GENESIS LIVE

Fantastic . . . Without a doubt, this is Genesis's best live album. The versions of songs here are fairly "by the book", not too much different from the studio recordings, but how could you improve on the originals? The choice of songs here is ideal: the two shorter epics from Foxtrot (sorry, no "Supper's Ready") and the two highlight tracks from the Nursery Cryme album, plus a brilliant run-through of "The Knife" to close. A good balance of tunes from the major stages of their career to that point, and an execution easily matching the power and precision of the originals (special kudos goes to Steve Hackett in "Hogweed") The only thing that could improve on this recording might be a bit more of Gabriel's famous banter between numbers . . . but I suppose that is what the Anthology is for. Man, I wish I had been around to see these guys play!