Glad you liked it! Yes, you have heard "Down and Out" as part of a marathon I requested about a year ago. I hope more people in the community will request tunes from this record, and that you'll be able to take a deep dive into the album "Duke" before too long. So much more amazing music to discover!
One of the best songs, still with a "little" transition and magic. Duke bent over the knee and stood on it. Then, when I was 18, I vowed to never buy an album again without listening to it in its entirety. Genesis didn't work for me anymore, too obvious and too smoothly produced. Steve Hackett is gone, everything comes from bassist Mike Rutherford and synthis. Unfortunately, the three muscle beasts didn't feel the need to include Chester Thompson as composer, but he played an important role live. Same situation with The Stones with Mick Taylor, in both cases a big loss. I wish you a lot of fun with Duke and what followed.
Lead singer Phil Collins was actually a quite amazing Prog drummer. He's often listed on Greatest Drummers lists. Mike Rutherford was the name that escaped you. Mike plays bass and guitar, and he would play a double neck bass and guitar for live performances. Mike would later go on to form his own ban called Mike and The Mechanics in the mid-80s without actually leaving Genesis. Mike's band had several hit songs, including the absolutely inescapable top 5 US single All I Need is Miracle which was constantly on the radio in the mid to late 80s. Even more popular was his heartbreaking US number one single The Living Years. The song addressed the fact that the two songwriters Mike Rutherford and B.A. Robertson wished they had been been able to talk more with their fathers before their fathers died. The fathers from their generation didn't really talk as much to their kids like the fathers of following generations.
This was the album that got me hooked on Genesis and is still one of my favourites! "Scenes from a Night's Dream" is also another great song from this album. I also love Wind & Wuthering and Trick of the Tail. Such an awesome band, both with and without Peter and Steve.
@@skybluemarshall I don't know if you mean me. I confused Chester Thompson (live drummer for Phil) with Daryl Stuermer (apparently mostly live bass player). Apparently Mike did most of the guitar work when composing and also live. I missed the different guitar timbres from Steve's times, and the keys increasingly dominated, more of a soundscape than an alternating interaction in the traditional bluesy sense. Last time I saw Genesis live was with Steve; I think Second's Out is a fantastic live album, it first made me really acquainted with the brilliant Supper's Ready; Selling was my first 1:1 album when I was 15. All the best to you and have fun with all kinds of good music.
Genesis, in a sense, remained a quintet in the studio after the departures of Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett. Both Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford did double duty on their studio recordings from this time forward. Mike Rutherford became the lead & rhythm guitarist for the band, adding to his duties as the group's bass player. And Phil Collins still played all the drums in the studio as well as taking on the additional responsibility as lead vocalist, which began 2 years earlier on the album _A Trick of the Tail._ Live of course they needed two extra performers to fill those roles. Chester Thompson and Darryl Stuermer played with them on all the tours from '78 onward. Glad you both enjoyed this. I like ALL Genesis too. My first Genesis album was _Duke_ followed by _Selling England by the Pound._
This number is a roller coaster of proggy goodness. Terrific lyrics and tricky instrumentation. Then the jazzy interlude in the center section. Then back to serious prog mastery. Phil nails the vocals. You will love the whole album.
A criminally underrated Genesis album. It caught some flak by fans at the time, but it's one of my favorites of theirs, in it's eclectic styles they experimented with on ATTW3. I know every album like the back of my hand. I was a Genesis and Phil Collins fanatic in the 70's and 80s. They are a musical obsession of mine since 1976, when I first heard Trick Of the Tale when it came out. Mind blown about what music could sound like as a teen! The only song I knew at that time was Lamb Lies Down from the radio and that's what caught my interest in the band.
Some nice surprises on this one. My favorite on this album is "The Burning Rope", which is also a progressive track with some intricate instrumental changes.
Yes, Steve wrote lots of tracks that were put forward for album they were going to release in 77/78 like Every Day and Please Don't Touch and Genesis rejected them.
This is Michael Rutherford, do your Wikipedia, this is the first album "and then we were 3", without Steve Hackett, and Michael Rutherford did all the guitar stuff too from this album on till 1992 !!! And he did it real well.
This album is SO different than ANY of their other albums.... still transitioning from Peter/Hackett leaving and learning to create with the 3 of them. I love EVERY tune on this album. Especially Undertow and Many Too Many !!!
Collins, Banks and Rutherford.. Yer 1978.. I was 19 and full of beans... This whole album is a masterpiece! Snowbound used to make me cry... Rutherford was a guitarist just as much as he was a bassist, he used to have a double guitar, bass and rhythm..
Used to play "And then there were three" on a loop in the eighties, never got bored with it, so much quality, it's all at the same level, impossibly high.
I keep being told that this is not the best Genesis album, seems to reside low in the top x lists, but it's probably the one of the Collins fronted albums I come back to most of all. This song is such a powerful side B opening track.
Saw Steve Hackett live for about 15 times, most recently on May 8th in Utrecht, Netherlands. It can't get much better than seeing and especially hearing Steve Hackett live.
Hey there peeps , Amazing song about the gold rush way back . 1978 my first introduction to Genesis , first album i bought from them . Memories in my heart forever .
"Mothers milk still wet on your face, and no one to pray for your safe journey home." ~Mike Rutherford~ What a great line from Mike. And this music is phenomenal for Hackett missing.
WOW ! First heard this in 1978 as 12 year old via a show on the radio called, "STONETREK w/ Greg Stone" KOME radio 98.5. 45 years later it's your turn ! Got Goosebumps before it even started.....
