Favourite Genesis albums?

bob_32_116 · 04-15-2016, 11:36 AM

Since I know from experience that casting multiple votes will not rank my votes in any way, it will just add one to the count for each album whose box I ticked, I just attempted to separate out what I consider the "first tier" from the rest. That simply meant a vote for all the albums from Nursery Cryme through to ...And Then There Were Three.

Not that there are no decent albums among the others, but these are the ones I think are outstanding.

I think The Lamb is their masterpiece, but it did take me longer to appreciate than, say, Foxtrot or Selling England, and I would not recommend The Lamb as the first entry point for a Genesis novice.

I consider Abacab the worst, followed by We Can't Dance and Calling All Stations. The debut is not bad once you get out of the mindset of expecting it to sound like a Genesis album.

View Poll Results: Your favourite Genesis albums in order of preference
From Genesis to Revelation	4	11.11%
Trespass	5	13.89%
Nursery cryme	10	27.78%
Foxtrot	14	38.89%
Selling England by the pound	15	41.67%
The lamb lies down on Broadway	13	36.11%
A trick of the tail	7	19.44%
Wind and wuthering	4	11.11%
... And then there were three	3	8.33%
Duke	3	8.33%
Abacab	2	5.56%
Genesis	3	8.33%
Invisible touch	6	16.67%
We can't dance	1	2.78%
Calling all stations	1	2.78%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

04-15-2016, 11:36 AM	#27 (permalink)
bob_32_116 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: 32S 116E Posts: 324	Since I know from experience that casting multiple votes will not rank my votes in any way, it will just add one to the count for each album whose box I ticked, I just attempted to separate out what I consider the "first tier" from the rest. That simply meant a vote for all the albums from Nursery Cryme through to ...And Then There Were Three. Not that there are no decent albums among the others, but these are the ones I think are outstanding. I think The Lamb is their masterpiece, but it did take me longer to appreciate than, say, Foxtrot or Selling England, and I would not recommend The Lamb as the first entry point for a Genesis novice. I consider Abacab the worst, followed by We Can't Dance and Calling All Stations. The debut is not bad once you get out of the mindset of expecting it to sound like a Genesis album. Last edited by bob_32_116; 04-15-2016 at 01:47 PM.