...Tunnel's Mouth in many ways feels like the template for the subsequent work. That one did have songs I liked a lot, mostly on the first half of the album. But I definitely felt there was a sanding-down of the more oddball elements starting there. Something like 'Down Street' on Wild Orchids springs to mind. I remember not getting that at all to begin with, but it became probably my favourite song on the album.
I think Roger King is an excellent musician. He does a great job on the old Genesis stuff as well. I'm just less keen on that reverb-laden production sound.
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