SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND

A bit overrated, but a classic nonetheless. There are some great songs here, especially "Firth Of Fifth" which is just perfect, with that amazing piano intro, that amazing Gabriel's flute solo, and that incredible guitar solo where Hackett plays the flute melody again. I don't like "Dancing With The Moonlit Knight" as much since it's acoustic coda is a big too long, but it's a very interesting suite anyway, with lots of different sections, joined together to create the best impression as possible in the listener. I also love "The Cinema Show" since it's a melodic pop song with some GREAT synths near the end. I don't like "The Battle Of Epping Forest" as much, however, even if parts of it are interesting. The shorter songs are good but not great. "Aisle Of Plenty" finishes things off on a good way, "More Fool Me" is a good Collins' love song (yep, you heard right), "After The Ordeal" is a good instrumental, and "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)", even if it's catchy, doesn't impress me too much. However, I give this one 5 stars, although it's more like 4.75 stars. It's really good. If you don't like this at first, give it some more listens and it will grow on you until you like (or love) it. I'm not a big Tony Banks fan, but here he plays really well, especially on "Firth Of Fifth" and "Cinema Show", and he doesn't become an obstacle for Hackett's guitar.