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Originally posted by Yesspaz
I just don't get Genesis. It seems like everyone generally puts Foxtrot up as the pinnacle of Genesis output. I own only one Genesis album - Foxtrot. I don't think it's very good. I don't get it..., what's the attraction? Supper's Ready is perhaps the most overrated epic in prog history, not the best (sorry Ivan). To me, Genesis is a sub-par prog band. They are the next level down from Yes, King Crimson, Floyd, Rush, Gentle Giant, and Oldfield. I know that I'm in an extreme minority here, and will be flamed shortly, but I don't care. I don't get it. I think it's that I'm a ROCKer first, who just happens to prefer prog. I like Guitars! as well as the keyboards. It always seemed to me that Genesis is a keyboard band first, guitar second.
Anyway, if Foxtrot is the pinnacle of Genesis output, then I'm saving my money and buying something else.
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No flame from me. Sounds like you own all the Genesis you need.
I'll put them a notch below Yes, and of course when I personally speak of "Genesis", I only refer to PG era, so it's comparing a historical band with one that is still going strong (though I'm sure that's another whole discussion).
KC it's hard to compare with anyone; they staked out their own corner of the genre. Not to mention that KC has actually been numerous bands over the years, making comparisons less than a straightforward task. Still, while there may be aspects of KC that have transcended what anyone else has done, period, if you want to compare Foxtrot era Genesis to KC of that time....
well I still can't. KC was intense magic live, that's for sure, and I think they could do things no other band could do. But to those of us that like the material, Genesis created something more than just superb rock music performance. But hey, it's not going to click with everyone. A lot of us who really like it probably heard it at a formative time for our musical tastes.
I think GG was a great band, I saw 'em live a slew of times. In fact, they started to seem a little stale, I think I saw them too many times in too short a time and they weren't growing. Anyway, IMO Foxtrot has greater "depth" for want of a better word than any of GG's best, and I liked them a lot. But Genesis created such a manifestation, and so expertly utilized their bag of tricks to do so, whereas I felt GG rarely went far beyond simply showing off their bag of tricks.