Seven Stones (track)
by Genesis
Seven Stones appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- Nursery Cryme (track #4) (this album) (1971)
- 1970-1975 (Box Set) (track #10) (compilation) (2008)
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A typical Genesis song with its hooks and angles. And a great mellotron ending.
I find it at the same level as the other hailed songs in this album. For me slow does not tend to mean bad but sometimes the opposite!
That Mellontron instrument was apparently bought from King Crimson according to Wikipedia. And I can believe that, what a sound.
Some fine moments scattered throughout, including some nice flute work and a pretty spectacular ending featuring Banks on the mellotron, but the overall tune is a little slow and a little unfocused, especially in the writing, as it's one of the few Genesis tunes that I can't figure out what the hell the lyrics are talking about. Not bad by any means, but I think it's one of Nursery Cryme's more forgettable tracks.
Grouse 08/05/2018 12:51 | #219258
Such a beautiful song and such a beautiful ending.
Pretty underrated on the whole, partly due to it having a really short but really good mellotron climax at the end.
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