Rating: 
Summary: Great but short
Review: I just finished watching this DVD, being a Genesis fan since some time ago, I was very excited for the release of a Genesis DVD. The sound is very good , the picture is great, the interviews are new considering they have not played together since 1992. The highlights are the bonus songs played in the studio including the horizons version played by Steve Hackett.
For some reason they did not covered the Abacab album on this edition. Great purchase with few low points like it is too short.
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Summary: A little something new from Genesis
Review: I was originally very excited about this DVD when I heard about the PAL version on the web, but then started to think "what could be on this DVD that I haven't seen already?" After all, I have Genesis - A History, Genesis - Behind The Music, The Making of We Can't Dance, all of the concert videos, all of the video collections, Classic Albums - Face Value, etc. Well, I was very pleasantly surprised to be wrong. All new interviews (very honest and revealing) with all of the significant members of the band, Tony Smith and prominent journalists. Even John Silver and Ray Wilson get some time. Great insight on their feelings behind the albums and particular songs. New (to me anyway) live and video footage from the Duke days (including some from the infamous Lyceum Ballroom shows in 1980). The bonus material is outstanding including a new solo performance of Horizons by Steve Hackett, Afterglow by Tony Banks and Phil Collins, and Follow You Follow Me and I Can't Dance acoustic, in the studio performances from autumn 2000.While it did leave me wanting more (like more album by album recaps with more details on key songs from the 70's), it deserves a place in any Genesis/80's music fans' collection. It will make you want to pull out all those old Genesis cd's again. Highly recomended!
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Summary: A little something new from Genesis
Review: I was originally very excited about this DVD when I heard about the PAL version on the web, but then started to think "what could be on this DVD that I haven't seen already?" After all, I have Genesis - A History, Genesis - Behind The Music, The Making of We Can't Dance, all of the concert videos, all of the video collections, Classic Albums - Face Value, etc. Well, I was very pleasantly surprised to be wrong. All new interviews (very honest and revealing) with all of the significant members of the band, Tony Smith and prominent journalists. Even John Silver and Ray Wilson get some time. Great insight on their feelings behind the albums and particular songs. New (to me anyway) live and video footage from the Duke days (including some from the infamous Lyceum Ballroom shows in 1980). The bonus material is outstanding including a new solo performance of Horizons by Steve Hackett, Afterglow by Tony Banks and Phil Collins, and Follow You Follow Me and I Can't Dance acoustic, in the studio performances from autumn 2000. While it did leave me wanting more (like more album by album recaps with more details on key songs from the 70's), it deserves a place in any Genesis/80's music fans' collection. It will make you want to pull out all those old Genesis cd's again. Highly recomended!
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Summary: Where's the good stuff?
Review: Interesting stuff if you didn't already know the history. For those who have heard & seen this information many times before, I am sure we are wondering where the rest of 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' live footage is (for me the best part of this DVD being the snippet of Gabriel performing 'In the Cage' circa 1975). This is what I would like to see on DVD. It would also be nice to see all the other VHS concerts transferred to DVD. What's the hold up? If you can't wait, go and watch 'Cinema Show'... ...
Rating:
Summary: A fine DVD, but why so short
Review: Production quality is stellar. Inclusion of several new performances, especially Steve Hackett with Horizon,s, is a definite treat. Including the entire performance of Afterglow would definitely have been better. The documentary proper only runs 100 minutes. What could have been an excellent chance to offer fans an in-depth look at one of the best progressive rock bands is lost. Band members are interviewed separately throughout the documentary. At least one group session would have been nice to see.
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Summary: Disapointed Genesis Fan
Review: Someone needs to let people know that there are no complete songs on this DVD. I was hoping for concert footage,and I think,the case ,led me to expect that. I saw Genesis twice,in Cinn.Oh.("Duke" and "And Then There Were 3")I think any serious Genesis fan would enjoy this,but probably feel short changed,as I do.This really missed the mark. As a serious fan, I'm very disappointed.
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Summary: GENESIS HISTORY, although not an "in concert" DVD
Review: This is a very good historical overview of this great band (5 stars for this, 3 stars for not being an in concert DVD). It has great concert footage from different epochs and interviews (old and new) with practically all members of the band. It is great as a historical perspective, although if one is interested in Genesis "in concert", this is not it; songs are presented in short fragments. I really wish that a series of DVD's would be issued of Genesis in concert, because both the fans and the band deserve it. From this DVD it is quite clear that shortage of footage is not the issue. Finally, have you seen/heard Steve Hackett's DVD the Tokyo Tapes, a must!!!!!!!!!!
Rating:
Summary: Something to collect
Review: This is something required for the music collection of Genesis fans. Lots of interviews and acoustic performances of classic Genesis tunes. Also includes footage of the brief reunion of Gabriel, Hackett, Collins, Rutherford and Banks for the re-recording of Carpet Crawlers (released on Turn it On Again -The hits).
Rating: 
Summary: The Genesis Songbook
Review: This seems such a wasted opportunity. I think what's become inherent in the music industry, is that it has forgotten that the world is a 'conceptual marketplace'. And in that fact, there are many different types of buyers out there. In an effort to please a wide majority, the bare minimum of effort is taken to present a product that can satisfy a wider market. The truth of it is, the music industry assumes there are more than three types of fans, and aims for the one who will buy in greater numbers. Fan 1) Just likes the greatest hits. Sees the band in concert if they're in town. Probably owns none of the band's albums 'proper' but likes them for what they know. Fan 2) May own a few CD's or albums by the band, but may be interested in knowing more about them. May not have the money or time to invest in a full catalogue encounter, but is interested should there be a more comprehensive study. Fan 3) The super fan, who must see and own everything. These may be generic facsimilies of consumers, but they typify what is in the world, what is in that conceptual marketplace, and with technology growing to satisfy a larger number of consumers on cheaper modes of media with more storage, it would seem that all three of these consumers could be satisfied. Unfortunately, the industry underestimates the marketplace, and just tries to break even on its returns. The wasted opportunity here is that Fan No. 3 gets footage of The Fountain of Samalcis, Supper's Ready, The Musical Box, IN The Cage, etc. all in pristine form for their time, but only for 30 seconds each. And there's plenty of room on this DVD to fit all of these performances, in full. Fan No.2 doesn't see enough of the older footage to make their mind up whether they'd like to see more. 30 seconds is good for an A & R representative to decide whether you get a recording contact or not. They get paid to do that. You as a consumer, deserve more. Fan No.1 gets just what they want, no more no less. If they make it through Steve Hackett's ''Horizons'', I would be surprised, and thankful at the same time. There are so many wasted opportunites on this DVD, that I'm not sure who to blame. Not Gabriel, Hackett, Banks, Rutherford and Collins. I'm sure they want you to see performances from the early 70's. I'm sure some of them they're quite proud of and would like to see a permanent and official record of them before they become lost . I recommend you contact Eagle Vision demanding a more 'full-on' approach on the next Genesis project they take on, if they should get the opportunity.
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Summary: Peter Gabriel better than ever
Review: Unfortunately there are only a few seconds of each song, but many many minutes of interview that never ends.
You can notice here that Gabriel was ten times better than Collins (a nice pop maker), of course pop makes ten times more money because if the level goes down, you get much more people, (are you within the low level?)
Was nice to see Gabriel (only a few seconds) this is why I give 3 stars (other wise it would be only 1 star)
Remember there are no complete songs here, only fragments. They could have made something better.
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