What does the title of the live album Seconds Out mean?
Seconds Out is a term used in boxing e.g. “Seconds out, round 2!”. This could have a couple of meanings for the live album – it might mean that it’s the second live album, or more likely it means that they are closing the first round of Genesis’ existence by laying to rest a lot of the old songs on this live album (remember Supper’s Ready was not performed again until 1982). Another strong possibility is that the title referrers to the 2nd major member of the band (Steve) leaving – probably the reason the band chose their next album to be called …And Then There Were Three… – but there is no definitive answer as of yet.