Great memories for me of Greg Stone on KOME! Shows like his played so much material that was not quite so radio friendly, such as very long prog rock songs, etc. It introduced me to music I might not have discovered anywhere else.
I grew up in Los Gatos (class of 78) and listened to Stonetrek every week, Greg pulled out tracks nobody played or even had. I remember this tour, I believe they started the show playing the entire album from start to finish?
Tenía 14 años cuando escuché por primera vez este disco, tengo 62 y sigo oyendo rock progresivo de los 70, s gracias por la reacción saludos desde Xalapa Veracruz México
This was the beginning of my Genesis journey - 10 years old in 1978 when this was released and my sister's fiancé brought this lp home. Loved them ever since.
Hi Nick and Lex, And Then There Were Three, is such an underrated Album. One of My favourite Genesis Albums. YES have just released a new Album called, Mirror To The Sky. It's absolutely fabulous. I love it so much. Keep Rockin'🎸 Best Wishes, RONNIE Scotland 🏴 🏴🎸📀
And Then Where Three... is a transitional album between Wind and Whuthering and Duke, it has very good songs besides this one, Undertow, Burning Rope, The lady Lies. The following Duke, which you have not commented on yet, is for many, including the great Tony Banks, the best Genesis album. It is absolutely monumental.
For me this Album’s so Special & a Masterpiece in All Senses! This song Deep In The Motherlode is one of my Favs of the Album, really Number 1 Favorite of the Album..Really Emotional & Amazing Melodies!
Maybe Mike's best song without a co-writer. "Mothers milk still wet on your face, and no one to pray for your safe journey home," ~Mike Rutherford~ What a great line.
Ah... that was sweet, she got confused between the two Steve guitarists, Howe and Hackett. But there`s also another one, Steve Rothery of Marillion. And I guess if you stretch it Stevie Ray Vaughn.
And Then There Were Three is very much a transitional album for the band as they went from a quartet to a trio. Highly underrated but still a great listen. My absolute favorite tracks (not yet featured on this channel) include Many Too Many, Burning Rope, and Snowbound (fight me!). Thanks for a great and respectful reaction, guys!
Dude, the problem with many Genesis fans (not you) is how they criticise other Genesis fans for liking Genesis' more 'commercial stuff. Besides not being commercial anyway, And Then There Were Three is actually a masterpiece, and imo, the best album that was ever released by Genesis. It's ethereal, and I'll take on any Peter Gabriel Genesis fan one on one to defend this album haha!
There are several album cuts where Michael Rutherford starts to truly take over has lead guitar as well as bass man. This is one of those cuts. He always excelled at playing the double neck Rickenbacker bass/guitar combo along with his bass pedals to fill in behind Steve Hackett, but when he was on his own, the guitar parts were less about solos but leaned heavily into rhythms and atmospheres. He was much more willing to let tony play mirror notes over his guitar parts too. All three of the members left in the band really stepped up.
I’m surprised that Nick doesn’t know much of Steve Hackett being Nick is also a guitarist. Hackett has been a huge inspiration for many musicians and still keeps early Genesis tunes alive.
the three remaining member got back together for a 2007 reunion concert. Collins was still able to play drums then. In 2021-22 they did another reunion concert. Phil's son Nic played drums on that tour. And, yes, Phil is not in the best of health.
Hi NicknLex, great reaction Again! From my favourite band of all time, just to put the And then there were 3, Phil plays drums & Vocals, Mike plays All guitars & Tony plays All keyboards and Synths, so there you have it guys, enjoy More of the Genesis journey 😊
@@NicknLex Really I love you very much and love to see everything you react ... you know what good music is and this is pleasure for me to watch you, thank you! Just hope to see you react to my favorite bands and songs ... sure, I see we are from same blood!
Thank You both. I am so impressed to see two young people reacting to and playing my favorite music. Gives me hope for the future. The music of today-It is just so lame. I don't know if you ever get my messages or not-I comment anyway. How about Question by the Moody Blues-unless you have already reacted to it . Keep up the good work !!!!-- Brian Birch
It was the GENESIS treble for me in 1980. First BRAND X with Phil Collins at the O Keefe Centre, then GENESIS at Maple Leaf Gardens, then STEVE HACKETT at the O KEEFE center.
Hi Guys, I have in the past mentioned music is like a diary filled with memories. There are certain songs and in this case certain albums where memories return. This album was during the happiest and saddest times of my life when I was engaged to be married. We would play this album always from start to finish in each others arms huddled on the couch. After we parted company in '79 I was unable to play this album for over 20 years. I can now with fond memories, but as you get to hear more tracks you will discover some heartbreaking songs... "Undertow" ... "Snowbound" > [ always made us cry ] ... "Many Too Many"....and then there is the last track "Follow You Follow Me" which my Fiance's mother, after the split said that always reminded her of us happy together. It's so good you are reacting to more from this album. It is a wonderful album filled with strong emotion. Phil Collins vocals really can rip your heart out.....even when singing about a snowman. 💔 Byeee Jim X
This was the last real prog album from Genesis. After this period, things got more concise, direct and radio friendly. Of course, this all coincided with Phil Collins coming of age as a songwriter and producer, which rocketed Genesis through the 80s and 90s. Great reaction guys! Other great tracks from this album include "The Lady Lies" and "Many Too Many".
