Favorite Genesis Tracks?

I was at one point in my life a Genesis fan or should I say freak. I have owned every Genesis album from start to 1978. My 3 brothers shared this same fondness for the band and most notably Peter Gabriel. The mid to late 70's material managed to get some play from me and I really loved it but it wasn't Selling England by the Pound and nothing they ever did managed to captivate my mind like The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. I love Carpet Crawlers, Back in NYC, and Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist. I feel that everything they did right up to Duke was very good with a lot of it being flat out amazing.

I am off the opinion that Genesis hosted more artistic talent in its ranks for more years than perhaps any other pop/rock group there is. And they managed to achieve great commercial success as well.

Can nay other group match this? Of course the Beatles oozed talent of their own for a nice stretch. They are the leaders of the pack I would suppose for most people.

Beatles, Moody Blues and Genesis. These are perhaps my three desert island rock groups.

I just wanted to add a couple of thoughts to my previous comments. The original lineup of Genesis with Peter Gabriel was of course in no way comparable to what came after, They produced some extraordinary musical moments, and like any other artist or group, had their less memorable outings.
I think now that there was a lot of pressure on Phil Collins to carry on a legacy at first that he was not capable of. Not that he wasn't a talent on his own, but he couldn't (and shouldn't) be Peter Gabriel. I think after a couple of albums wiith himself in charge, the band became really a different entity altogether. What must be said though is that the brilliant, self-effacing Tony Banks has provided a brilliant background, and foundation to their sound throughout the years. A real artist.

Tony Banks...one of the most stoic and boring on stage presences ever.... No wonder his solo albums never sold (despite actually being quite good).

Never could "Move like Jagger..."

Also one of the greatest and most consistent artists/musicians in all classic rock and yes the cornerstone of Genesis from start to end!

Yes, I agree Tony Banks is the foundation of Genesis. The Lamb album was played in concert and, while sonically interesting, did not prove a good fit for live performance and led to disagreements especially between Gabriel and Banks. Genesis looked for a singer after Gabriel left and they settled on Phil, who some say sounded more like Peter than Peter. Phil's stage presence, however, was more straight forward than Peter's, but whose wouldn't be with all those animal costumes, etc. Steve Hackett left after his disappointment from the adoption of few of his contributions - George Harrison comes to mind. Nonetheless, when one hears Trick or Wind or for that matter Then There Were Three, one realizes where the core of Genesis lies.