Prog Album of the Week - Week 4 (08/31/2013): Genesis - Selling England by the Pound

Welcome to the fourth week of r/progrockmusic's Album of the Week! Last week we discussed Caravan's In the Land of the Grey and Pink and that was lovely. If you'd like to peruse previous weeks' discussions, the threads are here:

1, 2, 3.

So, as previously discussed we're gonna keep doing some classics for a little while longer and then we'll ease into newer and less canon prog albums. Til then, though, some of the canon artists need their time in the spotlight, and it's actually surprising that it took me 4 weeks to get some Genesis up in hurr.

I figured I'd do Selling England by the Pound because I personally think it's their best album. Whether or not it's Foxtrot or Selling England or Nursery Cryme or even Trick of the Tail is, of course, up for discussion, but I think this album is ubiquitously loved by prog-lovers.

Next week I think we'll start easing into some lesser-known material! Not forever, of course, but maybe we'll dip our feet in and test the waters.

http://imgur.com/DRK1FSD ###Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)

Track Listing

1. Dancing With The Moonlight Knight; 2) I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe); 3) Firth Of Fifth; 4) More Fool Me; 5) The Battle Of Epping Forest; 6) After The Ordeal; 7) The Cinema Show; 8) Aisle Of Plenty.

• The album on YouTube
• Wikipedia page
• Allmusic review (5/5)
• George Starostin Review (14/15)

####Potential Discussion Questions:

• A 70's prog album without a sidelong track! Holy shit! However, it's still a concept album, of sorts. How do you think the material sounds holistically?

• How would you personally rate the album?

• This album is generally regarded as one of the best prog albums created. What makes it so incredible?

• Are there any moments on the album you consider particularly strong or particularly weak (i.e., favourite/least favourite moments)?

• Tony Banks is a fucker (he is, really.); however, his synths aren't bad at all on this album (in fact, they're admittedly awesome)! Additionally, why do you think Steve Hackett was allowed to play guitar on this album? Was Banks sick that year? (This is a joke.) (Not really though.).

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