Essentially, Genesis' biggest problem in its art-rock days was that, quite frankly, they kept shooting themselves in the foot again and again as far as reaching a mass audience goes. Now don't get me wrong - Genesis' flaws are fairly obvious, and not the easiest thing to ignore. And not only that, but Genesis is a very, very close second to Yes as my favorite progressive rock group overall, and even then I have my doubts (not to mention that Genesis' pop peak was also higher than Yes' pop peak). Because that album, my first Genesis album, Selling England by the Pound, is now my favorite progressive rock album, hands down. But that, my friends, is why one must NEVER EVER EVER judge a group or an album or a song after one listen. Upon first listen to the group, my impressions were as follows - a somewhat hoarse, okayish singer some decent, but not very impressive 'generic prog' guitar solos use of mellotrons and synthesizers in a mostly, again, 'generic prog' vein. And then the next thing you know, before you realize it, that gangly, ugly person becomes the love of your life (or, at least, of the next couple of months).įor me, no musical group has come closer to that description than Genesis. You still see the negatives, but even then, you begin to realize that they are integral in the shaping of the person, and perhaps, even to a certain (even large) extent, are an actual positive in the full context of that person (not to mention that, since we all have flaws ourselves, the flaws in others help us to see the other as that much more human, which in turn makes the positives that much more appealing). But then, almost by accident, you begin to pick up on little positives - a nice smile, a good sense of humor, a general good demeanor towards life, etc. In fact, the only traits that stand out at first are flaws - a slight weight problem, an episode with acne, geeky glasses, whatever. You meet somebody, and sure enough, on first glance, you can see absolutely nothing extraordinary or special about that person. We've all had this experience at some point, I'm sure. Genesis Completely confused by the rating system? Go here for an explanation.
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