Never A Time (track)
by Genesis
Never A Time appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- We Can't Dance (track #5) (this album) (1991)
- 1983-1998 (track #22) (compilation) (2007)
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60/100  | 10/02/2025 09:47 | dukeboxkool | | 75/100 |
70/100 | 08/26/2025 13:34 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
70/100 | 08/04/2025 16:37 |  Tamthebam | | 79/100 |
50/100 | 04/10/2025 02:15 |  AAL2014 | | 76/100 |
80/100 | 04/16/2024 06:50 | zsolti | | 80/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.2.
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Squonk007 08/11/2021 09:44
The guitar is the standout on this. Phil had difficulties with the vocal, I do like the track for personal reasons as I can immediately relate to it but otherwise I'd probably dismiss it.
Here's the first true schmaltzy pop tune of the album. Very comparable to In Too Deep from the previous album: cheesy, lovesick lyrics and smooth, adult-contemporary-type melody. Unsurprisingly, it was a hit. Just like In Too Deep, it's inoffensive, easy-listening music with nothing special about it. Rutherford does throw in a couple nice guitar licks throughout the song, but other than that, it's relatively bland and harmless.
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