Ranking The Genesis Studio Albums
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- The mighty Genesis finally gets the Prog Corner treatment - all 15 of their studio albums from worst to first!!!
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0:00 Introduction
2:22 Calling All Stations (1997)
3:42 From Genesis To Revelation (1969)
5:02 We Can't Dance (1991)
6:33 Invisible Touch (1986)
7:36 Abacab (1981)
8:26 Genesis.(1983)
10:33 Duke (1980)
11:26 Trespass (1970)
12:13 Wind & Wuthering (1976)
13:33 Nursery Cryme (1971)
14:37 A Trick Of The Tail (1976)
15:37 Selling England By The Pound (1973)
16:45 Foxtrot (1972)
17:38 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
My favorite Genesis Album "Selling England By The Pound" ... !!
I'm 23 years old. I did listen to Genesis past year but man, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was something else, it kicked out Close To The Edge from my Top 1 album. The lyrics, you could make a movie with them. Btw, "It" is underrated. Keep it up with the outstanding content. Cheers from Argentina
Thank you!!! Yeah there really is something special about The Lamb. The atmosphere. It feels like New York. It’s just brilliant. ❤️❤️🇺🇸🇦🇷
It is a very good song. Check out Three Sides Live with It/Watcher of the Skies and In the Cage. It is my view Collins does a better job singing them than Gabriel. particularly In the Cage.
Coño!! Me too, 22 and listening Genesis since post covid and The Lamb its my fav album (Only Second because of The Empyrean by Frusciante). Its really magical and for some reason I really engage with the lyrical and musical narrative of the récord. Saludos desde Canarias (España) mi hermano hispano!!!!!
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25 here. Genesis are my all time favourite band. Have been for years. Welcome to the fandom! 🤘🤘🎶🎶
Genesis may be one of the bands with the least amount of arguing about the rankings. Sure, we might quibble on an album here or there trading a couple of positions but by and large this is spot on.
It’s the easiest discography to rank for sure. The top five get shuffled around a bit but every list I’ve seen is kinda like mine. Boring!!! 👍
Not too sure about that. There are lots of fans that prefer the later stuff to the earlier stuff. There are fans who hate anything after Gabriel left. The horrors! They went more pop! I like lots from 1970 to 1992. Even the "pop" stuff! Anyway, my ranking:
15. From Genesis to Revelation
14. Calling All Stations
13. Trespass
12. Nursery Crymes
11. We Can't Dance
10. And then There Were Three
9. Fox Trot
8. Genesis
7. Lamb Lies Down (lots of good stuff, lots not so good)
6. Invisible Touch
5. Abacab (highly underrated and misunderstood)
4. Duke
3. Selling England by the Pound
2. Wind and Wuthering
1. Trick of the Tail
From 11 on the rankings can always change
You make a good point. I always assume my audience is old and Gabriel era centric. Most Genesis fans prefer the Collins era - based on record sales, tour receipts and airplay…
@@TheProgCorner I'm 59. Duke was my introduction to Genesis. Then came Abacab. Friend of mine introduced me to TOTT, W&W and And then there were 3. Liked everything heard. Genesis album sinched it that Genesis was my favorite band and it's remained that way. Didn't always like some of the earlier stuff but lots has grown on me. In the Cage (which I think Collins does a better job singing than Gabriel). Carpet Crawlers, Watcher of the Skies, It, Fountains of Salmacis are some of my early favorites. I also love Gabriel and Collins solo stuff as well as Mike and the Mechanics. I don't think any band (including the Beatles) has produced more in total than Genesis and the solo stuff. Some of the best musicians of any band. Banks one of the top keyboardists, Collins one of the top drummers, Hackett a very good guitarist of which there are so many, and I think Rutherford is one of the most underrated guitarists/basists in music. I like new Genesis. I like old Genesis. Their concerts are amazing. For years Home By the Sea is one of my favorite live songs, but recently Abacab (in particular the 1987 Wembely performance) is just out of this world. It is a musical delight to the ears!
Thanks for sharing your Genesis story!!! It’s so cool how many different angles we arrive from with this band.
The first concert I ever saw was "The Lamb" in Chicago in 1974! Blew my mind! It is also the GREATEST album ever in my humble opinion! Great Video! Cheers!
You’re kidding me, right? Dude, that’s insane!!!
That was my first concert also but in 1975. And the first record I was exposed to was that live album.
My first Genesis show was Thanksgiving night at NY''s Felt Forum, then May 1974 at NY Academy of Music and December 1974 at NY Academy of Music for the Lamb tour.
Nice!!!
YESSSSSSSS!!!!! FINALLY someone who KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT!! The LAMB IS #1! Scott, that was a GREAT ranking. You have such a wonderful energy! Looking forward to more!
Thank you for the kind words. I needed that today!!! 👍👍👍
One of my favorite bands of all time! They will surely be missed. I was lucky to see them this year in Cologne. I was in the same hotel as the band and met Tony and Mike at breakfast!
I love all eras of the band (also Calling All Stations). But of course, I prefer the Gabriel stuff!
Wow! Never met any of them!!!
Really enjoyed this. Genesis Live is one of my all time favorite live albums. #1 for me is Foxtrot. Agree that "...And Then There Were Three" is underrated. "Down and Out" is such a great opening track!
Phil’s drumming on that song…
Always feel ATTWT was very much a transition album. Not that's bad, or anything! Sounds very like a hybridization of styles. (I recall being fired from my first job- went home and listened to Down and Out, lol!)
