A Closing Chapter

Review Score: (8/10)
This is Phil Collins'second time up as Genesis' lead vocalist and the group's farewell to the prog rock scene. "Eleventh Earl of Mar" is about a father telling a bedtime story to his child. "One For The Vine" is a tale of religious disillusion and restoration. Tony Banks does an excellent job with his keyboard and synth arsenal. As disjointed as this song is to most fans, it really does have some beautiful chord progressions in it. "Your Own Special Way" is a too-often-knocked ballad. "Wot Gorilla" sounds as if it could have been done by Weather Report. "All In A Mouse's Night" is the album's most amusing number. "Blood On The Rooftops" is about those who get lost in the "boob tube (TV)". "Unquiet Slumbers"..."For The Sleepers..." "In That Quiet Earth" all bleed together seamlessly with "Afterglow", which has faint traces (in mood)of 1973's "After The Ordeal". So the play ends, and the curtain falls.

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