Seconds Out

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 65 ratings
1977 Ratings: #1 in Live Albums
October 21, 1977 / Release Date
Live / Format
Charisma / Label
Full Credits
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Critic Reviews

Zess
89

Since Peter Gabriel is no longer there, Genesis on stage has done away with the visual dimension that he alone embodied through his countless costumes. An opportunity, then, to focus on the music—and on the music alone. Yet Genesis has never really been, strictly speaking, a powerhouse live act, and the enthusiasm surrounding their concerts owes more to the unwavering loyalty of an army of already-convinced fans than to a string of unforgettable stage performances.

Seconds Out is the ... read more

BlackYoshi
98

I don't get why it's not being talked about very much because it's one of the best live performances I have ever heard. This demonstrates the passions and the thrives that the band had with the music. They had managed to make their live performance entertaining consistently, especially when one of the tracks is over 20 minutes long. There were not many moments where I was feeling bored nor dragged on by it when listening to it as an experience. This was surreal experience that I had never ... read more

jacobite24
100

This has the best version of the carpet crawlers, i know what i like, the lamb lies down on broadway, and afterglow. The performances are straight to the point nothing dragged out, the songs just start. I'm pissed that they only did a portion of the musical box though, because the little they did give was sooo good and it sucks that they didn't do the full song.

Favourite: the carpit crawlers

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Track List

  1. Squonk
  2. The Carpet Crawlers
  3. Robbery, Assault and Battery
  4. Afterglow
  5. Firth of Fifth
  6. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
  7. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
  8. The Musical Box (Closing Section)
  9. Supper's Ready
    • Lover's Leap
    • The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man
    • Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men
    • How Dare I Be So Beautiful?
    • Willow Farm
    • Apocalypse in 9/8 (Co-Starring the Delicious Talents of Gabble Ratchet)
    • As Sure as Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)
  10. The Cinema Show
  11. Dance on a Volcano
  12. Los Endos
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