*cranks up Invisible Touch*
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Sunday, 16 July 2017 18:20 (six years ago) link
off topic, but cranks......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_duQibI3Nvo
― bodacious ignoramus, Sunday, 16 July 2017 18:22 (six years ago) link
I can't keep up with all these threads tbh
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 16 July 2017 19:02 (six years ago) link
This is the one where people are arguing about Genesis. HTH
― didgeridon't (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 16 July 2017 19:42 (six years ago) link
In the beginning ...
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 16 July 2017 20:02 (six years ago) link
As I've said, 'Invisible Touch' has a lyrical theme that pretty much anyone over a certain age can relate to.
tf is this self parody
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Sunday, 16 July 2017 22:14 (six years ago) link
Nope, just the truth.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Sunday, 16 July 2017 22:20 (six years ago) link
Trollo, Lurker.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Sunday, 16 July 2017 22:49 (six years ago) link
sadness, and i'm 49 - turd must be 109
― bodacious ignoramus, Sunday, 16 July 2017 22:51 (six years ago) link
I rest my case.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Sunday, 16 July 2017 22:53 (six years ago) link
you won't; guaranteed.
― bodacious ignoramus, Sunday, 16 July 2017 22:59 (six years ago) link
I was thinking more Patrick Bateman parody
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 05:09 (six years ago) link
*QI klaxon*
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 12:15 (six years ago) link
Well, I don't think Invisible Touch is their undisputed masterpiece (and I hate 'Sussudio' with a passion, for that matter) ... but it's without doubt their second best album of the '80s.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 12:20 (six years ago) link
'Throwing It All Away' just came up on shuffle and I was just struck once more by how much of a beautifully sung and beautifully written song it is. I had to listen to the rest of Invisible Touch immediately.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Saturday, 25 November 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
It is like the perfect midlife boomer ballad. That gently billowing guitar line is lovely.
― "Taste's very strange!" (stevie), Sunday, 26 November 2017 13:05 (six years ago) link
compare "Follow You Follow Me."
I am willing to come out and say that "Throwing" is probably a better song. More nuanced in both lyric and in delivery.
― you had better come correct (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 26 November 2017 15:07 (six years ago) link
"Throwing It All Away" is such a lovely song. I particularly love the drums. This is mostly a Mike song, right?
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 26 November 2017 16:11 (six years ago) link
Think it's Mike all the way
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 26 November 2017 16:36 (six years ago) link
In Too Deep badly stiffed here
― i know kore-eda (or something), Sunday, 26 November 2017 16:44 (six years ago) link
In Too Deep is the ballad I always forget about, like Taking It All Too Hard. Unlike most IT songs (save maybe Anything She Does?) In Too Deep wouldn't be out of place on No Jacket.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 26 November 2017 16:55 (six years ago) link
'In Too Deep' is another sublime track - if it had been on No Jacket Required, it'd have been the best thing on there.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Sunday, 26 November 2017 17:45 (six years ago) link
compare "Follow You Follow Me."I am willing to come out and say that "Throwing" is probably a better song. More nuanced in both lyric and in delivery.― you had better come correct (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, November 26, 2017 3:07 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― you had better come correct (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, November 26, 2017 3:07 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Oh absolutely! They'd truly mastered the art of the concise ballad by the time of Invisible Touch.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Sunday, 26 November 2017 17:49 (six years ago) link
YOU KEEP TELLING ME I'VE GOT EVERYTHING!YOU-SAY-I'VE-GOT EEEEEEVERYYYYTHIIIIING IIIII WAAAANT!
https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/6Gg6GtPg7U4UELscme8yjY/33cc5a70-c559-4785-8069-cd939c0abd85.jpg/r0_52_2528_1458_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 21 October 2018 18:49 (five years ago) link
“ it's without doubt their second best album of the '80s.”Whatttt? It’s maybe the fourth, after Abacab, Duke, and S/T....and I’m not sure it edges out We Can’t Dance either...
― akm, Monday, 22 October 2018 04:48 (five years ago) link
I remember a school summer holiday when I played this album to death in rotation with Selling England By The Pound and IQ's Nomzamo (and I was still the coolest kid in my street!). I would've voted for Tonight Tonight Tonight. The ferocious release of the "You keep tellin' me I got everything" vocal after the super-tensile instrumental passage still resonates with me and is as raging as any Black Flag.
― Daf, Monday, 22 October 2018 12:53 (five years ago) link
Absolutely! I've read some folks say "oh, the instrumental section on 'Tonight, Tonight, Tonight' is so dull" because they're not going full-on like they did in the '70s, but it's meant to be this long, slow build that climaxes in that part. As you say, a ferocious release.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 22 October 2018 13:31 (five years ago) link
I'd rank the '80s albums Duke > Invisible Touch > Genesis > Abacab at this point. While the latter two have their high points ('Home by the Sea'/'Second Home by the Sea', 'Dodo/Lurker', 'Mama'), they've also got tracks like 'Illegal Alien', 'Another Record', 'Who Dunnit?' etc. which aren't really all that great. Invisible Touch has absolutely no filler on it.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 22 October 2018 13:36 (five years ago) link
Aw, I love Another Record...
― Defund Phil Collins (stevie), Monday, 22 October 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link
^ yeah, you can't mention "Another Record" in the same list with those other two.
― enochroot, Monday, 22 October 2018 20:04 (five years ago) link
round and round and round and a-round it go, uhhhh, see me smile
― Defund Phil Collins (stevie), Monday, 22 October 2018 20:19 (five years ago) link
some talk on another thread reminded me that I actually used to love the song Illegal Alien as a kid, not only because it was super catchy but because I had assumed the lyrics were about space aliens that crashed to Earth and that for some reason they had been outlawed. I dunno, like half the video games I played on my PC had a plot like that. anyway, I'll still defend the music at least.
― frogbs, Thursday, 27 October 2022 15:38 (one year ago) link