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Interesting compilation of Genesis 80´s output. Hardly their best, of course. Recording companies always seem to make this kind of misleading packages, labeling their greatest hits as their best (well, on a second thought, for the recording companies their greatest hits ARE the best, at least for their pockets). Anyway, many key songs, or more prog songs, of that era are missing from this collection. On the other hand, they at least were sensitve enough to include two of Genesis most beautiful songs at that time: Man On The Corner and the great Home By The Sea (a song that really shows they still could produce a truly prog gem even at their popiest period).

If you like good pop music, with some strong progressive influences, and still have none of Genesis 80´s albums, this might be a good starting point to get to know their work at the time. Other than that I can´t recommend this album to anyone else. There is nothing new here and the live tracks don´t add anything that you haven´t heard before (and, in the case of Firth of fifth, better). Two stars.