@@kbrewski1 Duke would have been more epic prog if presented as a 12 minute piece, but it wasn't. I always thought Duke was this weird prog/pop hybrid between the Duke's End/Travels stuff and Misunderstanding, Turn It On Again. I think Duke has some really strong material and some really snoozy stuff too. They got things more together by Abacab.
for sure - as many other here mentioned, Duke was their masterpiece as a "...and then there were three" appearance. Abacab wasn't bad at all, nice tracks there, Genesis was great again (but I don't like the electronic drum sound of these days), I.T. was decent, only a very few tracks to fall into love, WCD was partly good, CAS was close to forget at all. And that was the story, only 5 albums to follow after ATTWT.
They still did prog rock long form songs, but they were among the shorter more radio played songs, just people think there were less and or didn't connect the albums the same way there early years did. we can't dance is a perfect example, the themes and conversation in and ealry stuff are bigger than the individual songs, fading lights, driving the last spike, dreaming while i sleep, other albums, domino, home by the sea, calling all stations all epic!
Thank you for sharing and your reaction. Deep In The Motherlode was written by Rutherford, who played Guitar and Bass after Hackett left. I recommend Undertow written by Banks.
Great reaction both, really glad that you are enjoying your Genesis journey. Great track, as others have said, ‘The Lady Lies’ is also a must listen to track from this album.
I watched Genesis live at Knebworth in 1978 they were brilliant. Obviously Phil Collins cannot sing and play drums at the same tiime so while he is singing Chester Thompson is playing drums. Mike Rutherford have a double neck guitar so he can switch between bass and guitar. I'm pretty sure they played this live because Phil Collins explained the background to the song, which is about the "gold rush" in the 1800s.
Yes: That's Mike Rutherford transitioning into the guitarist/bassist role in a way similar to Phil transitioning into lead-vocalist/drummer a couple albums previously. And although I'm a HUGE Steve Hackett fan, I think Mike Rutherford was great as the trio-based guitarist. Phil will always be me favorite rock drummer of all time (with all due respect to Bill Bruford, Neil Peart, etc.)!
Rutherford plays the guitar and bass guitar on the albums after Hackett left. When in concert, they have Darryl Stuermer to help. On the albums, everything is just Collins, Banks and Rutherford.
This was a frequent show opener on a lot of the late 70's shows. Ive seen Genesis 4 times (this tour, 2 nights in LA on the Mama Toiur and their Farewell toiurand and this was my first tour and the first song I ever heard them play live.
@@kbrewski1 Earl Of Mar is correct, I had to check the Setlist again. This one was 5th song, after Ripples...DOH! Those 45 years plays tricks on my memory sometimes.😏
I still can't put Genesis, Floyd, Supertramp etc in the 'prog' box. 'Fraid I relate 'prog' to self-indulgent keyboards and randomness. Some of Peter Gabriel's earlier stuff perhaps, but the overriding beauty with Genesis is melody, classical structure and storytelling. By blanking 'prog' I may be missing out so I'll do a bit of exploring... Yes, ELP etc.
@@kbrewski1 As I recall Genesis found them "unreliable" so they canned the mirrors and got the runway lights connected to computers. They were innovators in more than just music.
@@kbrewski1 That must have been an incredible concert. Their Lyceum Theater concert video would have been from that tour. Great concert. In that video Phil looked manic. That must have been when he was hanging out with Eric Clapton (wink, wink) after his divorce. The name Vari-Lites is what I was looking for.
@@kbrewski1 'The Knife' would have been extra special. As I recall they opened 'my' 1978 concert with 'Deep in the Motherlode' too (it rocked) and they played 'Say Its Alright Joe' which I was unfamiliar with. The mood he created was pretty fantastic with the lamp. Don't recall them playing 'Misunderstanding' (which I like but didn't need). I was unprepared for the drum duet. What the &*% heck? But by the end I was mesmerized and the arena erupted. Stole the show!
If you get the opportunity to see Steve Hackett's Genesis Experience, PLEASE GO!! It's amazing. He amps up the guitar parts and it's so good! But Mike Rutherford takes over here, as well as handling the bass parts, and his style is different than Steve's but he's also much more influential to Genesis' sound than Steve was ever allowed to be.
All genesis is good old/new, with and without members! it's special! love them! I have seen them twice in 1984. and they are exceptional live, just like Pink Floyd i saw live the same year! you have so much to listen too.
A friend of mine saw Genesis on the And Then they were three tour in Houston in 1978, with Daryl Stuermer (of Jean-Luc Ponty fame) doubling on bass and guitars, Chester Thompson (Frank Zappa) doubling on the drums. They did a three hour concert where they presented lots of their classic Gabriel-era and post Gabriel-era material, and they even did got good reviews in the local press as well. 😊
One of my fave tracks by one of my fave bands, it brought me out of the ‘Peter Gabriel era only’ phase. It’s the first lp that I think has really crisp sounding production, and as a big fan of synths they really shine on this. Epic. Got into this around the same time I got in The Dan, just incredible arrangements/performances laid down analog with amazing micing, mixing etc… the galloping beat, the fat bass sound (pedals I assume from Rutherford), great fade out…
Hi Nick n Lex, love watching your reactions to my favourite band of all time, I’m a fan Genesis for 44 years, the And then there were three album, is titled because this was an album involving Phil Colins, Mike Rutherford & Tony Banks, all the other band members, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hacket had left long before in the 70s, Continue to enjoy the Genesis journey, The Greatest Prog Rock band of all time😎🇬🇧 I appreciate how busy you guys are, in time try to listen to the Greatest prog rock double live album of all time, ‘Seconds Out’ & Duke is a superb concept album well worth a listen guys, thanks from the uk 🇬🇧
Finally, one of my favorite Genesis songs!!!! Amazing performance!! First time i heard this was when this album came out in 1978. It was Tony Banks on keyboards, Phil Collins on drums and vocals, and Mike Rutherford on guitars and bass!!!! That's the three....... If you really want to react to a masterpiece, that would be Genesis' album Duke.
