Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Dukes (Intro)
2. Turn It on Again
3. No Son of Mine
4. Land of Confusion
5. In the Cage/The Cinema Show/Dukes Travels [Excerpts]
6. Afterglow
7. Hold on My Heart
8. Home by the Sea
9. Follow You, Follow Me
10. Firth of Fifth [Excerpt]
11. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

Disc 2:

1. Mama
2. Ripples
3. Throwing It All Away
4. Domino
5. Conversations with 2 Stools
6. Endos
7. Tonight Tonight Tonight [Excerpt]
8. Invisible Touch
9. I Can't Dance
10. Carpet Crawlers
11. [CD-Rom Track]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50200 in Music
• Released on: 2007-11-20
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Enhanced, Live, Import

Customer Reviews

Tantalising of what could be
Its a job to know to review this, but the brilliant Carpet Crawlers
demonstrates what could be done to the much vaulted 'Lamb'project. Lets hope
it has inspired them to pursue this project, what we would all give
to hear Hacket and Gabriel again

An MOR triumph
If, like me, you lost interest in Genesis when Steve Hackett left then this album is a good way to catch up with why they became MOR Superstars in the '80's and '90's.

Collins (much as I dislike his solo work) is on great form vocally and the post-Hackett songs are excellently put together, catchy and very enjoyable. 'No son of Mine' and 'Hold on to my Heart' are particularly good IMHO. The attempts at longer form songs do not however do it for me.

As far as the songs from the Hackett era are concerned, my view is that at best they are performed in a perfunctory manner (Los Endos) and at worst resemble a 'Stars on 45' megamix ('In the Cage - Cinema Show - Dukes End' medley). The latter is put together so precariously, I really wonder what they were thinking of.

'Ripples' is a disaster - it is a very subtle song which needs a light touch and is made by the interplay between the 12-string guitars. Err...where are they?

As far as 'Firth of Fifth' is concerned, Stuermers butchering of one of the most famous guitar solos in the Progressive Rock canon is unforgiveable.

So in summary, if you want to know where Genesis went then this is a great album. If you want to know where they came from buy 'Seconds Out'.

Pointless release
I bought this pretty much knowing what i was going to get. Excellent musicianship, good sound and for the most part good songs. Unfortunately the set is delivered with so little drive and energy that it sounds like a muzak set. All song keys are dropped by a full tone making some of them (Ripples esp.)virtually unrecognisable. Does Phil, who i rate very highly as a drummer and a singer, really have to sacrifice the proper song key for the entire set? Noone expects older rock musicians live work to stand up against work done in their youth - but this should serve as a stark warning not to record and release it. The set may satisfy those who have heard nothing of this group before but personally speaking it is a lacklustre effort of a once vibrant and truly musical group. Buy the magnificent 'Seconds Out' album instead.