Genesis (studio album) by Genesis

Genesis by Genesis
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 1,481st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 367 votes)
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Award Top albums of the 1980s (231st)
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Genesis bestography

Genesis is ranked 10th best out of 34 albums by Genesis on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Genesis is Selling England By The Pound which is ranked number 127 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,697.

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 367 votes)
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80/100
From 08/18/2022 06:14
A solid album with a very strong first side and an OK second side. But make sure you listen to those first four tracks!
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75/100
From 08/08/2022 19:38
I am possibly one of the few who enjoys the later Genesis and earlier Genesis. Quite fortunate that I love prog and eighties music in equal measure, for quite different reasons. There are still nods to prog on this album, I don't write off side two (vinyl) as some others have and enjoy the album as a whole.
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90/100
From 08/09/2021 13:29
This album contains a couple of my favourite tracks, namely Mama and Home By The Sea/Second Home By The Sea. Side 1 is incredibly strong with some of the best moments created by the 3-man Genesis. A lot of Side 2 is filler and the songs could have been stronger. It's Gonna Get Better and Silver Rainbow are the only two tracks of note really. Illegal Alien is one of the worst things they've created. Overall, I like the record. A pity the very strong start couldn't have been maintained throughout.
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20/100
From 01/29/2021 20:23
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. This is a truly masochistic listening experience. The levels of cheese are biblical. “Illegal Alien” is one of the most painful songs I’ve ever had the displeasure of enduring.
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80/100
From 09/28/2020 18:27
Excellent! Rating (84.44)
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90/100
From 08/01/2020 20:54
A very top-heavy Genesis album, as the first side features songs like Mama, That's All, and Home by the Sea, which are some of the best of the band's three-piece era. The second never comes close to reaching those highs, though there are a couple decent pop tracks scattered throughout it. You can tell that Collins' was really coming into his own as a singer, as, in terms of vocals, this may be his best album with Genesis. The instrumentation is mostly solid all throughout, though it becomes a little too cheesy in parts, and the lyrics probably aren't quite up to previous Genesis standards. I'd say this album is pretty much on par with the previous record Abacab, though the highs here are certainly higher. Definitely worth your time to check out the first half of this one, maybe give the second half a listen or two if you're feeling adventurous.
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85/100
From 09/01/2019 11:40
Very uneven album
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70/100
From 06/06/2018 14:36
My problem with this album is Genesis attempting to please the masses and maintain their loyal prog fan base. Side 1 works - Mama, That's All, Home by the Sea does a fine job of walking this tightrope of styles, Side 2 fails. By the time I finish with side 1 I usually don't waste time listening to the rest of the album. BTW -- Illegal Alien makes me cringe in light of today's politically correct society, but even then it was bordering on insulting, and that's coming from someone who thinks we have become too politically correct.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 01/24/2017 14:30
Tier List for my preferences of the tracks on this album:

Top: 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 9
High: 3, 7
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Rating:  
75/100
From 11/06/2016 23:15
The trouble with this album is that the first side is fantastic (among the best stuff they did in their pop-phase) while the second half is at it's best passable and at it's worst hard to listen to. Silver Rainbow really is every bit as bad as it sounds. You got everything you want on the first half: a dark and atmospheric, still incredibly memorable opnener in 'Mama', a well made pop song in 'That's All' and an incredible prog-suite in the 'Home by the Sea's. Best thing you got on the second side is Just a Job to Do, an above average pop-song.
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