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Genesis - When in Rome - Live 2007 (3 DVDs)'When In Rome 2007' is a triple DVD featuring over 4 hours 30 minutes of material, shot during the band's first tour in 15 Years 'Turn It On Again'. Registering as one of the most successful tours of 2007, the Turn It On Again tour saw one of Britain's most internationally renowned bands, Genesis, play together for the first time in 15 years. Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford played at a series of Stadiums that ended with this spectacular concert in Rome in front of 500,000 fans at the beautiful Circo Massimo on 14 July 2007. This final European date was captured in all its glory by director David Mallet and will be released on DVD on 17 March 2008. The package also includes a fly-on-the-wall documentary. Entitled 'When In Rome 2007' this 2 hour 40 minutes show, featuring Genesis classics such as 'Land Of Confusion' and 'Mama' to older Genesis repertoire 'Los Endos', 'Carpet Crawlers' and the haunting 'Ripples', is presented over two DVD's packed with deleted scenes, photo gallery and tour programme. Additionally, each track gives access to visual extras relating to each song on the DVD. Shown in its full glory on the DVD, the Turn It On Again production featured the largest screen ever used at a concert spanning 64 metres. The set was designed by world famous Mark Fisher and the spectacular lighting show, the work of genius Patrick Woodroffe. Tracklist: 1. Duke's Intro (Live In Rome) 2. Turn It On Again (Live In Rome) 3. Hello, Good Evening And Welcome (Live In Rome) 4. No Son Of Mine (Live In Rome) 5. Land Of Confusion (Live In Rome) 6. Any Old Fans Here Tonight (Live In Rome) 7. Cage Medley (Live In Rome) 8. Hold On My Heart (Live In Rome) 9. A Scary Story (Live In Rome) 10. Home By The Sea (Live In Rome) 11. Follow You Follow Me/Firth Of Fifth (Excerpt)/I Know What I Like (Live In Rome) 12. How Does Duke's End End? 13. We're Gonna Take It Up A Little Bit 14. Plugged In. Turned On. On The Edge 15. Minimal Confusion 16. Tony Changed His Mind 17. We Need More Lights 18. Counting The Bars To 'Heart' 19. Working On Home 20. Mike Wants Phil's 'Feel' On Drums 21. From 'G' To 'G' On 'Firth 22. Time To Dance 23. Tour Programme (Gallery 19 Pictures) 24. Mama (Live In Rome) 25. Let Us Take You Away From All That (Live In Rome) 26. Ripples (Live In Rome) 27. Throwing It All Away (Live In Rome) 28. The Domino Principle In Action (Live In Rome) 29. Domino (Live In Rome) 30. Conversations With 2 Stools (Live In Rome) 31. Los Endos (Live In Rome) 32. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (Excerpt)/Invisible Touch (Live In Rome) 33. I Can't Dance (Live In Rome) 34. Thank You And Good Night (Live In Rome) 35. Carpet Crawlers (Live In Rome) 36. Bring The Pitch Down Like Elton 37. 'Acoustic' Ripples 38. 'Throwing It All' Down 39. Tony Talks About His Inspiration 40. The Drum Duet 41. Not A Period Piece 42. Invisible Key 43. Phil, Tony & Mike, And Phil & Mike? 44. Singing Along 45. Photo Gallery (21 Pictures) 46. De In addition to the concer... Read More »
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| 4 / 5 | Excellent concert DVD at a good price
Dr. M. Cinnirella "Marco Cinnirella" (Surrey UK) - 28 May 2008 This is an excellent, well-priced concert DVD package. You get the entire Rome concert from the 2007 Genesis 'Turn it on again' tour, spread across 2 discs, along with a third disc containing a 1 hour and 50 minute long documentary about the tour. The package is nicely presented in recycled card and plastic with a good booklet containing concert photos. Edited versions of both the concert and documentary have been shown on BBC4 recently, but the DVD seems a lot better. From a technical point of view, the audio quality is good on a surround system - crisp, and with the mix giving a good sense of what it was like at the shows (I was at Twickernham). If I was nit-picking I would say the surround mixing could have been slightly better (sorry Nick) in that the rear channels are maybe a little too loud, but overall the sound quality is great, and you can have fun annoying the neighbours with it on a loud surround system with a decent sub. The picture is crystal clear - I am guessing it was shot on high def cameras, and it shows. The days of those grainy old 70s,80s and early 90s concert videos are, thankfully, long-gone, and even the darkest shots are vibrant and detailed. The direction, on the live material, is pretty good. Most of the time the camera is right where you would want it to be. There aren't any options to choose alternate cameras - you need to dig out earlier Genesis DVDs for that, but they had so many cameras in use that it doesn't really matter. There are some great shots of the crowd and venue, so you get a feel for the scale of the event. On the whole