Smallcreep's Day [Import]

Mike Rutherford | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Virgin/EMI International
• ASIN: B0000073I5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,596 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Between The Tick & The Tock

2. Working In Line

3. After Hours

4. Cats And Rats (In This Neighbourhood)

5. Smallcreep Alone

6. Out Into The Daylight

7. At The End Of The Day

8. Moonshine

9. Time And Time Again

10. Romani

11. Every Road

12. Overnight Job

Editorial Reviews

UK pressing of his debut album features a total of 12 tracks. EMI. 2004. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Before Mike + The Mechanics, Part One, July 30, 2004

By 

Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Smallcreep's Day (Audio CD)

Before he formed his side project Mike + The Mechanics in 1985, Genesis bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford recorded a pair of solo albums, and 1979's "Smallcreep's Day" was the first. Being Rutherford's solo debut, it was only natural that the album would sound a lot like Genesis in parts, but hey, there's nothing wrong with that! Mike recruited his old Genesis friend Anthony Phillips (the band's original guitarist) to play keyboards on the album, along with drummer Simon Phillips (no relation) and lead singer Noel McCalla. The end result is a brilliant album, with terrific compositions, performances, and production all the way around. Personal faves include the powerful rock of "Moonshine" and "Overnight Job," the beautiful "Every Road" and "Time And Time Again," and of course, the epic title rock suite, comprising tracks one to seven on the CD, including the thunderous "Working In Line," the bouncy "Cats And Rats (In This Neighborhood)," and the lovely finale, "At The End Of The Day," showing that Mike hasn't forgotten his "Supper's Ready" days in Genesis. Although it would take him until the formation of Mike + The Mechanics to *truly* step out of Genesis' shadow, "Smallcreep's Day" is an outstanding first solo step for Mike Rutherford. (NOTE: the CD version of "Smallcreep's Day" flips around the two halves of the album, *beginning* with the "Smallcreep's Day" suite, which was actually Side Two of the original vinyl release. So, if you'd like to hear the album as Mike originally intended, begin the CD with track 8 ("Moonshine"), and when the disc ends, start the CD at the top to hear the second half. Maybe you won't care, but that's how *I* like to play "Smallcreep's Day" on my CD player.)

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mike Rutherford Hits a Home Run, June 27, 2001

By 

Jerry G. (shaker hts, oh United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smallcreep's Day (Audio CD)

Smallcreep's Day is a great album. Great because of it's moving, epic vision and power. It's the sort of album that takes you on a journey every time you listen to it and amazes you with it's originality and the strength of it's melodies. Smallcreep's Day is based on a book of the same name about a guy who dares to leave his assigned place inside a factory where he lives and explore the rest of his world. Of course this would be impossible to know if you don't have the LP, because none of the liner notes are reproduced on this edition. Neither are the lyrics which is a shame because not only are they meaningful and poetic but some of them are difficult to understand through the music. The vocals, however, are excellent just the same - the singer is perfectly suited to the music.

Anyone who likes Genesis (pre-1983 especially) should like this album. It has the same sort of feeling as on their best work. I suppose the closest comparison I can make is to Duke, although Smallcreep's Day has it's own thing going. If you're seriously into Genesis, this is a must own. If you're just looking for more progressive rock to listen to, it's a must own also. Come to think of it, anyone who likes good music in general should buy it. The only person I can think of who shouldn't would be someone who thinks Invisible Touch was the be all and end all. And in that case, you should be forced to listen to it anyway.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Puts Mike and the Mechanics in their place, August 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Smallcreep's Day (Audio CD)

This album is at the pinacle of the Genesis family spin-offs along with Spectral Mornings (Hackett), PG3 (Gabriel) and A Curious Feeling (Banks). If you love the haunting sound of early to mid Genesis then this album is for you. Well worth the purchase, I'm amazed at how difficult it is to get hold of.