CALLING ALL STATIONS

This album doesn't deserve to be called a Genesis album. And people said this album would be their "Return to progressive roots". What a joke. The melodies (much like the lyrics) are boring, and uninspired. The album as a whole is bland and distasteful. They should have just quit when Phil left. Unlike some people, I think that when Phil left the band, is when Genesis died, not when Steve left. I would much rather listen to an album like "Invisible Touch" or "We Can't Dance" than Calling All Stations. (Then again, i would listen to ALMOST anything if this album were the alternative.) I think Ray Wilson has a great voice. Alot of people expected too much of him because of Genesis' history. People tend to talk about how bad he is, because they compare him to Peter Gabriel or Phil Collins. But in my opinion, without comparing him to Peter or Phil, i still don't think he did his best on the album, and as William Sheppard said in his review of this album, Mike and Tony were still in a "Synth-Pop 80's" state of mind, which didn't help the album at all. This album is for hardcore fans only. (who else would want to listen to it?)