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Audience 8.4 - This tape was made by a very sincere taper, you can clearly tell the person tried very hard to make it work. I think, if I had to guess, the problem was not him, it was more than likely improper microphone type and simple passage of time, because this is a clear and strong tape that falls a little short in some aspects making it a little above average where it could have been amazing. The tape struggles through The Lamia, where you get the effects of age and degradation. The audio quality suffers a little bit because of distance, and that robs some dynamics and clarity, but here’s the thing: The equipment was good quality and that comes through as you do get a certain realism, a sense of the venue and atmosphere that the open mic captures. The stereo field on this tape is pretty wide, so my guess is that microphones were hoisted above the audience somewhere middle of the arena. I think I like this tape in some regards, and I definitely do not consider it rubbish and neither will you. One last thought – I found this recording did slowly improve as the show progressed, perhaps dipping a bit at the end of disc one but not catastrophically. Genesis Palace Theater Providence, RI December 8th, 1974 Disc 1 01 Introduction 1:15 02 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4:59 03 Fly On A Windshield 2:31 04 Broadway Melody Of 1974 2:10 05 Cuckoo Cuckoon 2:14 06 In The Cage 8:01 07 The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging 3:05 08 The Story Of Rael -Part I 2:45 09 Back In N.Y.C. 5:53 10 Hairless Heart 2:24 11 Counting Out Time 3:46 12 Carpet Crawlers 5:38 13 Chamber Of 32 Doors 5:49 Total Time 50:30 Disc 2 01 The Story Of Rael -Part II 3:08 02 Lilywhite Lilith 2:53 03 The Waiting Room 5:48 04 Anyway 3:24 05 Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist 2:27 06 Interlude 1:16 07 The Lamia 7:04 08 Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats 3:28 09 The Colony Of Slippermen 8:34 10 Ravine 1:42 11 The Light Dies Down On Broadway 3:31 12 Riding The Scree 4:26 13 In The Rapids 2:06 14 It 4:53 15 The Story Of Henry And Cynthia 2:33 16 The Musical Box 13:12 17 Watcher Of The Skies 8:17 Total Time 78:52 -
Audience 7.7 - A real “middle of the crowd” recording. You get to eavesdrop on some conversations while Genesis perform their hits. Now, I will say this, there’s a lot of music to sink into here, it’s not THAT bad really. Give it a chance. -
Soundboard 9.3 - Peter sounds superb here, the tape highlights him in particular. Great! -
Soundboard 9.3 - Not a pure board, there is some ambiance mixed in from the audience. I think this was a broadcast, it’s quite good! -
Audience 9.4 - I rate this one very high because not only does it capture the performance in solid detail, but it also manages to capture that indefinable thing called vibe. This show has major vibe. Get it! -
Audience 7.3 - Distant and narrow, but seems like a good mastering can fix some of the limitations. Needs a stereo widening and some punch in the mids and highs. -
Soundboard 9.3 - Well balanced and full of life, not a typically sterile board. -
Various Sources 9.0 - I give this a high rating for many reasons, as it can be easily assumed that the sound quality will vary being a compilation. The producers were smart to put it together this way, I found it to play much like a legitimate record company release. The worst of the recordings is in itself not even that bad, in the context you are hearing it in, it takes on new significance. I myself did not realize how few times some of these songs were played live, so having a collection like this makes sense. I enjoyed it immensely. So will you. Genesis Collection of Rare Live Recordings 1970 - 1998 Track List: Disc One: 1970-1972 01. Looking For Someone (2-22-1970) 02. The Light (3-7-1971) 03. Twilight Alehouse (2-26-1972) 04. Harlequin (3-4-1972) 05. Bye Bye Johnny (4-14-1972) 06. Happy The Man (4-18-1972) 07. Going Out To Get You (4-18-1972) 08. One-Handed Drum Solo (6-28-1972) 09. Can-Utility And The Coastliners (8-20-1972) 10. Seven Stones (8-22-1972) Disc Two: 1972-1975 01. Supper's Ready (11-18-1972) 02. Harold The Barrel (1-20-1974) 03. Horizons (5-4-1974) 04. Watcher Of The Skies (1-24-1975) 05. It (1-24-1975) 06. The Musical Box (1-24-1975) 07. The Waiting Room (5-2-1975) Disc Three: 1977-1978 01. Lillywhite Lillith-The Waiting Room-Wot Gorilla (01-01-1977) 02. All In A Mouse's Night (01-02-1977) 03. Inside And Out (06-24-1977) 04. Down And Out (06-07-1978) 05. Supper's Ready (From Apocalypse In 9/8) (06-14-1978) 06. Ballad Of Big (07-29-1978) 07. