From Genesis to Revelation

from genesis to revelation

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Re-issue featuring Nine Bonus Tracks: "a Place to Call My Own", "a Winter's Tale", "One-eyed Hound", "That's Me", "The Silent Sun (Single Version)", "Image Blown Out", "She is Beautiful", "Try a Little Sadness", and "Patricia (Demo)".

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From Genesis to Revelation

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Don't keep this "In Hiding" any longer! Enjoy a piece of history.
In the beginning, there was a terrific band
From private school to the recording studio
Sweet Turns To Sour
A very pleasant little concept album

From Genesis to Revelation
Genesis
Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK
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ASIN: B0007SMD3W
Release Date: 2005-12-26

Tracks:

Where the Sour Turns to Sweet
In the Beginning
Fireside Song
Serpent
Am I Very Wrong?
In the Wilderness
Conqueror
In Hiding
One Day
Window
In Limbo
Silent Sun

Tracks:

Place to Call My Own
Winter's Tale
One Eyed Hound
That's Me
Silent Sun [Single Version]
Image Blown Out
She Is Beautiful
Try a Little Sadness [Demo Version]
Patricia [Demo Version of "In Hiding"]
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Album Description

For the first time ever, Genesis' first album issued on CD in an accurate facsimile of its original cover, and with a bonus disc, at mid-price. The deluxe slipcased package will also feature, for the first time since the original 1969 vinyl release, Peter Gabriel's sleevenote and all the lyrics and drawings from the insert. The booklet will also feature photos and ephemera from the group's early days, as well as a new sleevenote from an acknowledged Genesis authority. Disc 1 will contain the original 13 song album in its entirety, whilst disc 2 will contain the four non-album single sides, along with a further nine tracks of demos and rough mixes from 1967 and 1968, all arranged chronologically. Copies of the original black and gold sleeve vinyl issue of this album with insert change hands for huge amounts of money at last there will be a CD edition that includes all the elements of that release, as well as a bonus disc! Edsel. 2005

Customer Reviews:

Don't keep this "In Hiding" any longer! Enjoy a piece of history........2007-06-16

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

In the beginning (1969), there was the first Genesis record. The gentleman they call Phil was nowhere to be found. The drums were courtesy of John Mayhew. The guitar was not Steve Hackett but a young Anthony Phillips.

While the prototypical sound would not be born until October 1970's "Trespass", the band's offering of a mix of some Moody Blues and the Bee Gees "Odessa" should never have been maligned from various critics of the past.

You don't compare this record to other ones by Genesis. You judge it on its own merits. While Peter Gabriel and company were in search of the perfect note and direction, they weren't devoid of an early vision.

"When The Sour Turns To Sweet" is a wonderful opening track and there is no better way to enjoy the days of yesteryear then with this version of the first recording. The bonus tracks of singles and unreleased material give you a plethora of tasty treats to sink your teeth into. Anthony Phillips guitar sounds as if it he is strumming in your living room. This is the best fidelity yet!

"The Serpent" is a tune with a haunting musical path. An attention grabber and a strong composition.

"In The Wilderness" drops a bit of 60's psychedelia at your door. Gabriel sounds convincing as he delivers the vocals.

"The Conqueror" is a more upbeat rocker. Many find this an immediate choice cut the first time out.

"In Hiding" is a well-crafted vocal by Gabriel. There is no hoarseness in his presentation. The smooth delivery is worth a few listenings.

"The Silent Sun" mixes the Moody Blues and Bee Gees sound of the times and pays nice homage to both.

The first time you hear the CD listen to it straight through. Lock into the time, the foundation of the songs and the flow. Then pick your favorites and you'll see it doesn't matter album doesn't contain "Watcher Of The Skies" or "Back In New York City." It has the sounds that make for a pleasant day.

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

In the beginning, there was a terrific band.......2007-03-10

It's hard to believe this is the same band that later became the very epitome of synth-laden '80s arena rock. But then, in a way, it's not the same band.

