Three Sides Live - Genesis > Reviews

Advantages: Captures the live flavour of Genesis very well, lots of songs for your money
Disadvantages: Very different to later work by Phil Collins so perhaps not suitable for all

This is a great live album for fans of Phil Collins era Genesis. There are only a handful of early Genesis tracks on the album both taking the form of medleys (i.e. In The Cage/Cinema Show/Colony Of Slippermen and the closing It/Watcher Of The Skies). As a result of this, the differences in style between Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins are very clear - Collins is more of a singer and uses a clearer less forced style than his predecessor. Musically, ... Read review

Advantages: Great quality live recording with classic tracks
Disadvantages: that it finally finishes

A very good quality live album Good vocals all the way from Phil Collins. Not to mention his drumming Album 1 has the newer Genesis tracks that are better known. Such as Abacab, Follow you follow me and Turn it on again. Album 2 starts of with Misunderstanding and is followed by five earlier tracks that all die hard Genersis fans will know and love. This has an instramental track and you can feel you are at the gig with the sound of the crowd ... Read review

Advantages: The 3 live sides shine
Disadvantages: The 1 none live side is dull

Depending which side of the pond you come from there are 2 versions of this album. The US version is 3 sides of live tracks from Genesis in the 1980's and the 4th side is collection of obscure B sides and the "Paperlate" EP. These songs are OK if you like to listen to the rare stuff, otherwise the best version is the UK album. This is 4 sides of live tracks. The same 3 as the US version plus an extra side of live tracks recorded in the late 1970's. ... Read review