TRESPASS

the way i prefer to describe TRESPASS is as such: you will very much enjoy listening to it, but after you're done, you will forget everything about it. whereas i find myself constantly humming bank's kyboard solo in "cinema show" or hackett's guitar solo in "firth of filth," there are very few memorable parts on this album. up until "the knife," the album is basically spare instrumentation with emotional vocals that both create a very soothing atmosphere. then we come to "the knife;" basically a simple keyboard-driven song that, unlike the rest of the album, has a riff i can hum along to and enjoy.

i don't bother getting into genesis's lyrics, because they're always too well-thought-out and perfect to deserve my analysis.

the geist: i suppose you could start listening to genesis with this album, but it cannot compare to the following 5 or 6 in their catelogue. i started with SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND and that is still my favorite of theirs. if you even think that there's a possiblity that you might like genesis, check that album out first. if you like that (and i know you will, it's amazing) then retrace your steps to TRESPASS. A solid 4/4.