Perfect ranking! Most people ranking their albums put The Lamb too low. Too me it’s the best album ever
Me too!!!!
Awesome informations again! Thanks for another awesome show!
Thank you! I appreciate that.
Thanks for the video, Scott! I agree with the sequence of your Top Three. 😎
Man I love your enthusiasm. I tend to agree with your ranking and I look forward to watching your other videos. Cheers.
Yes!!!! Thank you!!!! Prog on, brother.
I loved you reviews. Very intelligent and respectful with the band. I make my inscription in your channel after seeing this.
Thank you!!! Brasil!!!!!
I've been a MAJOR Genesis fan for over 30 years now. I really think your ranking was very fair and well argued! Of course there's still the never ending debate for the N°1 slot; Selling England or The Lamb, bit both are monumental. Thanks again.
Either way, there are six Genesis albums I rate a perfect 10 and I couldn’t live without ANY of them!!! Monumental indeed!!!
Please have Foxtrot added to the decidion ;)
Hey Scott,
I just discovered your channel. One of my favorite all-time bands is Yes. It took a while for me to become a Genesis fan. I remember Duke when it came out. It wasn’t until years later when I checked out the 3 cd set. Disc 3 had the Peter Gabriel era on it exclusively and it was my favorite of the 3! Having, in addition to Yes, been an ELP and Rush fan, I think it was meant to happen!
Anyways, we all have our rankings and you stated well why each one was at the position you chose and you made it entertaining! I look forward to finishing the Yes rankings!
Thanks, William!!! I’m glad you found my channel!!!! 👍❤️👍👍
Scott, I love that your reviews are not bloated. They are matter-of-fact and to-the-point. Kudos.
Thank you!
New subscriber loving the channel! Looking forward to catching up on all these vids!
Fantastic!!!! Thank you!!! 🙏
Great Genesis Ranking Video! The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Genesis Live both were on a cassette tape that was given to me by a friend back in the late 90s, which blew me away hearing Peter Gabriel Genesis for the first time, and those two albums are my sentimental favorites. I then went on to buy as much Genesis as possible! All of my Peter Gabriel Genesis is on CD, and my Phil Collins Genesis is on Vinyl! They will be missed 😢
They will definitely be missed. We will never see another Genesis.
Hey Scott, I really like your energy in this video and the way you presented the albums.
Thank you!!!
Man, you're the best! That was fun. Brought back so many fond memories. My journey with Genesis started with "Trespass", and like you with "Genesis Live", I stumbled across it in my local record store not knowing a thing about them either. That's how it was back then, living in The States of course. Little did I know at the time just how impactful that purchase would become, it literally opened a whole other world for me. Think that was 1971 when I was in my late teens.
Overall, my favorite Genesis albums are the Gabriel years as well, though I love TOTT & W&W too. Best way for me to rank them is based on just how often I return to them. That being said, here are my top five: 1. SEBTP 2. Foxtrot 3. TLLDOB 4. W&W 5. TOTT.
One last thing Scott. You mentioned the incredible ending to W&W as one of their great moments. With that being said, here's something especially for your listening/viewing pleasure. Definitely worth checking out... for ALL fans of Genesis... th-cam.com/video/KhpY5cUQuI4/w-d-xo.html
What a great animated video!!! Thanks for sharing that!!! Just amazing what that band was capable of producing…
@@TheProgCorner Glad you liked it. You're welcome, my pleasure really.
Yes, You nailed it. even the song selections mentioned at the bottom. bravo !
Yes indeed!!! It’s a fairly uncontroversial discography!!!
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Your enthusiasm is infectious, and shows your total love of the music! Glad you had Lamb at the top. My choice as well. I always found it amazing that it was made in such strained circumstances, with Peter's domestic situation and his child etc....that it is not only a double album, but a LONG double album. Yet for me it is perfect. No slightly weaker material at all. And I am not sure I would apply "perfect" to any other Genesis album, as much as I love most of the pre-stadium albums. Though, you know, I am setting a very high bar there :) Brilliant watch, thanks. And Genesis Live was my intro as well. Like you, I saw the cover and thought: this must be interesting with a singer dressed like that! There was no going back....
No going back indeed!!!!!
Hi great Channel.Because of one of your Videos i discovered The Clashs London Calling.I usaly dont like punk that much but man what a great Album.Its a shame that we dont have TH-camrs like you in Germany.
Ah man!!!! I wish I spoke it!!! We’d do an episode in German!!!!
Awesome channel!
THANK YOU!!! 💪🙏❤️
Been listening to Genesis for 50 years. Selling England is by far their greatest album. The musicianship on the album is nothing less than spectacular especially Phil’s drumming. Close second is definitely The Lamb. Another incredible prog masterpiece.
Such a perfect band!!!
Appreciate your informative and lively videos🤘 You’ll be at 1k subs in no time!✌️
We’re both gonna get there!!!
Great ranking man. For me after the holy trinity (Foxtrot, SEBTP and TLLDOB in chronological order) I would put Nursery Cryme and Trespass (yes I adore that even though it isn't Steve on the record, I think it has great guitar work from A. Phillips) and then TOTT and WAW. Keep going!
Anthony Phillips is terrific!!! Without him there would not have been a band called Genesis. ❤️
Thanks for the rankings. Great fun to hear your list and I admire your love for Genesis through the poppy and the proggy eras. My favourite is Nursery Cryme, which defines the band finding their true great sound, not quite refined, but all of the songs are of a high standard
Their first masterpiece. I love it. 10/10
There is no wrong answer, or ranking, when it comes to Gabriel era Genesis. They're all magical!!!!
