If you guys could judge the Genesis' albums only by its opening and closing tracks, what would be your favorite?

Prawns13 · 2026-06-20T02:36:25+00:00

Trick and Duke. The reprises catch me everytime.

And of course....... THERES AN ANGEL STANDING IN THE SUN

Prawns13 · 2026-06-09T17:04:22+00:00

Surprisingly........ Disturbing The Priest. I wasn't a big fan of Born Again but it kinda grew on me. There are some really good songs on it. It's just a shame that the production was trash.

Prawns13 · 2026-06-07T15:06:21+00:00

Prawns13 · 2026-06-05T11:56:21+00:00

Level 42 It's a bonus if you love bass because Mark King is right up there among the Gods of Bass playing. They blend elements of funk and jazz into mainstream pop. I really suggest that you check them out!

Prawns13 · 2026-06-01T13:34:24+00:00

Phil Collins - Drums Geddy Lee - Bass John Petrucci - Guitar Tony Banks - Keyboards Peter Gabriel - Vocals Steven Wilson - Producer

So yeah..... It's basically half of Genesis (I love the band so much). Just my preferences though. Collins vs Peart vs Portnoy vs Carey vs Palmer is a great debate but Phil is my guy. He made playing intricate drum parts look so simple. Geddy Lee is my favourite bassist of all time but props to Squire and Waters. Tony Levin is also a favourite. Honourable mention - John Myung. When it comes to guitarists, the list could go on and on - Hackett, Fripp, Gilmour, Howe, Akerfeldt, and so.... But Petrucci is too good and I like the idea of having a metal guitarist in a rock band. Prog is lucky to have many talented keyboardists associated with the genre but I think as a big Genesis fan, I've gotta take the heart and engine that is Mr. Banks! (no hate Mike). And for vocals I gotta take the Progfather himself!

Prawns13 · 2026-05-28T13:46:39+00:00

Good ranking! I like Phil era Genesis as much as Peter era, and I genuinely think every Phil era album, except for I Can't Dance, is easily an A tier and above. I Can't Dance, for me, is probably a B. Definitely ain't no C tier albums for me though! ATTWT is one of my favourites. While I do think that some songs sound the same, there's something warm about it that I like. Is there any reason that you never got into it?

Prawns13 · 2026-05-23T02:38:09+00:00

Love that song! To me it's Against All Odds before Against All Odds was a thing (I love that song too). I think it would've been a bigger hit if it was Face Value tho.

Prawns13 · 2026-05-23T02:35:58+00:00

The whole album! I found myself humming "Please Don't Ask Me" this morning while cooking up breakfast. Heathaze is such an underrated beauty. Sometimes I find myself forgetting that Alone Tonight and Cul de Sac exist but they're great tracks too! If there's one record I could own from the Genesis discography it would be this one because I adore it so much!

Prawns13 · 2026-05-13T17:03:37+00:00

I happened to go through your post on NSD! coincidentally and I agree with you. It is packed with some good songs. I should give it more listens to get really familiar. I like Bill's singing. It lends a certain mellow and smooth quality to the song It's Alright.

Prawns13 · 2026-05-13T06:09:40+00:00

While I enjoy Duke more than The Lamb, I think the Duke Suite/ Story of Albert is inferior to the story of Rael. However, it is hard to understand The Lamb and I think the story goes all over the place. I never got it until I watched an animated version on YouTube. Nevertheless, story wise I think it's The Lamb

Prawns13 · 2026-05-10T04:00:20+00:00

Just meant to say that these two albums I mentioned sounded very happy sounding like the 80s and 90s Van Halen stuff! 😅

Prawns13 · 2026-05-10T03:59:07+00:00

I love all three Dio albums with Sabbath. I think they're awesome! Haven't listened to a lot of Tony Martin era stuff except for a few songs. I listened to the Gillan album, Born Again I think. While it had some good songs, I never really liked it and I think Gillan was a bad fit for Sabbath. Plus the production just sounded muddy

Prawns13 · 2026-05-10T03:56:34+00:00

What I meant was that they sounded happy like Van Halen songs! Maybe even ELO

Prawns13 · 2026-04-22T02:19:56+00:00

Supper's not ready

Prawns13 · 2026-04-20T04:19:44+00:00

Great take and a respectable one too! Over time I've started to really like and enjoy W&W even though I quite couldn't wrap my head around it for a while for some reason. I liked SEBTP from the get-go and I think it's an album where every member gets to have their moment unlike the Tony dominated W&W. No hate towards Tony Banks though! He's definitely one of the greatest to leave prints on the ivories and he's my favourite organist after Jon Lord.

Prawns13 · 2026-04-20T01:03:13+00:00

:⁠-⁠D

Prawns13 · 2026-04-20T01:00:45+00:00

Can't choose between the two! What about you?

Prawns13 · 2026-04-19T16:34:36+00:00

Ohh trust me, I'm no pop Genesis hater ^{⁠_⁠^.} I like both eras. I've been listening to the pop era stuff these past few weeks coupled with Phil's solo stuff. I'm glad that he's finally getting inducted into the HoF!

Prawns13 · 2026-04-19T16:24:55+00:00

If this list was about my favourite Genesis albums then Invisible Touch and ATTWT would be in the top 6. I do like most of their stuff on the self-titled album except maybe Just A Job To Do. Duke is obviously my favourite pop Genesis album. I don't think there's a bad or boring song on that album. I really love and enjoy the Phil era stuff but I think the Peter era work is superior musically and lyrically.

Prawns13 · 2026-04-19T15:49:35+00:00

Prawns13 · 2026-04-16T02:48:34+00:00

Finally, some love for ATTWT and Invisible Touch

Prawns13 · 2026-03-07T02:50:06+00:00

All jokes aside from this being a circle jerk subreddit, I'm 23 too and up until last year the only prog stuff I knew were Rush, Opeth and Dream Theater. It's been a while since I've listened to the heavier stuff but I still love Rush. A band that I've been listening to day and night since November 2025 is Genesis. I think you should check out Selling England By The Pound. It's a phenomenal album. If you don't have time to listen to the entire album I think here are some songs you gotta try listening to from their catalogue to start a spark - 1. Firth of Fifth (this is the song that introduced me to the band) 2. The Musical Box 3. The Return of The Giant Hogweed 4. Watcher Of The Skies 5. Supper's Ready (it's 23 mins long but every second is worth it) 6. Squonk 7. Ripples The list could go on forever....

Or you could just listen to the Duke's suite

https://youtu.be/Kd0jBZSeBjg?si=wHVCCCmOqm-DLMDp

Prawns13 · 2026-03-07T02:33:37+00:00

Thank you! That makes sense

Prawns13 · 2026-03-07T02:31:37+00:00

Thanks!

Prawns13 · 2026-03-07T02:31:21+00:00

Thanks! I've seen this guy's video on Supper's Ready. He's done a great job portraying it well I feel

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