Cul De Sac (track)
by Genesis
Cul De Sac appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- Duke (track #9) (this album) (1980)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 01/04/2026 09:35 | zsolti | 7,030 | 80/100 | |
| 11/10/2025 05:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 90,626 | 71/100 | |
| 10/17/2025 00:11 | Jo3lt | 35 | 92/100 | |
| 10/01/2025 11:29 | dukeboxkool | 7,605 | 75/100 | |
| 08/26/2025 12:08 |  ExTeaSea | 12,714 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 15% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.2.
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Squonk007 02/20/2022 17:18 | #281621
Probably overlooked on this album but a decent song. It just doesn't stand out like most of the others here, but I like it all the same.
Cul-De-Sac definitely has more of a prog feel than other songs on the album, alongside some deep lyrics about a military troupe marching to its doom, but for some reason, it doesn't feel nearly as cohesive as other moments. The chorus is pretty grandiose in feel, though I don't think it's musically quite as cathartic as other such moments on the album. The verses are a bit more subdued but good, though I'm not sure they're the best match for the choruses. I'm confident that the bridge is quite a bit out of left field, but Rutherford's guitar gets the song where it's supposed to go eventually. It may be a little loose in places, but there are some really nice moments where Banks shines on the keys and Rutherford does the same with the guitar, and the light piano to end the track is just perfect. Overall, a good song. Probably ranks as a high "80."
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