WE CAN'T DANCE

After the departure of Steve Hackett, Genesis became an pop-oriented group with some prog influences. on these years they"ve made a lot of crap, like the And Then There were Three album and Abacab. as well as some fantastic stuff like Duke, this album and some songs from the Genesis album and Invisible touch (like Home by the Sea and Tonight, Tonight, Tonight). We Can't Dance is in my opinion the best Genesis album as a trio. It is by no mean progressive, but it isn't pop rubbish as well. in fact this album is a mix of really good pop songs and some awesome proggier songs. talking about songs, here we go...

No Son of Mine: Excellent song, with some serious lyrics about a child who ran away from home, probably because of abuse to him, or to his mother. The clocks were a good idea, as well as the whole song. the keyboards are very good, but the best thing here is the guitar solo at the ending. 10/10

Jesus He Knows Me: this song is very funny. it's agitated an it has some humourous lyrics about TV Evangelists. Overall it's an very nice song 9/10

Driving the Last Spike: This is the proof that Genesis can still tell awesome stories. in this almost-prog epic about the england railway construction, the trio shows some excellent work, a beautiful keyboard theme, and an fantastic work on the guitar and on the drums. by the way, it's so nice to have real drums back! 10/10

I Can't Dance: I Don't know what to say about this song. it's so simple, pointless, and still good. The lyrics are quite funny, and the guitar riff, along with the keyboard sound is great, but i still think that this song needed an guitar solo.7/10

Never a Time: Nothing special about this one, it's just an love ballad that reminds me of In Too Deep, but not as good as it. 5/10

Dreaming While you Sleep: Another great song, with nice lyrics. Mike Rutherford does a excellent guitar solo in this song. It's quite emotional and works very well. 9/10

Tell Me Why: Just another ballad. this one is better though, but it still can't surpass some older ballads like In Too Deep, or Follow you, Follow me. 6/10

Living Forever: excellent piece. looks like Silver Rainbow, but it's 100% better. The keyboards are very nice, and the solo at the ending is very good. 8/10

Hold on my Heart: This song looks like an Phil Collins solo song. this song is very nice. It's calm and it has an great keyboard and guitar work. but it completely lacks on the lyrics department (as most of Phil Collins song do) 8/10

Way of the World: simple and great. Way of the World has nice lyrics, and a nice drum beat. Unfortunately, this is not real drums. At least it has an nice keyboard solo. 7/10

Since I Lost You: This song was written in memory of Eric Clapton's son. But it's the lowest point on this album. This is the kind of song that'll skip 90% of the time. 4/10

Fading Lights: By far the best track on this album and the second best song that Genesis did as a trio (losing only to Home by the Sea). The long instrumental section is amongst Genesis best work (not only as a trio). Simply wonderful. 10/10

Overrall 8/10 = 4 stars