Best song off of Invisible Touch

Snow Dog wrote: Blacksword wrote: I don't hate this album. It's just a little weak, and the production is awful.   I disagree with you Andy. I think this is their strongest and most  consistent post Duke album and the production is excellent.

It is 'technically' brilliant production. The clarity on all the individual instruments is near as damn it perfect, but for me ears it's cold and clinical. Overall it scrapes 3 stars for me these days. As I said I don't hate it, and I probably like it more now, than I did when it first came out.

I prefer Abacab, Duke and Genesis, although I think it's arguably a stronger album than We Can't Dance.

I don't hate this album. It's just a little weak, and the production is awful.

There's a few tracks I like though. Domino gets my vote. I think it's among their best 80's tracks. The live version is very good. I also quite like Land of Confusion and Tonight, tonight, tonight. I'm probably the only person who doesn't like The Brazilian. Sounds like a lazy attempt at a pseduo prog instrumental; a little token something for the old fans..

I remember listening to the Wembley concert on the radio, for that tour, and they played In the Cage, Unquiet Slumbers/In that Quiet Earth and Afterglow. All sounded fantastic, but they left all those old tracks off the live DVD..

The album did not age too well, though I liked it when it came out.
I think that, with the success of its predecessor, the band succumbed to a "formula" somehow
instead of really progressing on.
Don't mind "Pop", though, went for "Throwing it all away" cause it still can touch me.


Edited by rupert - February 09 2012 at 09:32

It's a trick question, there are in fact no good tracks on the album. 

Judging from the poll so far it has to be Invisible Touch which has no votes. 

Land Of Confusion for me for the video.

Perhaps Tonight Tonight Tonight Tonight Tonight Tonight because oh ho....

Edited by Slartibartfast - January 29 2012 at 07:11

Domino is quite alright 

"Tonight Tonight Tonight" up until 3:15... That's when you turn it off.

All suck. Brasilian is the most bearable I suppose.

Of their 80's albums, I find this one doesn't stand up well now. The production is too tinny 80's for me.

I don't hate it either, I just don't care for it.  The Brazilian makes me think of getting all your pubes removed so I went with Land Of Confusion.

Brazil, where hearts were
entertaining june
We stood beneath an amber moon
And softly murmured someday soon
We kissed and clung together

Then, tomorrow was another day
Morning found me miles away
With still a million things to say
Now, when twilight dims the sky above
Recalling thrills of our love
There's one thing I'm certain of
Return I will to old brazil