Trespass - Genesis

Trespass was the second Genesis album, following their debut work From Genesis to Revelation, which was released in 1969. This first work was written while still at school and was what the band thought that their producer, Jonothan King (he of the recent kiddyfiddling allegations) would want to hear. It had sold abysmally, some record shops getting confused by the title and putting it in the religious section! This 2nd effort then was the first proper outing by the band actually playing the music they believed in. A lot had changed since the first album. The band had left their parents' homes and Tony Banks, the keyboard player had actually spent a ...  Read the complete review

Trespass was the second album released by Genesis.Its an important work and a major step forward after "From Genesis To Revelation")available in many differnt forms but originally released by Decca). On listerning to the album today,a few things quickly seem obvious,firstly,the drummer,John Mayhew wasnt up to the job, all he does is rattle out simple drum beats that do little for the songs. Secondly,and perhaps more importantly,it is clearly an album that draws more from Anthony Phillips than anyone else.The music moves from pasteral,quiet sounds to pounding tunes that symbolize anger and hatred, ...  Read the complete review