Indeed they are!!!
Great work, Scot. Had Foxtrot album with only side 1 on Both sides! Never heard Suppers Ready for awhile…
I can imagine the first time you finally got to hear it!! Bliss.
Your videos are a real treat, and I enjoy your infectious enthusiasm!
I'm glad that you rated And Then There Were Three so highly. It's a surprisingly strong album. I like it better now than I did in 1978. Much as I generally prefer Genesis with Hackett and Gabriel to Genesis without, I think And Then There Were Three is a stronger album than Wind and Wuthering, and I play it more often. (Minority opinion, I know!) However, I agree with you about the strength of the suite that concludes side 2 of W and W. It is indeed one of their finest moments.
I would have ranked Calling All Stations higher than you did. (However, I completely ignored it when it was released and only heard it for the first time a few years ago.) It's hardly perfect, but I generally prefer it to much '80s Genesis. I like its moody, brooding atmosphere and it made me a Ray Wilson fan.
Keep up the great work!
Ray Wilson is an amazing talent!!! It wasn’t his fault CAS was a little flat. But even still, it is better than i remembered!!! And thanks for your kind words. 👍👍👍
How interesting that your early musical influences were Yes, Genesis ect.
Def prog rock. I loved ELO from 1971-1976.
My early formative music influences were The Beach Boys ( doo wop), Beatles ( British Invasion) and Motown ( R and B). Early to mid 1960’s.
Keep posting man. Great job.
Thank you, Eric!!! As long as people are watching, I'll keep posting!!!
Its great to see a ranking very close to my own opinion. 'The Lamb' was my first Genesis album and will always be my favorite. Too many people approach this album wrongly. Whereas the story is important, its the music that comes first. And it is the music on 'The Lamb' that is absolutely incredible. Gabriel's singing is at its peak here too. I've never understood why some people have a problem with sides three and four. Side three is possibly my favorite side of Genesis music. I would place 'Trespass' above 'Wind and Wuthering' but its a close thing. Apart from that, your list is identical to mine. I still liked the band after Gabriel left but their narrative content suffered. Cheers.
Thank you for that. There was no “replacing” Peter Gabriel. Why try??!! 👍👍👍
I definitely remix those last 7 Genesis albums depending on my mood. After Nursery Crime Collins drums definitely are something to listen to. I saw them tour the '83 Genesis album and I saw them again for the Last Domino tour in 2022. His son was pretty damn good on the drums in that show. It was sad though to see where Phil's health had taken him though. Great Band, Great Video man
Phil was one of the best drummers I’ve ever seen. In his prime? Wow!!! Brand X? Just ridiculous!!! ❤️
YES finally someone agrees with me, that suite at the end of W&W is one of their best songs ever. Especially that 2nd part, such a cool jam and it’s one of my favorite songs by them ever! Up there with Firth of Fifth and Dancing With the Moonlit Night and Watcher of the Skies and ofc Supper’s Ready
It is truly sublime!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Some of my favorite Hackett!
Great job Scott.
Thank you!!!
Top 5
1. Foxtrot
2. Selling England by the Pound
3. Nursery Cryme
4. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
5. A Trick of the Tail
In the 80's they became Phil Collins backing band, such a shame. But Mike the Mechanic was happy.
Mike was happy. I wasn’t.
Very good selection. I prefer "Selling England by the Pound" and "Foxtrot" but "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" is excellent too!! So.. Ah "A Trick of the Tail" is in its place, very good album!!!
What an incredible band!!!
Like you, Genesis Live (1973, but released a year later in 1974 in the US) was my introduction to the band, and also like you it was the album cover that made me buy it. For me, this was bought in 1974, and then I spent the next several months absorbing their entire catalogue in reverse order, culminating in my first Genesis concert, the opening nights of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour in Chicago. I saw night two. The album hadn't been released yet, but an underground radio station had played side one of the album, which I taped and played constantly until the show a week later. I had rarely experienced so much anticipation for a concert before or since, and they didn't disappoint. Even better, they came back to Chicago again at the end of The Lamb tour and played the entire thing as one last hurrah for the US.
1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
2. Selling England by the Pound
3. Foxtrot
4. Trespass
5. Nursery Cryme
6. From Genesis to Revelation
7. Wind and Wuthering
8. Trick of the Tail
When And Then There Were Three came out, I went to see the band and then decided not to see follow them anymore. I had lost interest in what they were doing. On the other hand, I considered Hackett's Voyage of the Acolyte (1975) perhaps better than any Genesis album.
ATTWT was my first time seeing them so I think I have a soft spot for it as a result!!!
Two favourite prog bands: Yes and Genesis (in THAT order) - check!
Favourite albums by those bands: Tales and Lamb - check!
I like the way you think. Now I HAVE to subscribe. Keep up the good work!
You really don’t have any other logical choice.
Can't argue with this one ,. Another great vid .
Thank you!!!
Just subscribed. Great presentation and fun video. Yeah, Genesis is amazing. Love them. Here's my ranking (and this can change any day):
1. Foxtrot
2. Selling England
3. Nursery Chyrme
4. Lamb
5. Trick of the Tail
6. Wind and Wuthering
7. Duke
8. And There Were 3
9. Trespass
10. Genesis
11. Abacab
12. Invisible Touch
13. We Can't Dance
14. From Genesis
15. Calling All Stations
Thank you, Robert!!! I will try to earn that sub!!! Looks like are lists are really similar.
