 |  | Genesis definitely turns it on again with this cd |  |
I purchased this cd some months ago when I was living in Florida because I wanted to complete out the collection of some of the songs I craved from Phil Collins but were unavailable on his "98" greatest hits compilation. Some of the great songs that I enjoyed on this cd that helped round out the collection are "invisible touch", "I can't dance", "follow you follow me", "hold on my heart", "in too deep", "tonight tonight","land of confusion" and "thats all". My husband was joking with me that partially the reason why I like Phil Collins is because he sings many great romantic songs especially on this cd with Genesis. I have to admit that my husband is right because the previous songs that I just mentioned as my favorite have some romantic undertones to them especially (in my opinion) "follow you follow me" and "invisible touch". When I first bought this cd I listened to it alot when I did chores around the house but its also good for listening to before and after work. This is especially because of the upbeat energy the songs contain. The song "land of confusion" communicates a politic message about changing the world for the better in an honest but upbeat and positive way.I first enjoyed Phil Collins music when I was child and at 27 years of age I still do. The beauty about this cd is that it will appeal to various people of various ages.
July 5, 2008 | | I guess I had to be there... | |
I realize the songs on here were all on the radio, without the context of their original albums, but in all honesty I don't see why. Don't get me wrong, I love 80's pop music; "Keep Me Hanging On" by Kim Wilde, and "Stand Back" by Stevie Nicks are amazing, IMO. I also love 80's era Genesis, but I don't think taking a few or so songs off of their albums and then shuffling them is a great idea. INVISIBLE TOUCH didn't have hardly any GREAT songs that you just HAD to own; what makes INVISIBLE TOUCH a great album is the fact that the songs all blended together and it created a kind of tapestry of emotions and sounds. This compilation is apparently made for people that don't have a clue what I'm talking about.
If your intention in buying a best of/greatest hits album is to save space, I think your space would be better suited for INVISIBLE TOUCH, the album. If your intention in buying a best of/gh album is to have a bunch of music, regardless of its quality, AND you want to save money time and space, then you probably don't need to read this or any other review.
June 29, 2008Why on earth would the record company choose to include "Congo" (post-Phil Collins), while excluding "Man on The Corner" or "No Reply At All?" While "Congo" has a nice ring to it, it was far from a hit.
December 17, 2007This cd is great fun!! There were a couple of songs that I wasn't familiar with, but I now love listening to. I'm so glad that I purchased this one!!
December 13, 2007 | | From Genesis to Radio Revelation | |
Peter Gabriel was a theatrical dynamo who fronted a progressive rock band called Genesis. Phil Collins was a drummer who fronted a progressive pop band named Genesis. A couple of shared members named Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks were along for most of the ride. While the sound and direction did alter a great deal once the band leaders changed (as did their commercial fortunes), what this Hits collection surprisingly offers is just how much of that progressive mantra stayed on board even while the hits were increasing. Songs like "Tonight Tonight Tonight," "Abacab" and "Mama" crept into the top 40 with intricate arrangements and tricky musicianship that no-one was going to mistake for Air Supply or Lionel Richie, who were tops at the pop game when a lot of these songs were hot.
Granted, Collins' R&B sensibilities made ballads like "Hold on My Heart" and "In Too Deep" ringers and more than a little soapy, but the consistency is what matters here. The fact that both Peter Gabriel songs here sound glaringly out of place (the do-over of "Carpet Crawlers" is pretty cool, though) says volumes about the chemistry that Banks, Collins and Rutherford developed about the time "A Trick of the Tail" and "And Then There Were Three" began making commercial inroads. For my tastes, "I Know What I Like" could have been bumped for any of the following: "Illegal Alien," "No Reply at All," "Taking it All Too Hard" or even "Paperlate," since Peter Gabriel effectively carved his own niche with his solo albums. (Go pick up "Hit" already.)
After all, this is subtitled "The Hits." Like it or not, It was Phil Collins' pop drive that catapulted the band into stardom. (Hey, I was around when some of the Genesis-heads in my dorm were furious that "A Trick of The Tail" charted higher than any other Genesis album, convinced that Gabriel's departure spelled certain doom.) It is also interesting to hear just how generic the Ray Wilson led "Congo" from the Phil-less "Calling All Stations" sounds. The superstar line-up deserves more credit for tackling some less than cheery pop subjects, as well. "Land Of Confusion" was political. "No Son Of Mine" and "Mama" addressed domestic strife. "Jesus He Knows Me" may be the best take on religious hypocrisy to crack the top 20. Maybe the ballads and Phil's solo career may have made some believe that the three-man Genesis incarnation was lightweight, but a closer listen to these songs says otherwise.
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