Selling England by the Pound

Bill (September 13, 2005)

How this album gets so overlooked is beyond me! Even an authorized Genesis biograghy brushed over it stating little more about it than that it is Steve Hackett's favorite. That's understandable since it was his greatest performing contribution to the Genesis library. That's not to say thet this is a Hackett album sound alike. quite the contrary, This is Genesis at its finest (sorry to all of you Lamb diehards, actually the follow-up is 2nd in my book). Gabrials imagination and wit are as good as ever and the band was a well oiled machine by this time. The recording quality was the best until the release of a Trick of the Tail. This is a must if you don't already have it.