Title: Hello, Pop Stardom
Product review: It took five studio albums for Phil Collins to complete the transformation of Genesis from a Peter Gabriel-led murky sounding art rock band to a group of video star mega-hit meisters. "Genesis" marked the completion of that transformation. "Mama," and "That's All" were huge radio hits, and the "Illegal Alien" video, with its silly south-of-the-border images, became a fixture in the MTV rotation. "Taking it All Too Hard," and "It's Gonna Get Better" are nice ballads, while the two "Home By the Sea" songs are attempted throwbacks to the band's art rock roots that just can't avoid having pop undertones to them.Overall, "Genesis" is a decent album, albiet one likely to disappoint the fans of the Peter Gabriel years. By this point, Genesis had left the thinking to Gabriel and decided to dominate the pop charts instead.
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