Long before Phil Collins took the wheel, a bit before he'd even come on board for that matter, several years before the myriad side-long song suites and ambitious concept albums, there were five friends from prep school who made pretty and very British songs together. Their big break came when then-pop star Jonathan King heard a demo tape and was impressed with Peter Gabriel's vocals. They still sound great. So does the mostly mellow music backing him up, even if the band themselves thought it was a bit too mellow at the time. Their youth at the time does show through in some of the lyrics, which have all the usual prog-rock markings of royalty and chess and love and isolation and concern with the meaning of it all. But for the most part, the songs work well not inspite of the fact that they were obviously written by well-read teenagers, but because of it. It's the sort of youthful pretention and ambition that can't be faked, and it sounds entirely real as a result.

And just what do those songs sound like? They remind me of very early Pink Floyd with a bit more real world sensibility, or the early Bee Gees without the pervasive mopiness. The musical style is a bit more folk-ish than most other prog-rock (much more so than later Genesis), with acoustic guitar and piano riffs figuring prominently in most of the songs. The same is true to a lesser extent of the extra tracks that did not appear on the original album, but they do sound even further removed from the later Genesis sound. The two single B-sides, "One Eyed Hound" and "That's Me," are perhaps the one and only indication that these guys grew up listening to The Beatles and the like. While they have the same art-rock styling heard on the album tracks, they also have a touch of the poppiness that defined early British rock.

Fans of their later work might not like what they hear here, and those who loved to hate Genesis in the '80s might find they love it. It's worth a listen for anyone who likes folk-rock and early prog-rock, in any case.

From private school to the recording studio.......2007-01-28

This is real good stuff considering they were only 17, 18 years old and right out of prep school. If you like early Bee Gee's (Odessa) you'll like this.

Sweet Turns To Sour.......2006-03-21

Lovely to hear a first rate re-master of a classic disc! "from genesis to revelation" is a must have for all true Genesis fans. The songs are soothing,gentle, inquisitive, challenging, provocative, moving. Very melodic with a fine mix of arrangement from sparse instrumentation to lush string accompaniment. Gabriels' voice is amazing at this young age. Searching, sensitive, bold! The first disc is true to the original album along with the art design. As a rule I am generally averse to much of the bonus material offered on re-masters. Thankfully all the bonus stuff is on the 2nd ,separate disc. I'll confess I only played it once, but my overall impression was that it detracted rather than attracted. Rough sketches that ultimately interfere with your appreciation of the finished masterpiece. That said I still implore the serious fan to get this important piece of rock history.

A very pleasant little concept album.......2005-08-25

Ah, their first. It has been re-released many times with different songs, but it is important to know that the original album contained only the following songs:

Where The Sour Turns to Sweet
In The Beginning
Fireside Song
The Serpent
Am I Very Wrong?
In the Wilderness
The Conqueror
In Hiding
One Day
Window
In Limbo
Silent Sun
A Place to Call My Own

This concept album is the band's interpretation of the book of Genesis. Yes, the bible book. It was actually written by Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips, and Mike Rutherford when they were still in highschool. Many were developed from earlier songs and rewritten to fit the bible theme. It's clear that they were influenced by The Moody Blues concept album "Days of Future Past", as the sound is often very similar. There is also quite a bit of BeeGees influence heard on this album, as evidenced by the their first single in 1968, The Silent Sun.

Perhaps if this album came out a few years earlier, it would have been a smash hit. As it stands, it does sound a bit dated, and probably sounded so even then. By 1969, this sort of brit pop was going out of style. Even so, there are some very original things on this album. First and foremost is the primary use of the piano and the acoustic guitar over electric instruments. It is heavily reliant on chord structures rather than riffs, as Genesis music tends to be from their first album to their last. Gabriel's voice is also very distinctive, although he sings much more softly and more reserved on this album than we're used to hearing. But it's clear, even at this early point, that there is something very special to that voice of his.

Don't expect something like Selling England by the Pound when you hear this album. What you have here is a very young band with very little experience but a lot of good ideas that don't quite come out as well as they could have. Nevertheless, the brilliance is there, the band just isn't experienced enough to pull it off as professionally as they would later be able to.

It's still a very pleasant album, and with this edition you get more songs from their early recording days from 1967-1969.

