Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2369 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-11-16
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Best of, Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 5

DVD Description
Following the release of Genesis Live 1973-2007, a box-set gathering the live albums recorded by the legendary British group, with the added bonus of Live At The Rainbow 1973, and the critically-acclaimed hybrid CD/SACD and DVD double disc set reissue of the 14 Genesis studio albums on the box-sets Genesis 1976 – 1982 and Genesis 1983 – 1998 in 2007, and Genesis 1970 – 1975 in 2008, Virgin/EMI concludes its exhaustive rerelease programme of the Genesis catalogue with Genesis – The Movie Box.

The five DVD box-set, with new 2009 5.1 DTS and Dolby Digital sound mixes, makes available on DVD for the very first time The Mama Tour and Three Sides Live. The full box includes:

Three Sides Live--the concert film shot in the US and released in tandem with the live album of the same title, which charted in the top ten on both sides of the Atlantic in 1982. Contains extra full length tracks in 5.1 Audio only.

Genesis Live – The Mama Tour--filmed in 1984 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, and featuring the band performing material from the chart-topping Genesis album. Also featuring "The Making of The Mama Album" a home video filmed by Phil Collins during the making of the Genesis album.

Genesis Live At Wembley Stadium--shot during the group’s record-breaking run of four sold-out concerts in July 1987, at the height of their popularity following the release of the number one album Invisible Touch. The DVD also features the tour documentary entitled "Visible Touch".

Genesis: The Way We Walk – Live In Concert--filmed in 1992 at London’s Earls Court Exhibition Centre, and issued alongside the top three albums The Way We Walk Volume One: the Shorts and Volume Two: the Longs.

Bonus material alongside the Mama Documentary comes in the shape of the updated 2009 version of VH1 Behind The Music special about the band. The original version aired in December 1999.

The box-set is designed so that fans of the group can insert into the packaging the two concert discs from When In Rome 2007 as well as the attendant documentary Come Rain Or Shine disc, filmed during their recent reunion tour.

Customer Reviews

review after release, please!
I wish all reviews would be written after people actually experience an item. Reviews so far were written before the release date, that's even less than judging a book by its cover! In some cases it seems that a low amount of stars is aimed at the release policy of the record company, not the actual product. I'd give Virgin, the record company in the case of this beautiful Genesis box, 2 stars for their conservative policy: indeed more rarities could have been included in this box, and of course a lot of us fans have bought some of these DVD's already.

But I think we should review what we get, not what we don't get. And what we get here is 4 excellent concerts by this fabulous group! The artwork of the box is beautiful, the behind-the-scenes video from Phil about the making of the Genesis album very informative, audio and visual quality of the material is generally high also for the first concerts, considering the still primitive recording techniques from the early 80s.

Genesis is still one of the greatest bands, and one that has always stood up live very well. Excellent music, excellent performances by Phil, Tony, Mike, Daryl and Chester!

I'm buying this..but I can see why other people might not
As a keen Genesis fan I'm delighted about this release. It brings 4 live concerts under one roof PLUS bonus features. For ME its a worthwhile purchase since I do not have three of the concerts, and only already having Invisible Touch, I think its worthwhile for me to buy, not to mention the extra features. However, I can see why other fans might be annoyed by the release since they probably have Invisible Touch plus The Way We Walk already. Another factor that may well also irk fans is the fact that When In Rome is missing, but this once again doesnt bother me this time since I already have. So, basically this is worthwhile release, but not for long-established Genesis fans.

Review after release - yes, and I got it.
So, the box is released, and it's out. So, is it as bad as we predicted?

Yes, unfortunately.

On the positive side, the 5.1 sound on TSL and Mama really rocks. But as expected, cutting in and out of interviews on TSL pretty much makes that release worthless, and some weird vocal overdubs on Phil's vocal on the Mama DVD doesn't help that release either. And don't even get me started on the video quality.

The IT DVD doesn't even play - what a joke. They re-release the DVD exactly similar to the old DVD, except the new one doesn't play.

TWWW DVD - doesn't really add anything to the old one, but at least now it's on one disc. Find the positive things where you can, eh?

Extras? Look that word up in the Genesis dictionary and you'll find it means 'foolish dreams'. The Behind The Music thing has a new chapter on the reunion tour (yawn) and instead some of the old parts have been reduced in length (lol). Give some, take some, indeed.

So basically, one star for the TSL audio extras, and another star for the MAMA audio, and then I'm almost subtracting a star for the incredibly poor value of this box.

I guess if you haven't got any of the old DVDs or VHS releases, it might be worth your money when it goes down in price. For oldtimers and dedicated fans (should there be any left - there seems to be a rapid runaway these days) it's just a rip-off.