Wise After The Event (Remastered 2CD Edition) (1978)

Tweede album van de eerste gitarist van Genesis, die de groep na "Trespass" verliet. "Without departing from the proto-formula that established his debut album "The Geese And The Ghost" among the year's most unexpected treats, "Wise After The Event" is a far more cohesive set, its highlights sprawling across entire tunes as opposed to the mere passages of before. The opening "We're All as We Lie" and the multi-textured title track are both career-enhancing classics, placing Phillips in the same kind of folky-art-prog middle ground as Roy Harper traditionally inhabited. And, as such, "Wise After the Event" emerges both wise and eventful." (Dave Thompson, Allmusic) De gedetailleerde productie is van de hand van Rupert Hine, die er o.a. voor zorgt dat de soms meerdere lagen 12-snarige gitaarpartijen hemels klinken (denk aan Genesis' "Entangled"). Verder zijn er bijdragen van Caravan-bassist John G. Perry en voormalige King Crimson-leden Mel Collins (sax) en Michael Giles (drums). CD2 bevat interessante outtakes.