Average customer rating:

Not Prog, but great.
not great like
From the Phil Collins Band Back To Genesis
Genesis' first album listenable, but not on a regular basis
The Genesis Of Genesis

From Genesis to Revelation
Genesis
Manufacturer: Transluxe
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ASIN: B000005T6K
Release Date: 1996-09-03

Tracks:

Where The Sour Turns So Sweet
In The Beginning
Fireside Song
The Serpent
Am I Very Wrong?
In The Wilderness
The Conqueror
In Hiding
One Day
Window
In Limbo
Silent Sun
A Place To Call My Own
A Winter's Tale
One Eyed Hound
That's Me
Silent Sun (single version)

Customer Reviews:

Not Prog, but great........2004-08-30

not great like.......2004-06-18

From Genesis To Revelation, the 1st Genesis album is an album that intriguingly is in the style of the songs Genesis would perform as a trio. Even though none of thes songs were hits there are many short commercial sounding pop tunes here, accesable and simple. The result is that this album is not great like the rest of the albums Genesis made with Peter Gabriel who only sings on this album (in a voice more reminiscent of Phil Collins pitiful whine then his own powerfull rasp) and no doubt writes many of the songs but plays no instruments. In fact the rest of the group are instrumentally constricted. Tony Banks plays the piano on all the songs accept The Serpent where he plays the organ and infact the songs are mainly accoustic, theres only occasional electric guitar. Despite this the use of strings and horns that prevail make this album stand out from any other Genesis album and are quite interesting though they drown out and overtake often the musical contributions of the band. Even with the pop Genesis must have been a Prog Rock at heart from the beggining as The Fireside song begins and ends with haunting instrumental passages. Its the most Prog Rock song on this album though songs like One Eyed Hound, In The Beggining, The Serpent and The Conqueror atleast lyrically seem to point in a Prog Rock direction. Strange.

From the Phil Collins Band Back To Genesis.......2003-08-19

In my opinion, begining with Abacab all we heard was the Phil Collins band, the mere pop frenzy, money hungry tunes that swept
thirteen year old girls and boys into some boringly romantic dream of bliss. With "From Genesis to Revelation" however, we return to virgin Genesis. Although the orchestration takes away from the genesis sound this CD shows use the true Genesis style with songs remenicent of their works on "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway." For me this deserve a place in my Genesis collection where those CD from Abacab on are fit for the heap!

Genesis' first album listenable, but not on a regular basis.......2002-11-24

This was Genesis' first album, recorded when they were teenagers at the Charterhouse School (the British equivalent of a prep school). They were more of a folk ensemble than rock group at that point, hardly able to do more with their guitars than strum. Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford were already on board, with Anthony Phillips on guitar and John Silver on drums. They sent demo tapes to producer Jonathan King, hoping to parlay a songwriting career, and found that King preferred to have the boys record their own songs. After which he slapped a bunch of orchestration on it, hoping for a success in the style of the Moody Blues' "Days of Future Passed". Instead, the album only sold 600 copies, though it has been re-released in a hundred different versions over the years and has probably sold in the hundreds of thousands by now. In addition to the original 13 songs, this version includes a couple of early singles with Chris Stewart on drums.

Several songs are pleasant in a wildly naive way, but other than "In the Wilderness" (with its "Music/All I hear is music/Guaranteed to please" chorus) and "One Day", nothing here is good enough to deserve frequent listening. The songs are short and poppy, unlike anything else they would do during the Gabriel Era. Much of it is vaguely reminiscent of what the Moodys were doing at the time. The lyrics are like the poetry you wrote when you were 16 and can't stand to look at now. On the single, "Silent Sun", they purposely tried to sound like the Bee Gees because they knew King liked the Bee Gees. This is a two and a half-star album; I'm rounding down.

