Prog Album of the Week - Week 84 (05/26/2015): Genesis - Nursery Cryme

As always, we encourage participation from everyone - if you've never heard the album, there's a YouTube link provided! Go check it out and report back!

Welcome to the eighty-fourth week of r/progrockmusic's Album of the Week! Last week we discussed King Crimson's Beat and that was lovely.

If you'd like to peruse previous weeks' discussions, please visit the archive.

Earlier Genesis. This one is a marked shift from their sound on Trespass - one that would presumably light the way toward bigger and better things (cough Selling England cough).

http://i.imgur.com/WHHczXG.jpg

###Genesis - Nursery Cryme (1971)

Track Listing:

Track listing: 1) The Musical Box; 2) For Absent Friends; 3) Return of the Giant Hogweed; 4) Seven Stones; 5) Harold the Barrel; 6) Harlequin; 7) The Fountain of Salmacis.

• Album on YouTube
• Album on Wikipedia
• Progarchives review (4.42)

####Potential Discussion Questions:

• Phil makes his appearance! Also, for a "foundation record" this one sure has some mature tunes on it. How do we feel about Genesis' 1971 effort?

• How would you personally rate the album?

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

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