Undertow just got me right to my core. The lyrics. THE LYRICS! Better think a while, or I may never think again. If this was the last day of your life, my friend tell me what do you think you would do then?Stand up to the blow that fate has struck upon you, make the most of all you still have coming to you, lay down on the ground and let the tears fall from you crying to the grass and trees and heaven finally on your knees. Let me live again. Let life come find me wanting, spring must strike again against the shield of winter, let me feel once more the arms of love surround me, telling me the danger’s past I need not fear the icy blast again.
The guitar wasn`t somebody else, it was also Michael Rutherford doing those great guitar licks at the end. He`s a bassist but also a guitarist. The guy can really play. lol.
This is currently the ring tone on my phone 😂. ATTWT is always seen as the lesser of the post Peter trilogy, the Winter to the Spring and Autumn themes of Trick and W&W, but I hold it in great affection. Phil's drums and vocals are both great.
Hey guys. A few months ago I commented on one of your vids saying that there was, for me, an album / live cross-over point with Genesis. I think this started with the departure of Steve Hackett, and I reckon this is part of that transition. Trick of the Tail (1976, and my fav album) I think was the end of the Genesis 'album' era, so just be careful in choosing tracks to listen to after this. Anything that was in the Mama (1984), Invisible Touch (1986), or We Can't Dance (1992) tours is waaay better than the originals for me :) The musicianship on the In the Cage Medley on the Mama tour will blow you away :) As ever, keep up the good work. Love it :)
Sorry I haven't checked in with you guys for a while. I saw this tour in 78. 12th row seats, Binghamton NY. They were so damn good. I'm getting good flashbacks from this tune. Love you guys ❤
Another amazing track from a brilliantly talented group. You really must do a programme dedicated to the 'In the cage trilogy' performed live in the 'When in Rome' concert that was their final show of the 2007 tour? It is Genesis perfection and that includes the massive loving audience...outstanding!
Excellent….Phil on drums and vocals, Mike on guitar and bass, Tony on keys. From this point, an extra drummer had to be procured for live performances, also a guitarist, enter Chester Thompson and Darryl Stuermer, a combination that lasted for 30 years for live shows.
I was in between high school and my first years in college I was roofing houses the summer this came out. I have good memories of listening to this album on a boom box, while I was up on the rooftop getting scorched or taking a break in the car on the old 8 track.
There isn't a single weak song on the album, whch is a heck of an achievement. There is a sensational warm, rich atmosphere on this album. Its one of those albums where you are richly rewarded if you play the whole thing through at once. It takes you to other worlds.
Glad you liked it! Yes, you have heard "Down and Out" as part of a marathon I requested about a year ago. I hope more people in the community will request tunes from this record, and that you'll be able to take a deep dive into the album "Duke" before too long. So much more amazing music to discover!
One of the best songs, still with a "little" transition and magic.
Duke bent over the knee and stood on it. Then, when I was 18, I vowed to never buy an album again without listening to it in its entirety. Genesis didn't work for me anymore, too obvious and too smoothly produced.
Steve Hackett is gone, everything comes from bassist Mike Rutherford and synthis. Unfortunately, the three muscle beasts didn't feel the need to include Chester Thompson as composer, but he played an important role live. Same situation with The Stones with Mick Taylor, in both cases a big loss. I wish you a lot of fun with Duke and what followed.
Unfamiliar with this transitional album. Really enjoyed the song!
Lead singer Phil Collins was actually a quite amazing Prog drummer. He's often listed on Greatest Drummers lists. Mike Rutherford was the name that escaped you.
Mike plays bass and guitar, and he would play a double neck bass and guitar for live performances. Mike would later go on to form his own ban called Mike and The Mechanics in the mid-80s without actually leaving Genesis.
Mike's band had several hit songs, including the absolutely inescapable top 5 US single All I Need is Miracle which was constantly on the radio in the mid to late 80s.
Even more popular was his heartbreaking US number one single The Living Years. The song addressed the fact that the two songwriters Mike Rutherford and B.A. Robertson wished they had been been able to talk more with their fathers before their fathers died. The fathers from their generation didn't really talk as much to their kids like the fathers of following generations.
This was the album that got me hooked on Genesis and is still one of my favourites! "Scenes from a Night's Dream" is also another great song from this album. I also love Wind & Wuthering and Trick of the Tail. Such an awesome band, both with and without Peter and Steve.
@@skybluemarshall I don't know if you mean me. I confused Chester Thompson (live drummer for Phil) with Daryl Stuermer (apparently mostly live bass player). Apparently Mike did most of the guitar work when composing and also live. I missed the different guitar timbres from Steve's times, and the keys increasingly dominated, more of a soundscape than an alternating interaction in the traditional bluesy sense.
Last time I saw Genesis live was with Steve; I think Second's Out is a fantastic live album, it first made me really acquainted with the brilliant Supper's Ready; Selling was my first 1:1 album when I was 15.
All the best to you and have fun with all kinds of good music.
Genesis, in a sense, remained a quintet in the studio after the departures of Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett. Both Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford did double duty on their studio recordings from this time forward. Mike Rutherford became the lead & rhythm guitarist for the band, adding to his duties as the group's bass player. And Phil Collins still played all the drums in the studio as well as taking on the additional responsibility as lead vocalist, which began 2 years earlier on the album _A Trick of the Tail._ Live of course they needed two extra performers to fill those roles. Chester Thompson and Darryl Stuermer played with them on all the tours from '78 onward. Glad you both enjoyed this. I like ALL Genesis too. My first Genesis album was _Duke_ followed by _Selling England by the Pound._
This number is a roller coaster of proggy goodness. Terrific lyrics and tricky instrumentation. Then the jazzy interlude in the center section. Then back to serious prog mastery. Phil nails the vocals. You will love the whole album.
