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Lindsay Lohan 
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 Topic: Please recommend me a genesis album.
Posted: June 07 2005 at 03:21 |
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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.
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Ben2112
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 03:25 |
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Foxtrot or Selling England By The Pound (especially the latter if you enjoyed Dancing With The Moonlit Knight). Be aware that Foxtrot's sound quality is far inferior to Selling...
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Lindsay Lohan
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 03:28 |
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Hmm wich is the best genesis album in the phil collins era you reckon? Just wondering if there are good stuff there also...
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Matti
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 03:28 |
All of Gabriel-era Genesis albums (except the debut) are great, also Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering where Phil sings. If you like long epics, Foxtrot featuring Supper's Ready will please you. Double concept album Lamb Lies Down on Broadway may not be the best place to start. My and many other's favourite is Selling England by the Pound which has that Moonlit Knight you mentioned.
Hopefully I answered your question before seeing it. 
Edited by Matti
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Gentle Ronnie
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 03:32 |
I recommend Foxtrot, Trick Of The Tail, Nursery Cryme. Buy them in that order.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 03:36 |
This is my list of Genesis albums that I would encourage anybody to get (in that order):
- Foxtrot/Nursery Cryme (Tie)
- Trespass
- The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
- Archives I - The Gabriel Years
- Genesis Live
- Selling England by the Pound
- Wind & Wuthering (Collins/Hackett era)
- A Trick of the Tail (Collins/Hackett era)
- Second's Out (Collins/Hackett era)
- From Genesis to the Revelation (Only for collectors)
I can live without the rest, and life would be better without everything after Duke.
Iván
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the dragon
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 03:39 |
This is a wedding invitation...
- Selling England By The Pound (the most omnicomprensive of their music);
- Foxtrot (IMO more complex, with the masterpiece Supper's Ready);
- Seconds out (the best live album of the era).
I think this is a good start.
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Bj-1
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 03:56 |
Start with Foxtrot, then get Nuresry Cryme. If you like those; buy Selling England by The Pound. Then, get Trick of The Tail.
All four are masterpieces and probably their most acessible.
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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dalt99
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 04:06 |
Wow, some differing of opinion here (surprise surprise!! )
Well, it might depend on what music you ALREADY like. For instance, I prefer symphonic prog such as Yes, Gentle Giant, Anglagard and Camel as well as the heavy prog bands like Rush and Kansas as well as modern stuff like Transatlantic and Shadow Gallery and if I were to recommend you a Genesis album, I would say start with Selling Enland by the Pound, Nursery Crime or Trespass. If you don't like any or most of the groups I mentioned then you probably should start with Foxtrot or Trick of the Tail first (since those are my least favorites of the early Genesis albums).
Hope that helps! 
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Best of 2006 that I've heard:
PFM-Stati Di Immaginazione
Zenit-Surrender (Best "unknown" album)
Oaksenham - Conquest of Pacific
2007:
Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon
La Torre Del Alchimista - Neo
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Blacksword
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 04:58 |
Foxtrot from the Gabriel era
A trick of the Tail from the Collins era
Both brilliant but very different albums.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 05:55 |
Nursery cryme 
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Seyo
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 06:47 |
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Go for the fab trio of albums:
1. Nursery Cryme
2. Foxtrot
3. Selling England
in that order,for a start.
If you like it, then go get others too.
Enjoy!
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jojim
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 07:12 |
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When I bought "Selling England ..." on vinyl I went into the
cellar room (at night), turned off all lights and listened to that
strange mesmerizing sounds coming out of my stereo. It was a
revelation. You won't be the same person getting up to the surface of
normal life. Try it.
Then you need "Foxtrott" and "Nursery cryme". (wait a few weeks)
And then the masterpiece "The lamb lies down on Broadway". (wait
a few weeks). This album is not easy to get digested. But it's great.
"Trick of the tail" and even "Wind and wuthering" are reasonable Prog
Rock albums with Collins at the microphone. But after that the decline
to a pop band began. Not bad. But no compares to the earlier stuff.
Just good pop music.
Enjoy the second best group of music history!
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proger
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 09:57 |
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SEBTP- good album to start with
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Azrael2112
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 10:03 |
Read the reviews in the Prog Archive thats what they are there for.
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PROGMAN
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 10:08 |
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Trust me get Foxtrot and Selling England by the Pound you won't be dissapointed.
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richardh
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 10:17 |
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
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kirklott
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 14:29 |
I highly recommend Seconds Out:
a) the song selection is incredible, and only from the Gabriel/Hackett era
b) the production and engineering is incredible, much better than the studio versions
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"Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin
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Cluster One
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 14:41 |
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I'd say get 'em all. The good ones are great! And even the bad ones aren't really complete wastes!
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Marmalade...I like marmalade.
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bluetailfly
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 14:51 |
Trespass - This is the one to start with, then move up chronologically. That way, you'll get a true sense of Genesis's evolution.
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