I agree with you about ACF being the kind of "lost Genesis album". It's definitely of the ATTWT/Duke mould more than, say, Bankstatement, which I also agree was quite a weak album. To be honest, I've only heard those two and I think Seven, which is mostly or all classical material, but I imagine Bankstatement is generally seen as one of his weakest albums.
There's a line in "Somebody Else's Dream" which I think encapsulates everything you need to know about Tony - "I like the work and I do it well, and that's enough for me." While Phil was out there changing his sound to get hits, and Peter was experimenting with world music, Tony really didn't care about chart success, but he did and does love his music, and I think it shows in at the very least this album. A criminally ignored classic.
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