Invisible Touch - Critical Reception

Critical Reception

Rolling Stone's J. D. Considine praised the album, stating "every tune is carefully pruned so that each flourish delivers not an instrumental epiphany but a solid hook. Much of the credit for this belongs to Tony Banks, whose synth style has never seemed more appropriate; it's his keyboards that set the mood for "In the Glow of the Night" and maintain the tension in "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"." Allmusic rated Invisible Touch three out of five stars. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who reviewed the album, commented that "Invisible Touch was seen at the time as a bit of a Phil Collins solo album disguised as a Genesis album .... Genesis' poppiest album, a sleek, streamlined affair built on electronic percussion and dressed in synths" and claimed "the heavy emphasis on pop tunes does serve the singer, not the band". However, he said that " songs had big hooks that excused their coldness, and the arty moments sank to the bottom". Mark Putterford of Kerrang! remarks how the album shows "new ideas, new sounds, but still very definitely Genesis".