Seconds Out

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Seconds Out is a live double album by Genesis recorded in Paris 1976 and 1977 in support of A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering and was released in October 1977.

Seconds Out is the band's second live album following Genesis Live in 1973. While the earlier live set had been released by the band's label to mark time while they recorded Selling England by the Pound, Seconds Out was planned as a major release, an authoritative document of Genesis' sound with Phil Collins as frontman and lead vocalist. As a result, it features former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford, as well as Weather Report drummer Chester Thompson on the drum stool. It is also the last Genesis album to feature guitarist Steve Hackett, who left the band during mid-1977 as Seconds Out was being mixed. A critical and commercial success, the album hit #4 in the UK and #47 in the US, where their popularity was still gaining steam.

Seconds Out is commonly regarded as the end of Genesis' progressive rock era, as they would begin exploring shorter and more direct song formats beginning with their next studio release, ...And Then There Were Three..., which would prove to be their American breakthrough album. To many fans, this live set is notable for its combination of classic Gabriel-era songs redone by the musical virtousity of the later Genesis, mixed with favorites from the first two post-Gabriel releases.

Until Genesis Archive 1967-75 (1998), Seconds Out contained the only live recording of Genesis concert staple "Supper's Ready," a 23 minute long opus which many have considered the bands signature piece. This album's version of the song is considered by many fans to be nearly as good, if not at some points better, than the original studio recording, despite the change in singer. As the band would slowly phase out this intricate quasi-orchestral piece, and lose Hackett shortly after this album, this album marks the end of the 'classic' Genesis lineup. Perhaps ironically, this album also prominently features Steve Hackett's live guitar work in a manner which overshadows his recorded solos (see for example, the live version of "Firth of Fifth").

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Disc 1
- 1.2 Disc 2
2 Personnel
- 2.1 Additional musicians

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Track listing

All songs by Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Peter Gabriel/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford, except where noted.

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Disc 1

"Squonk" (Mike Rutherford/Tony Banks) – 6:36
"The Carpet Crawl" – 5:21
"Robbery, Assault And Battery" (Tony Banks/Phil Collins) – 6:02
"Afterglow" (Tony Banks) – 4:26
"Firth Of Fifth" – 8:55
"I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" – 8:45
"The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" – 4:59
"The Musical Box (Closing Section)" – 3:19

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Disc 2

"Supper's Ready" – 24:33
"Cinema Show" – 10:58
"Dance On A Volcano" (Phil Collins/Tony Banks/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford) – 4:22
"Los Endos" (Phil Collins/Tony Banks/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford) – 7:16

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