We Can't Dance: Special Edition [Super Audio CD - DSD, Import]

Genesis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 2, 2007)
• Please Note: Requires SACD-compatible hardware
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Super Audio CD - DSD, Import
• Label: PID
• ASIN: B000SO7IPI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #457,074 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. No Son of Mine

2. Jesus He Knows Me

3. Driving the Last Spike

4. I Can't Dance

5. Never a Time

6. Dreaming While You Sleep

7. Tell Me Why

8. Living Forever

9. Hold on My Heart

10. Way of the World

11. Since I Lost You

12. Fading Lights

Editorial Reviews

UK 2007 digitally remastered and expanded two disc (Hybrid SACD + PAL/Region 0 DVD) pressing of this 1991 album from one of Rock's most successful bands. Disc One features the remastered version of the album on an SACD Hybrid disc which is playable on both normal CD and SACD 5.1 Surround players. The DVD features the album in DTS 5.1 Surround Sound plus rare video extras including an interview, music clips and live performances. From their Progressive Rock beginnings to their commercial superstardom, Genesis created some of the most challenging, creative and rewarding albums of their generation. This special edition not only offers bonus material, but also allows the listener to experience the album as never before! EMI.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still Dancing After All These Years, November 21, 2007

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Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We Can't Dance (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

This past year has been a big one for Genesis. After reuniting nearly a decade after Phil Collins left the group, the threesome of Phil, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks had still proven they haven't lost their touch. that has proven also this past year, with the re-releases of several of their classic albums from the 70's, 80's and 90's. It has proven to be so amazing that the songs sound even better than ever, and the testiment of time that great music still comes from the heart. While all the hype has been more around recent releases from former American Idol winners Carrie Underwood and Jordin Sparks, Genesis still proves that they can dance, and that can even be said with this re-release.

The 2007 re-release of the Genesis album We can't Dance, the final album with singer Phil Collins as the lead, still is just as fun to listen to, as it was when it was released over 15 years ago. The album sounds better than ever, and feel just as delightful to listen to now, as it did then. The album includes their big hits from that album including the somber and intimate Hold On My Heart, the down to Earth and meaningful No Son Of Mine, the bass driven dance classic I Can't Dance, which has been the unoffical anthem of wallflowers and bachelors, as well as other songs that capture the light like the overlooked Never A Time and Since I Lost You, which was originally written in regards to the death of Eric Clapton's son Connor who tragically died after falling out of a window back in 1991.

The extra DVD also brings in the fun as well, with the classic videos for their big hits like Jesus He Knows Me, and I Can't Dance among the smash singles, as well as the lesser-known track Tell Me Why. The disc also includes a behind the scenes documentary No Admittance, which looked at their Live: The Way We Walk Tour for We Can't Dance, as well as new interviews with regards to the classic pop album.

All in all, We Can't Dance still sounds as good as it did when it came out years ago, and the re-released album is a great treat for any classic Genesis, or for anyone who just has been recently re-introduced to Genesis over their recent 2007 reunion tour. Even though Genesis claimed they can't dance, they are still dancing out loud with this album. I absolutely recommend it a whole lot.

Album Cover: B

Songs: B 1/2+

Price: B

Remastering: B+

DVD Extras: B 1/2+

Overall: B

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Too Shabby Farewell To The Phil Collins Era!, December 4, 2008

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Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We Can't Dance (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

Somehow when this album first came out it totally escaped my attention. It's likely I wasn't hearing it because it's time had passed for most local radio stations near me.This album did after all arrive right along with grunge and gangsta rap,neither of which held any interest whatsoever to me at the time. But I am not here to make judgements on music-just review this album.What I find interesting about this album is that it does sound more like something from 1988-89 then it does something from the early 90's-it's every bit as glossy as Invisible Touch in fact. The main differences are that there aren't as many electronics and none of the songs are nearly as catchy as the ones on the previous album. But seven years between albums does change things and here Genesis are generally in a more somber mood. "No Son Of Mine" is a very angrily motivated look at domestic abuse and rather a sad tune to open the album."Jesus He Knows Me" is peppier for sure and an interesting contrast. "I Can't Dance" was the big hit,rather a bluesy Rolling Stones-style tune very atypical of Genesis but that was part of the charm of Phil Collins lead Genesis;you could expect those albums to have plenty of variety.Some other tracks on this are interesting too;"Dreaming While You Sleep" sounds almost like something Genesis would've done a decade before while "Driving The Last Spike" and "Fading Lights" are even more in that style-longish prog-rock instrumentals that (I feel) are here to fill out the 71+ minutes of space everyone in this era seemed to have to fill.Yeah so....this isn't a bad album at all. It just is not as singles oriented as the last two but no less good.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars best of the enhanced series, period..., June 20, 2008

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Darren S. Wools "duke 1980" (minneapolis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We Can't Dance (Bonus Dvd) (Hk) (Hybr) (Audio CD)

in 1991, after a 5 year sabatical, collins, rutherford, & banks reunited for their final studio album which was more pop then rock but still retained some hints of prog/rock fusion. Collins, at this point was huge as a solo act, session player, & producer. It was great to see them reunite in 1991 to produce one of the last musically sophisticated & mature rock albums. Again as in 1978-80 when genesis plowed along in popularity with punk & techno, genesis found mass appeal against the likes of grunge & heavy metal. the album reached #1 in the UK & #4 in the US. They always seemed to pave their own way regardless of the popular mood of the present. Anyway, this was where they first recruited nick davis for engineer (engineer foor 2007 enhanced series). I think he did a fine job with the original album as it was a fairly compressed sound initially. this is why I think the new enhanced verison wasn't hurt. The album has many different flavors including 4-6 minute pop tracks, 2 10+ minute prog-rock fusion pop tracks, & some love songs. This is why I think the collins era genesis was so popular - they did a little of everything. fading lights & driving the last spike (the 2 long songs) are the highlights of the album as they tell stories of sadness, triumph, & harsh realities of life. No son of mine is a great rock song with simple rhythm patterns but a hard driving bass lines & strong vocals (typical of collins). Overall the 3 guys are less aggressive musically (compared to duke or invisible touch) but still as sophisticated & emotional. This album also showed signs of the end of the band. It was a good way for them to leave the industry - on top... The extras on the enhanced version are great especially the documentary from 1991 that was shown on MTV. It was a glimpse of the guys in the studio recording & giving interviews about their music. This was not their best album but right for the times