Wise After the Event

by Anthony Phillips

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1978
  • Label: Arista
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 53:26
  • Community rating: 3.61/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The second solo album from the founding Genesis guitarist sees him shifting away from pure instrumental acoustic music toward elaborately orchestrated, vocal-led symphonic rock. Produced by Rupert Hine, the pastoral tone and complex arrangements were enthusiastically received by devoted fans of British progressive music.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, nature

Tracklist

  1. We're All As We Lie (4:37)
  2. Birdsong (6:44)
  3. Moonshooter (5:58)
  4. Wise After The Event (10:28)
  5. Pulling Faces (4:33)
  6. Regrets (5:53)
  7. Greenhouse (3:03)
  8. Paperchase (5:33)
  9. Now What (Are They Doing To My Little Friends?) (8:14)

Credits

  • John G. Perry - bass [wal custom]
  • Michael Giles - drums
  • The Vicar - guitar [guitars], keyboards, other [sundries]
  • Rodent Rabble - handclaps [claps], performer [clicks, crampons]
  • Rob Phillips - oboe
  • Mel Collins - soprano saxophone [soprano sax], flute [flutes]
  • Perkin Alanbeck - synthesizer
  • Vic Stench - bass
  • Anthony Phillips - Primary Artist, Arranged By [Orchestra Arranged By], Composed By
  • David Katz - Compiled By [Orchestra Assembled By]
  • Gilbert Biberian - Conductor [Orchestra Conducted By]
  • Jeremy Gilbert - Composed By, Keyboards, Harp
  • Humbert Ruse - Drums

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