Genesis
And Then There Were Three

This is my first review on this site. For the first, I chose a CD that I've been listening to again for some time, "And then there were three". First of all, let's be clear; the true masterpieces of Genesis are others (see "Selling England by the Pound", "The Lamb", etc.), however, this CD marks an important turning point in the group's career.

As the title says (and then there were three), the group remains made up of three members, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks, after the departure of guitarist Steve Hackett, which followed that of the charismatic leader Peter Gabriel, who left after "The Lamb". Let's start analyzing the CD, which presents itself with a beautiful cover in a nocturnal style.

The CD opens with the beautiful Down and Out, which starts with a keyboard background and continues with the emergence of Mike Rutherford's fine guitar before taking shape with Phil Collins' powerful drum roll. A compelling rhythm that ends gently as it began. Next is Undertow, for me the most beautiful song on the CD, which perfectly matches the style of the cover, with a melodious and very sweet sound. The pace picks up with Ballad of Big, then slows down again with the stunning and very sweet Snowbound. The splendid Burning Rope follows, opening with the class of Phil Collins' drumming, and maintaining a high rhythm with pauses of sweetness, before resuming with a long, pressing musical piece. Equally beautiful is Deep in the Motherlode, then another sweet pause with Many too Many, beautiful... The band starts playing again with Scenes from a Night's Dream, and then plunges into the sweet but played Say It's Alright Joe. Finally, another well-played song The Lady Lies, ending with the melodic and commercial Follow You, Follow Me, a song chosen as a promo for the album.

In conclusion, a nice album, certainly not a masterpiece that we Genesis fans are used to, but it stands (alongside Duke) as a pause between Genesis's golden era and their electronic turn (Abacab), which marked the recruitment of new fans but also the almost total abandonment of their old admirers. That's all.