YMMV / From Genesis to Revelation

• Fanon Discontinuity: Not only were Phil Collins and Steve Hackett not on it (they weren't on the second album, Trespass, either, but that album is closer to the band's typical style than the first one, and fans (and the band) still consider it a good album), but the band does not own the rights to it, and it is distributed to the few who want to hear it by another company. Thus, most official discographies and catalogues make no mention of it. It's also pretty different from even their second album. Several demo pieces from it (missing the shitty excuse of a string section forced on the band by manager Jonathan King) did make it onto the band's first box set.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Upon finding out that a similar sixties band in the US called themselves "Genesis", they've taken to pitching themselves as "Revelation" for the American market. In 1972, there was a certain American band that initially called themselves "Genesis" before finding out about a British act by that name under a major label.
• So Okay, It's Average: Those who even consider it a part of Genesis' discography at all will often conclude that, while the songs aren't really bad, they are extremely forgettable and generic. You're better off listening to other psychedelic pop albums at the time.

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