(1=poor 2=mediocre 3=pretty good 4=very good 5=phenomenal)

The Genesis Of Genesis.......2002-08-01

For the 1969 debut album by Genesis, "From Genesis To Revelation," producer Jonathan King insisted on adding horns & string arrangements to most of the band's songs. Nonetheless, I enjoy the album just fine. "From Genesis To Revelation" is a far cry from anything else the band have recorded since, but it's a very good Genesis album in it's own right, with some fine material. The best tunes on the album are the few that the band get to rock on *without* orchestral accompanyment: "In The Beginning," "The Serpent," and the bonus track, "That's Me," all terrific Genesis rockers. I also appreciate the melodies of "When The Sour Turns To Sweet," "The Conquerer," "In Limbo," the Bee Gees-esque "The Silent Sun" (the band's first attempt at a hit single), "In Limbo," and the brief-but-beautiful "A Place To Call My Own." Peter Gabriel's voice is always a pleasure to hear, Tony Banks gets in some really good piano-thumping & organ-playing throughout, Mike Rutherford & Anthony Phillips both contribute some very good acoustic & electric guitar work, and drummer John Silver, in his lone album with the band, may be dwarfed by Phil Collins' looming shadow, but he's good enough behind the drumkit, certainly for this material, anyway. "From Genesis To Revelation" isn't the band's masterpiece, but it's still a very good debut album. If you're a diehard Genesis fan like me, you can't go wrong with adding "From Genesis To Revelation" to your collection. :-)

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Better Compilation of this Material Available
Not Prog, but great.
For attention of previous reviewer
Completes mini-lp collection, but...

From Genesis to Revelation
Genesis
Manufacturer: Teichiku Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001YFPK0
Release Date: 2004-05-29

Tracks:

Where the Sour Turns to Sweet
In the Beginning
Fireside Song
Serpent
Am I Very Wrong?
In the Wilderness
Conqueror
In Hiding
One Day
Window
In Limbo
Silent Sun

Tracks:

Place to Call My Own
Winter's Tale
One Eyed Hound
That's Me
Silent Sun [Single Version]
Image Blown Out
She Is Beautiful
Try a Little Sadness [Demo Version]
Patricia [Demo Version of "In Hiding"]
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Customer Reviews:

Better Compilation of this Material Available.......2005-05-18

The album has lovely melodies and interesting introspective lyrics. Not quite as eccentric and idiosyncratic as subsequent albums with Gabriel. More of a gentle pop feel. You can actually hear a Bee Gees influence on Silent Sun. Some people think the orchestration detracts from the recording, but it is done very tastefully (by the well-known Arthur Greenslade) to complement the band's arrangements, and doesn't intrude when the band's own instrumental playing (which was rudimentary at this stage of their career) is at its strongest.

You would be better served by the British reissue of this recording on the Edsel label this year (March 2005). It has a second disc with extra demos, rough mixes, and rarities in addition to what is on this Japanese CD. And I believe it may cost less as well.

Not Prog, but great........2004-08-30

Their first. This Criminally underated album was how they started off, as an almost Cat Stevens like band. Don't dudge this album by what Genesis became but dudge for what it is-a gentle little album. The music here is so cool, mellow and relaxing. Beautiful-not Genesis, but great...

P.s. The original Vinyl (sp) was black with gold writting. I'm not sure, but I think the previouse reviewer has the reissue that came out during the seventies.

For attention of previous reviewer.......2004-08-25

Just for the previous reviewer's information, I checked my vinyl album this morning, and the label on it has a blue background with silver writing on it. Definitely not gold with black.

P.S. Addendum to review - the original vinyl was DEFINITELY blue with silver writing. I have SKL 4990, the original stereo pressing. There was also LK 4990 (much more rare), the original mono pressing - this was red with silver writing. See http://www.genesismuseum.com/vinyl/fgtr.htm for further details.

Completes mini-lp collection, but..........2004-06-29

I won't bother to review the music on the CD as the reader is probably already familiar with Genesis's first album.

I bought this CD to complete my collection of the Japanese Mini-Lp reproductions of the Genesis discography. Like the others in the series, it's in a fairly sturdy cardboard sleeve and it has what I assume to be the original LP insert. Unlike the others, it has a nice re-closable plastic sleeve to protect the OBI.