Flip 1 & 2, then you have my list!
Thanks for the comment. Solid ranking!
Genesis is maybe my second favorite prog rock band. Invisible Touch is actually one of my favorites, and maybe because that was one of my introductions to the band. 80’s era Genesis is good and I don’t think it’s as bad as many say. Foxtrot is probably my favorite. Second favorite would either be Selling England or Trick of The Tail.
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I'm totally with you in most rankings except for putting Foxtrot first and The Lamb & Nusery Cryme as split seconds.
And yeah, The Battle of Epping Forest is the greatest masterpiece of Selling England imo2!
Bang-On! I'm a bit shaky about Wind And Wuthering, perhaps I would rate it just a little higher. And yep, absolutely: The Lamb is their best. Crazy creative, gorgeous and soulful.
I love Genesis!!!
I remember really digging Genesis when I discovered Selling England by the Pound, Foxtrot and Nursery Cryme in high school, but The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway really made Genesis become my favorite band. It's something about the songs and the overall vibe to that album that hasn't been matched since. 10/10 band!
I agree!!!
Genesis is my favourite band. I have seen them live in 1987 1992 1998 2007 and 2022. Calling All Stations is a very good album.
My first Genesis show was 1978!!! There will NEVER be another band like them.
@@TheProgCorner 1978 great show. Listen to Live In Chicago 1978. Fantastic.
There’s a good album in Stations somewhere. A shame Tony and Mike weren’t more open minded.
Going to enjoy this one with my early dinner! 🙂
Oh, it’s another cracking episode for you, sir!! Don’t let my face spoil your appetite!!!
Greetings! You have Smallcreep's day up in the upper left and so you have ultimate respect from me, my friend! The first two that you showed are the ones that I used to see in record stores back in the day. That double album was even in cut out bins! By the way, I'm trying to post up the Mike Millard 10 CD Yes collection "The Word is Love" on my channel. Come and drop in for chat or you can listen to it once posted. I'm trying to do the whole box set. Take care!~Sebastian
I’ll be there!!!! Thanks, Sebastian!!!
Was wondering when you were gonna make this video the other day actually, i predicted the future haha. When are we getting a Yes ranking? great content as always good sir
My Yes episode is being hijacked!!! I’m planning on having a guest for Yes ranking so I just have to coordinate that!!!
Another fine list. The Lamb was my first Genesis album. Like you, I was a Yes freak looking to branch out and a record store owner suggested this album. It's not my number one album, however it will always be the album to introduce Genesis to me.
Hey Scot, Kaprekar's Constant released a new album last week "the Muder Wall". Any chance we'll get an review on it sometime soon.
Ha ha!!! I was just listening to The Murder Wall and wondering why no one is talking about it. I think it’s the best of the three so yeah, a review is coming!!!
@@TheProgCornerThat funny. I'm listening to it the second time around while typing this. Fascinating subject matter for a prog album.
Agree that ...And Then There Were Three... is a great record. Very underrated.
I hated it at first. I was wrong wrong WRONG!!!!
Just been told that Watcher of the Skies..New BBC live Remastered CD from 1972 is being posted today Cant wait!
Yes!!!
Enjoyed the ranking and I’m with you on a lot of it. You’re correct that their Top 3 is just splitting hairs, although Foxtrot is beloved to me and it’s my number 1. Regardless, their best three records are SO magic and immeasurably important to music going forward (prog or otherwise).
It’s a true tossup for my second favorite between Selling England and The Lamb. One publication, possibly Stereogum, called The Lamb at its best “change your fucking life good”, which, since reading that, has always summed up that album for me.
Thanks for the video!
The Lamb NEVER lets me down. Occasionally, Foxtrot, Selling England and Nursery Cryme don’t “do it.” The Lamb always hits the sweet spot!!! 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Great video and ranking. For me is no. 1. SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND bought the album when it came out. My first GENESIS album. Today I listen most to NURSERY CRYME.
I think that means a lot: which album you heard first can definitely play a role in shaping opinions!!!
I love you man! So my top 3 is... 1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway ; 2. Nursery Cryme; 3. Selling England by the Pound
Nursery Cryme!!!
Duke!
Great review Scott. For my preference, the only change I would make is changing the positions of Trick of the Tail with Wind and Wuthering; I just like it better 😀
I also like the 2nd part of Lamb a lot better than the 1st part. It seems a bit more creative to me
And sometimes it depends on the time of day - those top six are all 10/10.
A Trick above Trespass and Nursery Crime is just insane!
Maybe but there was still a lot of magic in Genesis in 1976!!!
Just watched your Yes review, and this popped up,..like yourself, my two favourite bands. My first album was Foxtrot, which I bought in 1972. I'd only read about them in the music press, and ,living in England there was not much TV or radio that played prog, so I went down the local Boots,..a large UK chain store which also sold records. I asked the girl behind the counter to put Foxtrot side one on, and went in the listening booth, unsure of what I was about to hear. After 2 minutes of Watcher of the Skies I 'd heard enough, so paid my £2.15p ( I was earning £8 a week at the time, so this was a massive outlay for an unknown ) and rushed home to play the album. The rest is history. I only saw them live once, in 1980, on the Duke tour, at The Mayflower Theatre Southampton, and did go off them a bit on some of the later stuff.
My first Genesis show was for And Then There Were Three. I almost went to see them the previous year on the W&W tour but no one else wanted to go and I was too young to drive!!!
