NURSERY CRYME

Touch me Now, Now, Now, Now!!! And through many years this masterpiece does not get any older, and for many ideias or reviews, one thing is for sure: Nursery Cryme is a landmark on the progrock universe and a major influence for all his conteporaneans. For those who still didn´t hear this piece of art it´s obviously a must have in any proghead collection. On Nursery Cryme we can feel the new blood ,of Steve Hackett and Phill Collins, running through the music machinery of Genesis. There is a evolution in two points for the band: firstly- the creativity and the tecnic of Phill Collins provides the band with a drumming that flows perfectly in the musical landscape of Genesis giving them a more carefree but also complex rytmique structure of the music, on the otherside we have Steve Hackett that continues with the so traditional 12 string guitar trio but adds a more agressive side to the guitar . Secondly, on " Nursery Cryme", Tony Banks had purchased a mellotron Mark II ( From King Crimson) wich is used all over the album, in addition Michael Rutherford had also purchased the electronic bass pedal, Dewtron Mister Bassman that would also give a envolving sound within the band. This two points would give a tremendous push in the right direction for the band. So the album starts with one of the most known masterpieces of the band: The Musical Box. For sure one of the most known pieces of the album, a ten minute epic about love, reincarnation and lust, it opens with a cynical pastoral theme ( here credits for Anthony Phillips, few may know but the Musical Box, also known as F Sharp, was partially written by the former member) once more we have the 3 guitar intertwined game that crashes in a agressive new theme with the organ and the guitar riffing. Somewhere in the middle we are introduced to Steve Hackett landing with a magnific solo, using the tapping technique, the music ends with a perfect climax that concludes perfectly the song. Troughout the album we can feel the evolution of the band, there´s still that beautifull and melodic themes that can show us the capability of composing something complex and simple at the same time like: For Absent Friend and Harlequin. We have moments of virtuosity complexity : The Return Of The Giant Hogweed ( And i swear i can hear some heavy-metal riffs here). A python-esque moment with and incredible musical flow: Harold The Barrel( credit here to Phill Collins drumming). A beautifull and touching composition with and incredible and memorable mellotron lines: Seven Stones. And to finish an amazing song such as Fountain of Salamacis with a fantastic contribute from Steve Hackett with a touching final solo that ends this masterpiece. In conclusion we are in front of a masterpiece of prog rock, in Nursery Cryme we can feel the echoes of the pastoral Trespass, yet there´s also a felling of a more consistant band that is always evolving and in my personal point of view is a perfect album in a way that here we can feel that Genesis are going in the righ direction, their pastoral themes will continue to marvel the older Genesis fans ( Trespass fans) and the new complexer, harder, and more mature compositions will marvel those who were not still convinced, so its perfect in everyway and a must have for any real progrock fan