A couple of positive articles have recently appeared online which cover next week’s release of the third and final box set.
Firstly, The Times has reproduced 3 of the liner notes from famous fans which included with the albums, and today, Billboard broaches the on-going saga of a reunion of the 5 for some live shows.
Posted under CD & DVD Releases, Press Articles & Interviews
Written by admin on November 3, 2008
UK magazine Record Collector has given the 1970-1975 box set a magnificent 5 star review!
A flower? The whole florists!
The Genesis reissue project has been, on the whole, faultless (unless you’re a fan of Calling All Stations, that is). Here is the crowning glory, their first five Charisma albums, aka the Peter Gabriel ones, remastered in 5.1 with celebrity sleevenotes and all the bells and whistles imaginable in a big beautiful green box.
Let’s look first at what we know. Although the maypole dance-mosh of The Knife continues to overshadow the rest of Trespass, it is full of naïve, pastoral charm. The ambition of Nursery Cryme (with new members Steve Hackett and Phil Collins replacing Ant Phillips and John Mayhew) isn’t found on the well-known key tracks. For that look at the overlooked cuts, such as Seven Stones and its soulful, mournful edge.
From the drone of Tony Banks’ mellotron and the nagging insistency of Mike Rutherford’s bass on Watcher Of The Skies, Foxtrot ushered in a new Genesis. Obviously, the rather large elephant in the album’s corner – the side-long Supper’s Ready – is still the greatest single piece of music this line-up recorded. Read More…
Posted under CD & DVD Releases, Reviews
Written by admin on October 31, 2008
Nick will be in the hot seat on November 5th as he will be the subject of the next live chat to be hosted on Genesis-Music.com.
The action starts at 8pm GMT and 3pm ET, so mark your calendars.
Posted under Interviews, Related News
Written by admin on October 23, 2008
Highlights from the Prince’s Trust concert of 1988 held at the Royal Albert Hall on 5th June is now available for streaming on Wolfgang’s Vault.
Of note is Collins’ 3 song slot (Doesn’t Anybody Stay Together Anymore, I Missed Again and You Can’t Hurry Love) and Peter Gabriel’s performance of Sledgehammer (which also includes Phil on drums).
Posted under Solo News
Written by admin on October 22, 2008
You can now check in on EMI’s online promotion for the 1970-1975 box set.
This very lavish website contains lots of areas to explore including 9 full audio track and various video clips from the reissue interviews and bonus features that are to be included on the DVDs. You are also able to browse the booklets that come with the albums as well.
You will need fast broadband speed (particularly to view the video clips) and the flash plugin for your browser.
Posted under CD & DVD Releases
Written by admin on October 20, 2008
