This track just seems to exist for the sake of existing.

It's like they're trying to do Morse Moose and the Grey Goose but don't know how to do it.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

Is Rick Wakeman on this?

He hadn't even joined Yes by now. It the charming and delightful Tony Banks on

It's gone all 'eavy!

Oh, it's gone all quiet again.

Still no sign of the opening track actually ending.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

This track just seems to exist for the sake of existing.

"The Musical box" is about two Victorian children, Cynthia and Henry, Cynthia chops Henry's head off with a croquet mallet (in the cover painting) later she finds his musical box and open opening it upon which Henry returns in spirit form ("play me my song") and ages very quickly whereupon his lifetimes sexual desires manifest, he demands sexual intercourse with Cynthia ( "brush back your hair and let me get to know your flesh" and "Why don't you touch me, touch me now, NOW"!), the nurse appears (in the cover painting) and throws the musical box at the spirit of Henry finally ending him and destroying the musical box as well. Hence the album's title " A Nursery Cryme".

Well that's what some blokes on the comments say.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

Still no sign of the opening track actually ending.

Er... it's prog.

Squark! Squark!

Absolutely stupid ending.

Track 2, For Absent Friends. I think this is Phil Collins singing.

This does sound like Hackett...



Oh yeah it is.

"Let me get to 'know' your face"

They seem to have forgotten to bring the tune with them.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

Absolutely stupid ending.

Spoilers!!!!!

Track 3, The Return of the Giant Hogweed.

Is this Phil Collins singing?

I think it might be Peter Gabriel again but it's hard to tell.

Or is that Brian May on guitar?

fuddly fump! ending

It's definitely Peter Gabriel on this bit.

Trying to be clever with rhythmic changes.