#Genesis #Peter Gabriel #Phil Collins #Anthony Phillips #progressive rock #art rock #British prog #symphonic prog #theatrical rock #1970s
Definitely not to be confused with the happy-slappy Genesis of the 1980s by any means! Somewhere in the English countryside, circa 1970, five lads from a prestigious boarding school were hard at work in a small house (courtesy of gracious parents), recovering from wounds (namely having their debut album, From Genesis To Revelation flop and then nearly throwing in the towel altogether) and redoubling their creative efforts. Armed with a steely resolve, a recently acquired Mellotron, a contract with the fledgling Charisma Records label, a sympathetic producer in John Anthony and ambitious new material, Genesis set it's sights on upsetting the apple cart of ordinary music. No longer were they going to be pegged as "Moody Blues wannabes". What emerged was an important, yet largely unheralded milestone in the development of progressive rock as we know it. Here, the essential building blocks of the classic Genesis sound were coming to the fore, although they had yet to fully gel and integrate, but you could tell that even greater, more startling things were to come.
"Looking For Someone" leads off with a piercing Gabriel vocal and smoky organ, the protagonist looking for meaning and purpose in a world that doesn't seem to have any. The band charges in with full force, exercising newly found ambition and ability. Gabriel's slightly raspy and soulful singing carries this songs mood so strongly, supported by plaintive guitar statements from Anthony Phillips and frantic propulsion from Banks, Rutherford and drummer John Mayhew. From: https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=2448
