I'm prolly the only one here but....Genesis?

I really don't like Genesis, I don't know what it is maybe the fact that I haven't explored their music enough and only heard the sh*t on the radio. I've listened to all the listed genres in the archives, mostly RIO, Cantebury, Krautrock, Space, and some of the easier to listen to bands (Porcupine Tree, Tool, Rush, etc). Theres something about Genesis that just boils my blood when it comes on (I wouldn't be too worried but my work plays a station that plays them a lot). As a prog fan, is there something wrong w/ me, because Genesis seems to be the under the fav's of everyone here. I've tried giving some of Peter Gabriel's music a chance but it didn't exactly click. I also really enjoy Brand X, though I can't imagine there being ne similarities in sound. So, either tell me theres nothing wrong me and I just have a different taste in music (or flame me for seeking validation that a band sux, w/e) or tell me I'm wrong while also giving me a reason and maybe suggesting an album that could possibly turn me on to them. Another question, and just being curious, what makes them so great???

You ain't the only one, and as for the last question, I don't know.  Lord knows I've tried.

yeah the radio, no wonder, the last prog thing by Genesis I heard on the radio was 'Back in NYC' in the early 80s when some prog was still acceptable..  I'd say start with Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and then either backwards in their catalog or forward if you prefer a more polished sound

I used to not like Genesis, I couldn't see what all the fuss was about either. One night I decided to sit in the car at my brother's football game and I listened to Selling England by the Pound again. About half way through The Battle of Epping Forest it just started "making sense". Trespass is a good album to get into, Gabriel's vocals are great, the music is beautiful, and it ends with The Knife, which is much harder rock in comparison to the rest of the album.

When I am trying out a new band or (especially) if I am trying to get into one I find the best thing to do is to wait until I can listen to them completely undistracted, without expecting anything to come of the music. The main thing is that if you listen to them with a clean slate, instead of the expectation that they WILL be the best prog band ever, or expecting them to not be any good, then it helps you to notice positive things about the music.

I'm not saying you absolutely HAVE to like Genesis, but at least don't give up on them yet.

Ivan is going to come down hard on everyone in this thread that be dissin' 'em.

Well, for me, genesis in their classic albums era (nursery through wind & wuthering) while lacking the flashy playing of some of their contemporaries (yes or ELP for example) had incredible HARMONIC richness and complexity. Therein lies their magic and "progressivness". Some of the chord progressions and the modulations Banks uses (though i'm sure the others contributed just as well) are insane! So I would encourage you to pay attention to them again, focusing on that aspect of their music and maybe you will appreciate them a LOT more.  

^yeah man you gotta listen to tried and true pre 1989 artists its the only way

Petrovsk Mizinski wrote: ^yeah man you gotta listen to tried and true pre 1989 artists its the only way

I copy my CDs onto casettes to make it an authentic experience.

Edited by Henry Plainview - May 06 2009 at 02:09

Your list me makes visibly cringe. I trust you'll engage with pre-89 music soon. Quality artists like Genesis might just do the trick for a lost soul like you

Edited by WalterDigsTunes - May 06 2009 at 02:17

Henry Plainview wrote: Petrovsk Mizinski wrote: ^yeah man you gotta listen to tried and true pre 1989 artists its the only way I copy my CDs onto casettes to make it an authentic experience.