Rewired is a fine record, a mix of pop/rock synth-orchestrated balladry that favorably recalls both the mid-'70s work of
Genesis and the more pop-focused work of
Phil Collins --
Paul Carrack's singing is excellent, and
Mike Rutherford and
Robbie McIntosh's playing (and
Rutherford's programming) are seamless and always interesting; only when
Rupert Cobb takes over the programming, on "Perfect Child," does the music veer a little too far out of rock and into the pop category, but the interlude is forgivable and the song is pretty enough to carry off the switch in mood. ~ Bruce Eder