The Lady Lies off of this album is a must listen.
Awesome tune and album, you can watch a live recording also. Not the best quality but still excellent.
Definitely!
One of their most underrated tracks!
Best song on that album for me!
Masterpiece
A criminally underrated Genesis album. It caught some flak by fans at the time, but it's one of my favorites of theirs, in it's eclectic styles they experimented with on ATTW3. I know every album like the back of my hand. I was a Genesis and Phil Collins fanatic in the 70's and 80s. They are a musical obsession of mine since 1976, when I first heard Trick Of the Tale when it came out. Mind blown about what music could sound like as a teen! The only song I knew at that time was Lamb Lies Down from the radio and that's what caught my interest in the band.
Some nice surprises on this one. My favorite on this album is "The Burning Rope", which is also a progressive track with some intricate instrumental changes.
Just to add.. Steve Hackett's solo stuff is magnificent... Spectral mornings just to mention one...luv you guys...
Please don’t touch from Steve Hackett is a masterpiece
Yes, Steve wrote lots of tracks that were put forward for album they were going to release in 77/78 like Every Day and Please Don't Touch and Genesis rejected them.
Every day
This is Michael Rutherford, do your Wikipedia, this is the first album "and then we were 3", without Steve Hackett, and Michael Rutherford did all the guitar stuff too from this album on till 1992 !!! And he did it real well.
This album is SO different than ANY of their other albums.... still transitioning from Peter/Hackett leaving and learning to create with the 3 of them. I love EVERY tune on this album. Especially Undertow and Many Too Many !!!
This IS my favorite Genesis Album, I agree it has its own sound, so still progressive despite Hackett leaving.
Collins, Banks and Rutherford.. Yer 1978.. I was 19 and full of beans... This whole album is a masterpiece! Snowbound used to make me cry... Rutherford was a guitarist just as much as he was a bassist, he used to have a double guitar, bass and rhythm..
Used to play "And then there were three" on a loop in the eighties, never got bored with it, so much quality, it's all at the same level, impossibly high.
I agree it is great. I can recommend the album Frequency by IQ if you like this!
@@twosheds1749 Thank you will give it a listen.
I keep being told that this is not the best Genesis album, seems to reside low in the top x lists, but it's probably the one of the Collins fronted albums I come back to most of all. This song is such a powerful side B opening track.
Saw Steve Hackett live for about 15 times, most recently on May 8th in Utrecht, Netherlands. It can't get much better than seeing and especially hearing Steve Hackett live.
Hey there peeps , Amazing song about the gold rush way back . 1978 my first introduction to Genesis , first album i bought from them . Memories in my heart forever .
The whole album was f..king amazing. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
"Trick of the Tail" and this album are by far my favorites of their catalog. Pure Musical Indulgence!!
I think a mark of their greatness is that however many times I've heard these songs, each time I play one it's the new 'best ever!'
"Mothers milk still wet on your face, and no one to pray for your safe journey home."
~Mike Rutherford~
What a great line from Mike. And this music is phenomenal for Hackett missing.
I love the sound of this album. Like being on the prairie around a fire. Phils drumming is also awesome here
WOW ! First heard this in 1978 as 12 year old via a show on the radio called, "STONETREK w/ Greg Stone" KOME radio 98.5. 45 years later it's your turn ! Got Goosebumps before it even started.....
Ah... San Jose's greatest!
Great memories for me of Greg Stone on KOME! Shows like his played so much material that was not quite so radio friendly, such as very long prog rock songs, etc. It introduced me to music I might not have discovered anywhere else.
I grew up in Los Gatos (class of 78) and listened to Stonetrek every week, Greg pulled out tracks nobody played or even had. I remember this tour, I believe they started the show playing the entire album from start to finish?
Stonetrek was an awesome show. But for Friday night partying times it was the Dennis Erectus show that we would listen to. Such a great era!
Tenía 14 años cuando escuché por primera vez este disco, tengo 62 y sigo oyendo rock progresivo de los 70, s gracias por la reacción saludos desde Xalapa Veracruz México
With this song, my love to 'Genesis' begins.😊
Some great songs on that album. The Lady Lies is excellent.
You need to,listen to whole albums in one. They were put together to complement each track. Burning Rope …
This was the beginning of my Genesis journey - 10 years old in 1978 when this was released and my sister's fiancé brought this lp home. Loved them ever since.
Awesome tour, happened to be the year I graduated from High School so definitely part of the sound track of my life.
This is a 😊Tremendous Album from Genesis guys 💫❤️☝️ thanks for the reaction ☝️
Hi Nick and Lex,
And Then There Were Three, is such an underrated Album.
One of My favourite Genesis Albums.
YES have just released a new Album called, Mirror To The Sky.
It's absolutely fabulous.
I love it so much.
Keep Rockin'🎸
Best Wishes,
RONNIE
Scotland 🏴 🏴🎸📀
And Then Where Three... is a transitional album between Wind and Whuthering and Duke, it has very good songs besides this one, Undertow, Burning Rope, The lady Lies. The following Duke, which you have not commented on yet, is for many, including the great Tony Banks, the best Genesis album. It is absolutely monumental.
Yes, I recommend Undertow. It's beautiful.
Yes, this album leads perfectly into the masterpiece that is "Duke"! You'll love making your way through that album!
