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Trespass presents Genesis at their onset to fame, being the band's first progressive album and their first with Charisma. Most of the songs on Trespass are acoustically based and rustic. The themes of the songs alternate with the dark, e.g White Mountain and Stagnation, or bright, such as Visions of Angels and Dusk. Peter Gabriel's voice is better suited and more acceptable than From Genesis To Revelation and likewise, most of the album is agnostic or existential. The album's production faults by leaving most of Anthony Phillips' effort from recognition, whose guitar galore is mostly concealed by Banks' keyboards and only noticeable on Looking For Someone and The Knife, making the album's instrumentation questionable. Otherwise, the album is well orchestrated and John Mayhew deserves some recognition for his drumming. Compared to the rest of the album, possibly the rest of the band's discography, The Knife is unusual for being a heavy rocker with a revolutionary tone. The song epically ends the album certainly aware of what is to come and is the best recommended song.
The album is rather hard to pick up unless the listener is well aware of latter albums like Nursery Cryme or Foxtrot, but is a rather pleasant listen that rewards overtime. Contrary to the AllMusic rating, this album is more deserving of sympathy than From Genesis To Revelation or Calling All Stations. This album combines meaning and awareness to provide a fine product of music that may be appreciated.