A Curious Feeling

History

The instrumental piece "From the Undertow" was used in the 1978 British film The Shout, for which Banks, with Mike Rutherford, composed the incidental music. No soundtrack of the film was released. The piece was originally intended to be the intro to "Undertow" from the Genesis album ...And Then There Were Three... (hence the title).

The album was re-released on 19 October 2009, remixed from the original masters by Nick Davis, who also created a 5.1 DTS 96/24 surround mix which is available on the second disc of the deluxe edition.

Reception

According to Banks himself, the album "got some extremely scathing reviews, I don't think they were fair" but he conceded "this was post-punk and this was really not the album that people wanted to hear". Classic Rock reviewer Jerry Ewing agrees with Banks, writing that the album is made of "lush pastoral English prog rock that deserved better at the time" and is probably the musician's best solo effort.

AllMusic gave a positive retrospective review, asserting that "Banks manages to capture the wonderment and allure that enveloped Genesis' Peter Gabriel days... yet he filters out the instrumental intricacies, unorthodox time signatures, and complex poetry which enveloped these works to create a milder but equally effective progressive realm." They praised the album for lacking the instrumental pretentiousness that most would have expected, instead focusing on strong progressive rock compositions.

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Banks.

Vinyl, cassette and original CD release (Charisma CAS 1148)

1. "From the Undertow" – 2:45
2. "Lucky Me" – 4:23
3. "The Lie" – 4:58
4. "After the Lie" – 4:47
5. "A Curious Feeling" – 3:58
6. "Forever Morning" – 5:59

1. "You" – 6:28
2. "Somebody Else's Dream" – 7:45
3. "The Waters of Lethe" – 6:27
4. "For a While" – 3:32
5. "In the Dark" – 2:52

2009 CD (Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2160)

1. "From the Undertow"
2. "Lucky Me"
3. "The Lie"
4. "After the Lie"
5. "A Curious Feeling"
6. "Forever Morning"
7. "You"
8. "Somebody Else's Dream"
9. "The Waters of Lethe"
10. "For a While"
11. "In the Dark"

2009 DVD (Deluxe Limited Hardback Edition only - Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 22161)

1. "From the Undertow"
2. "Lucky Me"
3. "The Lie"
4. "After the Lie"
5. "A Curious Feeling"
6. "Forever Morning"
7. "You"
8. "Somebody Else's Dream"
9. "The Waters of Lethe"
10. "For a While"
11. "In the Dark"

1. "For a While"
2. "The Waters of Lethe"

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album