For me this Album’s so Special & a Masterpiece in All Senses! This song Deep In The Motherlode is one of my Favs of the Album, really Number 1 Favorite of the Album..Really Emotional & Amazing Melodies!
Maybe Mike's best song without a co-writer. "Mothers milk still wet on your face, and no one to pray for your safe journey home," ~Mike Rutherford~ What a great line.
Ah... that was sweet, she got confused between the two Steve guitarists, Howe and Hackett. But there`s also another one, Steve Rothery of Marillion. And I guess if you stretch it Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Came out in my last highschool year.
I have been working on jobs for 44 years now.
Time flies. It really does
And Then There Were Three is very much a transitional album for the band as they went from a quartet to a trio. Highly underrated but still a great listen. My absolute favorite tracks (not yet featured on this channel) include Many Too Many, Burning Rope, and Snowbound (fight me!). Thanks for a great and respectful reaction, guys!
Dude, the problem with many Genesis fans (not you) is how they criticise other Genesis fans for liking Genesis' more 'commercial stuff. Besides not being commercial anyway, And Then There Were Three is actually a masterpiece, and imo, the best album that was ever released by Genesis. It's ethereal, and I'll take on any Peter Gabriel Genesis fan one on one to defend this album haha!
Not sure if you checked it later but it was Collins , Banks and Rutherford (who picked up all the guitar parts)
There are several album cuts where Michael Rutherford starts to truly take over has lead guitar as well as bass man. This is one of those cuts. He always excelled at playing the double neck Rickenbacker bass/guitar combo along with his bass pedals to fill in behind Steve Hackett, but when he was on his own, the guitar parts were less about solos but leaned heavily into rhythms and atmospheres. He was much more willing to let tony play mirror notes over his guitar parts too. All three of the members left in the band really stepped up.
I’m surprised that Nick doesn’t know much of Steve Hackett being Nick is also a guitarist. Hackett has been a huge inspiration for many musicians and still keeps early Genesis tunes alive.
the three remaining member got back together for a 2007 reunion concert. Collins was still able to play drums then. In 2021-22 they did another reunion concert. Phil's son Nic played drums on that tour. And, yes, Phil is not in the best of health.
Great great album. I bought this back in the day. I love 'Many too Many' .
Nice to see Peter Jackson had time to record a solo album in the 90s! 😂
Love Phil's beefy drum fills between sections. His drums are just so perfect this band.
From the same album Ballad of Big Jim. Very nice song
Hi NicknLex, great reaction Again! From my favourite band of all time, just to put the And then there were 3, Phil plays drums & Vocals, Mike plays All guitars & Tony plays All keyboards and Synths, so there you have it guys, enjoy More of the Genesis journey 😊
Best couple!
That's so sweet of you to say 💕
@@NicknLex Really I love you very much and love to see everything you react ... you know what good music is and this is pleasure for me to watch you, thank you! Just hope to see you react to my favorite bands and songs ... sure, I see we are from same blood!
Mike Rutherford on guitar, Phil on drums and Tony Banks on Keyboards...Steve and Peter are gone...and then there were 3
Thank You both. I am so impressed to see two young people reacting to and playing my favorite music. Gives me hope for the future. The music of today-It is just so lame. I don't know if you ever get my messages or not-I comment anyway. How about Question by the Moody Blues-unless you have already reacted to it . Keep up the good work !!!!-- Brian Birch
Finally some GENESIS !! Yaaay!!! They played this on the 1980 tour. I was fortunate to see at Maple Leaf Gardens. P.s Steve Hackett tours constantly
Yeah! It was the opener on that tour. It started with just the bass drum that suggested In The Cage, but it unleashed Deep in the Motherlode. 🙂
It was the GENESIS treble for me in 1980. First BRAND X with Phil Collins at the O Keefe Centre, then GENESIS at Maple Leaf Gardens, then STEVE HACKETT at the O KEEFE center.
Finally a reaction to one of my all time favorite albums.. I hope you react to each song there all great!
The Lady Lies is the best song on this album IMO. A must listen.
Totally agree!
The Whole album is great
Steve Hacket is definitely worth seeing. And he does plenty of Genesis music with great precision from him and his musicians.
Totally agree. I would definitely go to a concert with him if he would move his ass to Denmark
Hi Guys, I have in the past mentioned music is like a diary filled with memories. There are certain songs and in this case certain albums where memories return. This album was during the happiest and saddest times of my life when I was engaged to be married. We would play this album always from start to finish in each others arms huddled on the couch. After we parted company in '79 I was unable to play this album for over 20 years. I can now with fond memories, but as you get to hear more tracks you will discover some heartbreaking songs... "Undertow" ... "Snowbound" > [ always made us cry ] ... "Many Too Many"....and then there is the last track "Follow You Follow Me" which my Fiance's mother, after the split said that always reminded her of us happy together. It's so good you are reacting to more from this album. It is a wonderful album filled with strong emotion. Phil Collins vocals really can rip your heart out.....even when singing about a snowman. 💔 Byeee Jim X
Wow what a great find. Can never get enough of all of this album. Thanks! ❤
You have only just started the Genesis worm hole guys 👌
This was the last real prog album from Genesis. After this period, things got more concise, direct and radio friendly. Of course, this all coincided with Phil Collins coming of age as a songwriter and producer, which rocketed Genesis through the 80s and 90s. Great reaction guys! Other great tracks from this album include "The Lady Lies" and "Many Too Many".
