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SECONDS OUT

Genesis

 

Symphonic Prog

4.35 | 1081 ratings

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progadicto
3 stars The end of a golden age...

Seriously, I think that this album is the last goodbye to Genesis golden age and maybe to the classic symph prog of the 70's. I'm very proud 'cos I have the double vinyl of this album and still sounds amazing. Well, the entire album sounds great: delicate, excellent keys/synths by Tony Banks, great drumming (even when I really need to listen more of that Bruford/Genesis weird fussion) but Hackett guitars sounds a little low and distant... Maybe Steve was saying goodbye too... This is one of the weakest points of the album and yes, very-very important at last.

Well, the album starts with a decent version of Squonk (on eof my least favourites of that period). Following a kind of ballroom version of The Carpet Crawl with Collins almost whispering and then an excellent version of Robbery, Assault & Battery with the amazing fingers of Mr. Banks taking the lead.

Afterglow sounds great even when it's not a great song. Firth Of Fifth it's one of the songs when you really miss Mr. Hackett taking protagonism. I Know What I Like, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and the closing section of The Musical Box just passes through your ears as cold wind but then you find the best four songs of the album: Supper's Ready (really amazing version even when you miss Gabriel vocals), Cinema Show (another great and symphonic version, with a brillian work of Mr. Banks on Keys/synths), Dance On A Volcano (maybe a very elegant version to a songs that's have to sound raw IMO) and of course, Los Endos in another great work of the band.

Resuming: a necessary album 'cos it's part of the prog music history. But I insist, Mr. Hackett sounds like a secundary musician and that is the weakest point of an album that could be brilliant...

progadicto | 3/5 |

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