WIND & WUTHERING

Genesis

Symphonic Prog

4.11 | 2235 ratings

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The last of six fantastic studio albums by Genesis, the last one with Steve Hackett, the last one before the gradual glide down to the Collins-driven commercial sound of the eighties.

The preceding A trick of the tail was sensational in the way they managed to pick themselves up after the departure of Peter Gabriel, an absolute classic without weak moments and with absolute brilliancy in tracks like Mad man moon, Entangled, Ripples, A trick of the tail and Squonk. Wind and wuthering does not quite reach the same standard. There are moments of greatness in songs like Eleventh earl of Mar, One for the vine and Blood on the rooftops, but all of these songs do not come of as rounded masterpieces. And the inclusion of Rutherfords Your own special way almost makes one think back to that ugly spot on the otherwise perfect Selling England by the pound (More fool me).

All in all, somewhere between 4 and 5 stars, but given my appreciation for the five other great Genesis albums, I decided to mark this one a notch down at 4.

Dragon Phoenix | 4/5 | 2004-9-29

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