Genesis Live

Unfortunately Genesis doesn't have a true classic live album. "Genesis Live" is too short and only features songs from two of the four classically lined up albums. "Seconds Out" does not have Peter Gabriel's vocals. The other three I won't even comment because it's from the pop era. I will vote for Seconds Out.

The one I like most is the live recording at the Rainbow from the archived box set. From this list I prefer the earliest which would have been even better if they had included "Supper's Ready" from the same concert. Unfortunately Genesis get progressively worse with each live concert over the years, which Genesis fans don't care to admit. From the 1987 concert tour onwards where the band decided to perform a medley of tunes from the earlier albums was the final straw for me. The latest tour is a complete travesty of what was once was a great band, a purely money making exercise. Phil Collins has more sense than the other two to want to do the concert tour. I assume he did it to help out the career of his son, who is a really good drummer. Contrast that to Neil Finn who does a new Crowded House tour with both his sons trying a new more updated take on the songs. I wish Genesis had called it quits after 1987. They're not the band I grew up to love and admire as a teenager.

Edited by tdfloyd - March 29 2022 at 01:24

Mellotron Storm wrote: I picked the one that has Bruford on it.

Dellinger wrote: I'm not sure. Genesis Live should take it for being the one with the Genesis classic tracks, yet it's an incomplete show... and I believe they left out most of my favourite tracks that they actually did play. Live at the Rainbow is much better for me (which I have because I have the live boxed set)... I like their performance better, and it's got the songs missing from Genesis Live. And Seconds Out should be another contender, but somehow it's also missing too many songs that I love, and the mixing could have been better (Hackett's guitar is a bit low in the mix). I don't miss Gabriel's voice, on the contrary, it's what I like better on this one, for I prefer Collins singing over him (even if I obviously prefer the songs from Gabriel's era), but I do miss his flute (if only they had taken, say, Hackett's brother as a session musician for the tour to play the flute). Oh yes, and I wish they had included on all the album tracks taken with Bill Bruford on Drums.

You said it all!

Anyway, voted for Seconds Out since Live at the Rainbow was not in the lost.

Has to be Live - it is just so atmospheric and authentic.

iluvmarillion wrote: The one I like most is the live recording at the Rainbow from the archived box set. From this list I prefer the earliest which would have been even better if they had included "Supper's Ready" from the same concert. Unfortunately Genesis get progressively worse with each live concert over the years, which Genesis fans don't care to admit. From the 1987 concert tour onwards where the band decided to perform a medley of tunes from the earlier albums was the final straw for me. The latest tour is a complete travesty of what was once was a great band, a purely money making exercise. Phil Collins has more sense than the other two to want to do the concert tour. I assume he did it to help out the career of his son, who is a really good drummer. Contrast that to Neil Finn who does a new Crowded House tour with both his sons trying a new more updated take on the songs. I wish Genesis had called it quits after 1987. They're not the band I grew up to love and admire as a teenager.

Sacro_Porgo wrote: If Genesis had called it quits then, then I would never have gotten to see them, and I imagine many others as well, so I for one am extremely thankful for everything up through the last tour. Even if I don't love all of it, even if it's not quite up to the level of their early years, it's still one of the greatest bands ever continuing to do what they're so great at. Nothing to complain about keeping on keeping on.

Rednight wrote: Dellinger wrote: I don't miss Gabriel's voice, on the contrary, it's what I like better on this one, for I prefer Collins singing over him (even if I obviously prefer the songs from Gabriel's era), but I do miss his flute (if only they had taken, say, Hackett's brother as a session musician for the tour to play the flute). Oh yes, and I wish they had included on all the album tracks taken with Bill Bruford on Drums. Saw a recent interview on Youtube with (left to right) Hackett, Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford, and Collins where it was disclosed that John Hackett was on hand to help Hackett audition for the band.

You mean John Hackett was there to help filling in flute when Steve Hackett was auditioning for Genesis, or John Hackett auditioned to fill Peter Gabriel's flute parts when he left?

Dellinger wrote: Rednight wrote: Dellinger wrote: I don't miss Gabriel's voice, on the contrary, it's what I like better on this one, for I prefer Collins singing over him (even if I obviously prefer the songs from Gabriel's era), but I do miss his flute (if only they had taken, say, Hackett's brother as a session musician for the tour to play the flute). Oh yes, and I wish they had included on all the album tracks taken with Bill Bruford on Drums. Saw a recent interview on Youtube with (left to right) Hackett, Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford, and Collins where it was disclosed that John Hackett was on hand to help Hackett audition for the band. You mean John Hackett was there to help filling in flute when Steve Hackett was auditioning for Genesis, or John Hackett auditioned to fill Peter Gabriel's flute parts when he left?

Look it up on Youtube. It was a group interview with John Edginton.