As the back cover sez:

Did Genesis represent the best and most classic definition of a progressive rock band? Were they the most British? What kind of personalities and sensibilities did we get out of Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford and where did all these 12-string guitars come from? What’s a “Giant Hogweed” and who is “Harold the Barrel?” Finally, what the heck is The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway about, anyway?!

These are some of the questions grappled with, as Martin Popoff assembles a crack team of art rock analysts to examine the early-days records of this legendary band, namely: From Genesis to Revelation, Trespass, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, A Trick of the Tail and finally… Wind & Wuthering.

Indeed, each of the above is dissected track by track with side-trips into the album covers, the productions, lyrical narratives and individual performances of note. It is the hope of the author that by the end of this fantastical excursion, the reader will have discovered multiple new layers to this intensely cerebral band, prompting a reacquaintance and subsequent richness of experience when confronted with this—let’s face it—often daunting catalogue.

Additional message to you (i.e. after the end of the back cover!): Upholding the tradition of these books, there is an eight-page colour section plus memorabilia shots for each album, looking at singles, variants, tour posters and the like. There are loads of great new takes (some of them hot) across a hefty 250 pages.

I’m using the structure of the books you know and love on Rainbow, The Cure, Blue Öyster Cult, Robert Plant and Thin Lizzy—and all of those are still available!

I’m your pull-no-punches moderator and I present the panel’s arguments in easy-to-read Q&A format. It’s hoped that by the end of this quite scholarly exercise, even the intimidating Geneses scholars among you will find multiple new ways to approach and enjoy this classic catalogue.

To purchase Entangled: Genesis on Record 1969 – 1976:

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Martin Popoff
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