Please recommend me a genesis album.

richardh wrote: A Trick Of The Tail is my favourite Genesis album (any era). Essential: A Trick Of The Tail (5/5) ONE OF MY TOP FIVE ALL TIME ALBUMS Seconds Out (4/5) GOOD LIVE ALBUM THAT ACTS AS A COMPILATION Selling England By The Pound (5/5) BEST PG ERA GENESIS ALBUM FOR ALL ROUND QUALITY OF SONGS AND PRODUCTION Foxtrot (5/5) SUPPERS READY Nursery Cryme (4/5) GREAT SONGS/ROUGH SOUND QUALITY Wind And Wuthering (4/5) LAST GREAT GENESIS PROG ALBUM Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (4/5) GREAT FIRST DISC BUT QUALITY DROPS ON SECOND DISC

IMO, the second disc is far better then the first one, Gabriel sings better!

One large word for you my friend.

FOXTROT!

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1. Foxtrot
2. Nursery Cryme / Selling England by the Pound (tie)
3. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
4. Wind & Wuthering
5. A Trick of a Tail 

Those are the albums that you and every prog rocker in the world gotta have in their collection no matter what. No excuses please, it's an strict obligation.

maidenrulez wrote: A shame really...i have always overlooked genesis because of phil collins and have always tried to stay away from listening to this band and have only heard the most famous songs like Land of confusion, Dancing with the moonlit knight and i can't dance and so on. I actually only got the first genesis album on vinyl but that is hardly prog so i hope someone can recommend me a good first proper genesis album.

I tell you, the best way to start to discover Genesis is when you start with NURSERY CRYME.

It's the first record with Phil Collins on drums and Steve Hackett on guitar and the album where Genesis found their own niche. It got the perfect place to start with the classic "The Musical Box".

After that record, you should go for FOXTROT and it's progressive term, with one of prog's greatest epics "Supper's Ready".

Next should be SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND, which is the most complete record of the golden-era Genesis. You already know "Dancing With The Moonlit Knight", so you'll get more classics like "The Cinema Show", "Firth Of Fifth" (with one of prog's best and definitive guitar solos), the band's first hit "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe") and the brilliant instrumental "After The Ordeal". This is also the best produced record of Genesis, with a very fine sound, where you can hear all the instruments very well, I recommend you to buy the difinitive edition remastered cd, from all classic Genesis albums though.

My introduction to Genesis was the double album THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY, which was not the perfect start to get into the band. It's Genesis mostly dark, hidden doored and also most artistic release and when you grow into the story and music of this record you will for sure fall in love with.

After the Gabriel swansong LAMB LIES DOWN..., you'll get with A TRICK OF THE TAIL and WIND AND WUTHERING two more classic records from the progressive Genesis, with Phil Collins on vocals. Another great addition is the double live record SECONDS OUT, Steve Hackett's last official release with Genesis, he left after this one to go further with his solo career.

Don't forget the first Genesis live album called GENESIS LIVE from the year 1972 with the classic line-up and some of their best songs performed live and the band's second studio album TRESPASS, which is the first progressive Genesis release, with great melodies and long instrumental passages. It contains their hardest track and first big classic "The Knife", which is close to prog metal! Look out for this great album somewhere between the recommended ones from my side.

If you have enough money, buy the first Genesis archive boxset from their early period with unrealeased material and a complete live performance of the LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY record.

That's all what you need.

Most people say Foxtrot has more meet but I prefer Selling England. But you shouldn't get either until you have Close to the Edge by Yes......sorry It's just so good.