TURN IT ON AGAIN: THE HITS (1999) by Genesis is a handy compilation for times when you want to hear Tony Banks keyboards and Phil Collins voice but you don't have the patience to listen to songs like "Domino" or "Driving The Last Spike". But the cover-art is like a sign that says "don't buy this CD if you don't have any intention of further exploring our offerings". Excuse me? Since when is graveling at a bands feet a requirement for buying a greatest hits compilation? Oh, yeah, you won't go to jail for not doing it, you won't even get your precious CD repossessed, but you will inevitably roll your eyes at the laziness that went into the product, especially knowing how many CD stores don't have anything by Genesis - EXCEPT TURN IT ON AGAIN: THE HITS.
I'm now on track 3. I'm starting to get it, sorta. Track 2 and 3 have very little resemblance to each other, and those songs have almost nothing in common with track 1. Which is probably why I've always considered this CD the bactard child of the Genesis back-catalog.
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