I find it very ironic that the album named Genesis is the Genesis album that sounds the most like Phil Collins’ solo material. Not that that’s a bad thing.

But how are we to tell the difference when we’re dealing with tracks like Mama, with its synthesizer pads and drums patiently waiting until the third act to appear, much like Collins’ never-topped In the Air Tonight? But there are plenty of moments here that are unmistakably Genesis–the two song Home By The Sea suite, the accented Illegal Alien, and the maniacal laugh on Mama that wouldn’t sound at home on any solo Collins album.