The re-orientation began with "Abacab" 2 years ago. Genesis had entschlankt their sound and although the jump from "Duke" to "Abacab" was extreme, you go with this work from 1983 a step further. The heavy drums that Genesis always constituted, drum machines and E-Drums have to give way. The guitar is not like it used to rock. And the sounds of Tony Banks go already badly toward "New Wave" .. Pretty outrageous of these great prog-rock band of the 70 ... It is! ... But unfortunately it is outrageously good. And as the sound of this album but is ultimately still difficult in order so long as one can engage in it, we are dealing with one of the best pop albums of the 80s. Point. That what this record saves despite the Pop Art-style and so characterizes düsterne Atmosphere is that surrounds them. The first 4 songs alone make this album a top-line. There are great songs composed. And they were all classics. "Mama" is crazy, with keifendem vocals and an incredible melody the ever hochpuscht and explodes at the end. Collins has never sung better. "That's All" with its splendid keyboard licks and the double "Home By The Sea", "Second Home By The Sea", also a blast and the 2nd part is here (almost as before) in a long instrumental everything Ideas and sound options rausgehauen that had been available and in the head. But even with the rest of the songs in my opinion falls from no. "Illegal Alien" is a pop song turned up entertaining the immediately catchy and just plain fun. With "Taking It All Too Hard" a beautiful ballad is inserted before rocking drauflos again with "Just A Job To Do". Especially the chorus makes this song. Then follows the mystical "Silver Rainbow". A first-class composition. Really good song. And the conclusion makes then "It's Gonna Get Better", the very gentle and discreet form comes, but also has its rightful place on this album. "Genesis" is a very, very great album. Actually hard to believe that these verkopften prog rockers such an unstrained plate were capable of. Rutherford and Collins would later overdo it solo, but this disc here is very big Popkino.