I was agreeing with your countdown up until the final five. You made excellent comments. Great insights.
My final five?
1. Nursery Crime (I'm in the minority)
2. Fox Trot
3. Trick of the Tail
4. Selling England by the Pound
5. Lamb
Switch the Lamb and Nursery Cryme!!! No I love NC. There is something kinda creepy and antique about it. Magical!!! What a band!!!
nc is also my favorite
Nursery Cryme was my favorite for a long time and my album of the year in 2021. Still like it but Trick of the Tail is my new fav with NC now in 2nd.
NC is the most timeless. Seven Stones OMG.
I just got a Genesis vinyl lot with The Lamb, Seconds Out, Wind and Wuthering and Genesis yesterday. Unfortunately, Genesis is scratched beyond playability (It has now earned the nickname "Phil's Campfire Delight's" from all the crackling.) However, I listened to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway TWICE yesterday. It has since bumped Foxtrot from my No. 1 spot... amazing record
There is nothing else like it. No one ever did anything remotely like it ever again: even Genesis!!!
Great video n ranking my father was a huge Genesis fan when i was growing up and i guess that transferred over to me. My ranking goes
15. Calling all Stations
14. We Can't Dance
13. From Genesis to Revelation
12. Then There Where Three
11. Trespass
10. Abacab
9. Invisible Touch
8. Genesis
7. Wind and Wuthering
6. Nursery Crymes
5. Duke
4. Selling England by the Pound
3. Trick of the Tail
2. Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
1. Foxtrot
Outstanding!!!!!
I love "Abacab" even side 2
Saw them do Lamb in 1975, (sunny Manchester England) the tour before Gabriel left ( I left with him) They did all of Lamb, then 1st encore was Watcher of the Skies and of course their finest few minutes, Musical Box they saved the best till last, Nursery Cryme got me into Genesis back in 1971, I bought it a few months after seeing them live in Feb 71, any LP with Musical Box on it just has to be the number one in my book
You lucky bastard!!! I didn’t get to see them live until 1978…
@The Prog Corner but it makes me soooo old too! I remember going to the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, I was broke and I spotted a gig for 30 pence...about a dollar, and you got 3 bands, so I got Genesis ..bottom of the bill, Lindisfarne and top of the bill Van Der Graaf Generator, Genesis managed Stagnation, The Knife, Hogweed and Musical Box they really looked like they'd just strolled in off the street,Gabriel told his mid track stories so that Banks could re-jig his Clapped Out Mellotron before the next song. That kind of naivity yet musical ability seems lacking today somehow? Not with all bands of course....ho hum...time passes quicker these days somehow?
That famous Charisma tour!!! Wow!!!! So cool.
Your ranking is just fine. My ranking changes all the time. My daughter just brought me A Trick of the Tail TODAY.
Wow!!! You raised her right!!!
@@TheProgCorner Thank You. I also Love Love Love YES as well. I saw them in concert during their 90215 tour. I've also seen the Moody Blues. I went with my Dad both times. I was in Jr. High.
Prog Rock: keeping families together since 1969!!!
@@TheProgCorner The year I was born.
Nice!!! I was hatched in ‘62!!!
A really interesting concert to hear is Genesis live ..a FM Broadcast recorded at Zurich Hallenstadian , Zurich , Switzerland, in July of 1977. The Wind And Wuthering tour. ...which hardly anything from the Wind And Wuthering album was performed live on Seconds Out. ...but this concert in Zurich covers several interesting pieces from Wind and Wuthering. The sound quality is good!! Incredible!!
Another fine show from a live FM broadcast is at Hammersmith Odeon, London...1976. Bruford and Collins are smokin on this...
Its really worth buying these and particularly for this line up . Historically its a treasure you will always revisit...
Nice!!!
RIP: Genesis 1967-2022
TH-cam just putting this in my feed. Pretty good! Can’t argue with your rankings. YES used to be #1 band until I heard Seconds Out. And I wept with how perfect that music was. Agree that The Lamb is my fav. Glad you didn’t dismiss the 80’s era too hard. As a teen during that time, it was the soundtrack to my life. And was always over the moon hearing Phil on the radio. I take PC over Madonna, Journey, Prince, Wham, Culture Club, and everything else that was popular then.
Phil ruled the 80s!!!
No-one has ever ranked albums by sides rather than the whole album... So, here's my top 5 Genesis sides:
5. Selling England By The Pound (SIDE 2)
4. Trick Of The Tail (SIDE 1)
3. Trick Of The Tail (SIDE 2)
2. Foxtrot (SIDE 2)
1. Selling England By The Pound (SIDE 1)
LONG LIVE GENESIS!!!!
Great ranking 👍 My top 5 is:
1. Nursery Cryme
2. Selling England By The Pound
3. Duke (I am definitely in the minority here)
4. A Trick of the Tail
5. Foxtrot
Duke is awesome. I have no problem with you ranking it that high!!! Its best moments are celestial.
I love Duke, although I don't even place it quite that high.
I think this is a great ranking, the top 3 can change around at various times for me. What's always drawn me to Genesis and Yes are the great melodies and the best of their albums have the best melodies and bears repeated listening.
Yeah, it’s almost a toss up with my Top Five here. Yes and Genesis were the two best bands ever!!! Number 3 is a distant relative…
@@TheProgCorner King Crimson or ELP.
