DUCHESS/OPEN DOOR

Two DUKE era Genesis numbers, one from the album, one not. One good, one not so good. The first, "Duchess", is one of my favorite songs from the DUKE album. I like the way it blends into the next number, "Guide Vocal" if I remember correctly. I can give this a solid 4 stars as a great track. ALthough, of course, it is available on the complete album already. "Open Door" is a poppy soft song which would have been a waste on DUKE, although it is not any worse than some of the poppier numbers on the album. Nothing special, although Phil does a good vocal job as always. This song just doesn't seem to get anywhere, a bit rambling. (LIke many of my reviews!). 2 stars for interest/rareness. Overall, I would give this single 3 stars for it's 2 numbers. One great, one below average or maybe just dull.