self-titled - no. 3 - (Page 23) EP The book of GENESIS STEVE MOORE of ZOMBI defends PHIL COLLINS and prog-rock. W ithin each of us dwells the propensity for both good and bad. And almost any high school graduate can explain that the two are not mutually exclusive. The world is not black and white; simply because one commits acts of great badness does not preclude one from also committing acts of great goodness. This is essential to understanding Genesis’s monumental legacy. Genesis isn’t lame. I can say this with complete confidence. I can also admit, though, that We Can’t Dance is atrocious. And maybe someone who grew up hearing Phil Collins’s “One More Night” dribbling from every station up and down the FM dial might dismiss the band entirely. But to discount Genesis’s stunning progressive-rock achievements due to a few nefarious, latter-day hits (multiplatinum hits, mind you) is essentially an admission of ignorance. I’ve argued about Genesis’s worth with many people, and a common concession is that Genesis was cool but only the stuff with Peter Gabriel— the implication being that Phil Collins ruined Genesis. One listen, though, to “Entangled” from A Trick of the Tail (the group’s first post-Gabriel album) proves that Collins’s writing and singing were on par with Gabriel’s. And some might argue that Collins actually upstaged Gabriel with his lead vocals on Selling England by the Pound ’s “More Fool Me.” So if you’re using Collins as an excuse to write off the band, remember that he also played drums for Brian Eno, Adam Ant, Robert Fripp, Mike Oldfield, Howard Jones, Robert Plant and Tears for Fears. “Yeah, but what about Buster, Brother Bear and Tarzan?” you say. Just don’t watch them. So the next time you well up with hateful rage at the sound of “No Son of Mine,” go directly to your local record store and pick up 1973’s Genesis Live. Listen to “Watcher of the Skies” with its massive Mellotron intro and urgent, propulsive 5/4 rhythms. Notice the interplay between Collins’s drumming and Mike Rutherford’s double-neck bass/guitar work. Absorb Gabriel’s leathery voice and the vivid sci-fi imagery of his lyrics. Let it all carry you back to the future of 1972. If you still hate them, fine—you tried. And if you love what you hear, might I recommend the new Zombi album, Spirit Animal, out now on Relapse. PHOTO BY SHAWN BRACKBILL http://www.genesis-music.com/ http://www.myspace.com/stevemoore2600 http://www.zombi.us/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selling_England_by_the_Pound http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can't_Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oMFj5vMqgM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_Live http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_Live http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Animal-Zombi/dp/B001KKRD9U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1231331878&sr=8-1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trick_of_the_Tail
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