Calling all Stations (2007 Remaster) - Genesis

This is an album that most people wonder why I have. It's the "fake" Genesis (aka the studio album they did after Phil Collins left) with a new singer. I tend to like bands that make albums like this. A big name band that's made an album that no one seems to know about at all. That was this one. It's too bad, as it has some decent material on it. A lot of it is just "Eh", but there are some things worth listening to here. Namely the title track, Congo, & Small Talk. Shipwrecked was the big single, which is also quite good.

That's the thing about this album - it gets totally overlooked merely because it's the album they did without Phil Collins. If I recall, when it came out, there was backlash against it before it was released for that same reason. People didn't want to accept it if it did not have Collins behind the mike. It was FOR THAT REASON that I was there as a Day 1 purchase. I love it when bands keep going - the fact that they took a shot, and kept going when most everyone assumed they'd pack it in was worthy of support.

If you've never tried this album, you should. Now don't get me wrong, it isn't "Genesis", and it isn't the best of the catalog, but it is way better than it's reputation would make you believe it is.