As an added bonus, this release comes with a second disk on DVD which has the album mixed in 5.1 audio, plus the two promomotion videos for the album containing "Follow you, Follow Me" and "Many Too Many". There are also interviews with Collins, Banks, and Rutherford as well as with Steve Hackett explaining why he left the band. There is also the documentary Three Days with Genesis which covered the 1978 European Tour.
…And Then There Were Three is a good album in the sense that it shows the direction that Collins and company will eventually take the Genesis, while still remaining closer to their original roots on this one. It is a little uneven at times, but still has a lot of the progressive rock that was Genesis. With the add-on DVD, it makes it worth owning regardless of which Genesis you liked. There is a lot to like here and in many ways …And Then There Were Three is an unsung classic.
"…And Then There Were Three" song listing
Disc: 1
Down and Out
Undertow
Ballad of Big
Snowbound
Burning Rope
Deep in the Motherlode
Many Too Many
Scenes from a Night's Dream
Say It's Alright Joe
Lady Lies
Follow You Follow Me
Disc: 2
Down and Out [DVD]
Undertow [DVD]
Ballad of Big [DVD]
Snowbound [DVD]
Burning Rope [DVD]
Deep in the Motherlode [DVD]
Many Too Many [DVD]
Scenes from a Night's Dream [DVD]
Say It's Alright Joe [DVD]
Lady Lies [DVD]
Follow You Follow Me [DVD]
Many Too Many [DVD][*]
Follow You Follow Me [DVD][*]
Reissue Interviews 2007 [*][Multimedia Track] -
Three Dates with Genesis 1978 [*][Multimedia Track]
Japanese Tour Programme 1978 [*][Multimedia Track]
Knebworth Programme 1978 [*][Multimedia Track]
German Festival Programme 1978 [DVD][*]
Article comments
1 - Rob
This album triggers fine memories for me. I remember lots of herbal smoke, nudity and ice cubes....Oh yeah, the album was pretty darn good too! I haven't listened to it in a long time and haven't replaced the album with a cd yet, but I will now.
2 - Hung Nguyen
The remix of this album has significantly improved the way it sounds. It used to be that Phil's vocals sounded thin with too much reverb, but now it sounds really good. Out of the recent batch of releases, this album has improved the most.
3 - T. Michael Testi
Rob,
Thanks for dropping the note.
That's the way I felt, I mean about the not having listened to it in a long time that is. It is really remarkable what they are doing with the remixes. I also like the DVD add-on as well. It allows you to have the album in its original state and then any bonus stuff as well. The videos are pretty good also.
T.
4 - T. Michael Testi
Hung,
Thanks for the comment. I agree that they have done some masterful work here. I also like what they did with "A Trick of the Tail" which I will also be reviewing as well.
T.
5 - JB
I'm a huge Genesis fan and I thought ATTWT was probably the weakest Genesis album, primarily because of the reasons you state. The group was in transition. They were slowly changing their musical frontiers to being more accessible (RE: radio friendly). The departure of Steve Hackett also changed to a much more heavily keyboard influenced sound, as Rutherford simply didn't have the confidence on guitar that Hackett did (I would argue he still doesn't).
Their next album, Duke, would see them becoming more comfortable writing for a trio. They would also begin to write more together as a group, which still wasn't really happening with ATTWT. Good review.
6 - manhasset mauler
I only picked up on the band circa "Seconds Out," so at the time I didn't see ATTWT as that much of a departure -- to my ears Duke was the beginning of the end (saw them on that tour in 1980, Madison Square Garden -- not bad but Collins' hammy tendencies nearly ruined it).
The dilemna for Genesis was their inability to sell records or get much radio airplay in the U.S. -- Yes/Pink Floyd/ELP always had an easier time of it. I understand why the old school fans were not pleased, but it's too easy to dump on the band for going with a more commercial sound --they are entitled to earn a living like everyone else, and if artistic credibility is the issue, then it's worth remembering that no artist worth his or her salt clings to their hardcore audience forever.
That said, I would have paid the $300 bucks to see them had Hackett rejoined.