Best Genesis Album - your opinions please.

This thread brings sure back some memories. I was in high school in Northern New Jersey and had just discovered the band. Fanatacism that is only possible among the high school aged ensued. The first (of many, many) time I saw Genesis was in the gym at Bergen Community College in Paramus, NJ in November, 1971. The full costume change/pyrotechnic show in a small community college gym is still the most memorable concert I've ever seen.

I still think this band produced the most melodic, hook rich material of all the progressive rock bands, and that talent remains evident through all the style changes. Those changes make the records difficult to compare, but if forced, I'd probably choose:
Foxtrot
Trick of The Tail
Lamb Lies Down

Fyi the bulk of the Genesis catalog will be released on SACD in 2007 (see www.sa-cd.net)

Merry Christmas, everybody!

Tom

There's old Genesis and new Genesis. I think the old songs have much more musical imagination, not to mention Gabriel's fascinating voice. Many are more like compostions than songs, too.

"Selling England by the Pound" is my favorite studio LP. Get that one, but also get "Seconds Out", excellent live renditions of many of the greatest ones. Plus, the drumwork by Chester Thompson and Bill Bruford (and Phil, of course) is something to hear.

Best Yes album: Close to the Edge (I couldn't resist).

Steve O.

You and I think a lot alike, Steveott. Even with the Yes suggestion.

Tvad, I think the title cut on CTTE was Yes's masterpiece and the entire album was their strongest overall. It's the only Yes album I have on CD! When I was listening to them a lot and playing some of their stuff in a band, CD's hadn't been invented. Same with Genesis.

Steve O.