Genesis: Album Ratings

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Posted: June 20 2020 at 03:13

From Genesis to Revelation - 3

Trespass - 4
Nursery Cryme - 4
Foxtrot - 4

Live - 4

Selling England by the Pound - 4.5
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - 4
A Trick of the Tail - 5
Wind & Wuthering - 4

Spot the Pigeon - 2

Seconds Out - 5

And then there were Three - 3
Duke - 3
Abacab - 1

Three Sides Live - 1.5

Genesis (Shapes) - 2.5
Invisible Touch - 0.5
We Can't Dance - 1

The Shorts - 1

The Longs - 2

Calling all Stations - 2

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Posted: June 20 2020 at 01:20

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Wow, you're super confident with handing out those 5 stars.

Yes, it's true that I gave nine Genesis albums in a row a full 5-star rating, although I would have felt guilty at giving any of those classic albums anything less than five stars.

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Posted: June 19 2020 at 20:16

Wow, you're super confident with handing out those 5 stars.

I get that it's tempting, and even now when i'm on a bit of a Genesis high, I still have to be honest...

From Genesis to Revelation - 2

Trespass - 3

Nursery Cryme - 4

Foxtrot - 4

Selling England - 4.5

The Lamb - 4

A Trick of the Tail - 4.5

Wind and Wuthering - 3.5

And then there were three - 3.5

Duke - 3

Abacab - 3

Have not listened to Genesis after this point, save for a few songs.

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Posted: June 19 2020 at 16:42

From Genesis to Revelation - 3.5

Trespass - 4
Nursery Cryme - 4.5
Foxtrot - 4
Selling England by the Pound - 4.5
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - 5
A Trick of the Tail - 4.5
Wind & Wuthering - 4
And then there were Three - 4
Duke - 3.5
Abacab - 3.5
Genesis - 4
Invisible Touch - 3
We Can't Dance - 3
Calling all Stations - 2.5

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Posted: June 19 2020 at 13:24

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From Genesis to Revelation - 3

Trespass - 5
Nursery Cryme - 5
Foxtrot - 5
Selling England by the Pound - 5
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - 5
A Trick of the Tail - 4
Wind & Wuthering - 5
And then there were Three - 3
Duke - 3
Abacab - 2
Genesis - 3
Invisible Touch - 2
We Can't Dance - 2
Calling all Stations - 2

That looks like a very fair rating for all of Genesis' albums and it's very much in line with my own album ratings. I was tempted to give the disappointing Abacab and Calling All Stations albums lowly 2-star ratings too, but I must have been in a generous mood that day when I was handing ratings out.

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Posted: June 19 2020 at 11:09

From Genesis to Revelation - 3

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Posted: June 19 2020 at 10:47

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A different ranking - by first love:

1. Selling England

2. Trespass

3. Live

4. The Lamb Lies Down

5. A Trick of the Tail

6. Wind and Wuthering

7. ...and then there were three..

8. Duke

9. Three Sides Live

10. Genesis to Revealation

11. Nursery Cryme

12. Foxtrot

I'm really surprised that Foxtrot only just scrapes in at #12 on your list when it's one of the most highly-regarded albums here.

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Posted: June 19 2020 at 10:22

FGTR *

Trespass ***

Cryme ****

Foxtrot *****

SEBTP ***

Lamb ****

Trick *****

W&W ****

ATTWT ****

Duke ***

Abacab **

Genesis ***

Invisible Touch **

We Can't Dance **

CAS *

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 11:37

A different ranking - by first love:

1. Selling England

2. Trespass

3. Live

4. The Lamb Lies Down

5. A Trick of the Tail

6. Wind and Wuthering

7. ...and then there were three..

8. Duke

9. Three Sides Live

10. Genesis to Revealation

11. Nursery Cryme

12. Foxtrot

I did not buy 'on release' after Duke...

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 11:31

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Limited to studio albums only:

From Genesis to Revelation - 3

Trespass - 4
Nursery Cryme - 5
Foxtrot - 5
Selling England by the Pound - 5
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - 5
A Trick of the Tail - 4
Wind & Wuthering - 5
And then there were Three - 3
Duke - 3
Abacab - 2
Genesis - 3
Invisible Touch - 3
We Can't Dance - 3
Calling all Stations - 3

Your ratings are the most similar to mine out of all the Genesis ratings lists posted here so far.

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 11:28

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From Genesis to Revelation - 2
Trespass - 5
Nursery Cryme - 4
Foxtrot - 4
Selling England by the Pound - 5
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - 5
A Trick of the Tail - 5
Wind & Wuthering - 5
And then there were Three - 3
Duke - 4
Abacab - 2
Genesis - 3
Invisible Touch - 3
We Can't Dance - 3
Calling all Stations - 1

We agree on about half of the Genesis album ratings, although a 1-star rating for Calling All Stations is a bit harsh.

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 11:12

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^^ I was tempted to give Calling All Stations a 2-star rating too, because it doesn't sound anything like a Genesis album to me, but judged on its own merits, the album just about scraped through with a 3-star rating.

I agree with most of your ratings except Duke would be a four and maybe a three for ATTWT. Other than that it would be very similar.

"And Then There Were Three" sounds like a crossover album to me where Genesis were evolving from a Prog-Rock band into a regular Pop/Rock band, but not for the better - although it didn't do their album sales any harm throughout the 1980's.

Don't let the hit song fool you. ATTWT is fricken' awesome. I wish it was a double album as the group claimed to have enough songs available at the time.

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 10:33

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I agree with most of your ratings except Duke would be a four and maybe a three for ATTWT. Other than that it would be very similar.

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 09:20

Albums from 1970 to 1978 are 5 stars. (It's Genesis for Christ's sake!). Albums 1980-1981 are 3 stars. All the albums following 1981 are 2 stars including From Genesis To Revelation from 1969.

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 09:18

From Genesis to Revelation - 2
Trespass - 5
Nursery Cryme - 4
Foxtrot - 4
Selling England by the Pound - 5
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - 5
A Trick of the Tail - 5
Wind & Wuthering - 5
And then there were Three - 3
Duke - 4
Abacab - 2
Genesis - 3
Invisible Touch - 3
We Can't Dance - 3
Calling all Stations - 1

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 09:11

I agree with most of your ratings except Duke would be a four and maybe a three for ATTWT. Other than that it would be very similar.

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 06:24

From Genesis to Revelation - 2

Trespass - 4

Nursery Cryme - 4

Foxtrot - 4

Genesis Live - 4

Selling England by the Pound - 5

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - 5

A Trick of the Tail - 5

Wind & Wuthering - 4

Seconds Out - 4

And Then There Were Three - 3

Duke - 4

Abacab - 3

Three Sides Live - 4

Genesis - 3

Invisible Touch - 3

We Can't Dance - 3

The Way We Walk (Shorts/Longs) - 2/3

Calling All Stations - 3

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 05:57

Limited to studio albums only:

From Genesis to Revelation - 3

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Posted: June 18 2020 at 04:05

^^ I was tempted to give Calling All Stations a 2-star rating too, because it doesn't sound anything like a Genesis album to me, but judged on its own merits, the album just about scraped through with a 3-star rating.

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