FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION

I love this period of Genesis. It's before they really came into their own and yet, it is something unique at the same time. Sure there are traces of everything from The Moody Blues to The Bee Gees, but that being said, the lads take that knowledge and craft something very special. The melodies are simple yet wonderful, the performances understated yet captivating and the overall sound is pure 1969 for sure, however, there is something more scratching at that door. The flow of the LP is perfect and songs like "The Silent Sun" "The Serpent" and In The Beginning" are classics. When you listen to this (as well as the tracks on the box set from this period) you can hear the freshness of a young band discovering themselves and their sound. The greatness of "art rock" was it's naive self confidence and not it's musical rambling and self indulgent regurgitations. This is long before the latter became the standard. This is a beautiful album from start to finish.