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For Genesis fans the world over, this year's 'reunion' tour either fulfilled dreams or left them feeling distinctly short-changed. There's an undeniable schism between those who hold the Gabriel-era years as the band's apogee and those who either came to them in their later, commercially successful, period, or just weren't bothered. Leaving all this aside, Live Over Europe at least attempts to placate both camps, containing as it does a fair smattering of earlier gems amongst the 'hits'.
Covering an age-defying 23 dates in the space of five weeks, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford (joined by old hands Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson) were never going to be a shabby bunch, musically speaking. This is, after all, still prog, even if it manages to rein itself in for singles such as ''Turn It On Again'', ''Land Of Confusion'' or ''Throwing It All Away'' (a truly underrated piece of pop glory). Covering material from Selling England By The Pound to We Can't Dance (what, no Calling All Stations?); the band manage to cherry pick just about everything the crowd wanted to hear while shying away from the more gauche excesses of, say, a 20-minute ''Supper's Ready''. Still, one can't help wonder at the somewhat snide decision that went into choosing to perform what was ex-guitarist Steve Hackett's defining moment on the excerpt from ''Firth Of Fifth''. Old school fans will be wondering what could have been had the 'classic' five piece settled their differences.
Collins' voice seems to have aged well and the playing's as polished as you could hope for. What then is slightly mysterious is the production. Nick Davis' mixing perhaps strives too hard for audio verité in capturing the sound in all its echo-ey, stadium-filling glory. While good as a live souvenir for someone who was at any of the gigs, for anyone who wasn't it just sounds a little too muddy and undefined for music this dependent on the skills on offer.
Still, for anyone who saw the spectacle, Live Over Europe will make a fine end-of-year souvenir to find in his or her Xmas stockings. --Chris Jones
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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Genesis have come together for the first time in many years. Those of us who were fortunate enough to see the gig at Twickenham will recall a balmy evening, blessed with wonderful light ; even the walk home afterwards seemed less painful than usual. Genesis played a generous set, from many periods of their long career, and it was delivered with the same verve as in the days of yore. I was so enthralled that I went off and saw the same gig at Madison Square Garden, New York. The quality of sound on this recording is unparallelled,considering it was a live gig, and you get the full set in the correct running order. Highlights are too many to enumerate, but Mama always entertains in an eerie way, while the drum duet between Chester and Phil, played apparently on barstools, is technically brilliant. The finale, Carpet Crawlers, was partly the reason why we all left the arena like lambs (pardon the awful attempt at humour).
This cd is a rare treasure and we await the DVD which is available in February.
This cd is a rare treasure and we await the DVD which is available in February.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Genesis followers fall into numerous factions-the Gabriels vs. Collins, Longs vs. shorts, progs vs. pops, and 70's vs. 80's crowds.
The band went from excellent prog rockers to pop rockers-like it or not. And this album takes the best of the lot, and shows that Genesis can still perform with vitality, energy, and panache...live!
Many other bands and artists of the same era that still tour offer up sloppy sounds, poor production and ropey vocal work. On this album Genesis demonstrate respect for their audience. A premium ticket price for a premium show. I didn't see one of these shows, but on the strength of this album I wish I had.
The tracks are the definitive mix of `old' and `new' Genesis. The songs sound fresh and well produced. Collins's voice has been pitched a little lower, but the production is good enough for me-previous reviewers have griped about the sound quality, but playing it loud is still good enough for my non-digital hearing.
Why 4 stars? Every track is excellent, but on multiple plays I'd take `One for the Vine' or another 70's song over "Two stools' anytime.
This album proves the band can still perform with the freshness and professionalism with which I saw them perform at Bingley Hall in the 70's.
OK, you've heard all these tracks before, but treat yourself, buy this album and enjoy them once more.
The band went from excellent prog rockers to pop rockers-like it or not. And this album takes the best of the lot, and shows that Genesis can still perform with vitality, energy, and panache...live!
Many other bands and artists of the same era that still tour offer up sloppy sounds, poor production and ropey vocal work. On this album Genesis demonstrate respect for their audience. A premium ticket price for a premium show. I didn't see one of these shows, but on the strength of this album I wish I had.
The tracks are the definitive mix of `old' and `new' Genesis. The songs sound fresh and well produced. Collins's voice has been pitched a little lower, but the production is good enough for me-previous reviewers have griped about the sound quality, but playing it loud is still good enough for my non-digital hearing.
Why 4 stars? Every track is excellent, but on multiple plays I'd take `One for the Vine' or another 70's song over "Two stools' anytime.
This album proves the band can still perform with the freshness and professionalism with which I saw them perform at Bingley Hall in the 70's.
OK, you've heard all these tracks before, but treat yourself, buy this album and enjoy them once more.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was a pleasant surprise. Firstly, cards on the table time I am a fan of Genesis up to the self titled album of 1983. I am not a fan of MTV era Genesis and this kind of clouds my judgement.
The sound on this live recording is as you would expect terrific, rounded, good bass and lows end drums. The set opens with a blistering "Dukes Intro", Turn it on Again is slower than I remember, it lacks a little energy to these ears. No Son of Mine and Land of Confusion are pretty good too despite being from the period where I disowned Genesis.
In the Cage medley like Turn it On Again seems less urgent than the version on the criminally underrated "3 Sides Live". Afterfglow remains a thing of beauty, Hold on My Heart is an ok track done well. Home by the Sea for this reviewer was one of the sets highlights - one of the now rare Genesis epics, well performed. Follow You Follow Me loses some of the warmth it possesses on another underrated album Then There Were Three - but again not bad for a live show. Firth of Fifth misses the Hacket touch, and some things should be done properly or not at all. A masterpiece pared down like a Readers Digest edition of a great book. Shame.
