SECONDS OUT

"Seconds Out" is the most fantastic live album I've heard in my life. I can't find a single weak piece, except, maybe, with some hesitation, "Lamb Lies Down" which is somewhat flat in comparison with the 1974 studio version. Both "Firth of Fifth" and "Cinema Show" sound much more impressive than the originals, mainly owing to the prolonged and powerful instrumental parts. These two, and "Los Endos" demonstate the intensest climaxes progressive music was ever capable of, and which drive you almost mad with delight. I never thought there was a group that might rival Pink Floyd in its greatness, but after listening to "Seconds Out" I often start wondering if Genesis is (or, unfortunately, was) as mighty.