![]() So the chronological track listing takes in Mike + The Mechanics’ The Living Years, and Over My Shoulder. This 37-track set will contain material spanning 42 years and uniquely documents the band’s history with classic Genesis material compiled alongside selections from the solo careers of Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Mike Rutherford / Mike + The Mechanics. If you only buy one Genesis album, make it this one.A three-CD Genesis anthology collection titled R-Kive will be issued by Virgin EMI / Universal Music next month. ![]() Best possible Promoting England Via the Pound through Genesis Zip. Phil Collins's lead vocal on the gorgeous acoustic ballad "More Fool Me" paints the shape of things to come. Selling England Via the Pound via Genesis Rar. Somewhat anomalous but entirely welcomeis the Gabriel-era band's catchiest, quirkiest song "I KnowWhat I Like (In Your Wardrobe)", the tale of a somewhat daft gardener. Tony Banks's elegant, sophisticated keyboard work is a vital element of nearly every tune, and the electric/acoustic guitar tapestry woven by Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford is the perfect icing on the cake. Peter Gabriel's startlingly unpretentious tale-spinning is at it's best on "The Battle of Epping Forest". All the songs were co-written by the group. ![]() Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett were still in the band. It is a lament for a lost England that was becoming increasingly commercialized. The fusion of a complex classical mind with an electrified rock heart and pastoral folk spirit defined Genesis' anatomy, and never more effectively than on SELLING ENGLAND. Recorded and released in 1973, Selling England By the Pound is in my opinion Genesiss best album. ![]() Genesis SACD Selling England by the Pound. back to mid-1970s prog rock as The Musical Box perfectly re-create Genesis 1974 Black Show tour promoting their album Selling England By The Pound. SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND was the culmination of all that Genesis had been striving for since their late-'60s inception, the refinement of the vision that developed on TRESPASS, NURSERY CRYME, and FOXTROT (somewhere in the world, there's been a second-wave prog outfit named after every one of thesealbums). GENESIS SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND JAPAN MINI LP SHM CD VJCP 98018 OBI. An interview with former Genesis member Steve Hackett, who has shows coming up at Scottish Rite Auditorium and BergenPAC. If one had to pare the prog-rock story down to a handful ofessential albums, this would undoubtedly be one of them. 4 Stars - Excellent - '. ![]()
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