@@kbrewski1 Duke would have been more epic prog if presented as a 12 minute piece, but it wasn't. I always thought Duke was this weird prog/pop hybrid between the Duke's End/Travels stuff and Misunderstanding, Turn It On Again. I think Duke has some really strong material and some really snoozy stuff too. They got things more together by Abacab.
for sure - as many other here mentioned, Duke was their masterpiece as a "...and then there were three" appearance. Abacab wasn't bad at all, nice tracks there, Genesis was great again (but I don't like the electronic drum sound of these days), I.T. was decent, only a very few tracks to fall into love, WCD was partly good, CAS was close to forget at all. And that was the story, only 5 albums to follow after ATTWT.
100% Agree...
Duke was waaaay better than this record
They still did prog rock long form songs, but they were among the shorter more radio played songs, just people think there were less and or didn't connect the albums the same way there early years did. we can't dance is a perfect example, the themes and conversation in and ealry stuff are bigger than the individual songs, fading lights, driving the last spike, dreaming while i sleep, other albums, domino, home by the sea, calling all stations all epic!
Genesis in their best - always power in the end!
Thank you for sharing and your reaction. Deep In The Motherlode was written by Rutherford, who played Guitar and Bass after Hackett left. I recommend Undertow written by Banks.
Mike rutherford wrote this masterpiece! He played bass and guitars as well!
Great reaction both, really glad that you are enjoying your Genesis journey. Great track, as others have said, ‘The Lady Lies’ is also a must listen to track from this album.
Agreed!
Many too Many, Undertow and Snowbound are also great songs
Down And Out, Burning Rope, and The Lady Lies are also great songs from this album. Even the pop song is good.
Deep in the Motherlode is profound piece of writing. A wonderful Story with very atmospheric music.. Mike Rutherford pumping those Bass pedals- Wow
A song of the Gold Rush
Possibly because it was the first one that I bought for myself ' ... And Then There Were Three' is one of my favourite Genesis albums.
There's something about the meter of this song that just evokes the image of a covered wagon heading West. Almost Cinema in a song
I watched Genesis live at Knebworth in 1978 they were brilliant. Obviously Phil Collins cannot sing and play drums at the same tiime so while he is singing Chester Thompson is playing drums. Mike Rutherford have a double neck guitar so he can switch between bass and guitar. I'm pretty sure they played this live because Phil Collins explained the background to the song, which is about the "gold rush" in the 1800s.
Yes: That's Mike Rutherford transitioning into the guitarist/bassist role in a way similar to Phil transitioning into lead-vocalist/drummer a couple albums previously. And although I'm a HUGE Steve Hackett fan, I think Mike Rutherford was great as the trio-based guitarist. Phil will always be me favorite rock drummer of all time (with all due respect to Bill Bruford, Neil Peart, etc.)!
Totally agree, on the next album, Duke, a tremendous album, it becomes clearer that Genesis gains from the change.
Such a great album, like so many of early Genesis albums.
Rutherford plays the guitar and bass guitar on the albums after Hackett left. When in concert, they have Darryl Stuermer to help. On the albums, everything is just Collins, Banks and Rutherford.
You have to do snowbound off this album...1 of the best ballards Genesis ever did
Only Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks were on this album with Chester Thompson and Daryl Strumner on tours.
This was a frequent show opener on a lot of the late 70's shows. Ive seen Genesis 4 times (this tour, 2 nights in LA on the Mama Toiur and their Farewell toiurand and this was my first tour and the first song I ever heard them play live.
@@kbrewski1 Earl Of Mar is correct, I had to check the Setlist again. This one was 5th song, after Ripples...DOH! Those 45 years plays tricks on my memory sometimes.😏
I still can't put Genesis, Floyd, Supertramp etc in the 'prog' box. 'Fraid I relate 'prog' to self-indulgent keyboards and randomness. Some of Peter Gabriel's earlier stuff perhaps, but the overriding beauty with Genesis is melody, classical structure and storytelling. By blanking 'prog' I may be missing out so I'll do a bit of exploring... Yes, ELP etc.
This was the tour I saw LIVE 1978. I truly feel blessed. Best concert in my life. Sound, lights, music, drums, charisma. Perfection.
@@kbrewski1 YES. And the mirrors worked perfectly at our concert.
@@kbrewski1 As I recall Genesis found them "unreliable" so they canned the mirrors and got the runway lights connected to computers. They were innovators in more than just music.
@@kbrewski1 Then what system was used following the 1978 tour (the tour that cost Phil his marriage to Andy)?
@@kbrewski1 That must have been an incredible concert. Their Lyceum Theater concert video would have been from that tour. Great concert. In that video Phil looked manic. That must have been when he was hanging out with Eric Clapton (wink, wink) after his divorce.
The name Vari-Lites is what I was looking for.
@@kbrewski1 'The Knife' would have been extra special. As I recall they opened 'my' 1978 concert with 'Deep in the Motherlode' too (it rocked) and they played 'Say Its Alright Joe' which I was unfamiliar with. The mood he created was pretty fantastic with the lamp. Don't recall them playing 'Misunderstanding' (which I like but didn't need). I was unprepared for the drum duet. What the &*% heck? But by the end I was mesmerized and the arena erupted. Stole the show!
Tony Banks - keyboards
Phil Collins - lead vocals, drums
Mike Rutherford - guitars, bass guitar
If you get the opportunity to see Steve Hackett's Genesis Experience, PLEASE GO!! It's amazing. He amps up the guitar parts and it's so good! But Mike Rutherford takes over here, as well as handling the bass parts, and his style is different than Steve's but he's also much more influential to Genesis' sound than Steve was ever allowed to be.
@@kbrewski1I meant songwriting-wise. Of course his playing was a huge part of Genesis. He is such a great guitarist!!
