...AND THEN THERE WERE THREE...

Overall, I think this is a very solid album by Genesis. Yes, Hackett is missing, but Rutherford at least steps up here. With the exception of one or two songs, this album is progressive. Anyone that says otherwise has not heard this album extensively. So what hurts this album? A whole good bunch of songs here (Down & Out, Burning Rope, Deep in the Motherlode, The Lady Lies, Follow You, Follow Me) , but nothing exactly breathtaking. And that's the reason which lowers this album for the diehards.. The prog folk get angry with the last song of the album, since it was the first of many smash hit singles by Genesis. But you know what, a hit single is a not a bad thing on a progressive album. Listen to this on a cold winter evening. Have some wine as well, you certainly will not regret it.