What was the first Genesis album you heard?

Foxtrot. I started with that one specifically because it had Supper's Ready on it. I haven't listened to other Genesis albums, but I know to avoid We Can't Dance and Invisible Touch.

Genesis Live, then in short order, Selling England, Foxtrot, Nursery Cryme and Trespass. After that I bought everything as soon as it came out up to Abacab. 

Foxtrot, a cousin of mine played it for my brothers and me, it must have been around '76 when I was only 10, but I remember he played first the 2nd side with Horizons and Supper's Ready, we were hooked immediately and listened to it a few times in a row. For sure we must have played the 1st side as well but for some reason it's like for quite some time Foxtrot was only the 2nd side, I'd say the 2nd side was played 90% and the 1st side only 10%. Only later when I got 13 or 14 and I started to play music by myself rather than just listening to what my relatives played, I really realised how good the 1st side is.

Trespass.

Someone lent me Seconds Out when I was at school about 1977. Found it very boring to be honest. I only started to take Genesis seriously when I heard the 1980 Lyceum gig on Radio. I recorded it as it was so good.I guess my mind was more receptive to prog at that time.

Nursery Cryme, though not when it was first released - I bought it in 1974, then bought everything else they'd released up to then in fairly quick sucession.

Selling England by the Pound, and totally fell in love with this enchating music, after that i heard other Gabriel era albums, stunning masterpieces,  

Nursery Crime, last year. I was searching in a pile of old discs that a friend gave us. We had a turntable and I had found two Genesis albums wich I really enjoyed: Nursery Crime, wich was the first I listened to and the best of the two, and A Trick of the Tail. I bought every other albums from the Peter Gabriel era short after that and recently I bought Wind and Wuthering.

Three Sides Live in the beginning of the 80's. I immediately went to see them live. It was my first rock concert. They played Supper's Ready, unfortunately the last time they ever played it. After that I wanted to hear their older stuff.


Edited by Formentera Lady - February 06 2011 at 08:43

Snow Dog wrote: Not a bad album at all.

exactly. but not a right place to start either. it doesn't mean it is a bad album it is a very solid album actually especially domino is far far better than the original album version.