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Moments of Genesis are as spooky and arty as those on Abacab -- in particular, there's the tortured howl of "Mama," uncannily reminiscent of Phil Collins' Face Value, and the two-part "Second Home by the Sea" -- but this eponymous 1983 album is indeed a rebirth, as so many self-titled albums delivered in the thick of a band's career often are. Here the art rock functions as coloring to the pop songs, unlike on Abacab and Duke, where the reverse is true. Some of this may be covering their bets -- to ensure that the longtime fans didn't jump ship, they gave them a bit of art -- some of it may be that the band just couldn't leave prog behind, but the end result is the same: as of this record, Genesis was now primarily a pop band. Anybody who paid attention to "Misunderstanding" and "No Reply at All" could tell that this was a good pop band, primarily thanks to the rapidly escalating confidence of Phil Collins, but Genesis illustrates just how good they could be, by balancing such sleek, pulsating pop tunes as "That's All" with a newfound touch for aching ballads, as on "Taking It All Too Hard." They still rocked -- "Just a Job to Do" has an almost nasty edge to its propulsion -- and they could still get too silly as on "Illegal Alien," where Phil's Speedy Gonzalez accident is an outright embarrassment (although in some ways it's not all that far removed from his Artful Dodger accent on the previous album's "Who Dunnit?"), and that's why the album doesn't quite gel. It has a little bit too much of everything -- too much pop, too much art, too much silliness -- so it doesn't pull together, but if taken individually, most of these moments are very strong, testaments to the increasing confidence and pop power of the trio, even if it's not quite what longtime fans might care to hear.
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Tony Smith, Manager - Mike Rutherford, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Tony Cousins, Remastering Engineer - Nick Davis, MixingEngineer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Engineer - Tony Banks, Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Geoff Callingham, Technical Assistant - MARK ROBINSON, Engineer - Genesis, MainArtist - Tom Mitchell, Assistant Mixing Engineer
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, © 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings ℗ 1983 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.
Tony Smith, Manager - Mike Rutherford, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Writer - Tony Cousins, Remastering Engineer - Nick Davis, MixingEngineer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Engineer - Tony Banks, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Geoff Callingham, Engineer, Technical Assistant - MARK ROBINSON, Engineer - Genesis, MainArtist - Tom Mitchell, Assistant Mixing Engineer
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, © 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings ℗ 1983 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.
Tony Smith, Manager - Mike Rutherford, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Tony Cousins, Remastering Engineer - Nick Davis, MixingEngineer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Engineer - Tony Banks, Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Geoff Callingham, Technical Assistant - MARK ROBINSON, AssistantEngineer - Genesis, MainArtist - Tom Mitchell, Assistant Mixing Engineer
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, © 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings ℗ 1983 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.
Tony Smith, Manager - Mike Rutherford, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Tony Cousins, Remastering Engineer - Nick Davis, RemixingEngineer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Engineer - Tony Banks, Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Geoff Callingham, Technical Assistant - MARK ROBINSON, AssistantEngineer - Genesis, MainArtist - Tom Mitchell, Assistant Mixing Engineer
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, © 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings ℗ 1983 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.
Tony Smith, Manager - Mike Rutherford, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Remastering Engineer - Nick Davis, MixingEngineer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Engineer - Tony Banks, Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Geoff Callingham, Technical Assistant - MARK ROBINSON, Engineer - Genesis, MainArtist - Tom Mitchell, Assistant Mixing Engineer
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, © 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings ℗ 1983 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.
Tony Smith, Manager - Mike Rutherford, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Tony Cousins, Remastering Engineer - Nick Davis, MixingEngineer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Engineer - Tony Banks, Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Geoff Callingham, Technical Assistant - MARK ROBINSON, AssistantEngineer - Genesis, MainArtist - Tom Mitchell, Assistant Mixing Engineer
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, © 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings ℗ 1983 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.
Tony Smith, Manager - Mike Rutherford, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Tony Cousins, Remastering Engineer - Nick Davis, MixingEngineer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Engineer - Tony Banks, Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Geoff Callingham, Technical Assistant - MARK ROBINSON, AssistantEngineer - Genesis, MainArtist - Tom Mitchell, Assistant Mixing Engineer
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, © 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings ℗ 1983 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.
Tony Smith, Manager - Mike Rutherford, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Tony Cousins, Remastering Engineer - Nick Davis, MixingEngineer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Engineer - Tony Banks, Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Geoff Callingham, Technical Assistant - MARK ROBINSON, AssistantEngineer - Genesis, MainArtist - Tom Mitchell, Assistant Mixing Engineer
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, © 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings ℗ 1983 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.
Tony Smith, Manager - Mike Rutherford, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Phil Collins, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Tony Cousins, Remastering Engineer - Nick Davis, MixingEngineer - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Engineer - Tony Banks, Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Geoff Callingham, Technical Assistant - MARK ROBINSON, AssistantEngineer - Genesis, MainArtist - Tom Mitchell, Assistant Mixing Engineer
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, © 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings ℗ 1983 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.
Albumbeschreibung
Moments of Genesis are as spooky and arty as those on Abacab -- in particular, there's the tortured howl of "Mama," uncannily reminiscent of Phil Collins' Face Value, and the two-part "Second Home by the Sea" -- but this eponymous 1983 album is indeed a rebirth, as so many self-titled albums delivered in the thick of a band's career often are. Here the art rock functions as coloring to the pop songs, unlike on Abacab and Duke, where the reverse is true. Some of this may be covering their bets -- to ensure that the longtime fans didn't jump ship, they gave them a bit of art -- some of it may be that the band just couldn't leave prog behind, but the end result is the same: as of this record, Genesis was now primarily a pop band. Anybody who paid attention to "Misunderstanding" and "No Reply at All" could tell that this was a good pop band, primarily thanks to the rapidly escalating confidence of Phil Collins, but Genesis illustrates just how good they could be, by balancing such sleek, pulsating pop tunes as "That's All" with a newfound touch for aching ballads, as on "Taking It All Too Hard." They still rocked -- "Just a Job to Do" has an almost nasty edge to its propulsion -- and they could still get too silly as on "Illegal Alien," where Phil's Speedy Gonzalez accident is an outright embarrassment (although in some ways it's not all that far removed from his Artful Dodger accent on the previous album's "Who Dunnit?"), and that's why the album doesn't quite gel. It has a little bit too much of everything -- too much pop, too much art, too much silliness -- so it doesn't pull together, but if taken individually, most of these moments are very strong, testaments to the increasing confidence and pop power of the trio, even if it's not quite what longtime fans might care to hear.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:12
- Main artists: Genesis
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
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, © 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings 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, ℗ 1983, 2007 Craft Recordings
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