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Tucker Constable
Hello there, my name is Tucker. I love all sorts of music especially the music of yesteryear. I hope you enjoy my reviews, and I hope they entertain you, (I try to make my reviews funny and interesting), and maybe add a new perspective to an album you enjoy or do not enjoy.
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In some ways this album is a very close brother to it's predecessor "A Trick Of The Tail". Much of the atmosphere and song structures from the preceding album are repeated, however they are more reminiscent of the older Gabriel fronted days.
Take for instance the opening track "Eleventh Earl Of Mar", the first minute sounds very similar to "A Trick Of The Tail's" "Dance On A Volcano. However, once the instrumental intro slowly fades out it begins to sound somewhat reminiscent of a "Foxtrot" or "Selling England By The Pound" era track. That's not to say that it's a bad thing some of the tunes sound a little older than they really are, it's just that this album is somewhat more nostalgic or romantic than "A Trick Of The Tail".
Where "A Trick Of The Tail" had a dizzying jazzy forthrightness about it, "Wind and Wuthering" is more of a subtle and romance infused album. This is what really gives the album it's identity. The main centerpiece of this new found romanticism would be the lead off single "Your Own Special Way", which has a very good acoustic chord progression from Steve Hackett. The lyrics are a tad cliche but there seems to be some genuine emotions since bassist Mike Rutherford had just gotten married when he wrote it.
However, despite "Your Own Special Way" being a tad bit flawed, the greatest romance song on the record is the closer "Afterglow". "Afterglow" is penned by keyboardist Tony Banks and it tells the tale of a man who will search to the ends of the Earth for his lost love. The pained vocal from Phil Collins really brings the song into it's own and even shows off Collins's somewhat underrated vocal abilities. In other words, "Afterglow" is a breathtaking end to a breathtaking album.
Final Thoughts
Easily, one of the stand-outs of the entire Genesis discography. It takes the school boy lyrics of the Gabriel days and bolts them to the street wise instrumentation of the Collins fronted years.
Rating-9/10
Stand-Out Tracks- "Eleventh Earl Of Mar", "Blood On The Rooftops" and "Afterglow".
Take for instance the opening track "Eleventh Earl Of Mar", the first minute sounds very similar to "A Trick Of The Tail's" "Dance On A Volcano. However, once the instrumental intro slowly fades out it begins to sound somewhat reminiscent of a "Foxtrot" or "Selling England By The Pound" era track. That's not to say that it's a bad thing some of the tunes sound a little older than they really are, it's just that this album is somewhat more nostalgic or romantic than "A Trick Of The Tail".
Where "A Trick Of The Tail" had a dizzying jazzy forthrightness about it, "Wind and Wuthering" is more of a subtle and romance infused album. This is what really gives the album it's identity. The main centerpiece of this new found romanticism would be the lead off single "Your Own Special Way", which has a very good acoustic chord progression from Steve Hackett. The lyrics are a tad cliche but there seems to be some genuine emotions since bassist Mike Rutherford had just gotten married when he wrote it.
However, despite "Your Own Special Way" being a tad bit flawed, the greatest romance song on the record is the closer "Afterglow". "Afterglow" is penned by keyboardist Tony Banks and it tells the tale of a man who will search to the ends of the Earth for his lost love. The pained vocal from Phil Collins really brings the song into it's own and even shows off Collins's somewhat underrated vocal abilities. In other words, "Afterglow" is a breathtaking end to a breathtaking album.
Final Thoughts
Easily, one of the stand-outs of the entire Genesis discography. It takes the school boy lyrics of the Gabriel days and bolts them to the street wise instrumentation of the Collins fronted years.
Rating-9/10
Stand-Out Tracks- "Eleventh Earl Of Mar", "Blood On The Rooftops" and "Afterglow".
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