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The final Genesis studio album to feature Phil Collins, on it he is even more firmly in the driving seat than with their previous release, Invisible Touch. However, We Can't Dance has little of its predecessor's exuberant freshness. Over 70 minutes long, much of the album feels as thou
The final Genesis studio album to feature Phil Collins, on it he is even more firmly in the driving seat than with their previous release, Invisible Touch. However, We Can't Dance has little of its predecessor's exuberant freshness. Over 70 minutes long, much of the album feels as though the inspiration and ideas have been spread too thinly, resulting in a new-found flabbiness in the arrangements and the lyrics. In particular, Collins' too-predictable vocal mannerisms can soon start to grate; in conjunction with the appallingly trite expressions of political concern that are "Tell Me Why" and "Way Of The World", they produce a rather distasteful spectacle. Of course this is not the whole story, and there are moments throughout when the carefully crafted choruses and smoothly integrated sound of later Genesis win through to great effect. The most effective tracks include "Dreaming While You Sleep", "No Son Of Mine" and "I Can't Dance". "Hold On My Heart" proves that Collins can still produce real emotion rather than mere shallow ballads of mid-life crisis. A thoroughly slick and professional offering, it's a shame that despite the self-mocking humour of the title, the album has rather a drab air about it. It's not surprising that this was the line-ups' last recording together. --James Swift (Review copyright Amazon.co.uk)
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Track listing1. No Son Of Mine 2. Jesus He Knows Me 3. Driving The Last Spike 4. I Can't Dance 5. Never A Time 6. Dreaming While You Sleep 7. Tell Me Why 8. Living Forever 9. Hold On My Heart 10. Way Of The World 11. Since I Lost You 12. Fading Lights
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