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Artist: GenesisEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-11-20
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Mama
- That's All
- Home By the Sea
- Second Home By the Sea
- Illegal Alien
- Taking It All Too Hard
- Just a Job To Do
- Silver Rainbow
- It's Gonna Get Better
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Free Music Review: Insufferably Mediocre.
Hit: 2 Stars
By the mid-eighties, Genesis had covered a lot of ground with music. From the near metal of "The Musical Box" to the pop R&B of "No Reply at All" they had trascended genres and generations. Abacab, the previous album, was a somewhat succesful attempt by the band to capture some of the essence of New Wave, and its not a bad album. However, by 1983, the band seemed on the verge of a drought of ideas, and also in the middle of Phil Collin's burgeoning solo career. Their self-titled release, "Genesis" is far too much of an example of a band sliding into self parody and mediocrity. The only saving grace of the album are the better moments, usually written or composed by one Tony Banks. Even though he is given cowriting credit on songs, its obvious from any good reading of Genesis history that his were the better songs on this and follow-ups. However, even Invisible Touch had its moments. The songs on this that follow a good example are definitely the first "four", if you include "Second Home By The Sea" as an example of a second part of "Home by the Sea". "Mama" is an overrated song that follows some of the formulas put in place years early by Peter Gabriel's solo material (example: Intruder, and Phil Collin's solo "In the Air Tonight" which sort of, uh, took form from this formula). "That's All" has a good guitar groove and I've always liked it, despite it being pop. "Home by the Sea"/Second Home by the Sea is decent, but the triggered drums/drum machine really bring it down a notch. Now for the frustrating part of the album:
I would consider the rest of the album very worth its MOR (middle of the road rock) criticisms people give it from time to time. All music can make us remember things if we heard at a certain time, but unfortunately the rest of this album reminds me of two things: 1. Being at a grocery store in the mid-eighties. I'm sorry but this is what they played (and often still play) as the "muzak" of many grocery stores around the world. Just hearing makes me think of those flourescent lights (ick!)
2. The dentist's office. I think that this is self-explainatory. "Taking it all Too Hard" is likely an orthodontist's theme song!
Humor aside, I just don't like the rest of the album. It is indeed far too close to some of Phil's solo material at the time. "Illegal Alien" is far worse than "WhoDunit" in my mind, and "Just a Job to Do" reminds me too much of Miami Vice. Overall, the carpet crawling former prog rockers come up short on this one. And the last songs (like the last three on Abacab) are pretty much forgettable.
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UK 2007 digitally remastered and expanded two disc (Hybrid SACD + PAL/Region 0 DVD) pressing of this 1983 album from one of Rock's most successful bands. Disc One features the remastered version of the album on an SACD Hybrid disc which is playable on both normal CD and SACD 5.1 Surround players. The DVD features the album in DTS 5.1 Surround Sound plus rare video extras including an interview, music clips and live performances. From their Progressive Rock beginnings to their commercial superstardom, Genesis created some of the most challenging, creative and rewarding albums of their generation. This special edition not only offers bonus material, but also allows the listener to experience the album as never before! EMI.Pop Music CDs
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