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TURN IT ON AGAIN - THE HITSGenesisSymphonic Prog2.26 | 125 ratings |
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Ladies and Gentlemen presenting the hits of Genesis with
all the prog zapped out of them leaving an empty shell of
pop kitsch to grace the music charts and set women's
hearts afire. This is quite abysmal with the occasional ray of
light with magnificent Turn It On Again with the proggish
drum tempo changes and it's followed by the sacharinne
sweet sugary syrup of Invisible Touch, and ha ha ha haaaa
Mama, Land Of Confusion with nice melody but nothing can
save I Can't Dance with that corny tune and meddling dance
step. It gets slightly better with lovely ballads Follow You Follow Me and Hold On My Heart, attracting the female audience to concerts. Abacab (hits edit) is okay and the Gabriel era I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) is a crowd pleaser. No Son Of Mine (hits edit) is definitely a terrific song but I am not keen on Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (single edit), In Too Deep , or Congo (hits edit). Admittedly I'm a fan of Jesus He Knows Me with its catchy hook and lyrics. This is followed by dreary That's All, Misunderstanding and Throwing It All Away. The version of Carpet Crawlers (1999 Re-recording) is not an improvement and really should stay on Lamb Lies Down on Broadway where it belongs. So overall it's Genesis for the non prog fan and it is not a pretty picture by any standards. Certainly grab it if you see it in a bargain dollar bin but its a mere decoration for collectors only.
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