INVISIBLE TOUCH

I'm hardly going to break any new ground here by saying this, but this album, as the apex of 80's Genesis, represents the peak of all that I hate about the band. I'm one of a common breed here: those that love 70's Genesis and hate this era, so this review is hardly unbiased.

This album possesses absolutely no redeeming qualities. The songs are insipid. I never thought I'd say this about a Genesis album, but I am glad that most of the songs are so short. It means that they are over sooner. The exceptions, Tonight Tonight Tonight and Domino are 8-10 minutes of bad as opposed to 3 minutes of bad. Many will claim that the album's saving grace is Land of Confusion, and it is the best song on the album; however, I only say that because of the phenomenal cover done by In Flames on their Trigger EP. The original is the same flat, drab, insipid synth-pop that dominates the rest of the album.

Avoid at all costs.