Stagnation (track)
by Genesis
Stagnation appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- Trespass (track #4) (this album) (1970)
- 1970-1975 (Box Set) (track #4) (compilation) (2008)
- BBC Broadcasts (track #2) (compilation) (2023)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/19/2026 00:57 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2025 17:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,197 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2025 16:09 |  Ilolahti | 985 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2025 19:07 | markl73 | 6,205 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2025 15:37 | Johnnyo | 42,686 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.5/100, a mean average of 85.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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Squonk007 04/09/2022 12:50 | #283954
This is stunning and easily the best track on the LP.
Between moments of Gabriel delivering soft vocals over acoustic guitar strums and moments of Banks going crazy on the Mellotron while the rest of the rhythm section provides powerful backing, Stagnation goes all over the place. Beautiful in some areas and rocking in others, it never stays in one spot for too long. It probably would have benefited from allowing the more rock-y moments to develop further, but the final product is certainly still worth your time. One of Trespass' better tunes.
Mdemauri 08/15/2014 17:00 | #119589
Part of this song (around the 7 minute mark onward) was used by Genesis in their melodies of old songs right up through their last tour.
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