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| | Genesis : Genesis - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
 | | On the other hand, maybe they just knew they had produced their simplest, most accessible album to date, and it deserved a simple title, one that signified a new beginning for a band whose name was literally synonymous with beginnings. |
 | | Whatever the motivation behind the title, Genesis is indeed a pleasant, pop-oriented album, the most cohesive and satisfying work the band ever produced during its days as a three-piece. |
 | | But what makes Genesis such a durable album is that tug-of-war between the band's proggy pretensions and the unpretentious pop that would eventually come to define them—so much so that, by 1991's We Can't Dance, they could no longer do prog-rock, even when they tried. |
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