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (07-29-1978) 08. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight-Musical Box (Closing Section) (10-13-1978) Disc Four: 1980-1984 01. Back In NYC (29-06-1980) 02. Me And Virgil (27/-09-1981) 03. Like It Or Not (30-11-1981) 04. The Knife (23-12-1981) 05. No Reply At All (22-08-1982 - Featuring Phenix Horns) 06. Paperlate (22-08-1982 Featuring Phenix Horns) 07. 11th Earl Of Mar - Squonk - Firth Of Fifth (11-10-1983) 08. 11th Earl Of Mar - Behind The Lines - Firth Of Fifth - Musical Box (17-01-1984) Disc Five: 1986-1998 01. In The Cage - In That Quiet Earth - Supper's Ready (10-15-1986) 02. Mama (05-09-1992) 03. Carpet Crawlers (10-23-1992) 04. Nowhere Else To Turn (Unreleased B-Side) 05. Small Talk (12-13-1997) 06. Thats All (01-23-1998) 07. Hold On My Heart (01.29.1998) Details: A wonderful live collection that gives you some of the rarest Genesis performances from throughout their career. Even if you're a collector of every individual show this is still a keeper to have, one reason being the unreleased track on disc 5, "Nowhere Else To Turn", sure it's a Ray Wilson-led Genesis track, but one of the very few unreleased studio tracks by Genesis to have leaked to the collector's. Disc One: 1970-1972 01 Looking For Someone (February 22nd, 1970 BBC Radio) 02 The Light (March 7th, 1971 - later morphed into "Lillywhite Lilith" and "The Colony Of Slippermen") 03 Twilight Alehouse (February 22nd, 1972 Civic Hall, Dunstable, U.K.) 04 Harlequin (March 4th, 1972 Technical College, Watford, England) 05 Bye Bye Johnny (April 14th, 1972 Palasport, Pavia, Italy - early version of "Can-Utility And The Coastliners") 06 Happy The Man (April 18th, 1972 Piper Club, Rome, Italy) 07 Going Out To Get You (April 18th, 1972 Piper Club, Rome, Italy) 08 One-Handed Drum Solo (June 28th, 1972 Town Hall, Watford, England) 09 Can-Utility And The Coastliners (August 20th, 1972 Piper 2000 Club, Via Reggio, Italy) 10 Seven Stones (August 22nd, 1972 Teatro Alcione, Genoa, Italy - rarely ever played live) Disc Two: 1972-1975 01 Supper's Ready (November 18th, 1972 Imperial College, London, England) 02 Harold The Barrel (January 20th, 1974 Palasport, Reggio Emilia, Italy - only 2 live versions exist) 03 Horizons (May 4th, 1974 Academy of Music, NYC) 04 Watcher Of The Skies (January 24th, 1975 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles) 05 It (January 24th, 1975 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles) 06 The Musical Box (January 24th, 1975 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles) 07 The Waiting Room (May 2nd, 1975 Hippodrome, Birmingham, England) Disc Three: 1977-1978 01 Lillywhite Lillith - The Waiting Room - Wot Gorilla (January 1st, 1977 Rainbow, London, England) 02 All In A Mouse's Night (January 2nd, 1977 Rainbow, London, England) 03 Inside And Out (June 24th, 1977 Earl's Court, London, England) 04 Down And Out (June 7th, 1978 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden) 05 Supper's Ready (June 14th, 1978 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany) 06 Ballad Of Big (July 29th, 1978 MSG, New York City) 07 I Know What I Like (July 29th, 1978 MSG, New York City) 08 Dancing With The Moonlit Knight - Musical Box (October 13th, 1978 Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois) Disc Four: 1980-1984 01 Back In NYC (June 29th, 1980 MSG, New York City) 02 Me And Virgil (September 27, 1981 Velodromo Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain) 03 Like It Or Not (November 30th, 1981 Capital Center, Landover, Maryland) 04 The Knife (December 23rd, 1981 NEC, Birmingham, England) 