Sadly, it doesn't have the original Decca label on the disc. Instead the disc label is gold with the album title printed in black, the same font style as on the cover. I've never seen an original pressing of From Genesis to Revelation, but I doubt that this is a faithful reproduction of the original release. This is an unfortunate oversight compared to the rest of the series. Get it to complete the set, but be aware.

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"We're waiting for you, Come and join us now"

From Genesis to Revelation
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Release Date: 1990-07-27

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Where the Sour Turns to Sweet
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In the Wilderness
Conqueror
In Hiding
One Day
Window
In Limbo
Silent Sun

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Customer Reviews:

"We're waiting for you, Come and join us now".......2004-05-05

From Genesis to Revelation is the end result of the collaboration between the young men from Charterhouse College in Surrey and record producer Jonathan King. Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Anthony Phillips were sending demos to King, which included the Bee Gee-ish "Silent Sun," in the hopes that he could advance their careers. King decided they should release an album (a big step in early 1969 when singles usually predominated). Wanting to name the band Genesis (i.e. a "new beginning" in music), King learned there was already an American R&B band with that name, so he did not give the band a name on their first studio album, but gave them a concept of "From Genesis to Revelation" for which to write their music. They were to start the album with "From the Beginning" and go through the history of man through Revelation. Quite an undertaking for such young men with little experience in the music business.

The music on From Genesis to Revelation is raw but very innovative with a lot of variety from the soft peaceful songs like "The Fireside Song" to cute love songs like "One Day" to rockers like "That's Me," "One Eyed Hound," and "In the Beginning" (Gabriel's voice on the latter actually sounds like Ozzy Osbourne's and the dark sound of the track could have even fit on an early Black Sabbath release). The songs are simple with piano and acoustic guitar. King wanted them to release a soft sounding album to set them apart from the prevailing music of the time. A lot of strings and brass are added to the tracks ostensibly to give the songs a fuller sound. According to Armando Gallo's book I Know What I Like, the band members were not very pleased with the addition of strings to their music. Often, they do not blend in well with the music and sound like "add-ons." On this album, Tony Banks really stands out. He was definitely the more accomplished musician of the group in these very early years. His piano in the opening of "In Limbo" is amazing as it is throughout "Where the Sour Turns to Sweet" and parts of "Am I Very Wrong?." The tracks include: The Silent Sun, That's Me, Where the Sour Turns to Sweet, In the Beginning, Fireside Song, The Serpent, Am I Very Wrong?, In the Wilderness, The Conqueror, In Hiding, One Day, Window, In Limbo, Silent Sun, A Place to Call My Own, A Winter's Tale, One Eyed Hound. I really enjoy this album. The songs are interesting and have a lot of depth. I recommend it to anyone interested in the roots of Genesis or overlooked gems of the 1960s. This album does not have the complex 7-minute plus pieces to which many fans of early Genesis are accustomed (the longest track here is 4:32). It's just 17 examples of young brilliance.

From Genesis To Revelation (1st Album)
Average customer rating:

Early, different, but great nonetheless

Not Prog, but great.

"We're waiting for you, Come and join us now"

An early turning point...

Genesis' first album listenable, but not on a regular basis

From Genesis To Revelation (1st Album)
Genesis
Manufacturer: Mcc
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007U3Q
Release Date: 1998-06-12

Tracks:

Where The Sour Turns To Sweet
In The Beginning
Fireside Song
The Serpent
Am I Very Wrong?
In The Wilderness
The Conqueror
In Hiding
One Day
Window
In Limbo
Silent Sun
A Place To Call My Own
A Winter's Tale
One Eyed Hound
That's Me
The Silent Sun (Single Version)

Customer Reviews:

Early, different, but great nonetheless.......2005-11-13

Well, considering what style Genesis had starting from the album "Invisible Touch", I don't think there is any room for criticism of this early work. This was one of the albums I got in 1983 after their self-titled album garnished the airwaves with songs like "That's all". I was blown away with how much this band had changed. I love the religious tone of the lyrics and it's heavy folk-orchestral background. Genesis may have gotten more progressive, but the classical influence remained in the latter albums, even if the echoed orchestra wasn't there.

