Genesis' self-titled album is the group's twelfth studio recording and was released in 1983. The album is often referred to by fans as the 'shapes' album, alluding to the picture on the CD cover of children's play toys. Whislt Genesis album art often relates to the nature of the tracks I am somewhat perplexed by the relevance of the block shapes. My best guess is that because a few of the songs on this album explain different modes of existence and of characters fitting into various kinds of lifestyle that the shapes represent those differences! The album offers a mixed bunch of songs that can't be summed up by any one label of genre. Opening track 'Mama' is ...  Read the complete review

Although Genesis are a great band it is most unlikely that they would have had all of their success if it had not been for Phil Collins being the predominant member of the band. On this album his strength is obvious throughout and this has helped to make some of the tracks very popular and memorable. Although nearly 20 years old some of this music is still played toady and it has a very timeless feel to it, however there are a few tracks that will only be known to real Genesis fans. There are only nine tracks on the album and these are: Mama. This, of course, is one of the timeless tracks and is a great way to start the album. This ...  Read the complete review

This is actually a really good album to get into if you want to listen to the band for the first time. It could be accused of being a bit of a sell out by die hard Genesis fans because it's got a commerical feel. Most lovers of the group have loved it from it's rather odd days with Peter Gabriel and consider this just too poppy for their tastes. I like it. It cheers me up for a lot of the time. "Home by the sea" is an excellent little number, very catchy, not an overly 80's number, just lots of Phil Collins's distinctive drum sound along with his distinctive voice. That's followed by "Second Home By The Sea" all ...  Read the complete review