Nursery Cryme (2007 Stereo Mix)

Genesis

Released on 01/11/1971 by Rhino Atlantic
Main artists: Genesis
Genre: Progressive Rock

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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.

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Nursery Cryme (2007 Stereo Mix)

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The Musical Box (2007 Stereo Mix)

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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 - Tony Cousins, Engineer - Nick Davis, MixingEngineer - Tony Banks, Arranger, Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer - David Hentschel, Engineer - John Anthony, Producer - 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 ℗ 2008 Anthony Banks Ltd., Philip Collins Ltd., Peter Gabriel Ltd., Stephen Hackett Ltd., Michael Rutherford Ltd., under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation/Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company

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