Another thing, I actually like Gabriel's voice better here. So, he was between age 17-19 when the sessions were going on, and hadn't quite finished puberty, but I've always found his mature voice difficult to listen to unless he's doing his usual "vocal experiments". He's actually carrying soft folk tunes fluently with a sustained voice, something he would struggle to do today.

If you don't like Chad & Jeremy, the old BeeGees, and the old Moody Blues, then you won't like this album. It will sound dated to you. But if you appreciate good music of any genre, then you may want to add this to your collection.

Not Prog, but great........2004-08-30

"We're waiting for you, Come and join us now".......2004-05-05

The music on From Genesis to Revelation is raw but very innovative with a lot of variety from the soft peaceful songs like "The Fireside Song" to cute love songs like "One Day" to rockers like "That's Me," "One Eyed Hound," and "In the Beginning" (Gabriel's voice on the latter actually sounds like Ozzy Osbourne's and the dark sound of the track could have even fit on an early Black Sabbath release). The songs are simple with piano and acoustic guitar. King wanted them to release a soft sounding album to set them apart from the prevailing music of the time. A lot of strings and brass are added to the tracks ostensibly to give the songs a fuller sound. According to Armando Gallo's book I Know What I Like, the band members were not very pleased with the addition of strings to their music. Often, they do not blend in well with the music and sound like "add-ons." On this album, Tony Banks really stands out. He was definitely the more accomplished musician of the group in these very early years. His piano in the opening of "In Limbo" is amazing as it is throughout "Where the Sour Turns to Sweet" and parts of "Am I Very Wrong?." I really enjoy this album. The songs are interesting and have a lot of depth. I recommend it to anyone interested in the roots of Genesis or overlooked gems of the 1960s. This album does not have the complex 7-minute plus pieces to which many fans of early Genesis are accustomed (the longest track here is 4:32). It is also nothing like the more commercial music of the Phil Collins era. Although there is supposed to be a concept here, it sounds like a late 1960s singles oriented album. Those buying it to hear another Foxtrot may be disappointed. Keep an opened mind and you'll appreciate these 17 examples of young brilliance.

An early turning point..........2002-12-29

Probably the most important aspect of this album is the crucial turning point it represented for the band: after this album they took themselves seriously as career musicians and gained hordes of confidence to go on recording and become the band Genesis. They could have been doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc., but the producer of this album (according to one of the interviews included on disc 2) encouraged the band (who also gained their name during these sessions) to continue on in the music business.

This album clearly lacks the "umph" of later Genesis recordings. It's by no means terrible, but it's so different from other albums the group went on to record that it's hard to compare it to anything else in their catalog. It sounds like a late 60s/early 70s recording. Deep reverb and walls of strings right out of the era decorate the songs. Gabriel's singing is much less confident here than on the follow-up "Trespass" where he's more or less found his voice. On "From Genesis to Revelation" he sounds frightened at times, or at the very least weak (the liner notes reveal that he was incredibly nervous and supposedly had to take a cold shower before recording to calm his nerves). The musicianship is also lackluster compared to subsequent recordings (much of it is hidden by the sometimes boisterous strings), which may explain the band's changing members over the next few years.

There are some very good songs on this album. They have a different energy than other Genesis recordings, but they still have energy. The producer, whom they never worked with again supposedly by choice of the producer, obviously had a vision in mind for this album: pop hits. The longest song is 4:38, the shortest one 1:59. The music is not incredibly challenging overall, but it's a great effort for a group of guys in their late teens who weren't yet sure if they wanted to be musicians.

The 2 disc set of this album includes over 20 minutes of an interview with the producer, Jonathan King. He mostly talks about himself, how "ahead of his time" he always is, and even has the gall to take credit for an aspect of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper concept. He's obviously concerned about his legacy. The interviews finally become interesting when he talks about Genesis, about the differences between Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel, and about the recording of "From Genesis to Revelation." The interviews in general could have been dramatically shortened.

Genesis fans will doubtless love this album for what it is and stands for. The population in general will probably be less enthusiastic. It sold poorly when first released, and disappeared into the rare bins after Genesis signed with Chrysalis. It does not stand up to subsequent Genesis recordings, but it remains a fascinating document of the origins of a great band.