All genesis is good old/new, with and without members! it's special! love them! I have seen them twice in 1984. and they are exceptional live, just like Pink Floyd i saw live the same year! you have so much to listen too.
A friend of mine saw Genesis on the And Then they were three tour in Houston in 1978, with Daryl Stuermer (of Jean-Luc Ponty fame) doubling on bass and guitars, Chester Thompson (Frank Zappa) doubling on the drums.
They did a three hour concert where they presented lots of their classic Gabriel-era and post Gabriel-era material, and they even did got good reviews in the local press as well. 😊
Definitely check out the live version of this song. It will give you a much deeper appreciation for it.
Then there where three has a feel all of its own. If you dig this song then the album will blow you away
Hello by Milano Italy i recommend you listening
Genesis - The dividing line. Live Katowice 1998 ciao
One of my fave tracks by one of my fave bands, it brought me out of the ‘Peter Gabriel era only’ phase. It’s the first lp that I think has really crisp sounding production, and as a big fan of synths they really shine on this. Epic. Got into this around the same time I got in The Dan, just incredible arrangements/performances laid down analog with amazing micing, mixing etc… the galloping beat, the fat bass sound (pedals I assume from Rutherford), great fade out…
Hi Nick n Lex, love watching your reactions to my favourite band of all time, I’m a fan Genesis for 44 years, the And then there were three album, is titled because this was an album involving Phil Colins, Mike Rutherford & Tony Banks, all the other band members, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hacket had left long before in the 70s, Continue to enjoy the Genesis journey, The Greatest Prog Rock band of all time😎🇬🇧 I appreciate how busy you guys are, in time try to listen to the Greatest prog rock double live album of all time, ‘Seconds Out’ & Duke is a superb concept album well worth a listen guys, thanks from the uk 🇬🇧
Finally, one of my favorite Genesis songs!!!! Amazing performance!! First time i heard this was when this album came out in 1978. It was Tony Banks on keyboards, Phil Collins on drums and vocals, and Mike Rutherford on guitars and bass!!!! That's the three....... If you really want to react to a masterpiece, that would be Genesis' album Duke.
Down and out ❤
Undertow just got me right to my core. The lyrics. THE LYRICS! Better think a while, or I may never think again. If this was the last day of your life, my friend tell me what do you think you would do then?Stand up to the blow that fate has struck upon you, make the most of all you still have coming to you, lay down on the ground and let the tears fall from you crying to the grass and trees and heaven finally on your knees. Let me live again. Let life come find me wanting, spring must strike again against the shield of winter, let me feel once more the arms of love surround me, telling me the danger’s past I need not fear the icy blast again.
Some great tracks on this album
Thanks guys for taking me back to my youth here in the UK ❤
Hackett and Howe were in GTR. Hackett turned out to be a great songwriter kind of surpassing Howe's fame.
The guitar wasn`t somebody else, it was also Michael Rutherford doing those great guitar licks at the end. He`s a bassist but also a guitarist. The guy can really play. lol.
And Then There were Three is my favourite album, ever.
Put your headphones on, lay back and listen
Amazing
"And Then There Were Three" is my favorite post Peter Gabriel Genesis album.
Hello I'm Joël, me firth concert by Genesis in 1978 in Paris. I'm French. I love 💘💘💘
Mike Rutherford did all the guitar parts on this album. They still crushed it with three!
Please do The Lamia from The Lamb lies down on Broadway. The last album with Peter Gabriel.
This is currently the ring tone on my phone 😂. ATTWT is always seen as the lesser of the post Peter trilogy, the Winter to the Spring and Autumn themes of Trick and W&W, but I hold it in great affection. Phil's drums and vocals are both great.
Hey guys. A few months ago I commented on one of your vids saying that there was, for me, an album / live cross-over point with Genesis. I think this started with the departure of Steve Hackett, and I reckon this is part of that transition. Trick of the Tail (1976, and my fav album) I think was the end of the Genesis 'album' era, so just be careful in choosing tracks to listen to after this. Anything that was in the Mama (1984), Invisible Touch (1986), or We Can't Dance (1992) tours is waaay better than the originals for me :) The musicianship on the In the Cage Medley on the Mama tour will blow you away :)
As ever, keep up the good work. Love it :)
This used to be one of my go to songs. I hadn't heard it in years. Loved it!
Micky D has EXCELLENT taste in music!!
Sorry I haven't checked in with you guys for a while. I saw this tour in 78. 12th row seats, Binghamton NY. They were so damn good. I'm getting good flashbacks from this tune. Love you guys ❤
I will put this song with ANY of the Gabriel stuff. That melody is just magnificent.
Another amazing track from a brilliantly talented group. You really must do a programme dedicated to the 'In the cage trilogy' performed live in the 'When in Rome' concert that was their final show of the 2007 tour? It is Genesis perfection and that includes the massive loving audience...outstanding!
Excellent….Phil on drums and vocals, Mike on guitar and bass, Tony on keys.
From this point, an extra drummer had to be procured for live performances, also a guitarist, enter Chester Thompson and Darryl Stuermer, a combination that lasted for 30 years for live shows.
I was in between high school and my first years in college I was roofing houses the summer this came out. I have good memories of listening to this album on a boom box, while I was up on the rooftop getting scorched or taking a break in the car on the old 8 track.
Good times!
Great album, try Snowbound 👍
There isn't a single weak song on the album, whch is a heck of an achievement. There is a sensational warm, rich atmosphere on this album. Its one of those albums where you are richly rewarded if you play the whole thing through at once. It takes you to other worlds.