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3 X 3GenesisSymphonic Prog2.40 | 54 ratings |
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Tarcisio Moura
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The cover of this EP, I´m surprised so few reviewers acknowledge it, is a homage to the Beatles
Twist and Shout EP of 1963, complete with even the label typo and stereo/mono calls. Very funny. As
for the songs themselves, they were recorded around the time of the controversial Abacab album, but
did not make into the final cut. Certainly old times fans hated it, but for 1981 the timing could
not be more right. Simple pop songs in structure, but hiding in the very sophisticated arrangements
and chord progressions they also show their symphonic prog traits. Who else in the pop world could
deliver those? Paper Late is definitely the weaker of the three, being a kind of rehash of their previous (and Collins influenced) No Reply At All. Still it has its charm. You Might Recall and Me And Virgil are more progressive and I guess any of those three would sit much better than the (bad) joke that Who Dunnit? from that LP was. In the end I found that the nice cover is the only reason to have this EP, since all three songs (plus a couple more outtakes) were made available on the fourth side (of the vinyl edition) of The Three Sides Live album. Your choice. Rating: Two stars, since nothing here is really hard to find, unlike the Spot The Pigeon EP. Nice music, but it´s much better to invest on the Three Sides Live CD and have lots of excellent stuff with it.
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