Harold The Barrel (track)
by Genesis
Year: 1971
From the album Nursery Cryme (track #5)
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Harold The Barrel appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- Nursery Cryme (track #5) (this album) (1971)
- 1970-1975 (Box Set) (track #11) (compilation) (2008)
- BBC Broadcasts (track #4) (compilation) (2023)
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I love this black humour. The composition is strong too. And to top it off the great Gabriel, Collins duet.
Musically, it's pretty strong, though maybe a little too punchy in parts. Vocally, it's kind of jagged, which works in theory, but it comes out a little bit jarring when the transition between the raucous public and Harold's reserved thoughts is so sudden. Most of the points here come for its dark humor with lines like "If your father were alive, he'd be very, very, very upset."
Grouse 08/05/2018 12:54 | #219259
A great and really whimsical song.
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