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Genesis

J.D. Considine, Musician, March 1982

Seminal art-rockers in the '70s, Genesis takes off in an exciting new direction, leaner and more aggressively funky, yet moody and lyrical, led by Phil Collins' fiery vocals and rhythms, and Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford's taut new sparseness and melodic urgency.

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