Genesis – We can’t dance

The final Genesis studio album to feature Phil Collins finds the increasingly pop-oriented singer/drummer more firmly in the driver’s seat than on We Can’t Dance’s predecessor, Invisible Touch. However, We Can’t Dance has little of its predecessor’s exuberance and freshness. Inspiration and ideas are spread too thinly over the 70-minute length of the album, resulting in flabby arrangements and lyrics. There are moments throughout when the carefully crafted choruses and smoothly integrated sound of later Genesis prove winning. “Hold on My Heart,” for one, proves that Collins can still produce real emotion. Still, it’s not surprising that this was this bunch’s last recording together.