1. What were your VERY FIRST impressions on listening to the album, say from the first five minutes in?
"Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" is one of the most archetypal progressive rock tracks from the prog era, the song is multi-dimensional in that everything that the band stood for is displayed on this song for a glorious 8 minutes.
2. What did you think of the opening tracks?
Already mentioned "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" and then the second track "I Know What I Like" really does heighten the listening experience.
3. What did you think of the later tracks?
The later part of the album is not as strong as the opening part of the album and "The Cinema Show" is the strongest track here.
4. Did you like the vocalist? Hate him/her? Any impressions?
What can you say, Peter Gabriel is probably the most influential prog vocalist ever, full of clever puns and idiosyncrasies and I suppose Phil Collins did ok for one song.
5. Did the music (only) generally appeal to you, or not?
Genesis are not a band I often put on for some reason but under Gabriel they were probably the most essential prog band around and the band provide that nostalgic English feel of a bygone time.
6. Did the album get better or worse as you listened to it (first time)?
It was an album that took me a number of years to get into back in the 1990s and then everything clicked.
7. What did you think of the lyrical content?
The whole album is based around puns and humour all told in a kind of storybook format.
8. Did you like the instrumental tracks?
It's hard not to like the band's instrumentals and as said only one track is a true instrumental.
9. What did you think of the production?
Crisp and polished with everything highlighted as it should be.
10. How well do you already know the band/artist?
Like most on here very well and also Peter Gabriel's later solo work.
11. What sub-genre, if any, would you assign this music to?
Progressive rock without a doubt.
12. On repeated listens, did you find you liked the album more, or less?
Listened to it again for this review and I like "Firth of Fifth" more than ever.
13. What would you class as your favourite track, if you have one?
"Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" "Firth of Fifth" and "The Cinema Show".
14. And the one you liked least?
Might have to agree with Trollheart here and go with "The Battle of Epping Forest" even though I don't dislike the song.
15. Did the fact that this album is a debut allow it, in your mind, any leeway, and if so, was that decision justified or vindicated?
N/A
16. Are you now looking forward to hearing other albums by the band/artist?
Know them all very well.
17. Did you get, thematically, the idea behind the album if there was one?
Seems to be about short stories and fables told in an eccentric way.
18. Did the album end well?
Yes and I liked "Aisle of Plenty" which kind of played like a reprise of "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight"
19. Do you see any way the album could have been improved?
Not really, it's always hard to improve on a classic album.
20. Do you think the album hung together well, ie was a fully cohesive unit, or was it a bit hit-and-miss?
Yes and regardless of the subject matter, the album played like a diverse storybook that still had a main gist and feel that gelled the whole thing together.
Overall Album Rating: 9.0 out of 10.
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