Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973/2014) [Blu-Ray Audio Rip, FLAC Stereo 24 bit/96kHz]

The album was recorded in August 1973 following the tour supporting the previous album. The group set aside a short period of time to write new material, which covered a number of themes, including the loss of English folk culture and an increased American influence, which was reflected in the title. Critics and the band have given mixed opinions of the album, though guitarist Steve Hackett has said it is his favourite Genesis record. The album has continued to sell and has reached Gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry and the Recording Industry Association of America.

Genesis proved that they could rock on Foxtrot but on its follow-up Selling England by the Pound they didn't follow this route, they returned to the English eccentricity of their first records, which wasn't so much a retreat as a consolidation of powers. For even if this eight-track album has no one song that hits as hard as "Watcher of the Skies," Genesis hasn't sacrificed the newfound immediacy of Foxtrot: they've married it to their eccentricity, finding ways to infuse it into the delicate whimsy that's been their calling card since the beginning. This, combined with many overt literary allusions – the Tolkeinisms of the title of "The Battle of Epping Forest" only being the most apparent – gives this album a storybook quality. It plays as a collection of short stories, fables, and fairy tales, and it is also a rock record, which naturally makes it quite extraordinary as a collection, but also as a set of individual songs. Genesis has never been as direct as they've been on the fanciful yet hook-driven "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" – apart from the fluttering flutes in the fade-out, it could easily be mistaken for a glam single – or as achingly fragile as on "More Fool Me," sung by Phil Collins. It's this delicate balance and how the album showcases the band's narrative force on a small scale as well as large that makes this their arguable high-water mark.

Tracklist:

01 - Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
02 - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
03 - Firth Of Fifth
04 - More Fool Me
05 - Battle Of Epping Forest
06 - After The Ordeal
07 - The Cinema Show
08 - Aisle Of Plenty

Musicians:
Peter Gabriel - vocals, flute, oboe, percussion
Steve Hackett - electric guitar, nylon guitar
Tony Banks - keyboards, 12-string guitar
Michael Rutherford - 12-string guitar, bass, electric sitar
Phil Collins - drums, assorted percussion, lead vocals on "4", backing vocals


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