Sicuramente per me il peggiore ma di gran lunga è CALLING ALL STATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! NON si può definire nemmeno un album prog rock !!!!!!!! È un gradevole POP rock melodico e NULLA PIÙ!!!!!!! Poi WE CAN'T DANCE,INVISIBLE TOUCH, ABACAB, GENESIS, DUKE, FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION, AND THEN THERE WERE THREE, WIND &WUTHERING, A TRICK OF THE TAIL, TRESPASS, THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY, SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND, NURSERY CRYME, FOXTROT.
I love The Lamb Lies down. Glad it's number 1, I think it's nearly a masterpiece.
I love every second of it!!!
@@TheProgCorner me too!
i definitely would place trespass in the top 10
Like you, I bought A Trick of the Tail new on release day. A very special record in my collection. The Mobile Fidelity repress is killer.
That record means so much to me. Most of the time when I discover a band all their good material is already in the rear view mirror. Not A Trick Of The Tail. Pure genius.
Pretty good rundown. Like they say we all hear things differently. Every album Genesis did had good parts as a whole or some. Here goes.
1. Trick Of The Tail- Collins and Hackett are amazing and the band solid, The first side takes me away with it and 2nd side rolls out tranquilly nice. So it's my no 1.
2. Foxtrot- The songs are good. One Of Gabriels best for my no 2.
3. Selling England By The Pound-Another of Gabriel's Masterpieces
4. Genesis -83- Really feel the vibe and the songs I relate to how they sound on this album. (minority opinion for the spot) I'm not changing.
5.And Then There Were Three- It is amazing how a band would carry on as much as I love Steve Hackett and they did so well on the album for me. I rebought it recently as I use to have it and remembered how well I did like it.
6. Nursery Crime- Yea an ok along Gabriel album given to the two that I have at 2 and 3. I like to a degree but just doesn't come to a go to album for me as others.
7, Trespass- I so love this album as the songs roll well with me and Anthony Phillips in the band here is great, I still go to the album that needs the appreciation it has in its sound to me. It's not around in top 5 as you see what proceeds there in this list.
8.Wind and Wuthering- I great sounding follow up to Trick Of The Tail. Starts out weak in first song before in the song it gets better. And the songs are pretty good and a go to album once in awhile. Hackets last before the surprise sounding to me on And Then There Were Three.
9.The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway- I know how iconic people have this high on the list. To me while it is fine indeed and Steve Hackett was in here and Phil in here The next top choice at No 1 would show the solid strength the band without Gabriel would be. I like Gabriel's solo career that would follow anyway and he proved well in Genesis before his pretty nice solo albums especially the first few.
10. Duke= Pretty nice album to make in the top 10. All the songs don't quite make it for me and as some on the album do.
11. Abacab- I like some in this album but wasn't an album that made a big impression on me.
12.Invisible Touch -Barely scratches the surface with me as we start going down a rabbit hole and the sound is ok but the songs didn't impress enough to me since that Genesis 83 album. Maybe I'm missing something but just seened a pop lackluster album to me.
13 From Genesis To Revelation-- There are some songs in the psychedelic prog rock sound of this album that may make some psychedelic song lists for me and once in a great great while I can tend to be in that mindset.
14 We Can't Dance- No Son Of Mine and Jesus He Knows Me. good tunes and the rest give or take not as good given what I just listed at this point. But I think there can be another song or two that go beyond the two songs I said. But this could have been the last album but wasn't.
15. Calling All Stations- What can I tell you? It's last for the reasons of Collins replaced by Ray Wilson not a bad singer and sort of Gabriel like but not able to sing like Gabriel full out and yea the replacement on the drums. Where drums on some spots is not too bad but the songs pretty much lack alot of what Genesis was, So yea it's last.
HMS- the Great live albums you showed the 3 essential albums to have. I currently have that Genesis Live and Seconds Out albums.
Never got to see them but enjoy watching on DVD or online and listening to the music we so love of them. What a long span of time for this band. Will Banks and Rutherford come up with anything in the future from Genesis? Time will tell but we got a good run of music to enjoy for generations. Cheers.🎤🎹🎸🥁🎶👍
Excellent list and very well written!!!
1.Selling 2.Foxtrot 3.Duke 4.Invisible 5.Trick 6.And Then 7.The Lamb 8.Wind 9.Nursery 10.Trespass
Wow!!! Invisible Touch at #4 is surprising but I love that!!! Genesis is so great that they excelled at everything they tried…
1. Trick of the Tail
2. Selling England By The Pound
3. Duke
4. Foxtrot
5. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
6. Wind and Wuthering
7. Genesis (1983)
8. And Then There Were Three
9. Nursery Cryme
10. Abacab
11. Trespass
12. We Can't Dance
13. Invisible Touch
14. From Genesis to Revelation
15. Calling All Stations
Duke in the Top Three!!!
I love almost everything by Genesis!
Could you rank the solo albums of Phil Collins? I love his solo albums as well! I would love to see you rank them!
I’m planning on doing Collins and Gabriel rankings soon!!!
@@TheProgCorner I'm looking forward to that!
Genesis Live was my first LP by the band, too. It's a perfect slice of the band.
Just mesmerizing!!!
First time on acid, tripping balls to the Lamb in 1990! (Got to admit, Waiting Room kinda freaked me out!)
Nice!!!
15 - From Genesis To Revelation
14 - Invisible Touch
13 - Genesis
12 - Abacab
11 - ...And Then There Were Three
10 - Duke
9 - Trespass
8 - Selling England By The Pound
7 - Calling All Stations
6 - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
5 - Nursery Cryme
4 - We Can't Dance
3 - A Trick Of The Tail
2 - Foxtrot
1 - Wind & Wuthering
A W&W fan!!! What a great record!!!
