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Genesis We Can't Dance Release Date: 1991 10 28 Running Time: 71:23 Label: Atlantic After spending the 1980s moving in an increasingly pop-friendly direction, 1991's We Can't Dance marked a return to earlier aesthetics for Genesis. Edgier with more prominent guitars and live drums than on Invisible Touch, the record was the band's strongest musical statement in over a decade. With "Driving the Last Spike" and the dark "Dreaming While You Sleep" the group revisited one of their forgotten strengths, telling extended stories. That's not to say the album is a return to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway or Trick of the Tail. Indeed, while there are several extended pieces on the record, there is none of the eccentricities, odd meters, or extended virtuoso solos of the band's progressive heyday. The album's closer, "Fading Lights," comes the closest, featuring an outstanding instrumental mid-section. Unfortunately, the record also contains some gutless ballads and peons for world understanding that sound miles away from any immediacy. However, the surprisingly gritty singles "No Son of Mine," "Jesus He Knows Me," and "I Can't Dance" help make up for the album's weaker moments. Geoff Orens, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 No Son of Mine Collins, Rutherford, Banks 6:39 2 Jesus He Knows Me Banks, Collins, Rutherford 4:16 3 Driving the Last Spike Rutherford, Banks, Collins 10:08 4 I Can't Dance Collins, Rutherford, Banks 4:01 5 Never a Time Banks, Rutherford, Collins 3:50 6 Dreaming While You Sleep Banks, Collins, Rutherford 7:16 7 Tell Me Why Collins, Rutherford, Banks 4:58 8 Living Forever Collins, Banks, Rutherford 5:41 9 Hold on My Heart Banks, Rutherford, Collins 4:38 10 Way of the World Banks, Collins, Rutherford 5:38 11 Since I Lost You Rutherford, Collins, Banks 4:09 12 Fading Lights Collins, Banks, Rutherford 10:16 Releases: Year Type Label 1991 CS Atlantic 1991 CD Virgin 1991 CD Charisma 1999 CD Charisma 2008 CD EMI Europe Generic 2006 CD Virgin 1991 CD Atlantic

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