Please Don't Ask (track)
by Genesis
Please Don't Ask appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 01/04/2026 09:39 | zsolti | 7,030 | 80/100 | |
| 11/10/2025 05:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 89,095 | 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 has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 17.6.
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Squonk007 10/04/2021 16:59 | #274671
This wouldn't have looked out of place on Face Value but it's given the Genesis treatment here. Well sung and it's played beautifully.
Maybe the saddest Genesis song of all. Only the second song written entirely by Collins, it's clearly heavily inspired by his recent divorce, and the lyrics reflect the painful longing for the days of a united family. Powerful stuff for only his second solo song. Musically, I do think it steps a little too far into cheesy '80s synthpop, undercutting the power of the lyrics, but Banks does deliver a really touching piano performance under all the haze, and Rutherford's bass line is one of the best on the album. If you're into bittersweet '80s pop, this is the song for you.
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