Genesis


Any long time Genesis (with or without Peter Gabriel) fans out there? What's your favorite albums?

bzawa

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I saw solo Gabriel about 5 times. Always a great show! I only wish saw I him with Banks, Rutherford, Hackett and Collins. Did see Genesis without Gabriel at a stadium somewhere. Great show with two drummers I believe. Phil Collins was a great drummer. By the way, if you haven't heard Collins with Brand X, I would recommend it. Great musicians. 

Funny. I also found Genesis Live in the discount bin. The live version of Watcher of the skies is great. I appreciate the Gabriel era most. So for me Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England and Lamb are the best. "Return of the Giant Hogweed" and  "Suppers Ready" are two of my all time faves. 

@akgwhiz Some recommdations. Most of these are not Genesis sound alikes but are art rock, prog rock, avant gard or what ever you want to call it. Sound samples can be found on Discogs. Hopefully a few might suit your tastes. Some are way out there. Also, I've heard a few Hackett albums and wasn't turned on. Maybe I didn't hear the best ones. In your opinion, what's his best?

Anglagård - Hybris 

Narr – Oxymore Dans La Chrysalide Des Rêves

A Piedi Nudi – Creazione

Dewa Budjana – Mahandini 

Kultivator – Barndomens 

Wobbler – Hinterland

 Present – Triskaidekaphobie, Certitudes

Taal – Mister Green, Skymind

 Weidorje – Weidorje

Ange – Caricatures

Anekdoten – From Within

Egg  – The Civil Surface

The Omnific - Escapades

Supersister – Present From Nancy / To The Highest Bidder

 

@effischer Hi Appreciate your comments. Would your recommend a superior sounding version of Nursery Cryme? Thanks

@larsman strange days, that's one completely unknown to me. Found it on YouTube. Pretty cool and very Genesis-like. Can't agree with the Gabriel substitute. Thanks for the tip. This record deserves a spin on my system. 

@richmon thanks for the recommendations. Camel and Strawbs never did it for me but thumbs up for Porcupine Tree and Caravan. Have a few PT albums and lots of Caravans. 5 strars for "For girls who grow...  Like "In the land of Grey and pink" a lot.

@simonmoon 

Thanks for the suggestions. We seem to be like minded when it comes to prog. I've heard of most of the bands you mentioned, some I like (Anglagard, Anekdoten, Deus ex Machina Thinking Plague, Zopp) and some I don't (Haken, IQ, After Crying). 

Corima's Quetzalcoatl is new to me and I think it is very good. Will probably pick up a copy. Have you heard Ruins’ Symphonica or Koenjihyakkei's Angherr Shisspa?

The Omnific – Escapades is very good. Two bass players and drums.

Never heard of Il Tempio Delle Clessidre. Sampled it on YouTube and may purchase my own copy. Speaking of keys, you're probably familiar with Egg - if not I'd suggest you give them a listen