Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
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Artist: GenesisEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1994-10-04
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
- I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
- Firth Of Fifth
- More Fool Me
- The Battle Of Epping Forest
- After The Ordeal
- The Cinema Show
- Aisle Of Plenty
Free Music Notes for Selling England by the Pound
Free Music Review: Awful
Hit: 1 Stars
I am a firm believer that one should not review records from musical styles which the reviewer has no sympathy for. And I am no fan of "progressive" music, which I associate with the very worst classic rock like Kansas, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Yes. But, with Selling England by the Pound, I expected something. I don't know, I like early Elton John, even early Billy Joel, why not early Genesis, a band who has at least as much cred as these fixtures of the mediocre music scene. People like this album, this band. And I thought maybe I could too. So I expected something. But, God, I can't get into this. It was a chore, a literal chore to sit though this for the purposes of passing judgement. And I didn't even get all the way through it. I guess this is progressive music, and though it is not as bad as, say, Yes, well, it really sucks. In my opinon. Grueling, endless songs, pretentious references to the sands of time, mixing the worst of psychedelia with the worst of swollen classic rock. Dreadful. But you probably love it. And I shouldn't review it.
Selling England by the Pound Poster
Often overshadowed by its immediate successor--The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway--this 1974 album features Genesis concert favorites such as the baroque "Firth of Fifth" and the epic "Cinema Show." It yields the group's first British hit, "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)." Singer Peter Gabriel's heady mixture of dark drama and cryptic commentary is tied to some of the band's most stunning arrangements: Steve Hackett's violin-like guitar melodies on "Firth of Fifth," Tony Banks's synth arpeggios on "The Battle of Epping Forest," and crisp, tight drumming throughout from Phil Collins. Collins makes his Genesis lead vocal debut on the acoustic "More Fool Me." The complex structures and poetic risks taken here may throw fans of later Genesis hits such as the cute "Abacab," but it's well worth coming along for the ride. --James RotondiPop Music CDs
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