Invisible Touch by Genesis

Invisible Touch

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Invisible Touch

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Audio CD (October 25, 1990)

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Atlantic / Wea

Catalog Number: 81641

Reader Reviews
Alright, I admit I'm not a huge fan of latter day Genesis. As a relative youngin', I started getting into Genesis between Abacab and their 1983 self-titled release. I got into them by breaking my teeth on their progressive masterpieces from the '70s -- Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound and The Lamb. That era marked the imaginative, creative peak of Genesis as master songwriters and musicians whose capabilities transcended music and delved into areas of experimentation few dared to travel. When the '80s rolled around and Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett had left, Genesis decided it was time to shed their past and move into the future. At that time, that consisted of synthesizers, electric drums and the like. With a past the likes of what Genesis had, the brilliant, complex compositions and flowery lyrical tales, who was better suited to create catchy hooks that translate into top 40 hits? These guys had years of experience at this. If Invisible Touch had been released by any pop-group du-jour, it probably would have been lauded as one of the greatest pop albums of all time. Since this particular album was released by a band called "Genesis" that had an extremely loyal and long time audience, many dismissed it as trash. The fact is, though, that all the incredible artistry that defined Genesis was in full play here. These guys are true masters of their art. Their art is music. Not progressive monster masterpieces, not pop prowess, but music, plain and simple. And Genesis is right up there with the best, regardless of the genre they are working within at the time. In some other reviews, I saw some bashing Invisible Touch as selling out (recall the beer commercials?). You know what? If you had toiled under the labor of your record company contracts and been in the red for almost a decade like these guys were, would you want to capitalize on your new found fame and popularity almost 20 years after you started writing music? I bet you would. These guys deserve every deal they got. They worked their behinds off for it.

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