Live Over Europe 2007 Music Cd

Genesis - Live Over Europe 2007

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Live Over Europe 2007      Artist : Genesis      List Price : $19.98 USD        Your Price : $16.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2007-11-20      Studio : Atlantic / Wea      Label : Atlantic / Wea      Avg. Customer Rating : (60 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Live Over Europe 2007      Genesis' best live album IMHO since Seconds Out      Rating:      English prog rockers Genesis released its recent live album entitled Live Over Europe 2007 in November of 2007. Since the band's 1998 breakup, Genesis fans stirred rumors of and hoped for a reunion of the "classic" line-up with keyboard player Tony Banks, singer/drummer Phil Collins, guitarist/bass player Mike Rutherford, original singer Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett. However, Gabriel turned it down and Hackett backed out as well. Finally in 2006, Banks/Collins/Rutherford decided to press on with a reunion tour with longtime touring guitarist/bass player Daryl Stuermer and drummer Chester Thompson. The band toured Europe (which this CD was taken from 20 shows in Europe) and the US last year and I flew back to my native Boston, MA to see Genesis live in September of 2007 and was one of the happiest nights of my life. I am glad I got to see this great show because, as of now, the band's 2007 tour turned out to be their last as Collins officially announced his retirement from music and performing earlier this year to be a full time dad to his two young sons in Switzerland and also retired because of some hearing damage (he's lost half of his hearing in his left ear). If you watch this tour's off-shoot DVD When in Rome, Phil made it known that he saw this Genesis tour as closure on the touring part of his life. What we're left of on the Live Over Europe 2007 album (and the When in Rome DVD) is proof that Genesis are still a musical force to be reckoned with. The band played lots of deep favorites and hits on the tour. The opening "Duke's Intro" combines the intro of "Behind the Lines" and outro of "Duke's End" was a great way to start the disc. We segue into a spirited "Turn It On Again". Then we have superb live versions of "No Son of Mine" and "Land Of Confusion". Next is a mindblowing "In The Cage" medley (including soaring keyboard work from Banks and included bits of "Cinema Show" and "Duke's Travels") which gives way to a beautiful version of "Afterglow". Next is the ballad "Hold On My Heart" which is a great version. Next is a stellar version of "Home By The Sea/Second Home By The Sea". Next is Phil singing and drumming flawlessly on "Follow You Follow Me". We then have the powerful "Firth Of Firth" (Excerpt) with great guitar solos from Steurmer. The first CD ends with an extended "I Know What I Like" (though the tambourine jig was edited off of the CD but is available on the When in Rome DVD and the various Encore Series concerts that Genesis recorded on the tour (every night in the US and Europe was recorded)). The second disc starts with a haunting "Mama". Next is the gorgeous "Ripples" (with beautiful 12-string guitar from Mike). We follow the singalong "Throwing It All Away". The epic "Domino" follows and was a great version. Next is Phil and Chester's stellar drum duet, which they humorously dubbed "Conversations With Two Stools". They start their solo on two bar stools, before easily seguing onto their respective drumkits. It's phenomenal and segues into a thunderous "Los Endos". We close the regular set with a medley of "Tonight Tonight Tonight" and "Invisible Touch". We then have a contagious encore starting with the fun and upbeat "I Can't Dance" before closing with "The Carpet Crawlers". Live Over Europe 2007 is a superb live album (although it's a shame that the album didn't sell well in the US) but if this is the swan song of Genesis (as Phil Collins wants us to believe it), then they left us with a great live album. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!     Customer Reviews for Live Over Europe 2007 Cd      Glad I didn't waste my money on tickets.      Rating:      A lot of the best songs on here like Throwing it All Away are played in a lower key. It ruins the intensity of the songs. It would have been better if they had really reunited everyone too like Peter Gabriel and Steve Hacket. Editorial Reviews for Live Over Europe 2007 Audio Cd      Amazon.com      Genesis is the Grammy award-winning group that has sold approximately 150 million albums worldwide and is among the top 30 selling recording artists of all time. Live Over Europe is the new two-disc set capturing Genesis on their outstanding 2007 European tour. For the first time in fifteen years Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks reunited to form the renowned line-up from Genesis? most successful era. Live Over Europe brings 21 classic and fan-favorite songs to life for long time fans and a whole new generation discovering the legendary band for the first time. Genesis Photos More from Genesis Turn It on Again: Tour Edition 1983-1998 Box Set 5CD/5DVD [BOX SET] Seconds Out Live Genesis 1976-1982 [BOX SET] Genesis-The Way We Walk (Live in Concert) (1993) Genesis Archive, Vol. 1: 1967-1975 [BOX SET]