CALLING ALL STATIONS

Genesis

Symphonic Prog

2.46 | 1175 ratings

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Apothem Tercet

That's one-star Genesis (because it isn't) and four stars for whatever it is.

This is where the star-rating system breaks down.

I came upon this when reviewing my youth and finding myself irritatingly completionist. I'm glad I found it. I could only wish I had not found it while seeking out Genesis. It's like sitting down to a meal in anticipation of meat and two veg and being served a fruit salad. I like fruit salad, but...

I confess to a naff side. Many years ago I sneaked off to a record shop in disguise to buy Dollar's 'Videotheque' (or however it's spelt), and I have bought specially-padded headphones so I can lurk in toilet cubicles with my mp3 player and listen to Pat Benatar's 'Love is a Battlefield'. Okay, now you know where I'm coming from and even if you know me I can't be identified in here so I'm safe.

'Calling All Stations' appeals to that naff side of me. If you have a secret naff side that mirrors my own and a pair of specially-padded headphones you may well like it; if you don't, don't bother.

It was utterly daft putting this out as a Genesis 'back-to-our-roots' album. For all the generosity of some reviewers in saying 'But really, they tried, they did, they tried', no... sorry, they didn't. What they did was put out something entirely different, valid of itself and for the target audience they should have sought out, but decidedly not Genesis.

Result? The people who may have liked this never bothered listening because it was Genesis, and Genesis are naff. The people who liked Genesis to whom it was sold listened to it and didn't like it because it wasn't Genesis, so it was naff. Farewell Genesis and whatever this line-up might have been better labelled if they'd not sold themselves as Genesis in the first place and concentrated instead on a more appropriate target audience.

You're good, CAS. But you don't belong here. Go away, find the place you're supposed to be and stop being silly. Genesis! Heavens...

Apothem Tercet | 3/5 | 2006-8-25

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