REFLECTION - ROCK THEATRE

I purchased the vinyl version of this album in 1975. This explains why the front cover is made of shots from "The Lamb Lies Down" show. At this time of my Genesis-mania, I was desperate with the departure of Peter. Part of my musical world collapsed. I was looking at any Genesis stuff available on the market (except singles which were difficult to get in Belgium).

When I saw this LP, I bought it for two reasons : first of all, the Reflection collection from the Fontana label was damned cheap (159 BEF which is 4 ?). Second, there was an edited version of "Watcher Of The Skies" which I did not know by that time.

On the back cover one can find some comments (both in English and German) about the band. Nothing from the other world though like : "Look out ! This music is brand new. Ideas rattle down on the listener : electric tones, heavy rock sounds, traumatic shreds of moods".

The tracks come out "Nursery" and "Foxtrot" with the exception of "I Know What I Like" from "Selling". Although "Harold" is a good album track, I would not consider it for a compilation (it is even more the case with "Harlequin" which is one of the weakest song from "Nursery"). Maybe "Hogweed" or "Can Utility" would have been better...

Anyway, it is completely absolete by now, but the excercise was good for me since I took this LP out of my discography to look at it again (it must have been nine years that this one did not move for an inch. FYI, I incidently moved nine years ago...). Three stars.