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If Genesis truly established themselves as progressive rockers on Trespass, Nursery Cryme is where their signature persona was unveiled: true English eccentrics, one part Lewis Carroll and one part Syd Barrett, creating a fanciful world that emphasized the band's instrumental prowess as much as Peter Gabriel's theatricality. Which isn't to say that all of Nursery Cryme works. There are times when the whimsy is overwhelming, just as there are periods when there's too much instrumental indulgence, yet there's a charm to this indulgence, since the group is letting itself run wild. Even if they've yet to find the furthest reaches of their imagination, part of the charm is hearing them test out its limits, something that does result in genuine masterpieces, as on "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed," two epics that dominate the first side of the album and give it its foundation. If the second side isn't quite as compelling or quite as structured, it doesn't quite matter because these are the songs that showed what Genesis could do, and they still stand as pinnacles of what the band could achieve.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mike Stone, Tape Operator Engineer - Mike Rutherford, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Arranger, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Writer - Peter Gabriel, Arranger, Flute, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer - Nick Davis, Remastering Engineer - Chris Blair, Remastering Engineer - Tony Banks, Arranger, Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Hentschel, Engineer - John Anthony, Producer - Geoff Callingham, Remastering Engineer - Steve Hackett, Arranger, Guitar - Genesis, MainArtist - Stephen Hackett, Writer
Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company for the United States and Canada and to Warner Music UK Limited for the rest of the world, © 1971 Craft Recordings, Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 1971 Philip Collins Limited, Anthony Banks Limited, Michael Rutherford Limited under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mike Stone, Tape Operator Engineer - Mike Rutherford, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Arranger, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Writer - Peter Gabriel, Arranger, Flute, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer - Nick Davis, Remastering Engineer - Chris Blair, Remastering Engineer - Tony Banks, Arranger, Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Hentschel, Engineer - John Anthony, Producer - Geoff Callingham, Remastering Engineer - Steve Hackett, Arranger, Guitar - Genesis, MainArtist - Stephen Hackett, Writer
Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company for the United States and Canada and to Warner Music UK Limited for the rest of the world, © 1971 Craft Recordings, Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 1971 Philip Collins Limited, Anthony Banks Limited, Michael Rutherford Limited under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mike Stone, Tape Operator Engineer - Mike Rutherford, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Arranger, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Writer - Peter Gabriel, Arranger, Flute, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer - Nick Davis, Remastering Engineer - Chris Blair, Remastering Engineer - Tony Banks, Arranger, Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Hentschel, Engineer - John Anthony, Producer - Geoff Callingham, Remastering Engineer - Steve Hackett, Arranger, Guitar - Genesis, MainArtist - Stephen Hackett, Writer
Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company for the United States and Canada and to Warner Music UK Limited for the rest of the world, © 1971 Craft Recordings, Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 1971 Philip Collins Limited, Anthony Banks Limited, Michael Rutherford Limited under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mike Stone, Tape Operator Engineer - Mike Rutherford, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Arranger, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Peter Gabriel, Arranger, Flute, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer - Nick Davis, Remastering Engineer - Chris Blair, Remastering Engineer - Tony Banks, Arranger, Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Hentschel, Engineer - John Anthony, Producer - Geoff Callingham, Remastering Engineer - Steve Hackett, Arranger, Guitar - Genesis, MainArtist - Stephen Hackett, Writer
Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company for the United States and Canada and to Warner Music UK Limited for the rest of the world, © 1971 Craft Recordings, Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 1971 Philip Collins Limited, Anthony Banks Limited, Michael Rutherford Limited under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mike Stone, Tape Operator Engineer - Mike Rutherford, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Arranger, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Writer - Peter Gabriel, Arranger, Flute, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer - Nick Davis, Remastering Engineer - Chris Blair, Remastering Engineer - Tony Banks, Arranger, Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Hentschel, Engineer - John Anthony, Producer - Geoff Callingham, Remastering Engineer - Steve Hackett, Arranger, Guitar - Genesis, MainArtist - Stephen Hackett, Writer
Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company for the United States and Canada and to Warner Music UK Limited for the rest of the world, © 1971 Craft Recordings, Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 1971 Philip Collins Limited, Anthony Banks Limited, Michael Rutherford Limited under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mike Stone, Tape Operator Engineer - Mike Rutherford, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Arranger, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Writer - Peter Gabriel, Arranger, Flute, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer - Nick Davis, Remastering Engineer - Chris Blair, Remastering Engineer - Tony Banks, Arranger, Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Hentschel, Engineer - John Anthony, Producer - Geoff Callingham, Remastering Engineer - Steve Hackett, Arranger, Guitar - Genesis, MainArtist - Stephen Hackett, Writer
Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company for the United States and Canada and to Warner Music UK Limited for the rest of the world, © 1971 Craft Recordings, Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 1971 Philip Collins Limited, Anthony Banks Limited, Michael Rutherford Limited under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mike Stone, Tape Operator Engineer - Mike Rutherford, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Arranger, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Peter Gabriel, Arranger, Flute, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer - Nick Davis, Remastering Engineer - Chris Blair, Remastering Engineer - Tony Banks, Arranger, Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Hentschel, Engineer - John Anthony, Producer - Geoff Callingham, Remastering Engineer - Steve Hackett, Arranger, Guitar - Genesis, MainArtist - Stephen Hackett, Writer
Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company for the United States and Canada and to Warner Music UK Limited for the rest of the world, © 1971 Craft Recordings, Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 1971 Philip Collins Limited, Anthony Banks Limited, Michael Rutherford Limited under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
If Genesis truly established themselves as progressive rockers on Trespass, Nursery Cryme is where their signature persona was unveiled: true English eccentrics, one part Lewis Carroll and one part Syd Barrett, creating a fanciful world that emphasized the band's instrumental prowess as much as Peter Gabriel's theatricality. Which isn't to say that all of Nursery Cryme works. There are times when the whimsy is overwhelming, just as there are periods when there's too much instrumental indulgence, yet there's a charm to this indulgence, since the group is letting itself run wild. Even if they've yet to find the furthest reaches of their imagination, part of the charm is hearing them test out its limits, something that does result in genuine masterpieces, as on "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed," two epics that dominate the first side of the album and give it its foundation. If the second side isn't quite as compelling or quite as structured, it doesn't quite matter because these are the songs that showed what Genesis could do, and they still stand as pinnacles of what the band could achieve.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:25
- Main artists: Genesis
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company for the United States and Canada and to Warner Music UK Limited for the rest of the world, © 1971 Craft Recordings, Peter Gabriel Ltd Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company for the United States and Canada and to Warner Music UK Limited for the rest of the world, ℗ 1971 Craft Recordings, Peter Gabriel Ltd
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