Keep It Dark (track)
by Genesis
Keep It Dark appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- Abacab (track #4) (this album) (1981)
- Platinum Collection (track #18) (compilation) (2004)
- 1976-1982 (track #44) (compilation) (2007)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | Johnnyo | 42,038 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2025 17:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 52,811 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/01/2025 11:30 | dukeboxkool | 6,796 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2025 23:20 | machiaj | 8,873 | 74/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2024 22:51 | davidleewrong | 988 | 82/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 20% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.8/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 19.6.
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Squonk007 01/17/2022 15:32 | #279561
I love the bassline on this. It's quirky but it works. I love the new sound.
A solid pop song. It tries to harken back to classic prog Genesis with its story of a man who sees the future as a beautiful, bright place but is told to lie and "keep it dark," all in 6/4 time. But I think it comes a little short of the mark musically, as the same six-note guitar riff plays in the background throughout the entire song, and Collins' drumming is entirely uninteresting. The loud swelling climax of the final verse is pretty great, though.
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