- Dancing With the Moonlite Knight
- I Know What I Like (in Your Wardrobe)
- Firth of the Fifth
- More Fool Me
- The Battle of Epping Forest
- After the Ordeal
- The Cinema Show
- Aisle of Plenty
Dancing With the Moonlite Knight
Peter Gabriel's voice leaps out from the shadows on a piece that seems to mourn the passing of some mythical England as the country enters into the commercialised, strife torn world of the uncertain Seventies. Little did Gabriel and Genesis know what lay in store in the Eighties. However, the line 'Selling England By The Pound,' seemed to touch a political nerve, even if the lyrics now seem dated, with fleeting references to Wimpy hamburgers and Green Shield trading stamps. The band plays at tremendous speed, urged on by Collins' dazzling drums. Steve Hackett introduces some amazing guitar effects. It's all much tighter, brighter and better organised, and 'Knight' concludes with an ethereal section that ebbs and flows in a sound wash of pristine beauty.
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I Know What I Like
Strange whining noises like a helicopter taking off herald Gabriel's quaintly matter-of-fact spoken introduction: "It's one o'clock and time for lunch..." This is the band's first straight ahead pop rock song, with a stomping steady beat and hook lines galore. A kind of African tuned drum produces a distinctive note behind the chanted chorus, where Gabriel and Collins combine. Even though this is a great pop song and a deserved hit which helped transform the band's fortunes, there is nothing ordinary about its conception.
The lyrics are rich in imagery and full of comic surprises. What were average pop fans to make of the line: "Me – I'm just a lawn mower. You can telI me by the way I walk." They loved it and Genesis fans were mostly delighted to see them gain public recognition.
