TRESPASS

In my opinion "Trespass", the 2nd Genesis album is a good magical album but not aged in correct manner. Because the music is good but the final result is too tied to the desire to forget an album like "From Genesis to Revelation". This ruin the power of the songs, as because the drummer John Mayhew is not so dinamic and jazzy as the compositions required. In second place is also the baroque tendencies of music that not convinces me. Ok, in other albums this is a winning element. In this case "Trespass" lost, with the inclusion of baroque elements, much of the symphony power. If you think a less intricate (in style) version of King Crimson... Or better: if King Crimson played a Yes composition, the final result is "Trespass"! This is not a true defect, as because "Trespass" is the true Genesis debut. But in order to preserve the freshness of composition is a defect, as because this is too evident, for me. At the same time "trespass" was a seminal album, both for70's symphinic band (some bands created real carbon copies of this album) that for some Neo Prog band (Fish's Marillion in first line).

In my opinion if Phil Collins played drums in "trespass" the final result was better. Also Gabriel does not express its full potential, if it were slowed by the results of "From Genesis to Revelation". (Also if this is a common problem in early Prog). The arrangements are not so explosive, because to baroque and intrusive. These defects not change my idea about "Trespass": a great album (sure a masterpiece in 1970) but not aged good.

So, I repeat, "trespass" was a masterpiece in 70's but today reamain a great album. Not only for Prog.