05 No Reply At All (featuring Phenix Horns) (August 22nd, 1982 Forest Hills, New York City) 06 Paperlate (featuring Phenix Horns) (August 22nd, 1982 Forest Hills, New York City) 07 11th Earl Of Mar / Squonk / Firth Of Fifth (November 10th, 1983 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 08 11th Earl Of Mar / Behind The Lines / Firth Of Fifth / Musical Box (January 7th, 1984 McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado) Disc Five: 1986-1998 01 In The Cage / ...In That Quiet Earth / Supper's Ready (October 15th, 1986 Forum, Los Angeles) 02 Mama (May 9th, 1992 Astrodome, Houston, Texas) 03 Carpet Crawlers (October 23rd, 1992 Mayflower Theater, Southampton, England) 04 Nowhere Else To Turn (Unreleased 1997 B-Side - Ray Wilson on lead vocals) 05 Small Talk (December 13th, 1997 RTL Studios, Paris, France) 06 Thats All (January 23rd, 1998 Bray Studios, London, England - only Ray Wilson version) 07 Hold On My Heart (January 29th, 1998 Sport Hall, Budapest, Hungary) -
Audience 8.5 - Good solid recording of what sounds like it may be an outdoor show. Atmosphere is great! Love it. -
Audience 7.0 -
Soundboard 9.4 - This is not a pure board and by that I mean it sounds like some of the instruments are not direct patches through the board onto the tape. It sounds like a hybrid where some of it is a direct feed and some of it is mic’d up. You can tell it is something like that when listening to the difference between the keyboards and vocals, and drums (especially the kick). Either way it’s great. Genesis Rio De Janeiro,Brazil 15-May-77 Disc 1 1.1 Introduction 0:59 1.2 Squonk 6:53 1.3 One For The Vine 10:22 1.4 Robbery, Assault & Battery 7:40 1.5 Inside And Out 7:59 1.6 Firth Of Fifth 9:05 1.7 ... In That Quiet Earth 4:56 1.8 Afterglow 4:36 1.9 I Know What I Like 9:04 Disc 2 2.1 Supper's Ready 25:36 2.2 Dance On A Volcano 5:03 2.3 Los Endos 7:31 2.4 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4:45 2.5 The Musical Box 4:27 -
Soundboard 8.8 - A fine performance of The Lamb here, sound quality is very good and mix is very good. You can enjoy this one, more than once! -
Audience 8.4 - One of the better early Italian shows, bass maybe pushing hard, but it’s clear and energetic. Lovely stuff! -
Audience 8.5 - Tape is a little hissy, but it is still a clear recording where you hear a lot of separation between instruments and “air” or “headroom” which allows music a chance to unfold and show peaks and valleys. Very good, not great, but very good. -
Audience 8.8 - A very nice effort, sounds like the taper had pretty good gear. I hear a little bit of distortion in a very specific place in the middle band, not anything to ruin the experience but it is present and sounds like someone made an effort to clean it up in remastering. This is a worthwhile listen. Genesis Sports Arena, San Diego, CA March 27, 1977 Band line-up Phil Collins - vocals, drums Steve Hackett - guitar Mike Rutherford - bass, guitar Tony Banks - keyboards Chester Thompson - drums Total Time = 01:56:31 Disc 1 01 Squonk 02 One For The Vine 03 Robbery, Assault & Battery 04 Your Own Special Way 05 Firth of Fifth 06 The Carpet Crawlers 07 In That Quiet Earth 08 Afterglow Disc 2 09 Eleventh Earl of Mar 10 Supper's Ready 11 Dance On A Volcano 12 Drum Duet 13 Los Endos 14 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (w/The Musical Box Closing) -
Audience 9.3 - A very wide and airy recording that you instantly know the second you hear it that taper is no noob, this is a pro job and stands up to scrutiny well. I could not find that much to complain about except maybe it’s just a tad back in the seats but that just allows for more air and atmospherics which are all here and well captured. Genesis Sports Arena San Diego, CA April 15, 1978 Disc 1 01 Eleventh Earl of Mar 02 In The Cage 03 Burning Rope 04 Ripples 05 Deep In The Motherlode 06 The Fountain Of Salmacis 07 Down And Out 08 One For The Vine Disc 2 09 Squonk 10 Say It's Alright Joe 11 The Lady Lies 12 The Story Of Romeo & Juliet 13 Cinema Show 14 Afterglow 15 Follow You, Follow Me 16 Dance On A Volcano 17 Drum Duet 18 Los Endos 19 I Know What I Like