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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 23:03:35 GMT
Genesis - ...And Then There Were Three... (1978) Due to a no-show for this fortnightly Album Choice, Admin decided to look back into the archives and we have chosen an album released exactly 40 years ago by Genesis. ..And Then There Were Three... (stylised as ...and then there were three...) is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Genesis. It was released in March 1978 by Charisma Records and is their first recorded as a trio of singer / drummer Phil Collins, keyboardist Tony Banks, and bassist / guitarist Mike Rutherford following the departure of guitarist Steve Hackett.  Wiki:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...And_Then_There_Were_Three... Spotify: |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 23:04:32 GMT
Not an album I know well, so will give it a go before voting.
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Post by Tim on Mar 25, 2018 0:03:47 GMT
Not an album I know well, so will give it a go before voting. I do, owned it since release. Can't remember when I played it last though, Undertow and Many too Many are about all I would like now I reckon. In 78' I would have scored it 10/10, it'll be way below that now though  Just checked my library list, I have it on LP and CD - seems I have 34 Genesis albums in all! |
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 25, 2018 9:56:50 GMT
Great disappointment after previous albums.
Hackett greatly missed.
6/10
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Post by Stratmangler on Mar 25, 2018 10:04:18 GMT
I was not all that taken with this album back in 1978.
It was the beginning of them doing the pop stuff which came to gradually dominate their recorded output.
I liked it to the point of not having a copy until quite recently.
I now look upon it as the work of another band from the Genesis I grew up listening to.
Time has been kind, and when compared to the drivel that's in the charts now it's a masterpiece.
And in that light I give it a solid 6.
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Post by Tim on Mar 25, 2018 14:59:27 GMT
I rarely play Genesis these days, despite them being my favourite band for many, many years and seeing them countless times (with and without Gabriel). The Lamb is a desert island disc for me and about the only thing I play these days, with Selling England, Suppers Ready and Trick of the Tail.
I think this aversion is I've grown to dislike Phil Collins sickly sweet voice, but I didn't mind hearing this again funnily enough - a good knowledge check. Before listening I would have probably given it a 4, but instead I'll give it 5/10. Oddly the tracks I thought I'd like I didn't and the ones I thought I wouldn't I did.
There aren't however any stand out tracks on this album, mediocre by Genesis standards, which I have always thought. I've never liked Say it's Alright Joe or Follow You, Follow Me and I still don't, nasty pop shite!
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Post by Slinger on Mar 25, 2018 16:14:46 GMT
My history with Genesis pretty much ended after Lamb... but I'll give it a go.
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Post by dsjr on Mar 25, 2018 18:05:00 GMT
I had 'Many Too Many' on a master tape direct copy - cough... My Gawd how this song rings true today...
I like this one a lot. Maybe too light and conventional for fans of earlier stuff.
For Tim - "Ooooh, build myself a tower, No way in No way out. Then my friends can visit me, Once in a while...
...Say it's alright Joe
The night will soon be over
And nothing and no one will ever know.
Open my eyes Joe, I'd like to see the daylight
The clock on the wall says it's time to leave.
Never seen the same face twice. Never walked the same way
The little love that I have known,I keep to myself.
If there's a fire it's asleep in my bed
I must leave it to burn till it burns itself out
Catch as you can I'm not staying here long
I'll be coming back early or never at all
Shine on..."
Hmm. Connotations in the above I wasn't previously aware of...
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Post by Barrington on Mar 25, 2018 20:13:51 GMT
At the time Genesis were my favourite band , I'd got over Gabriel leaving and was about to find out what an impact Steve Hackett leaving would have . And Then There was Three was like no other Genesis album , it was pop , singles were released from it , chart making pop singles no less , Genesis the prog band had gone , Genesis the commercial , hit machine had arrived.
It was a time in my life when I was going out every night , no serious ties and I would put this on before I went out , it had a happy vibe , all good tunes , lots of melodies , it hit the spot , it was also the last Genesis album I bought (I do have later but they were gifts ).
So I have very fond memories of those days and nights in '78 and any track I hear brings them back , 10/10.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 26, 2018 9:29:35 GMT
By accident I wandered off with Steve Hackett (worked with his mum for a while !) and heard so much of what Genesis had done before.
Now have far more Hackett albums than Genesis.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2018 11:26:08 GMT
I hate all Genesis, so it's a 1 from me, I'm afraid.
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 26, 2018 12:28:55 GMT
I can't stand Genesis either, new or old, but will see how much of this I can get through ...
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Post by MartinT on Mar 30, 2018 21:33:33 GMT
This album marked the start of my time with my first long-term girlfriend. I had been listening to The Lamb, Selling England, Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering so it wasn't like anything I knew from before, but she played it incessantly and I got to know it pretty well. Follow You Follow Me and Many Too Many are the most memorable tracks still.
On our first date we danced to Many Too Many in the downstairs bar of the Shakespeare Head in Carnaby Street. I guess that's something! I also have the original 7" single.
6/10 for the memories.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2018 10:56:53 GMT
I think this album gets better over the years. In fact it was the first Genesis album I bought around release time probably due to the success of 'Follow You Follow Me'. In fact it is pretty much still prog rather than the commercial path followed later. Starts off a bit slow, but it's pretty flawless from the third track with side two having no filler. Just happen to like the more mainstream tracks including 'Many Too Many', 'Say it's Alright Joe' and 'Follow You Follow Me'. Later has suffered from over familiarity of radio play. It's a change in style with Hackett gone. Far less guitar with Tony Banks' Keyboards filling the gaps rather successfully. I give it a strong 8/10.
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Post by ChrisB on Mar 31, 2018 11:06:38 GMT
I grew to love this album during a time when there were only 3 records in the house. This one, 'Ziggy Stardust' and 'Going for the One' got a lot of heavy use when we had just moved and most of the family belongings were in transit.
I actually think it's a great album. OK, it has very little to do with what went before, but so what? Judged upon its own merits, I find it very enjoyable. My favourite track is probably 'Burning Rope'.
9 out of 10 from me.
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Post by dsjr on Mar 31, 2018 11:14:16 GMT
What a trio of records to be 'lumbered' with. Wonderful, wonderful, every one |
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Post by ChrisB on Mar 31, 2018 11:46:53 GMT
Yes, it could have been a lot worse, couldn't it?!
I seem to remember that the fourth album to arrive in the house was the first Dire Straits album soon after it was released.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 31, 2018 11:50:01 GMT
Going For the One was excellent, especially as it marked the return of Wakeman.
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