One Last Hurrah

Review Score: (8/10)
And Then There Were Three is Genesis' last great album. With the departure of Steve Hackett, the band began to distance itself from its progressive rock roots and adopted a more single-oriented, radio-friendly sound. Not a bad call, it seems, judging by the sales figures that soared on the back of this new direction. And even though And Then There Were Three can still be essentially classed as a classic Genesis album (with wide-screen anthems such as Deep in the Motherlode, Ballad of Big, and Lady Lies) the songs are a bit shorter, the lyrics more "accessible", the tunes more car stereo-friendly. A far cry from Nursery Cryme. Skip the execrable "Follow You Follow Me", however, and you have a highly listenable album; very keyboard-heavy, wall-of-sound, which isn't a bad thing, if you ask me.

More Reviews:

• I think it's a five star album...
• And Then There Were Three
• No wonder Steve Hackett left the band
• The last good Genesis album
• A Great Listning Experience
• Good, although slightly lacking in diversity.
• Superb debut for Genesis as a trio
• Mediocre
• Genesis steers down a pop direction.
• Genesis' debut as a trio gets better
• great genesis cd
• Not their best
• "seeking audience with King Morpheus"
• I Love this album!
• Love it or hate it... it is well crafted and highly melodic
• Beginning of Genesis' transition from prog to pop
• One of the best Genesis albums ever!
• Better then expected
• One of the Most Underrated Genesis Albums
• some lovely songs
• Mellow, very mellow, no big highs and lows
• Pop was the new watchword, but Genesis still kept their soul
• The End of the Classic Era
• Mike's Masterpiece!
• This album surprised me...
• Not as bad as I thought it would be
• Weak and insipid
• Interesting Album...But a Long Way From Their Best
• The last great Genesis album
• Goodbye Steve, Hello Mike!!
• Tony too dominant = A meaker Genesis
• Down to three, but still good
• Leaving The Past Behind
• What happens when you take two virtuosos out of a band...
• A Change in The Winds...if you will
• One Of Their Best!
• Genesis WIth It's Wind Knocked Out
• Great Colaboration of Music
• Incredible melodies and arrangments.
• Too bad, so sad
• ...And Then There Were Hits...
• And with three you still get a good album.....
• The First & Best Album From The Trio Genesis Line-Up
• And then there was pop
• Genesis lands on its feet
• The trio's first together is a welcome return
• Maybe their best.
• PROGRESSIVE, ARE YOU?
• The band's 2nd best, behind "Duke"
• Top 5 material
• Still sounds good after all these years.
• One of the best of the modern era
• Genesis' worst album in the modern era
• lush complexity
• The weak point before Duke
• A Winter's Tale
• A New Era for Genesis
• Why this people hold the name genesis?
• good but not great
• An Incredible, Life-Affirming Album! Fills me with Joy!
• The Last Great Genesis Album Before They Sold Out
• Pay No Attention To The Guy From Noho, MA
• The Beginning of the End
• The best Genesis album ever
• Great!!
• Awsome transition to modern music
• The End of the Genesis Era
• Humorous, intensely dramatic, and hypnotically romantic.
• Just As good as the Gabriel Era! With one outright pop song.
• And then they were twee...
• Uneven - but may have the best two songs ever
• And Then There Were Three...Still Alive And Kickin'
• In-between Genesis..very interesting