Genesis Live [Import]

genesis live [import]

Track Listings

1. Watcher Of The Skies

2. Get 'Em Out By Friday

3. Return Of The Giant Hogweed

4. Musical Box

5. Knife

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Recorded in Leicester and Manchester in 1973 this has become one of the classic Genesis Live albums. Featuring the line-up of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hacket and Phil Collins. Available for the first time at this low price. EMI. 2006.

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Genesis Live [Import]

Average customer rating:

Fine live recording of early Genesis
The Good Old Days

Live
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Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IXZX
Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

Watcher of the Skies
Get 'Em Out by Friday
Return of the Giant Hogweed
Musical Box
Knife

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing

Customer Reviews:

Fine live recording of early Genesis.......2003-07-06

This 1973 live album is compiled from two concerts on the "Foxtrot" tour, and was originally recorded for the US radio show "King Biscuit Flower Hour". The band tackles five of their early songs, each 8 to 11 minutes in length. None of the songs sound much different than the studio versions, but they are played more powerfully here, and the interplay between the musicians is great. "The Knife" in particular stands out; it's harder-edged than the "Trespass" version, especially with Steve Hackett playing the guitar solo instead of Anthony Phillips. Several of the songs contrast loud and quiet passages in a manner similar to classical music. The contribution of Peter Gabriel's flute to the overall early Genesis sound tends to get overlooked, but it stands out here. I've had this album for 20 years, and it was only while listening to it in preparation for writing this review that I realized it's keyboardist Tony Banks trading guitar licks with Hackett on the "I touch the wall" section of "The Musical Box", and not Michael Rutherford (who's playing a fast rhythm strum throughout); at one point, Banks goes right from a guitar lead to an electric piano solo. Because it was originally a radio show, there is no between-song patter except Gabriel's announcement of "an unaccompanied bass pedal solo from Michael Rutherford" -- there are none of the weird stories Gabriel would tell between songs while the guitarists changed tunings. One of these stories IS provided in the CD booklet (I don't know if it's in the Japanese version).

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The Good Old Days.......2001-03-31

Genesis Live is a great consolation prize for those of us who weren't around to see the band during the Peter Gabriel years. This era is remembered by many fans as a classic time for Genesis, during which some of their most interesting progressive music was made. This album is proof of why Genesis concerts have become legendary. The live versions here actually improve on the studio material - a sign of a good band - and convey the energy and spirit of a performance. Anyone expecting to hear We Can't Dance or Mama will be sorely disappointed, or will perhaps have their minds blown. This is some pretty substantial stuff. Complex instrumentation, surrealistic lyrics, and a fusion-like style of drumming is the order of the day. If you are already familiar with this period of Genesis (the albums Trespass, Nursery Crime, and Foxtrot are represented here)then you are in for a treat. If not, then hopefully a pleasant surprise. On the back cover, one of the bizzare stories that Peter Gabriel used to tell the audience while the band tuned their instruments is written out. There's a story that some Hollywood muckety- muck saw this story and was inspired to offer Gabriel a job writting for the movies, which in turn inspired Gabriel to think about leaving the band. But I was reminded by Amazon's rules of review writing to avoid these sorts of anecdotes. Anyway, it's a very good album, so pick up a copy if you want to get progressive. I've got to say, however that unless you have a great affinity for Japanese writing on you cd covers, avoid the overpriced imports.

Average customer rating:

Live album that doubles as a Greatest Hits album
Good Compilation of Genesis Hits

Live: We Walk 1--Shorts
Genesis
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JAE0
Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

Land Of Confusion
No Son Of Mine
Jesus He Knows Me
Throwing It All Away
I Can't Dance
Mama
Hold On My Heart
That's All
In Too Deep
Tonight Tonight Tonight
Invisible Touch

Album Description

The British prog icon's two live albums from the early '90spackaged together as a single release, 1992's 'Live - TheWay We Walk (The Shorts)' (hit songs) and 1993's 'Live TheWay We Walk (The Longs)' (lengthy, abstract material). All17 combined tracks were recorded in 1991 during Genesis'tour to support their hit album 'We Can't Dance'. Includes'Mama', 'In Too Deep', 'No Son Of Mine', 'Land Of Confusion'and 'Throwing It All Away'. Each CD is in a separatestandard jewel case & they come housed together inside of afull color slipcase. 1998 Virgin Records release.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing.

Customer Reviews:

Live album that doubles as a Greatest Hits album.......2003-01-29

This is an unusual live album, in that all of the 11 songs were singles. All of the songs are from the "Genesis", "Invisible Touch", and "We Can't Dance" albums (recorded on the stadium tour for the latter album), and since these albums included nearly all of Genesis' biggest hits, the album doubles as a Greatest Hits album. This nudges it up half a star. The album works best when combined with "The Longs" album (the long songs from the tour) in your CD programmer or on a tape.

My favorite cuts are "Throwing It All Away", with an endearing call-and-response between Phil Collins and the audience at the start and end, "Jesus He Knows Me", given a brief guitar solo and Collins' patter at the end, and "In Too Deep", which just comes off sounding better than on the original album. "Mama" loses a verse, and "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" is stopped in mid-song to go into a closer of "Invisible Touch". The pacing gets thrown off a little with a late album sequence of "Hold On My Heart" (by far the weakest song here), "That's All", and "In Too Deep"--"That's All"'s mid-tempo isn't enough to perk things up between these two slow ballads. The closing section of "No Son of Mine" seems to be begging to be sped up a little, but it doesn't happen. This may be a side-effect of most of these songs being written using drum machines; the same MIDI click track was probably being used to run the light show.

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Good Compilation of Genesis Hits.......2000-09-01

This is a good live album. The recording quality is excellent and Phil's vocals soar. I would give this album 4.5 stars just because I'm not very partial to 80's Genesis songs. Invisible touch, Jesus he knows me, Mama, and No Son of Mine are excellent however. I would recommend "The Longs" over this if you are more into old Genesis.

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