(He notably played on most of the Brand X catalog.)Д«y the '80s, Genesis had clearly entered a new era. all offer subtle refinements of their classic sound - and Collins was an essential part of that vibe, even showcasing his interest in jazz-fusion. A Trick of the Tail, Wind & Wuthering and вЂ¦ And Then There Were Three. Most early Genesis albums featured at least one compact, vocal-driven tune: the sweetly sung, Collins-fronted 12-string ballad 'For Absent Friends' ( Nursery Cryme), the gently trippy 'I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)' ( Selling England by the Pound), the sex-centric sing-along 'Counting Out Time' ( The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway).ДЄn equally important point: Genesis didn't suddenly swear off lengthy instrumentals and elaborate arrangements after promoting Collins to drummer-frontman in 1975. Genesis discovered that craft gradually and organically. The idea of trying to craft songs a little bit more was quite appealing.' deep progressive music with extended solos and all the rest of it. By the time we got to, we felt we'd almost gone as far as we could in certain directions of. We found we were able to do things in that area that no one else was doing, whereas in the pop area we weren't so original. That's how we got into the progressive thing. 'And then I think we sort of shown the way by groups at the time like King CrimsonВ and Family and Fairport ConventionВ - another way of approaching music. 'We didn't appear to be that good at ,' keyboardist Tony Banks said in a DVD interviewВ for the Invisible Touch reissue. Strong hooks and verse-chorus shapes have always been in their DNA - it's not like they flipped a switch once Gabriel left and became a more commercial band. In fact, before they embraced synthesizers and 9/8 time signatures, the original Genesis aspired to craft hits as behind-the-scenes songwriters. And recognizing that fact only underscores howВ versatile they've always been.ДЄ lot of close-minded Genesis fans like to split the band's catalog conveniently in two: the supposed prog era with Peter Gabriel as frontman and the supposed pop era with Phil Collins behind the mic. Genesis were prog heroes and stadium-packing pop stars -В a tricky balance few other bands have achieved. And in a side-by-side matchup, yes, 'Supper's Ready' is a more dynamic piece of music than 'Anything She Does.' But there's no reason both of these extremes -В the knotty epics and the shiny pop tunes -В can't coexist in a set list, a playlist or even an album track listing. I can't convince these fans that they're wrong. And for many, Invisible Touch has become the musical equivalent of Fonzie's shark jump - the moment an inventive rock band changed course and lost its way. But hardcore prog fans can be particularly allergic to change. Just think about how much the Beatles evolved in four years -В the band responsible for Magical Mystery Tour's psychedelic experiments would be bored to tears with the Merseybeat of Please Please Me.

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