Genesis

Recorded on the group's 1972 Foxtrot tour (but unfortunately not including a version of "Supper's Ready"), Genesis Live was a stopgap release while the band worked on Selling England By the Pound. It was the only live document of the prog rock unit for 25 years, until 1977's Seconds Out. Even though you can't actually see Peter Gabriel wearing a cardboard rhombus on his head, or "flying" with the help of a pulley system, you do get lots of early Genesis tropes -- bass pedals, mellotrons set to "cello" and diminished 7th chords, whatever they are.

Genesis Live is a collection of in-concert tracks recorded in early 1973, spotlighting
material originally released on Foxtrot and Nursery Chryme. Long a favorite on the import
racks, this album goes a long way toward capturing the gripping power and mysticism that
has many fans acclaiming Genesis as "the greatest live band ever." Titles like "Get 'Em Out by
Friday" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" tell much about this band's modu... More >