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Calling All Stations is a 1997 album by veteran progressive rock/ pop band Genesis. Recorded following Phil Collins' departure from the band in 1996, it was an attempt by bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks to continue the Genesis moniker while returning, to a certain degree, to Genesis' roots as an album-oriented band. Vocalist Ray Wilson, who had fronted a brief but popular grunge-influenced outfit called Stiltskin , was brought on board after a lengthy auditioning period. Wilson's darker vocals were more reminiscent of Peter Gabriel than Collins, and he occupied the role of frontman with authority. But while the album sold well throughout Europe, it failed to perform in the United States, despite an elaborate publicity launch at, of all places, Cape Canaveral in Florida. Critics were derisive, and the American leg of the tour was cancelled. Rutherford and Banks ultimately decided to pack it in, leaving this as Genesis' final album barring an unlikely reunion in the future. Still, most of Genesis' original members except Gabriel have expressed an interest in working together again. Collins has even said he'd be willing to step behind the drum kit full-time again if Gabriel were interested in reuniting the full five-man 1970's lineup.
Since the album's release there has been, among some Genesis fans, a belated appreciation for Wilson's contribution to the band's history. There is agreement even among many fans who dislike this album that Wilson was a strong vocalist. Bootleg recordings of the 1998 European tour have been sought-after downloads on peer-to-peerGenerally, a peer-to-peer (or P2P computer network is any network that does not rely on dedicated servers for communication but instead mostly uses direct connections between clients (peers). A pure peer-to-peer network does not have the notion of clients networks, if only for the opportunity to hear Wilson's rendition of older Genesis songs like "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway," "The Carpet Crawlers," and "Lover's Leap" (the opening section of "Supper's Ready").
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1 Track listing
- Calling All Stations - 5:46
- Congo - 4:51
- Shipwrecked - 4:24
- Alien Afternoon - 7:52
- Not About Us - 4:39
- If That's What You Need - 5:13
- The Dividing Line - 8:59
- Uncertain Weather - 5:29
- Small Talk - 5:02
- There Must Be Some Other Way - 7:54
- One Man's Fool - 8:47
All tracks by Banks/Rutherford except 5, 9 and 10 by Banks/Rutherford/Wilson.
2 Personnel
- Ray Wilson: vocals
- Tony Banks: keyboards
- Mike Rutherford: guitar
- Nir Zidkyahu and Nick D'Virgilio: drums
3 Production
- Produced by Nick Davis, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford
- Engineered by Nick Davis
- Assisted by Ian Huffam
- Recorded at the Farm, Surrey, England
- Technical Assistance: Geoff Callingham and Nick Bowen
- General Assistance: Dale Newman
