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Invisible Touch was by far Genesis's most commercially successful album to date, going six times platinum, and signalled the consolidation of Phil Collins's hold over the band's now slickly-modernised, though still potent, sound. The singles were even more successful than the album itself, with all five of them reaching the top five in the US--the first time that any band had achieved this. Stand-out tracks include "Tonight Tonight Tonight", "Land of Confusion" and "Anything She Does", with their intricate jungle rhythms and overflowing energy. Throughout, in fact, Collins's drumming is very inventive and energetic. Low points include the ballads "In Too Deep" and "Throwing It All Away", both examples of Collins dominating centre stage without using the talents of the other band members effectively. "Domino", a Tony Banks number, is the nearest material to old-style Genesis in structure, but incongruously features the most modern synthesised instrumentation and metronomic rhythms on the album, as if embarrassed by associations with the past. "The Brazilian", though, hearkens back to an old Genesis tradition by closing the album with an instrumental. --James Swift
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The album in which Genesis fused artistic brilliance with huge commercial success
12 Jan 2007
By Greshon
Format:Audio CD
I know it's fashionable not to like Genesis these days, but I refuse to bite my lip and say they are rubbish. They can be, and have been, but not here.
I think this album has a lot in common with Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms. They were both released at almost the same time, 1986 and 1985 respectively. Both bands had previously made albums which were critically accalimed - A Trick of the Tail (1976) for Genesis and Making Movies (1980) for Dire Straits, and both bands had achieved moderate commercial success too. However, these two albums marked the point at which both bands managed to fuse artistic brilliance with massive commercial success.
The title track, with its killer melody, is the perfect single. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, with it's contemplative expansiveness is a philosophical and meditative masterpiece. In Too Deep is one of the 80s' most touching love songs. Throwing It All Away is a vicious and angry inditement to all the women that ever broke your heart. And those are just some of the highlights.
I think this album has a lot in common with Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms. They were both released at almost the same time, 1986 and 1985 respectively. Both bands had previously made albums which were critically accalimed - A Trick of the Tail (1976) for Genesis and Making Movies (1980) for Dire Straits, and both bands had achieved moderate commercial success too. However, these two albums marked the point at which both bands managed to fuse artistic brilliance with massive commercial success.
The title track, with its killer melody, is the perfect single. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, with it's contemplative expansiveness is a philosophical and meditative masterpiece. In Too Deep is one of the 80s' most touching love songs. Throwing It All Away is a vicious and angry inditement to all the women that ever broke your heart. And those are just some of the highlights.
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Loved this album, this was to replace my old vinyl disc. Will look for more genesis and Phil collins albums
By Ms. E. Leigh
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love this album this was replacement for previous copy excellent tracks superb quality of music and at the height of genesis popularity
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Satisfactory but getting a little tired
While this album is satisfactory and gains a lot of appeal by its concise, straight forward approach, it is the first sign that Genesis were coming to the end of an era, with some... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Alexander J. Dunn
5.0 out of 5 stars
Viva Brazil!
A classic. No matter how much airplay 'In Too Deep' gets, the utter commercial genius of 'Land of Confusion', among many others is testament to its deserved longevity as a musical... Read more
Published 16 months ago by ratmonkey
4.0 out of 5 stars
Show us Timmy, Show us where Mr. Collins touched you.
It's funny, many people consider this album to completely embody the pop, churn 'em out, hit making era of Genesis but in reality, what we get is a strange sort of "prog-pop"... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Greg Boyd
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but non-essential as Genesis goes Pop
This album manages to scrape together two okay songs, but barely falls out of the one star range. Worth a twirl for "Domino" and "The Brazilian" only, but those songs aren't even... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Lord Anon
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's got strong rhythm throughout.
Overall a very entertaining CD. When I first bought it I couldn't stop playing it. One of the reasons, apart from the great songs, is that is has got a strong rhythm in the tracks,... Read more
Published 18 months ago by David B
5.0 out of 5 stars
Neat way to play CDs thro Cassette Plr, speedy del..Thanks
Smashing sound reproduction. Great not having to buy a CD player for the car would recommend this product.
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by Lynne Worsfold
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very Popular, But A Weaker Effort
"Invisible Touch" is a difficult Genesis album for me to review. In many ways it seems like a parody of earlier Genesis work rather than a new album. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2009 by Dave_42
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Do you like Phil Collins?"
Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by Billy Ray Cyrus
5.0 out of 5 stars
Class act
This is a truly superb CD. One of the classics of the 1980s with some great fast paced tunes and some slower melodies as well. Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2007 by Reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Invisible Touch (...yeh)
I really like this album, it has to be my favourite of all time by anyone. When I was about five my dad taped this album for me off his CD and I listened to it (especially the... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2007 by Matthew Fenn
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