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Genesis – Seconds Out – review
After two successful post Peter Gabriel albums, Genesis released the live album Seconds Out. It also marks the departure of Steve Hackett.
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After two successful post Peter Gabriel albums, Genesis released the live album Seconds Out. It also marks the departure of Steve Hackett.
The first Genesis album is largely unknown and not held in much esteem. This early work shows little of the style the band would develop.
Late in 1976 Genesis released their last studio album with Steve Hackett. One third of the album is taken up by instrumentals. The album came out in the week before Christmas and has a special flair to this day.
Genesis Live was the band’s first live album. It has gained enormous respect amongst fans. In 2009 it has been rereleased in the Live Boxset, complete with surround sound and bonus tracks.
When Peter Gabriel left the band in 1975 Genesis had to reorientate and restructure. Though it was developed by a provisional band line-up, as it were, it is an album that has gained great recognition by fans and critics alike.
Read all the information about the content and bonus material of the live album CD/DVD box set 1973-2007 here.
In 1986 Genesis released one of their most successful albums, Invisible Touch. Read our review here.
The band shrunk to its core when Steve Hackett left, but it was the core that would enjoy tremendous success in the years to follow. It was also an unmistakable musical metamorphosis.
Great events loom long on the horizon. The release of the 1970-1975 boxset is one of the events fans had to be very patient for. Newly mixed, brushed up, and with an optional 5.1 mix – the Gabriel era returns in full splendour. The promo sampler have now been delivered.
After the three members of Genesis all released their solo albums, they recorded Abacab, an album that would change everything…