where the concert versions of Genesis' songs were shrouded in virtuosic bluster, this album offers incisive, sharply focused performances uncluttered by theatrics or instrumental tedium." AllMusic's retrospective review asserted that the performances were impressive and exciting throughout, delivering nothing but "lean, crisp, and generally bracing accounts of the group's then-current sound." In a review published in Record Mirror by Robin Smith, the album received a mixed response. The atmosphere he experienced in concert at one of their Wembley Arena gigs in 1981 was absent from the album, which he deemed "hardly a sparkling addition" to the Genesis catalogue. Smith attributed this to the song selection and it being recorded with "less than inspired audiences". He praised the performances of "Dodo/Lurker", "Behind the Lines", "Duchess", but picked the third and fourth side as stand out tracks. Smith concluded that he would be listening to Seconds Out, the band's second live album, "for years to come". Reissues In 1994, Three Sides Live was remastered and reissued with the UK edition worldwide. Four of the five additional studio selections from that out of print release were issued in 2000 on the Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 box set (all but "Me And Virgil"), and all five songs have since been included on the bonus disc of the Genesis 1976–1982 box set. Track listing Track listing is adapted from the album's 1982 liner notes. Note: "Dodo/Lurker" is usually listed on Three Sides Live as "Dodo". Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's 1982 liner notes. Genesis Phil Collins – drums, lead vocals Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals Mike Rutherford – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals Steve Hackett – guitar on "it."/"Watcher of the Skies" Additional musicians Daryl Stuermer – guitar, bass Chester Thompson – drums, percussion Bill Bruford – drums on "it."/"Watcher of the Skies" Production Genesis – production David Hentschel – engineering on "Follow You Follow Me", "One for the Vine", "The Fountain of Salmacis", and "it."/"Watcher of the Skies" Geoff Callingham – technical engineer on everything else Craig Schertz – sound engineer Bill Smith – cover Martyn Goddard – photography Charts Certifications Notes and references Notes Citations Interviews External links Genesis (band) live albums 1982 live albums Atlantic Records live albums Virgin Records live albums Charisma Records live albums Vertigo Records live albums