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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Truly A Visible Touch, December 31, 2007
When it comes to great music reunions, this past year has shown to really be the best year for it. With acts like Led Zepplin, and The Police which have shown so much promise and delivered on stage again for the first times in years. That also has shown as well for Genesis. With Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks returning to the stage for the first time in over 15 years, the group really showed more promise than they've ever done. It wasn't alone just a live reunion from the VH1 Rock Honors concert, but a reunion tour, and a series of their classic albums remastered and reissued to the public, and it that also includes a new touch to listen to.
The 2007 MP3 edition of the classic Genesis masterpiece, Invisible Touch, brings back the classic sound of a delightful album, to a whole new generation. The songs sound refreshingly great in a remastered 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound, which brings more heart to a innovative album. The album includes a lot of great classic tracks to new life like their only #1 smash Invisible Touch, the innovative Land Of Confusion, the soulful and somber In Too Deep, and many other great songs. While the album shines well, there is one big disadvantage to the MP3 album, unlike the actual CD re-release of the album. The track Tonight, Tonight, Tonight was shortened to the single edition, instead of the near epic 9 minute edition which was highlighted on the re-released Rhino CD/DVD re-release.
Overall, despite that one big flaw, Invisible Touch is a still a great album to listen to, past and present. If you haven't heard any record from Genesis yet, than you should give this one a sampling. Even after all these years, Genesis still the touch to make great music, and that isn't completely something that is throwing it all away for.
Songs: B
Price: B-
Remastering: B+
Overall: B 1/2-
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible! Not just another remaster--this is a better mix of a classic recording., January 16, 2008
I can't remember the last time I so well spent $20 on an album. And, an album that I already own and probably could replay in my mind, too!
This isn't just a remastered version of Invisible Touch: it's remixed as well, and listeners familiar with the original 1986 release will quickly notice the differences. In my opinion, Invisible Touch has never sounded better. It's really incredible. I have several copies of the original U.S. release on vinyl, the best of which I keep meticulously clean. Now that I have this CD, I won't be spinning the record anymore, well, that is, unless I want to demonstrate the dramatic difference between the two! I guarantee you will hear notes you have never heard before--partially because of the remastering, but also, I suspect, because the notes were buried in the original release's mix, assuming they were even there.
I read a review of the new box set that said Phil Collins' vocals seemed more prominent in the remix. I don't know about that, but my wife did perceive a lot of harshness in the higher frequencies, and Phil sings fairly high sometimes. The treble range does not seem harsh to me, but I am used to the clean sound that digital playback provides. High frequencies (including the human voice) can be harsh, and there is nothing like vinyl groove noise on a compact disc to smooth them out. When you listen to digital recordings through earbuds or bass-shy headphones, you'll hear what treble sounds like naked, so, it is more important than ever to have high quality, full range loudspeakers. Anyway, whether or not you perceive any harshness, you should still appreciate the benefits of increased dynamic range and detail retrieval--not to mention the convenience of compact discs over LP records. When I can get a treasured analog recording on a convenient, foolproof digital format like the compact disc, and it has been remastered for digital playback, I'll take it.
As for the DVD, it features a great new surround mix of the album. I have only listened to the DTS track, but I found it to create a realistic ambience that the stereo mix could not. However, I was reproducing more bass with a subwoofer on stereo, than in the surround subwoofer channel. After several listens, I don't know which rendition I prefer (nor could I say which is closer to the artists' intent). There are also some videos, with accompanying DTS/DD surround tracks. I found these new surround mixes to match very well with the video--none of the lip syncing issues I've noticed in other remastered concert/video DVDs. The best news about this DVD is that it is a conventional DVD, and not a DVD-A disc. So, you can play it in a standard DVD player.
In summary, this fantastic re-release isn't just a digital clean-up, which alone would have been welcome. This is a new Invisible Touch that in my opinion, was not possible before the digital age. Turn it up loud and re-experience one of the greatest recordings of the 1980s for the first time again!
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A New Visible Touch, November 19, 2007
With earlier this year, Genesis reunited to a whole new generation fans at their beaconed calls. With Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks returning to tour as a whole for the first time in nearly 15 years, the group had still proven it still hasn't lost its touch after all these years. That also was the case earlier this year, with the celebrated re-release of their catalog classics like Trick Of The Tail, Duke and the upbeat Abacab to name a few, restored to a whole new era of fans in 5.1 surround sound. But, still a lot of die hard fans have been eagerly awaiting for their 80's hay day records to be re-issued to a whole new era, and this big one is a true visible touch.
The 2007 re-release of Genesis's landmark album Invisible Touch, brings the classic sounds of one the most innovative albums of the 80's to a new era, and sounds better than ever. The classics here really come out well, from the deep beats of the drums, and the soul of Phil Collins trademark voice. the collection includes all the classic tracks like Invisible Touch, Land Of Confusion, and Tonight, Tonight, Tonight. There is also more for fan favorite that also shows with the DVD, as it includes some very special extras, including the videos for Anything She Does, In Too Deep, and the innovative video of Land Of Confusion, which also includes a behind the scenes look at the puppets of celebrities and Genesis in motion. There are also new interviews from Phil and company here and a live performance from the group on the BBC classic show The Old Grey Whistle Test.
All in all, the new expanded edition of Invisible Touch is a great treat for anybody who is either a classic die hard fan of Genesis, or for anyone who is listening to the innovatove album for the first time. I think it sounds much better than ever, and is a real treat for your music library.
Album Cover: B
Sound: B+
Price: B 1/2+
Remastering: A-
Overall: B+
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