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Duke by Genesis (1980)

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Now fully into its transitional period from progressive rock giants to stadium-filling art-pop superstars, Genesis began the 1980s with their most successful album to date. Duke, like its predecessor, ... And Then There Were Three ..., attempts to offers something for everyone: Several tracks are unquestionably pop, but many are colored with complex, prog-ish arrangements bathed in keyboards and effect-laden guitars, though the heavy layering of keyboards on ... And Then There... [read the rest]

Wind & Wuthering by Genesis (1976)

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Released December 27, 1976, Wind & Wuthering is the second album of the post-Peter Gabriel era of Genesis. It also was the final Genesis studio album for guitarist Steve Hackett, who believed his compositions were not being adequately represented on the records. Drummer Phil Collins, who had effectively served as interim lead singer for the previous release, A Trick of the Tail, was now firmly entrenched as the group's front man. Though Collins exhibits more confidence behind the... [read the rest]