Platinum Collection - Genesis

Advantages: Some all time classics songs
Disadvantages: Format seems out of kilter to me

The Platinum Collection from Genesis is a three CD boxed set of all their best songs. It's really the story of Genesis told backwards. The third CD ends with their first ever release and the first CD begins with their last hit before they stopped recording. It's really quite hard to review this CD, as its 40 odd songs long and takes about 4 hours to listen to properly, and a track by track analysis would take forever to write and be extremely tedious ...
...lots of live albums) went platinum and spawned many chart successes. In 1996, Phil Collins left the band, not through musical differences, it was simply a matter of geography (this was when Collins moved to Switzerland). Rutherford and Banks decided to carry on without him and in 1997, they announced that Collins would be replaced by ex-Stiltskin vocalist Ray Wilson. In September 1997, Genesis released what would be their final studio album "Calling ... Read review

Advantages: Huge collection of the very best of Genesis from all eras.
Disadvantages: None that spring to mind

I'm 17 - yet my favourite band is Genesis.... Strange that, not many 17 year olds know about this great band. If they do, they’re most likely to not admit it because they’re embarrassed about their knowledge. The wonders of the human psyche. Another strange thing is, I like all three eras of Genesis, whereas most only like one particular era, usually that of Gabriel or Collins. I was slightly confused at first, when hearing both Peter Gabriel and ...
...a Phil Collins track. The way I see it, there are three eras in Genesis’ history. This album, aptly named “Platinum Collection”, covers all three of them in some form or another. Era 1, the Peter Gabriel years is covered on Disc 3. Don’t be fooled by the short track list, for the songs are nice and long. They’re not half bad either, with popular favourites such as “The Musical Box” and “Cinema Show” making appearances. Era 2 is the most covered ... Read review