TRESPASS

Classic masterpiece that is one of the "pillars" of progressive rock. Let's see now - this is 1970 - King Crimson's "In The Court Of...", ELP's "Emerson, Lake & Palmer", Soft Machine's "Third", Van Der Graaf Generator's "The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other" and "H To He Who Am The Only One", Curved Air's "Air Conditioning" and Gentle Giant's self-titled first outing - these albums pretty much defined the emerging genre.

Having said that, Tresspass not only helped to define the genre, but also the classic Genesis sound, which would continue until about 1977. Tresspass sessions were the bottomless well into which Genesis would dip again and again for inspiration - even as late as "A Trick Of The Tail", which contains a song written in that formative period. The delicate 12-string passages, the searing guitar solos, the intricate keyboard runs, the majestic organ chords, the flute fills, the chord changes and perhaps most of all, the mythical atmosphere that defined the Genesis sound, are all here on this album. All songs are masterpieces of structure and execution, and there is nothing tentative here - it's a true "Progressive Manifesto".