My first exposure to Genesis took place in the summer of 1974, while we were driving through the New Jersey countryside. I was around 12 at the time. My father put on a copy of Selling England by the Pound, and I enjoyed listening to it. It wasn’t long before I was listening to Genesis every chance I got. I had found an artist who was different from anything else I was listening to. Their music was complex, their lyrics were poetic, and their album covers were beautiful. I was hooked. However, after the release of A Trick of the Tail in 1976, my interest in Genesis began to wane. I wasn’t a big fan of Wind & Wuthering, …And Then There Were Three…, or Duke. The music and lyrics didn’t seem to be as strong as the earlier albums, and the artwork didn’t seem to be as creative. In 1980, all of that changed when Genesis released Abacab. I absolutely loved that album. It had the complex music and poetic lyrics I had come to expect from Genesis, but it also had a harder edge that I found appealing. The album’s cover was also stunning. It was a photo of a man standing on a cliff, facing the ocean. The man was wearing a long coat and a hat, and he had his back to the camera. The image was mysterious and evocative, and it perfectly captured the mood of the album. I loved everything about Abacab, and it quickly became one of my favorite albums. In 1981, Genesis released their next album, Genesis. I didn’t like it as much as Abacab, but it did have a few good songs. I was more excited about the release of their next album, Invisible Touch, in 1986. The first single from the album, .
How 1986 Album Invisible Touch and Meeting Phil Collins Changed My Life, Passion, and Label