What a beautiful world where some people love stuff I don't!
Tier 1: Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot. Magic so thick you couldn't cut it with Excalibur. No greater albums exist.
Tier 1A: Selling England By the Pound. Could have made it but for "The Battle of Epping Forest" which got so theatrical that it forgot to be a song. Firth of Fifth may be their masterpiece.
Tier 2: ...And Then There Were Three and Duke. With both PG and SH gone, they knew they had to find a new sound and what a sound!
Tier 3: A Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. Great albums, but suffer slightly from the forlorn attempt to be the same band without Gabriel. These two are at their best on the ballads, "Entangled," "Ripples," "Blood On the Rooftops," "Afterglow." Also Trespass. All the greatness that was to come, just not quite fully realized yet.
Tier 4: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Lord knows I've tried, but I can't make any sense out of this thing; some great music on it, namely, the stuff Hackett still plays, but otherwise, with apologies, I just can't. Also, From Genesis to Revelation. Nothing special, but quite listenable.
Tier 5: Everything after Duke. Don't know, don't care. Most of the hits are bad enough to make me not buy the albums. An exception being "ABACAB," an awesome song that would have been a great addition to Duke.
Never fear, my Yes tiers will be just as unpopular!
I love that about Foxtrot and NS: No greater albums exist!!!
12:36: As you recorded this, somewhere in the world, Fish sneezed 😄
As well he should. That said, Marillion kicks ass.
Well, Genesis is certainly part of my holy trinity, and I've always lamented that "Calling all Stations" is so disregarded, because it seems to me that if this had been recorded by another band, the reactions would have been quite different. Not to mention some of the B-Sides (Anything Now), too. But I am also able to understand why there are these reactions, though de gustibus...:) Just for quick reference (I've never actually done a thorough ranking), with me it would look like this: 15. Abacab, 14. From Genesis to Revelation, 13. We can't dance, 12. Trespass, 11. Invisible Touch, 10. Duke, 9. Nursery Crime, 8. Calling all Stations, 7. Genesis, 6. The Lamb.... 5./4. And then there were three... / Wind and Wuthering, 3./2. Selling England by the Pound / Foxtrot, 1. A Trick of the Tail.
Though I'm not that sure with the first three...today I would place them all on the pole, tomorrow maybe I'll change it aso. aso. Nevertheless the first one is just something else, a beginning,, Abacab for me is a misunderstanding (There must me some kind of misunderstanding...), the rest is outstanding (of course not every album is pure prog though I respect also clever pop).
But as always, great clip, great ranking - sheer pleasure to watch You! Cheers from Cracow in Poland!
Thank you!!! 😜❤️👍
Great ranking, I agree with the 5 worst albums. My top 3: 3.Foxtrot, 2.Lamb, 1. Selling England
Fabulous records!!! Man, do I love Genesis!!!
nice tribute and rankings. Yeah, kind of predictable, but still worth going over.
Curious about your Yes rankings as well.
oh and, have you ever tried sync-ing up The Lamb with Dark City?..some weird stuff happens.
Really??? I’m going to check that out!!!
Hi there! My favourite band! Well,well, well Mr Scot, how dare you put Tresspass so low??? It's the best Genesis album without Hackett!!! Ok, sorry for that. Love your list man! As I wrote in another place, The Lamb has some of the most beautiful and haunting pieces of music, rock has ever given. Thanks for the video!
Trespass. It’s a great album but you hit the nail on the head: no Hackett!!! The Lamb will always be my jam.
@@TheProgCorner agree 100%!!!
1. The lamb lies down on broadway
2. Foxtrot
3. Selling england by the pound
4. Nursery cryme
5. Trespass
6. A trick of the tail
7. Wind and wuthering
8. Duke
9. ABACAB
10. Self titled
11. And then there were three
12. Invisible touch
13. From genesis to revelation
14. We can't dance
15. Calling all stations
Excellent!!!!
I totally agree with your ranking!
I have to admit I love Genesis, but I dig Peter Gabriel's "Melt," more. Got the German pressing over here...lol
The first album you held up, I got from a flea market! Gabriel's look on the cover transfixed me for months before I listened at 13 years old. The cover freightened me to some degree, which is hilarious as I was listening to Slayer's Hell Awaits constantly, which to a 13 year old should be scarier than Genesis.
Chester Thompson, one of Zappa's best drummers.
Chester got screwed. Yeah, I was 13 when I bought Genesis Live too. That image just fascinated me!!! And then the Mellotron hits…
"And the mellotron hits..." sounds like a great name for a prog box set a la the Nuggets box set. Lol
Always loved Mike Pinder's use Mellotron in the Moody Blues.
Pinder was a pioneer!!!
This is almost impossible to do. I've tried to do a ranking and had to stop because I love everything in the 70's. If I listened to Foxtrot, then tat was the best, if I listened to Trespass that was the best. Just could not choose the best!!! ha ha 😎
That’s why these are so fun!!! 👍👍
Started with the band much later so my first album was Invisible Touch. Therefore I have a bias towards the Phil Collins side of the spectrum. But going back and discovering the band’s routes really opened my mind to different types of music and I owe it all to them. Genesis sounded the best sonically after Peter left imo, and I prefer Gabriel’s solo stuff generally over his time with the band.
That being said The Lamb is one of the greatest prog masterpieces of all time.
