Genesis - Live Over Europe 2007

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.

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great!

the cd was in the exact condition as stated in the description! great service and great product! June 22, 2008

Nice tour souvenir and overview of career

The CD to me was a souvenir to the fans of this tour.

Having seen Phil solo and with Genesis, I can tell that the audiences are very different. The solo Phil fans going to a Genesis show are probably going to be bored until they do "the hits". Which they did.

The one thing missing from the CD, the HUGE screen. I don't think the solo translates to CD as well as watching Phil and Chester play it, you can find it on You Tube for the time being.

Keep in mind, it wasn't that long ago that Phil said he was done playing live shows because of his hearing. So for the past 2 tours, it's been about putting closure with the fans while he can still play good enough and sing just enough before age puts limits on him.

Other than a possible Rock Hall induction and Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett agreeing to tour (and you can bet if it does happen, Phil and Peter will be exchanging lead vocals just because it would be hard for PG to sing some of those challenging songs) this is going to be it as far as they go.

This tour had no opening act. It was just them for 3 hours with a short break.

There's enough documented on them live (other than the Lamb tour) to see and hear them over the years and get that they were and still are a great live band, but you will be pleasantly surprised that most of it is as good as anything they've done in the past 30 years and believe it or not, some of the excellent drum playing is Phil and not Chester covering. It's not "Seconds Out" or "Three Sides Live", but to me it's on par with "The Way We Walk".
May 19, 2008

Genesis Live over Europe 2207

An eclectic revision of the classics. Don't expect "the album", expect the good and old musics live in different cities of Europe. May 8, 2008

Genesis...Live! Better than Dead!

Live Over Europe is just another live album in the Genesis pantheon. The music is, as always, extremely professional. The songs are all recognizable favorites.

However...they didn't need to record and release this concert. As others have mentioned, the downtuning is oddly disturbing most of the time. Some of the tunes are quite sluggish. The song selection...

...Is boring. They gave us NOTHING that hasn't been done before, and done better. It's almost as if this is a rehash of the mediocre The Way We Walk CDs. The songs that might have been interesting are only SHORTENED versions that leave us wondering. Come on guys, change the set list up a bit. You've got plenty to choose from.

If you want a live Genesis record, this should be your last choice. Seconds Out is the best, IMO. If you want Gabriel era, your choices are limited to Archive vol. 1 and Live (1973). Other Collins era available include Three Sides Live, Archive vol. 2, and The Way We Walk vol.s 1 and 2. Get any, or all, of these before getting Live Over Europe. May 8, 2008

Deja Vu All Over Again!

I bought this under some hesitation as I have written off Phil Collins some years back and cringed at Genesis' latter works, but the track listing (most of it, anyway) sold me.
Brilliant Stuff throughout but all I thought of was "Seconds Out" from 30 years ago! Collins, Rutherford, Banks, Steurmer and Thompson Turn it On Again with this decent package of Live performances recorded LY in Europe.
Whether prog or pop, Genesis delivers the goods. Consistent and enjoyable throughout.
'In The Cage' stands out for me.
Shame, however, as Phil drops the F bomb on 'Invisible Touch'.
Oh well, such are the times.
May 4, 2008

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