10 Biggest 'Sellout' Albums In Rock

2. Invisible Touch - Genesis (1986)

By this point Genesis had been progressively moving away from their art-rock past for some time. This album saw them close the door on prog once and for all. Collins was clearly the driving force, with Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks taking a backseat. Many critics of the time, panned the record for being an extension of Collins' solo work, regarding it as a collection of songs, clambering for radio play.

In many ways, they weren't wrong. This was a pop record, and Collins was most definitely at the helm. But when 'selling out' harbours pop music that sounds this good, who bloody cares? Prog rock had its heyday; it was time for cheesy '80s synth, and atmospheric soundtrack music.

Both the title track and Land of Confusion are timeless classics in the realm of '80s synth-pop. Anything She Does is absolute nonsense, but in the most enjoyable way. The jaunty synth lines are so over the top, you can't help but surrender to them. The lyrics are equally as absurd. They might sound like a yearning for lost love, but Tony Banks wrote the song about a guy who's obsessed with a porn star... This album served as the the stepping stone to the Genesis classic, We Can't Dance.

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