TURN IT ON AGAIN - BEST OF 81-83

From the album "Abacab" (1981) is No Reply At All and Man On The Corner that are fairly decent songs. Also from the "Three Sides Live" (1982) album is Paperlate, Misunderstanding, Follow You, Follow Me and Abacab that are good examples of the quality on this double LP.

From the album "Genesis" (1983) are well known tracks Mama, Home By The Sea, That's All, and these are excellent but we could have been spared the poppy kitsch stench of Illegal Alien. Also Taking It All Too Hard is not much better but they were hits somewhere in the world of pop.

The tracks that held my interest were the other live cuts including Turn It On Again Medley which was recorded at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, in late 1983. It is an intriguing mixture of songs and used as an encore in their 80s live shows.

Firth Of Fifth was recorded at the Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, in late 1981 and is always a great musical experience featuring Daryl Stuermer on lead guitar, a terrific version of great quality well worth checking out.

So this album is a curio collectors piece for Genesis freaks like me and very hard to find these days so keep an eye out for it.

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