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Selling England By The Pound is bad, bad prog. Genesis are fucking terrible anyway and this has all of the genre's worst indulgences by some of the most recognisable people to inflict such dirge on the world. The only thing that I took away from it is that I now know the song Richard Hammond particularly hates in many Top Gear episodes, so I can share his dismay. 1.
Did not enjoy any these songs.
"Gawd I'm bored. Might as well be listening to Genesis." If you get the reference, you'll understand and agree.
i can’t wait to stop getting these prog-rock, soundtrack-to-the-Hobbit, 10min flute solo albums randomly assigned to us. most interesting thing about this album is that i had no idea genesis was around in the early 70s, and this was already their 5th album!!?!
This seems like a joke record.
terrrible :((
This is a very odd album to my ears. The long, sprawling songs move through multiple sections and ideas, often jumping around in ways that feel theatrical and unpredictable. I can see why progressive rock fans love it, but for me it feels overcomplicated rather than immersive. There is a strong pastoral, almost Robin Hood atmosphere running through parts of it, which adds to that slightly whimsical, medieval tone. There is no denying the musicianship. The playing is intricate and ambitious, and the band clearly had huge ideas at this stage. It just does not come together in a way that keeps me fully engaged. It is interesting and creative, but not something I would choose to listen to again. Favourite song: None that truly stood out for me Least favourite: The longer tracks feel particularly hard work Album artwork: Distinctive and very much in keeping with the album’s quirky, English tone
Meh. Not my taste
This music was very dated. A lot of older music is timeless and is able to withstand the ages, but not this music. I thought it wasn't very good and I didn't enjoy any of it.
Never liked early Genesis
Ewwwwwwwww. Def one of those love it/hate it selections. So much meh and obviously I’m on the hate it side. I listened to Rick Wakeman’s “The Six Wives of Henry VIII to remind myself of a what I consider a better album selection from that year.
Oy progrock. I can’t make it through the first song. It’s too much.
Better band once Peter Gabriel left. Never heard this before - and won't ever hear it again.
Firth on Firth was epic The rest of the album is meh
This album made me realize that I like Genesis, and I like Peter Gabriel, but not together.
Not impressed
Oh, no. Dreading this. What the hell is this? What hippie shite is THIS? This album has no idea what it wants to be. It's really bad. I don't think I've heard anything worse than The Battle of Epping Forest.
Before the cocaine and drugs. Or when they were peeking….
What am I listening to?
Sucks. Length of the songs suck. The Phil Collins drum solos sucks. Sucky album.
This is largely self-indulgent trash.
I'm just really not a prog rock guy and this album is full on prog. I find it kind of exhaustingly all over the place. The constant time signature changes and super long songs simultaneously bore and annoy me. I've liked later era Genesis albums but this one doesn't do much for me. If I want long, winding songs I'll always go to something like the Grateful Dead over this type of prog rock. Standout Tracks: Firth of Fifth, Aisle of Plenty
i did not like it
I thought I liked Genesis, but this was not it
Holy shit, this is awful. I knew that Genesis was very different before the pop songs they produced in the 80s, but I hadnt heard it before. Having now experienced it, I guess its good that they split up later to make better stuff independently. 1/5
je me suis bien fait chier
I love solo Peter Gabriel. I am contemptuous to solo Phil Collins. I’d previously only heard latter day Genesis that was reductive boring FM pop. This is worse. It’s actually worse than the Brian Eno record which is really a new low charted for this list.
This was not a good start to my day. Almost as bad as ABBA.
As somebody that is admittedly pretty averse to Medieval fantasy in general, the idea of that being the theme for a concept album made by some of the most self-indulgent (but extremely talented) musicians was already a red flag. This is one book you absolutely can judge by its cover. It's so eager to jam in any idea it feels like at any time without any thought if it flows. The lyrics are comically awful but the drums are cool. This ain't it. 1/5
I prefer prog when it progresses towards something more than a random assemblage of noises.
my notes disappeared but this is one of the worst albums ive ever heard
Not for me.
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kkgAn92SdFt_nUYmDjGo8jyKGKnQ_AM8Q 1-Dancing With The Moonlight Knight 2-I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 3-Firth Of Fifth 4-More Fool Me 5-The Battle Of Epping Forest 6-After The Ordeal 7-The Cinema Show 8-Aisle Of Plenty
Awful
Prog rock nonsense
Cam on ingerland
Not for me. Prefer Phil collins
Ughhh
Utter pish. If no stars was an option it would still be too many.
Not my jam
idk not doin it for me
To weird for me
Could not get into it at all
One of the reasons why punk happened!
Hard to get excited by prog rock noodling nonsense.
No thanks. Not for the likes of me.
Not a fan of prog rock. It sounded like the hobbit the musical
A bit prog- rock for my tastes!
I'm angry I listened to this.
No. This was weird. I didn't like it at all.
Folksy minstrel music. I never want to listen to this again.
I like the one where the big monkey plays the drums in exchange for chocolate, why isn't that on here Phil? This is vastly superior to the other prog we've had on this list, although that is a pretty low bar really. I've said it before, and I am sure I will say it again before we get to the end of these 1,001 albums, but thank the Rock Gods that punk happened.
Mince
this sucks. I had to stop because it got annoying
I know this band and this album are important in the timeline of "progressive rock," and there are a few bands in that subgenre I really like (e.g., ELP, Rush, Jethro Tull, Yes...and I know, I know, this is all loosely defined and highly subjective), but I just never clicked with Genesis. I gave this album a listen and, nah, just don't really like it.
Not for me
It was too weird for me
So random, too abstract, hard to get through
Pretty awful tbh
Too weird for me
Uninteresting. Boredom made me not finish.
it's shit
So many familiar songs so good
The cosmic lawnmower can fuck right off
pretty crappy and long, wasnt expecting the few good parts tho
Trollz
2008 remaster on Spotify. Old-school rock, good stuff.
Fijn rustig album. Zou goed zijn als LP