Genesis' first album listenable, but not on a regular basis.......2002-11-24

Product Description

Japanese import, issued on Imperial Records, # TECI-21223. Digipac flat slip-case, complete with obi, 21 tracks, single disc version, dated, 05/26/04. Tracks are listed in Japanese.

Average customer rating:

Early, different, but great nonetheless
Not Prog, but great.
"We're waiting for you, Come and join us now"
An early turning point...
Genesis' first album listenable, but not on a regular basis

From Genesis to Revelation
Genesis
Manufacturer: Original Masters UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004STNL
Release Date: 2000-05-16

Tracks:

Where The Sour Turns To Sweet
In The Beginning
Fireside Song
The Serpent
Am I Very Wrong?
In The Wilderness
The Conquerer
In Hiding
One Day
Window
In Limbo
The Silent Sun

Tracks:

A Place To Call My Own
A Winter's Tale
One Eyed Hound
That's Me
The Silent Sun (Single Version)
Image Blown Out
She Is Beautiful
Try A Little Sadness (Demo)
Patricia (Demo Version Of 'In Hiding')
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Bonus Track
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Customer Reviews:

Early, different, but great nonetheless.......2005-11-13

Not Prog, but great........2004-08-30

"We're waiting for you, Come and join us now".......2004-05-05

The music on From Genesis to Revelation is raw but very innovative with a lot of variety from the soft peaceful songs like "The Fireside Song" to cute love songs like "One Day" to rockers like "That's Me," "One Eyed Hound," and "In the Beginning" (Gabriel's voice on the latter actually sounds like Ozzy Osbourne's and the dark sound of the track could have even fit on an early Black Sabbath release). The songs are simple with piano and acoustic guitar. King wanted them to release a soft sounding album to set them apart from the prevailing music of the time. A lot of strings and brass are added to the tracks ostensibly to give the songs a fuller sound. According to Armando Gallo's book I Know What I Like, the band members were not very pleased with the addition of strings to their music. Often, they do not blend in well with the music and sound like "add-ons." On this album, Tony Banks really stands out. He was definitely the more accomplished musician of the group in these very early years. His piano in the opening of "In Limbo" is amazing as it is throughout "Where the Sour Turns to Sweet" and parts of "Am I Very Wrong?." I really enjoy this album. The songs are interesting and have a lot of depth. I recommend it to anyone interested in the roots of Genesis or overlooked gems of the 1960s. This album does not have the complex 7-minute plus pieces to which many fans of early Genesis are accustomed (the longest track here is 4:32). It is also nothing like the more commercial music of the Phil Collins era. Although there is supposed to be a concept here, it sounds like a late 1960s singles oriented album. Those buying it to hear another Foxtrot may be disappointed. Keep an opened mind and you'll appreciate these 17 examples of young brilliance.

An early turning point..........2002-12-29

Genesis' first album listenable, but not on a regular basis.......2002-11-24

Tracks:

Where the Sour Turns to Sweet
In the Beginning
Fireside Song
Serpent
Am I Very Wrong?
In the Wilderness
Conqueror
In Hiding
One Day
Window
In Limbo
Silent Sun

Tracks:

Place to Call My Own
Winter's Tale
One Eyed Hound
That's Me
Silent Sun [Single Version]
Image Blown Out
She Is Beautiful
Try a Little Sadness [Demo Version]
Patricia [Demo Version of "In Hiding"]
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From Genesis to Revelation
Genesis
Manufacturer: Music Club Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008G56Y
Release Date: 2000-07-28

Tracks:

Where the Sour Turns to Sweet
In the Beginning
Fireside Song
Serpent
Am I Very Wrong?
In the Wilderness
Conqueror
In Hiding
One Day
Window
In Limbo
Silent Sun

Tracks:

Place to Call My Own
Winter's Tale
One Eyed Hound
That's Me
Silent Sun [Single Version]
Image Blown Out
She Is Beautiful
Try a Little Sadness [Demo Version]
Patricia [Demo Version of "In Hiding"]
Interview
Interview
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