Mama stands up well, I can imagine it would look great on that amazing set in the cd artwork. It's as big and percussive as it should be. The most pleasant surprise was the inclusion of the sublime Ripples from Trick of the Tail, this performance was precise, the instrumental passage spot on.
Now for the bad stuff. Throwing it All Away isn't bad, just unremarkable. Domino is another latter day epic, but this ones not fit to be mentioned in the same breath as Suppers Ready or Firth of Fifth, I personally find it a little dull - did they really curtail Firth of Fifth to include this?.
Drum solos (or duos to be precise) on record - no thanks, I love Chester and Phil's playing but who wants drum solos in this day and age? Not I. Los Endos is very welcome though - it lacks the impact of Seconds out.
Some perfunctory late period Genesis to please the latecomers to one of Englands greatest bands follows. Then the lovely Carpet Crawlers, a weird way to finish a show. Bring back the Knife!
Overall I feel that this represents a nice grab bag souvenir of this summers shows, those tracks which when compared to the peerless Seconds Out and the undervalued Three Sides Live seem to be clinical but lack some of the urgency on the older albums. The early era songs desperately miss Steve Hackets touch.
But that said It's a good album and the latter era material has never sounded better. If the mooted "Old Genesis" reunion takes place I'll be there salivating. I was there at Milton Keynes in the rain in '82 and I want more.
The sound on this live recording is as you would expect terrific, rounded, good bass and lows end drums. The set opens with a blistering "Dukes Intro", Turn it on Again is slower than I remember, it lacks a little energy to these ears. No Son of Mine and Land of Confusion are pretty good too despite being from the period where I disowned Genesis.
In the Cage medley like Turn it On Again seems less urgent than the version on the criminally underrated "3 Sides Live". Afterfglow remains a thing of beauty, Hold on My Heart is an ok track done well. Home by the Sea for this reviewer was one of the sets highlights - one of the now rare Genesis epics, well performed. Follow You Follow Me loses some of the warmth it possesses on another underrated album Then There Were Three - but again not bad for a live show. Firth of Fifth misses the Hacket touch, and some things should be done properly or not at all. A masterpiece pared down like a Readers Digest edition of a great book. Shame.
Mama stands up well, I can imagine it would look great on that amazing set in the cd artwork. It's as big and percussive as it should be. The most pleasant surprise was the inclusion of the sublime Ripples from Trick of the Tail, this performance was precise, the instrumental passage spot on.
Now for the bad stuff. Throwing it All Away isn't bad, just unremarkable. Domino is another latter day epic, but this ones not fit to be mentioned in the same breath as Suppers Ready or Firth of Fifth, I personally find it a little dull - did they really curtail Firth of Fifth to include this?.
Drum solos (or duos to be precise) on record - no thanks, I love Chester and Phil's playing but who wants drum solos in this day and age? Not I. Los Endos is very welcome though - it lacks the impact of Seconds out.
Some perfunctory late period Genesis to please the latecomers to one of Englands greatest bands follows. Then the lovely Carpet Crawlers, a weird way to finish a show. Bring back the Knife!
Overall I feel that this represents a nice grab bag souvenir of this summers shows, those tracks which when compared to the peerless Seconds Out and the undervalued Three Sides Live seem to be clinical but lack some of the urgency on the older albums. The early era songs desperately miss Steve Hackets touch.
But that said It's a good album and the latter era material has never sounded better. If the mooted "Old Genesis" reunion takes place I'll be there salivating. I was there at Milton Keynes in the rain in '82 and I want more.
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2CD GENESIS - LIVE OVER EUROPE - 2007
greatest live album ever in my opinion, my best double CD set that is for sure
When I first got this I just kept playing it again and again and again
This... Read more
When I first got this I just kept playing it again and again and again
This... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. M. J. Brown
..It's ok, but no Seconds out..
I only bought this because I went to the Twickenham gig, having been a fan since I was 13 years old. My first gig was Knebworth in '78. Read more
Published 15 months ago by garyjk
Seconds out for Genesis
This is a tired sounding cd! Although technically note perfect, as one would expect from these fine musicians, the performances are lacklustre and are no comparison to their... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Christopher Stevens
Genesis live over Europe double CD
If you love Genesis you will love this album. Admittedly you will find the same tracks on many different Genesis albums but the live versions of their favourite tracks over the... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2010 by Docbof
Poignant
I think they made the right decision to transpose the songs down a tone or so. I hate it when bands force their singers to look really bad. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by Alexander J. Dunn
Genesis Turned It On Again!
I bought this double CD many, many month's ago, and it's STILL being played in my car and at home. The musicianship is outstanding, and the CD quality - although lacking Phil's... Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2009 by PR Jackson
Why did they bother?
After many years of hibernation, the most successful ( commercially, certainly not artistically ) line up of Genesis decided to turn it on again. What was the result? Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2009 by Lee A. Lythgoe
Tantalising of what could be
Its a job to know to review this, but the brilliant Carpet Crawlers
demonstrates what could be done to the much vaulted 'Lamb'project. Read more
demonstrates what could be done to the much vaulted 'Lamb'project. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2008 by Nudger99
An MOR triumph
If, like me, you lost interest in Genesis when Steve Hackett left then this album is a good way to catch up with why they became MOR Superstars in the '80's and '90's. Read more
Published on 16 April 2008 by P. Coates
Pointless release
I bought this pretty much knowing what i was going to get. Excellent musicianship, good sound and for the most part good songs. Read more
Published on 9 April 2008 by AN Other
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