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Topic ClosedInvisible Touch vs We Can't Dance
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Poll Question: Which is better
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Originally posted by Adams Bolero Adams Bolero wrote:

This is in prog polls?Confused


Well yes because they're done by a prog... band...?

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Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Originally posted by Adams Bolero Adams Bolero wrote:

This is in prog polls?Confused


Well yes because they're done by a prog... band...?

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I see your point but could you really call Genesis a prog band at that time? To me they stopped being a prog band the moment Hackett left; invisible Touch seems to be just 80s generic pop to my ears. I guess we shouldn't have a cut off point for artists who stop making prog albums; I don’t think there could be a general agreement about what point they stopped being prog.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2011 at 11:33
^To me, both these albums have a bit of Prog.
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Both. The amplitude (highlights vs deceptions) of Invisible Touch is far greater. though...
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We Can't Dance is longer and has more songs to extract from, but Invisible Touch is a shorter, tighter record. Actually I like the self-titled (toy shapes) album better than either of those two.
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I prefer Invisible Touch.
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Count me in for 'We Can't Dance' - the track 'Fading Lights' alone makes it worthwhile......
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For me, it's We Can't Dance. Even though "I Can't Dance" is god awful and is one of the worst Genesis songs ever written, many of the other songs on the album have a very nice smooth feel to them, I like songs like "No Son of Mine" and "Hold on My Heart" for what it's worth. It's a nice guilty pleasure so to speak. Invisible Touch has some good songs too ("In Too Deep" is the best for me I admit), but doesn't really resonate with me all that much in comparison to its successor. 
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Never heard either so well, my completely biased opinion is purely based on the singles that went with them.   
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Never heard them. Should I change that?
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We Can't Dance has better songs like Fading Lights, Dreaming While You Sleep, Driving the Last Spike; these three make this album win for me over Invisible Touch (which has only two great songs - Domino and land of Confusion).
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Originally posted by Codera the Great Codera the Great wrote:

For me, it's We Can't Dance. Even though "I Can't Dance" is god awful and is one of the worst Genesis songs ever written, many of the other songs on the album have a very nice smooth feel to them, I like songs like "No Son of Mine" and "Hold on My Heart" for what it's worth. It's a nice guilty pleasure so to speak. Invisible Touch has some good songs too ("In Too Deep" is the best for me I admit), but doesn't really resonate with me all that much in comparison to its successor. 

Well stated. I've always thought that We Can't dance is underrated on this site. I've never liked Invisible Touch.
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For me it has to be We Can't Dance, if only for the instrumental in Fading Lights.
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Despite being one of the simplest Genesis albums, Invisible Touch has some really great tracks on it. We Can't Dance has a few good songs, but most of it is really boring 
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Points: 14169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2013 at 08:59
Originally posted by catfood03 catfood03 wrote:

Actually I like the self-titled (toy shapes) album better than either of those two.

Oh, absolutely!
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Points: 20477 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2013 at 09:18
Hmmm............I suppose Invisible Touch, but I really don't listen to any Genesis beyond Wind & Wuthering.
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Points: 29625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2013 at 11:58
I still haven't heard We Can't Dance in it's entirety.  Invisible Touch was kind of the last straw for me with Genesis.  I don't have a great dislike for this era of Genesis, I just have great indifference at this point.
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Points: 15916 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2013 at 13:23
Originally posted by smartpatrol smartpatrol wrote:


Originally posted by catfood03 catfood03 wrote:

Actually I like the self-titled (toy shapes) album better than either of those two.
Oh, absolutely!
That goes without saying....
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Points: 15052 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2013 at 20:31
Originally posted by smartpatrol smartpatrol wrote:


Originally posted by catfood03 catfood03 wrote:

Actually I like the self-titled (toy shapes) album better than either of those two.
Oh, absolutely!


And a huge ditto from moi on that.
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