What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library



Twelfth studio album. One they could have skipped for me. Although I loved the hit single of Illegal Alien and Mama comes close, there wasn't much else for me. There had to be a lot of disappointed hardcore Genesis fans, although the album reached #9. Those buyers had to be the pop fans. With a whopping 6 out of the 9 tracks charting as singles (Mama charting the highest at #5), maybe that was pushing it. Love the abundance of live clips, which are my favorite kind.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Second Home By The Sea

Best Track - Illegal Alien

Got out of bed, wasn't feeling too good
With my wallet and my passport, a new pair of shoes
The sun is shining so I head for the park,
With a bottle of Tequila, and a new pack of cigarettes

I got a cousin and she got a friend,
Who thought that her aunt knew a man who could help
At his apartment I knocked on the door,
He wouldn't come out until he got paid.
Now don't tell anybody what I wanna do
If they find out you know that they'll never let me through, cos

It's no fun being an illegal alien, no
It's no fun being an illegal alien

Down at the office had to fill out the forms
A pink one, a red one, the colours you choose,
Up to the counter to see what they think
They said "it doesn't count man, it ain't written in ink".
I don't trust anybody, least not around here, cos

It's no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's no fun being an illegal alien, no no no no no
It's no fun being an illegal alien, I mean it when I tell ya that
It's no fun being an illegal alien,
An illegal alien, O.K.

Consideration for your fellow man
Would not hurt anybody, it sure fits in with my plan
Over the border, there lies the promised land
Where everything comes easy, you just hold out your hand

Keep your suspicions, I've seen that look before
But I ain't done nothing wrong now, is that such a suprise
But I've got a sister who'd be willing to oblige
She will do anything now to help me get to the outside

So don't tell anybody what I wanna do
If they find out you know that they'll never let me through, because

It's no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's no fun being an illegal alien, and it's getting me down
It's no fun being an illegal alien, no no no no no
It's no fun being an illegal alien, yeah yeah yeah

It's no fun (not much fun) being an illegal alien, I tell ya that
It's no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's no fun being an illegal alien, no no no
It's no fun (not bloody much fun) being an illegal alien,
It's no fun being an illegal alien, and that's what I am.


1) Mama - ** - live
YouTube - GENESIS-Mama
2) That's All - * - live
YouTube - Genesis - That's All LIVE Wembley
3) Home By The Sea - * - live
YouTube - Genesis - Home By The Sea (Invisible Touch Tour)
4) Second Home By The Sea - * - live
YouTube - Genesis - Second Home by The Sea
5) Illegal Alien - *** - video
YouTube - Genesis - Illegal alien
6) Taking It All Too Hard - *
7) Just A Job To Do - **
8) Silver Rainbow - *
9) It's Gonna Get Better - * - live
YouTube - Geneis live It's Gonna Get Better

3's - 1
2's - 2
1's - 6

Rating - 1.4