...Calling All Stations... - Genesis

Posted : 2 years, 7 months ago at May 12 14:44

"Shipwrecked" is a song by British band Genesis, appearing on their 1997 album Calling All Stations. The lyrics were written by Mike Rutherford. The song can be classified as a break-up song. The song talks about someone who has recently broken up with their significant other, and now feels "shipwrecked", hopeless, and alone. The album it appears on, Calling All Stations, was not very well received critically and its sales resulted in Genesis losing some worldwide commercial standing (especially in the United States, where the album was considered a failure). Consequently, Shipwrecked did not have a significant impact when released as a single. A video, however, was made for the song. Some single versions featured acoustic versions of No Son of Mine, Lover's Leap, and Turn It On A...Read more

Posted : 2 years, 7 months ago at May 12 14:43

"Congo" was the debut single from the Genesis album Calling All Stations. The song is not about the African country, but rather about two people who cannot get along with each other, leaving them to want to be rid of each other and as distant as possible. Musically, the song opens with a Caribbean drum beat while an African-style tribe is heard chanting "Congo the Congo", before the song launches into a darker guitar-driven melody. The album version features an alternative synthesizer ending that fades out, while the single version has an earlier fade-out that excludes the ending. The lyrics were penned by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks. The music video, directed by Howard Greenhalgh, features industrialized imagery, with the band playing in a heavily-guarded shipyard manned with sla...Read more

Posted : 2 years, 7 months ago at May 12 14:37

Calling All Stations is the fifteenth (and latest) album by veteran progressive rock/pop band Genesis and was released in 1997. Recorded following Phil Collins' departure from the band in 1996, it was an attempt by bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks to continue the Genesis moniker while returning, to a certain degree, to Genesis' roots as an album-oriented band. Vocalist Ray Wilson, who had fronted a brief but popular grunge-influenced outfit called Stiltskin, was brought on board after a lengthy auditioning period. Wilson's darker vocals were more reminiscent of Peter Gabriel than Collins. Because Wilson was not a drummer, both Nir Zidkyahu and Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard) were called in to supply the necessary percussion work. But while Calling All Stations sold well throu...Read more

Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago at Mar 12 14:02

1. Calling All Stations
2. Congo
3. Shipwrecked
4. Alien Afternoon
5. Not About Us
6. If That's What You Need
7. The Dividing Line
8. Uncertain Weather
9. Small Talk
10. There Must Be Some Other Way
11. One Man's Fool