SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND

1. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (8:01) One of the top tracks on this album, only surpassed by Firth of Fifth, excellent guitar work and one of my favorite all around Genesis songs. Great vocal work by Mr. Gabriel and a great way to start an album. 9.5/10

2. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (4:06) The most underreated song on the album, I really dig the vocal harmonies on this song. This song is often called filler, maybe because of its ~4 minute length as opposed to the majority of longer songs on the album. A very solid track, the song that kept me listening to Genesis. 8/10

3. Firth Of Fifth (9:34) By far the best track on this album, my all time favorite Genesis song, and one of my all around favorite songs in general. Awesome guitar solo and great piano/keyboard work by Tony Banks, who I am not much of a fan of. Just plain excellent, like Genesis or not this song remains the same. 10/10

4. More Fool Me (3:09) A song sung by Phil Collins, a slow start to a short 3 minute song, which starts to kick in and get good but dies off. One of the only real filler tracks on the album, but a good one never the less. 7/10

5. The Battle Of Epping Forest(11:43) The longest song on the album. But in my opinion, the worst. Don't get me wrong, I love long songs, I have no bias to length. This song, while it progresses throughout seems just poorly written. The chorus where he says "this is the Battle of Epping Forest" is just bad. The vocals take away from the sound and the band doesn't seem tight on the recording. 3/10

6. After The Ordeal (4:12) Another filler track, mostly a transition from the Battle of Epping Forest to the Cinema show. Nothing special, but it doesn't take away from the mood of the album. 5/10

7. The Cinema Show (11:06) A decent song, not the calibur of Dancing With the Moonlight Knight or Firth of Fifth though, a good epic to "essentially" end the album. Also one of the more "sad" songs on the album. The more funky upbeat Genesis is much better in my opinion. 7/10

8. Aisle Of Plenty (1:31) Short strange track to end the album, sounds kindof like an unstructured vocal + keyboard jam. 6/10

Overall. I'll give this album a 3/5, closer to a 3.5, but too many subpar tracks.

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