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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Calling All Stations is perhaps the most divisive album in the entire history of Genesis.Having recovered from several body blows before,the departure of M.O.R. king Phil Collins seemed like the final nail in an illustrious musical career.However Messers Banks and Rutherford had one final throw of the dice and the recruitment of Stiltskin singer Ray Wilson was a somewhat surprising move ,but on a musical level at least, the partnership produced arguably the bands most direct and focused album since "....And Then There Were Three".A bold statement but the material on "Calling All Stations" is direct, hungry, and held together brilliantly by Ray Wilsons throaty growl,and is an album that is crying out for a fair hearing!
From the opening rocky thrust of the albums title track,through to two of the best tracks Genesis had recorded in over a decade,[the drum heavy "Dividing Line",and the showpiece "There Must Be Some Other Way"]"Calling All Stations " is an album of pleasant surprises that really lays waste to any notions of a band on its last legs.Arguably the real shame of Calling All Stations is that Genesis called it a day after a disappointing tour.There is no doubt in my mind that this line up had some way to go yet,and with the right amount of commitment from Banks and Rutherford, Genesis could still have been a viable musical entity rather than the shadow of their former selves they have become on their latest tour.
Soundwise this album probably needed less doing to it than any of the bands other works, but the improvements highlight the strengths of the album beautifully.From Wilson's voice[ you can hear him straining
to reach certain notes]to Rutherford's outstanding guitar work,"Calling All Stations" has a new musical lease of life.Most impressive of all is the afore mentioned "Dividing Line" with its speaker swapping drums,and bass keyboard interplay sounding particularly impressive on my system.
The dvd finally includes all of the video clips made for the album,some interesting live clips, and a revealing interview with all of the
key personnel,that sheds some light on the bands ultimate demise.
"Calling All Stations" is a much maligned Genesis album, but was a brave attempt to reinvent the bands sound in the face of difficult odds.
From the opening rocky thrust of the albums title track,through to two of the best tracks Genesis had recorded in over a decade,[the drum heavy "Dividing Line",and the showpiece "There Must Be Some Other Way"]"Calling All Stations " is an album of pleasant surprises that really lays waste to any notions of a band on its last legs.Arguably the real shame of Calling All Stations is that Genesis called it a day after a disappointing tour.There is no doubt in my mind that this line up had some way to go yet,and with the right amount of commitment from Banks and Rutherford, Genesis could still have been a viable musical entity rather than the shadow of their former selves they have become on their latest tour.
Soundwise this album probably needed less doing to it than any of the bands other works, but the improvements highlight the strengths of the album beautifully.From Wilson's voice[ you can hear him straining
to reach certain notes]to Rutherford's outstanding guitar work,"Calling All Stations" has a new musical lease of life.Most impressive of all is the afore mentioned "Dividing Line" with its speaker swapping drums,and bass keyboard interplay sounding particularly impressive on my system.
The dvd finally includes all of the video clips made for the album,some interesting live clips, and a revealing interview with all of the
key personnel,that sheds some light on the bands ultimate demise.
"Calling All Stations" is a much maligned Genesis album, but was a brave attempt to reinvent the bands sound in the face of difficult odds.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When Phil Collins left Genesis, after taking them down the pop route, Ray Wilson came in and to my mind invigorated the other two no end. This was the best Genesis album since And Then There Were Three. Duke was quite good, but the slide had started. There is a real effort to make the band sound "big" again with Calling All Stations and succeeds. The albums in between are quite poor. I won't go into huge detail, but this one is an album I will buy in 5.1, unlike Invisible Touch, Genesis and the truly awful, I Can't Dance. Wilson's vocals are not a Collins-Gabriel copy, but stand up in their own right.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Despite all the negativity regarding this album it shows the sheer ignorance of people that are afraid of bands evolving into a better unit which is exactly what Genesis did, and then they got like the critics and Tony and Mike decided to throw in the towel because they must have been afraid of the same thing and must have thought that Ray would do a Phil and go solo (which he did after anyway and to this day is STILL performing Genesis songs and doing a fantastic job)
Ray Wilson (ex Stiltskin vocalist) delivered the goods that made Genesis what they were in the early days, dark, melodic and gritty vocals that suited EVERY song on this album which was written so well that I thought this could have been pulled from their earlier days! It shows the craftsmanship of Tony, Mike and Ray in a way that never stood out that much during their pop days with Phil Collins whose influence made Genesis a POP band instead of a prog ROCK band.
Much of the negativity from people surrounds Ray Wilson, who in my opinion deserved a chance to shine, he brought a magic to Genesis, he revived the very old material live and made it his own.
If you want to hear the magic then I highly suggest that you order this album and hear Genesis as they should have been after the Gabriel years, you will be blown away!
Ray Wilson (ex Stiltskin vocalist) delivered the goods that made Genesis what they were in the early days, dark, melodic and gritty vocals that suited EVERY song on this album which was written so well that I thought this could have been pulled from their earlier days! It shows the craftsmanship of Tony, Mike and Ray in a way that never stood out that much during their pop days with Phil Collins whose influence made Genesis a POP band instead of a prog ROCK band.
Much of the negativity from people surrounds Ray Wilson, who in my opinion deserved a chance to shine, he brought a magic to Genesis, he revived the very old material live and made it his own.
If you want to hear the magic then I highly suggest that you order this album and hear Genesis as they should have been after the Gabriel years, you will be blown away!
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great sacd&dvd
i saw many totally different opinions about this album and i had to try it myself,if you will stop compare this to other albums from genesis it will shine,take it as a new band and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by AV BOSS
Well worth giving a chance
It's taken me many years to get around to giving this album a listen but I now wish I'd done so sooner. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Dave B
GREAT ALBUM
I agree with the two others that rated with 5 stars this album. The album was great and I can't wait to hear it in 5.1 surround. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2007 by Oscar Barreda Cuneo
All good things come to an end...........
and bloody hell thats what happened to genesis here. After Peter Gabriel left years before this album, they already had phil collins lined up (well he sung on selling england) and... Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2007 by K. A. French
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