{"product_id":"iconic-albums-genesis-the-nursery-cryme-era-1971-a-track-by-track-journey-through-theatricality-and-dark-fantasy-9798198610392","title":"Iconic Albums Genesis The Nursery Cryme Era (1971): A Track-by-Track Journey Through Theatricality and Dark Fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Ward\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Criticism - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Genesis became one of progressive rock's most ambitious and theatrical bands, they had to pass through the strange, dark, and fascinating world of \u003ci\u003eNursery Cryme\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1971, \u003ci\u003eNursery Cryme\u003c\/i\u003e marked a crucial turning point in Genesis history. It was the first album to feature Phil Collins on drums and Steve Hackett on guitar, completing the classic line-up that would define the band's golden progressive era. With Peter Gabriel's increasingly dramatic vocals, Tony Banks' grand keyboard arrangements, Mike Rutherford's melodic foundation, Hackett's eerie guitar textures, and Collins' explosive rhythmic power, Genesis began to transform from a promising young group into something far more distinctive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores \u003ci\u003eNursery Cryme\u003c\/i\u003e in depth, from its gothic atmosphere and unsettling storytelling to its complex compositions, literary imagery, and theatrical imagination. Songs such as \u003cb\u003e\"The Musical Box,\" \"The Return of the Giant Hogweed,\" \"Seven Stones,\" \"Harold the Barrel,\"\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\"The Fountain of Salmacis\"\u003c\/b\u003e revealed a band willing to blend beauty with menace, English eccentricity with mythic scale, and delicate acoustic passages with powerful progressive rock drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will discover how \u003ci\u003eNursery Cryme\u003c\/i\u003e reshaped Genesis' identity, why it struggled commercially at first, how it helped establish their cult following, and why it remains one of the most important albums in the band's evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than just an album study, this is the story of Genesis becoming Genesis: stranger, darker, bolder, more theatrical, and unmistakably unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIconic Albums: Genesis - Nursery Cryme\u003c\/b\u003e is a detailed journey into the record that opened the door to the band's classic era and laid the foundations for \u003ci\u003eFoxtrot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelling England by the Pound\u003c\/i\u003e, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890473320599,"sku":"9798198610392","price":1858.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198610392.webp?v=1781180168","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/iconic-albums-genesis-the-nursery-cryme-era-1971-a-track-by-track-journey-through-theatricality-and-dark-fantasy-9798198610392","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}