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...AND THEN THERE WERE THREE...GenesisSymphonic Prog3.43 | 1725 ratings |
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| emperornortonlike |
Good but not great.This album proves that the loss of Steve Hackett was probably the worst blow to the band musically wise. There are very little acoustic parts on this album, very little mellotron, and very little of that magic that made early Genesis so interesting. Still, it's not a bad album, at least in small doses. Down and Out is very good, as is The Lady Lies and to a lesser extent Burning Rope and Deep In the Motherload. The rest ranges from average to not so good. Follow You Follow Me was actually their first number 1 hit. It's a nice little song, but unfortunately its success would eventually lead to their descent into 80's pop and away from prog. The biggest problem I have with this album is that it sounds too much the same. Banks seems to overuse annoying synths on this album, a problem that will worsen on later albums, and there is not enough guitar present to counter that balance. I very quickly tired of the synth sound, but never got any relief from it. Which is why I think this album is better in small doses. Listen to a song here and there and you will enjoy it more. Listening to it all together gets rather tedious though.
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