous Anthony Phillip´s guitar... His playin sometimes is very evocative and epic (White Mountain), sometimes it´s just soft beautiful (Visions of Angels, Dust...), and sometimes it´s strong too (The Knife).

I like very much the Steve Hackett´s playing, but the Phillip´s one it´s maybe more enjoyable and accesible... And this is the best thing I find in "Trespass"!!!

Best songs for me: Looking For Someone (great opening and a clear presentation of the otstanding Genesis potential...), Stagnation (for me the best song of the album, with an impressive keyboard solo...) and The Knife (an advance of the Nursery Crime´s sound...). But I must say that every song here it´s very good, there isn´t weak songs in this album (maybe Visions of Angels it´s a little repetitive...)!!!

I will give "Trespass" "only" 4 stars, because this album is easily surpased by later Genesis´s efforths and because I don´t like very much the John Mayhew drumming! But it´s a must for all the 70´s prog lovers in it´s softer and relaxing way!!!

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