Haven't seen it, but based on the comments here I'm guessing a 5 member reunion is off the table.  Oh well!

 I really wish they went into the Wind and Wuthering period. There was a moment where Hackett basically said, "I still don't want to get into it" about why he left. Seemed completely strange they skipped over Calling All Stations. Just goes to show how much Tony and Mike care about that part of the band, even though you know, it still happened. And yeah, Tony's solo career doesn't hold a candle to Hackett's, yet he still got time in the documentary. Such a shame as he really did some great stuff around the time Phil and Peter were coming into their prime.  

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lazland wrote: infocat wrote: Haven't seen it, but based on the comments here I'm guessing a 5 member reunion is off the table.  Oh well! There is absolutely no hope whatsoever, which, although I love the band, is not a bad thing at all. Their time was then, they were greet, and that time has gone. Aside from some new clips, there was nothing particularly new about the band history, but Banks came across really badly, really unpleasant, actually. There is no way on earth he and Hackett would ever share a stage again.

twosteves wrote: Banks doesn't come across well ever talking about classic Genesis---there's a chip on his shoulder and such bitterness and it always comes thru---sad really.

I agree, he never comes across well. I can see why Hackett won't re-unite with Genesis without Gabriel. PG first recruited him, and he seems to have a more agreeable relationship with him.

I expected The Documentary of Documentaries. A look at the small, insider details on the creation of the albums. I haven't watched it yet, but I wonder now: Is it worth it...? 

Not a very well presented documentary, certainly, but I think still well worth a watch, if only for the footage of Ant with the band, the body language when they got all 5 of them together, and the fact that for me personally, I came away with a great deal of respect for Phil Collins. Nice too, to see contributions from Tony Stratton-Smith & Richard MacPhail (unsung heroes of the Genesis story)

Mike Rutherford & (especially) Tony Banks certainly came off worse & it could be interesting to see the un-cut version (if such a thing exists) to see if they are that bitter & cold toward Gabriel/Hackett, or if this is how the documentary was edited... People here have mentioned how ATOTT & WAW were virtually ignored - I wonder if this is a period none of them wanted to revisit or, if when they were interviewed about the period it all kicked off (in a polite English way, of course ).

No, I think my main complaint about the programme is it showed me actually how good the later stuff I purport to dislike actually is... Damn them.

Jim Garten wrote: Mike Rutherford & (especially) Tony Banks certainly came off worse & it could be interesting to see the un-cut version (if such a thing exists) to see if they are that bitter & cold toward Gabriel/Hackett, or if this is how the documentary was edited... No, I think my main complaint about the programme is it showed me actually how good the later stuff I purport to dislike actually is... Damn them.

Ant came over as a really nice guy. I hope he benefits from the programme and sells more albums as a result.

Anyone who has read about Genesis won't learn anything new from this.  Elsewhere Mayhew is credited with putting the band on a more professional footing.  I was also surprised to see Sturmer playing 'Firth of Fifth' for the camera - Hackett's masterpiece!  I love how Collins recruited Chester Thompson on the basis of 'Roxy and Elsewhere' - how did he distinguish him from Ralph Humphrey?
I can't remember the name of the journalist, but at least he commented that Genesis had become clinical by the 80s, so it wasn't all celebration of their chart-topping period.
Reunion?  Not now, can't see it...

i didn't see it yet but I read that Banks says Duke is his favorite album by the band--- He's been saying for years his personal favorite is W&W---and that it has some of his best and Hackett's best songs---guess once the decision was made by him to ignore Hackett for this doc---he had to make his fav album one by the 3 man line up. 

Edited by twosteves - October 06 2014 at 09:07