the boys played well that night in Rome - of course, those who were there or who are die-hard fans will know that some mistakes (e.g. on firth of Fifth) have been 'fixed' in post-production, presumably by taking audio from other shows that had been recorded. The track list for the show included something for everyone, although most Genesis fans have their favourite eras, and some only like the early stuff so groaned at the inclusion of tracks like Invisible Touch. But the older material is generally played really well, and with a sense of affection and respect for it, even if a lot of the songs have had to be taken down a key (or more) to compensate for the ageing of Phil's voice. And did Phil realise how, on this tour, he made our hearts skip a beat in the spiel before Carpet Crawlers when he said he wanted to introduce the audience to two members who had been in the band a long time - was I the only one that night at Twickers hoping that Steve and Peter would walk out onto the stage at that point? ...the crowd were...interesting...quite into the music, but not as ecstatic as I might have predicted, maybe because it was a free concert. They certainly weren't as vocal or emotionally charged as the south american crowd on Rush's live DVD shot in Rio... The documentary is OK - an interesting insight into how much work goes into a major stadium tour, but I guess of more interest for the die hard fan. So, in conclusion - this is a terrific live DVD. If you were hoping for the 2007 incarnation of Genesis to give us 'Seconds Out' part two, you will be disappointed. But if you are open-minded about Genesis and like them through all of their eras and incarnations, you should like this DVD. if you were at the 2007 shows and enjoyed them, then this is a terrific souvenir - hell, they even scanned the tour programme for you and put it on the DVD as an extra...... Read Full Review » |
| 2 / 5 | Genesis are not the band their fans think they are
R. W. "Prog Dog" (Scotland) - 18 May 2008 I am a huge fan of prog rock in all it's guises, and I used to think Genesis were the bee's knees. Then one day I awoke and discovered proper prog. OK Genesis may have been in there at the beginning, and yes they were (once) fairly radical with their ideas. But they have been left so far behind in terms of decent prog rock and they are just not worth the effort any more. It simply isn't worth sitting through hours of "Eenveeseebel Touch" and "Turn it on turn it on turn it on" from Scat-man Collins to get to the few gems that lurk in their past catalogue. Save your money (I gave up after half an hour watching this on the BBC) and buy yourself some decent prog ! Genesis are no fine wine and were best drunk fresh. ps, I'm sure that no Genesis fan worth their salt will find this review at all helpful in any way, as they will stick to their knitting. There are people who say the only book you will ever need to read is the Bible, similarly some Genesis fans may claim there is no other prog rock group. "She seems to have an inveeezebel touch yeh, ye-e-eh, ye-eh"... Read Full Review » |
| 5 / 5 | I haven't seen it yet but...
Cristobal "Raul forever!!!" (Madrid, Spain) - 1 December 2007 ... I was in Rome watching the show. It was the second time because I had been watching them in Berlin, as well. If the DVD is hlf the wonderful the show was, it will be the best DVD in history. |
| 5 / 5 | Fantastic!
A. Conn "oznod" (Brighton) - 26 May 2008 If you only buy one Genesis Live DVD, you will not get much better then this. The boys are looking a little older, but they prove yet again that they are one of the best live bands ever. I think the overall the set list was spot on, good blend of old and new songs. Phil's voice is still very strong, and no one can doubt the professionalism of this band, and the respect they have for their audience. Sound and picture quality of this DVD is also superb. ... Read Full Review » |
| 2 / 5 | Painting by numbers
Jonathan Brown "jonf277" (uk) - 30 May 2008 This is a dull concert. The sound is good but the band(?) look about as enthusiatic as stick insects and Phil spends most of his time employing his limited acting and gurnning skills to try and inject some life into the corpse of this once great band(he has just anounced his retirement from all music activity and having watched this I am not surprised!!) Unlike peers such as Yes who have continued to make new music and keep things vital this is drab, lifeless and mundane. Even the stage is poor. As for the explosive climax why choose the lame Invisible Touch to end with fire works!!!? surely Los Endos would have been better? For those blind to this cynical release then you need to know that the set list is just about right, sound is good but not great and the qulaity of picture first rate.... Read Full Review » |
£157.49
26 May 2008
£14.97 - £24.43