There you go!!! Thank you for defending the Phil Collins era. Nothing wrong with any Genesis album (except Calling All Stations…)
So funny - live and that compilation were my first two as well, also in 1975
Where were you living back then? In the US?
@@TheProgCorner Suburban Chicago. Prog was huge there when I was in high school (1972-1976). I owe a lot to "Hotter than Mother's Music" in Mt. Prospect IL I started with KC, Yes, and Focus, but I kick myself for looking at Genesis and Gentle Giant album covers for 2-3 years before finally taking the plunge on those bands.
I did the same thing!!! No internet in those days meant we were just guessing!!!
15. From Genesis to Revelation (Only album I don't care for)
14. Abacab (4 really good songs, rest were annoying or dull)
13. We Can't Dance (Like the above, though with fewer annoying songs)
12. Calling All Stations (I didn't find any of the songs to be grating, and The Dividing Line actually kicks ass)
11. Shapes (First side is peak 80s Genesis, then falls of a cliff aside from Silver Rainbow)
10. And Then There Were Three (Solid throughout, but lacks any real standouts)
9. Foxtrot (Blasphemy! First half to me feels rather weak by the standard of the golden era, and Supper's Ready doesn't fully hit its stride for me until the last 8 minutes)
8. Invisible Touch (It's just an excellent pop album to me, one of the best in the genre)
7. Trespass (I've been liking this one a lot recently. If things keep up, I could put this at number 5 in a few months)
6. Wind and Wuthering (Very good all round, though kind of a messier version of Trick of The Tail)
5. Duke (Fantastic prog-pop album, it's the go to one for me to suggest if someone is looking to get into them)
4. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Consistently very good, though perhaps a bit bloated)
3. Nursery Cryme (In masterpiece territory now, every song slaps hard)
2. Selling England By The Pound (Has the greatest stuff that Genesis ever did, but More Fool Me and Epping Forest drag it back into the #2 spot for me)
1. Trick of The Tail (Possibly the most consistently excellent album I have heard. Every song hits the mark, and is paced wonderfully)
Something that I find curious about Genesis album rankings is that there seems to be more of a general consensus compared to other prog bands about which ones rank highly and which lower down, even if people would have my head for putting Invisible Touch above Foxtrot.
The Genesis ranking was the easiest one I’ve yet done!!! And blasphemy indeed with Foxtrot that low!!! 👍❤️👍❤️
Yes!! The Lamb!!
For sure!!!
15. Calling All Stations
14. Genesis
13. We Can't Dance
12. Invisible Touch
11. From Genesis To Revelation
10. Abacab
9. And Then There Were Three
8. Duke
7. Trespass
6. Nursery Cryme
5. Wind & Wuthering
4. Foxtrot
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
2. Selling England By The Pound
1. A Trick of the Tail
ATOTT at number one!!! Some days I agree with that. Silky good!!!
@@TheProgCorner I think Trick is Genesis's most consistent album. Some of the PG-era albums are arguably more cutting-edge and have higher high points, but they have a few fillers along the way. But every song on Trick is very good and often excellent.
Hadn't seen this. Pretty right on in my book. I agree #1 and #2 are tough to rank, but for me it's Foxtrot simply because of Supper's Ready. As a whole album and body of work, then yes, Lamb.
The other thing I'll mention...Calling All Stations. We play almost EVERY track from that album in rotation at Prog Radio. Why you may ask? Because when you hear just one song, mixed in with hundreds of other bands, you realize the songs are quite good. I think it gets a bad rap because it wasn't Phil or Peter, but if you aren't expecting that, and just listen to each song on its own, you may have a different opinion of them. For example, if all those songs had come out on a Ray Wilson album, with Tony and Mike as guest musicians, you'd probably think, "Wow, what a cool Ray Wilson album!" Keep listening to Prog Radio and when one pops up, you'll see what I mean.
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Anyway, my ranking:
15. From Genesis to Revelation
14. Calling All Stations
13. Trespass
12. Nursery Crymes
11. We Can't Dance (a couple songs could go, but lots of good stuff)
10. And then There Were Three (very good stuff, but from 11 on rankings can change among albums)
9. Fox Trot
8. Genesis
7. Lamb Lies Down (lots of good stuff, lots not so good)
6. Invisible Touch (how can you not like Domino and Brazilian?)
5. Abacab (highly underrated and misunderstood: Dodo/Lurker great song)
4. Duke
3. Selling England by the Pound
2. Wind and Wuthering
1. Trick of the Tail
From 11 on the rankings can always change
Abacab is very underrated…
15 Calling All Stations
14 From Genesis To Revelation
13 We Can't Dance
12 Invisible Touch
11 Abacab
10 Genesis
09 Wind & Wuthering
08 Trespass
07 Duke
06 A Trick Of The Tail
05 Nursery Cryme
04 And Then There Were Three
03 Selling England By The Pound
02 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
01 Foxtrot
Excellent list!!! 👍👍👍
My only gripe with that list is I think Duke is a way better album than it would appear most Genesis fans do. I mean prog pop isn't an easy thing to pull off but that record manages it with aplomb.
It’s a great record. Their last great record!!!!
Huge Genesis fan. Anyone who has never seen them go out & catch tribute band the Musical Box from Canada unbelievable. They have original slides costumes etc from Genesis. Anyway saw them twice here in Buffalo New York with Gabriel & without in Toronto great band lost me after Steve Hackett left though. Anything after wind & wundering didn’t bother with too much.
I still like ATTWT and Duke but losing Hackett was a devastating blow!!!