Domino has become a stage monster that has been played at every show of every tour since. First there is Domino, one of the “let’s lump all these things together” songs so beloved by Genesis fans. This may also be why the song has never been released as a single though there was a music video starring Benny Hill.īut then Genesis bring it on again. Anything She Does is a neat up-tempo song, that is frequently associated with Phil’s solo album No Jacket Required just because Tony Banks sampled some brass. Throwing It All Away has also met mixed receptions: Chester Thompson likes it a lot, the hardcore fans ignore it, and yet it is always a great moment live when the whole audience repeats what Phil sings. Funnily enough, In Too Deep is a Tony Banks song. Then there is In Too Deep, the ballad that is usually mentioned to illustrate that Genesis sound just like Phil Collins. Back in the old days Genesis would sing about fountains and Slippermen, in 1986 they make fun of Ronald Reagan and themselves. It also spawned a popular video with lots of puppets from Spitting Image that brought the band a Grammy. Another with the “pop” label is the aggressive Land Of Confusion that became an instantly intelligible protest song. Ironically, the single edit of the song became a big hit, but the full version of the song was played live only on the Invisible Touch tour. Tonight^3, as it is frequently abbreviated, is an example for the songs where Genesis disregard the radio format in order to let the music breathe, and a breath of prog blows through the megaseller. It is most impressive to hear the drummer sing such a number. The song proves that Collins’ voice was probably at its very best by the mid-80s. ![]() One of the highlights on the album is Tonight Tonight Tonight. The title song is an excellent example for this. Then again, Genesis have always been a band that could write short songs, and they displayed them perfectly in the 80s. Genesis do not beat around the bush: The title song is a slap in the face of everything that made them great. Slightly too long for a pop album, but yet it is one. But let us disregard all the superlatives and all the sales figures – what kind of album was it that suffered from the discussion of its very success like no other record the band had ever done?Įight songs with a playing time of around 46 minutes. Chester Thompson explained years later that it was not only the fans who came to see “the Genesis event” anymore, it was ordinary people who simply wanted to be “in” and see the sensational über-band. Genesis ruled the music market in 1986/7 and became a marketing machine. Funnily enough, they were ousted from that spot only a week later by Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer. Invisible Touch (the song) gave Genesis their first #1 hit in America. Steve Hackett’s supergroup GTR suddenly also entered the U.S. Invisible Touch thundered into the charts just when the highly successful solo albums by Phil Collins ( No Jacket Required) and Mike + The Mechanics ( self-titled) left them. charts guaranteed them an entry into the Guinness Book Of Records – as did the four sold-out Wembley shows Tony Banks describes as the zenith of Genesis’ career. Genesis toured the world for more than a year, brought the album into the Top 5 all over the world, one hit single chased the other, and no less than five top-5 singles in the U.S. Selling England was a big album for the band, but Invisible Touch, which came out in 1986, dwarved everything else – commercially. Yeah, yeah – oh, oh – fans of the former prog pioneers had to cope with the fact that the band had abandoned most of its musical habits. All other video contents come in Dolby Digital 2.0. The music videos are available in stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and dts sound (as on the Video Show DVD). ![]() Making of Land Of Confusion (the music video) Making of Invisible Touch - 2007 band interviews Invisible Touch - SACD-Hybrid / DVD - 2007įull album in Dolby Digital 5.1 (audio only)
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