Genesis - Genesis: 1970-1975

Artist:
Genesis
Review:
At first, Genesis were five English ex-boarding-school mates
playing complex songs about hogweed and Greek myth. They slimmed
that audacity into platinum pop as members left: guitarist Anthony
Phillips (1970), singer Peter Gabriel (1975) and guitarist Steve
Hackett (1977). But bassist Mike Rutherford, keyboardist Tony Banks
and drummer Phil Collins were never as compelling later as they
were in the band that made the five LPs in this box. The
country-cathedral air of 1970’s Trespass and the…

Rating:
4.5 Stars

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