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Genesis

Symphonic Prog

4.65 | 4765 ratings

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I believe that the rating of 5 stars should be used sparingly, but this album certainly deserves it. This is Genesis at its best and the sound on the album is so clean.

Dancing with the Moonlight Knight might be Genesis' best song. I love how the song slowly builds from the a cappella opening to the allout jam at the end.

I Know What I Like is not prog but I like it anyway. It has a good groove and its a fun song and in a weird way it fits in with the rest of the album.

Firth of Fifth is a triumphant song with a great piano solo in the beginning and a solid flute solo in the middle, plus great lyrics.

More Fool Me doesn't really fit with the rest of the album, but it is a good mellow song between two epics. Plus, Phil Collins gets to showcase his vocals.

Battle of Epping Forest is an awesome track from the marching drumline opening to the big heldout chord at the end. It also tells a great, very prog, story throughout the whole song.

After the Ordeal is a great acoustic track with very obvious classical influence that also highlights Steve Hackett's slide guitar. A great transition into another epic.

The Cinema Show is another epic that starts out very mellow and acoustic and builds to a huge jam at the end. It starts with a beautiful acoustic section and ends with a great Tony Banks keyboard solo in 7/8 time. So good, so prog.

Aisle of Plenty is a good way to end the album with a good fadeout. It may be my least favorite track on the album, but it is an appropriate end to this masterpiece.

MattNYR | 5/5 | 2006-5-13

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