Marked the shift toward commercial pop-rock. This era produced their biggest hits and best-selling album, Invisible Touch (1986).

Genesis has always been a phenomenal live act, and the official live albums capture that energy beautifully:

This was the holy grail for prog-rock bloggers. Albums like Trespass , Nursery Cryme , Foxtrot , Selling England by the Pound , and the sprawling concept double-album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway were highly prized. Blogspot links for these albums frequently featured highly sought-after Japanese SHM-CD rips or the 1994 Virgin definitive edition remasters. 3. The Collins-Led Transition (1976–1977)

Rating: 3.5/5 Now we’re cooking. Anthony Phillips is still on guitar, and the sound is distinctively "English." It’s pastoral, acoustic, and slightly haunting. "The Knife" is the standout—a brutal, aggressive track that pointed toward the future. The production is thin, but the ambition is there.

A triumphant return that proved Genesis could survive without Gabriel. The album actually outsold all of their previous records.