Genesis - Selling England by the Pound

Primary Artist
Genesis
Album Title
Selling England by the Pound
Release Date
November, 1973 
Time
53:21 
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Genesis proved that they could rock on Foxtrot but on its follow-up Selling England By The Pound they didn't follow this route, they returned to the English eccentricity of their first records, which wasn't so much a retreat as a consolidation of powers. For even if this eight-track album has no one song that hits as hard as "Watcher of the Skies," Genesis hasn't sacrificed the newfound immediacy of Foxtrot: they've married it to their eccentricity, finding ways to infuse it into the delicate whimsy that's been their calling card since the beginning. Read More