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Album DescriptionDigitally remastered edition of this classic 1983 album from one of Rock's most successful bands featuring new stereo mixes of all tracks. From their Progressive Rock beginnings to their commercial superstardom, Genesis created some of the most challenging, creative and rewarding albums of their generation. This edition
Album Description
Digitally remastered edition of this classic 1983 album from one of Rock's most successful bands featuring new stereo mixes of all tracks. From their Progressive Rock beginnings to their commercial superstardom, Genesis created some of the most challenging, creative and rewarding albums of their generation. This edition allows the listener to experience the album as never before! Nine tracks including 'That's All', 'Mama', 'Home By The Sea' and 'Illegal Alien'. EMI. 2009.
Witnessing an attempt at genre crossover is kind of like watching a logrolling competition. The failures are almost as excruciatingly embarrassing for the audience as they are for the performer. But when one gets a glimpse at one of the rare success stories: Ah! What a thing of beauty! Genesis's 1983 eponymous release sits proudly in the latter camp. Laying down nine midtempo tracks that are full and crisp without wearing too glossy of a pop sheen, Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford create an aural world where Yes fans and those who like chart-toppers live in harmony. And whatever lyrical well Collins chooses to tap proves to be a gusher, whether he is dipping into reservoirs of Gabrielan menace ("Mama," "Home by the Sea," "Silver Rainbow"), stealing a page from pop music's huge tome of conflicted-heart numbers ("That's All," "Taking It All To Hard"), or getting just plain ol' ridiculous ("Illegal Alien"). At the risk of seriously ruffling indie-rock feathers, one might even say that, in a way, Genesis sits as the great-grandfather of Radiohead's OK Computer. The idea that your body can rock while your brain gets tickled ain't a new one; it's just that people don't put it into practice that often. --Bob Michaels
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Track listing1. Mama
2. That's All
3. Home By The Sea
4. Second Home By The Sea
5. Illegal Alien
6. Taking It All Too Hard
7. Just A Job To Do
8. Silver Rainbow
9. It's Gonna Get Better
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Taking It All Too Hard Review:
The single was only released in the US, where it would only go to #50. It included the 8th track from the album, "Silver Rainbow", as the B-side. This was the last single for the band until 1986's Invisible Touch.
Illegal Alien Review:
The single included a live version of Turn it on Again as the B-side
The song's lyrics are a lighter, humorous depiction of the frustrations an illegal immigrant faces, leading up to the chorus: "It's no fun/Being an illegal alien". Even though the lyrics are intended as a satire and to be taken in jest, the song can rarely be heard on United States radio stations because of its perceived offensiveness toward immigrants. In particular, the second stanza of the bridge — in which the immigrant suggestively offers sexual favors from his sister in exchange for admittance across the border — has been edited from radio versions of the song.
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That's All Review:
The US single, which went to #6 in early-1984, included "Second Home By The Sea" as the B-side. The UK single included Taking It All Too Hard as the B-side, and went to #16.
The video was the first Genesis video to use director Jim Yukich which depicted the band as homeless men playing the song, keeping warm at an open fire and playing cards.
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