The Musical Box at the Bell Center (Montreal)

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   The Musical Box at the Bell Center:
Selling England By The Pound
After the amazing success of their "Lamb Lies Down" show last November at the Bell Center, Montreal's own The Musical Box is at it again, and will this time present their stunning recreation of "Genesis - Selling England By The Pound" on Friday, December 15 2006 at the Bell Center theatre.

Well known for their high quality re-creations of Genesis’ shows at the time of Peter Gabriel, The Musical Box will perform this meticulous recreation of the "Selling England" show that was originally presented by Genesis in 1973 and 1974, this famous concert is still considered today as the pièce de résistance of  their career. Impressively, The Musical Box is the only group to have obtained the Worldwide License of Genesis and Peter Gabriel.

This particular replica has required exhaustive visual, scenic, audio and musical research even tracking down the original music instruments used at the time. The visual aspect of The Musical Box's "Selling England by the Pound" is based on hundreds of amateur films and pictures taken at the Genesis concerts, as well as the original slides used by the group.

The Musical Box has presented 140 concerts in North and South America and another 10 in European cities, including a third time performance at the London Royal Albert Hall and two sold out nights at the legendary Olympia of Paris. After seeing their incredible "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" concert in Geneva last year, Phil Collins declared: «…The Musical Box play it better than we did ».

Performed for the last time in Montreal in 2003 and at NEARFest on July 9 2004, "Selling England by the Pound" is a unique opportunity to discover this mystical Genesis concert and to relive a historic rock moment with The Musical Box!

Tickets are $41.50 - $51.50 (+ service charges) and are available at the Bell Centre box office and at all Admission outlets, also by phone at (514) 790-1245 or 1-800-361-4595 or online at www.admission.com and www.geg.ca. A Gillett Entertainment Group presentation!

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ProgLucky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Progarchives.com Founder / In Memoriam Joined: January 31 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 89	Topic: The Musical Box at the Bell Center (Montreal) Posted: May 11 2006 at 22:50
	The Musical Box at the Bell Center: Selling England By The Pound After the amazing success of their "Lamb Lies Down" show last November at the Bell Center, Montreal's own The Musical Box is at it again, and will this time present their stunning recreation of "Genesis - Selling England By The Pound" on Friday, December 15 2006 at the Bell Center theatre. Well known for their high quality re-creations of Genesis’ shows at the time of Peter Gabriel, The Musical Box will perform this meticulous recreation of the "Selling England" show that was originally presented by Genesis in 1973 and 1974, this famous concert is still considered today as the pièce de résistance of their career. Impressively, The Musical Box is the only group to have obtained the Worldwide License of Genesis and Peter Gabriel. This particular replica has required exhaustive visual, scenic, audio and musical research even tracking down the original music instruments used at the time. The visual aspect of The Musical Box's "Selling England by the Pound" is based on hundreds of amateur films and pictures taken at the Genesis concerts, as well as the original slides used by the group. The Musical Box has presented 140 concerts in North and South America and another 10 in European cities, including a third time performance at the London Royal Albert Hall and two sold out nights at the legendary Olympia of Paris. After seeing their incredible "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" concert in Geneva last year, Phil Collins declared: «…The Musical Box play it better than we did ». Performed for the last time in Montreal in 2003 and at NEARFest on July 9 2004, "Selling England by the Pound" is a unique opportunity to discover this mystical Genesis concert and to relive a historic rock moment with The Musical Box! Tickets are $41.50 - $51.50 (+ service charges) and are available at the Bell Centre box office and at all Admission outlets, also by phone at (514) 790-1245 or 1-800-361-4595 or online at www.admission.com and www.geg.ca. A Gillett Entertainment Group presentation!

proglil49 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 14 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 392	Posted: May 12 2006 at 17:32
	That's really cool. I'm gooing to see that show for sure
	I want to be an astronaut

belz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 14 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 17	Posted: May 13 2006 at 16:55
	Je vais TELLEMENT être là!

Bern Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: September 22 2005 Location: Québec Status: Offline Points: 11746	Posted: May 13 2006 at 18:27
	Moi aussi, y'a aucun doute!
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Sit Ubu Sit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: August 25 2005 Status: Offline Points: 33	Posted: May 15 2006 at 09:42
	Good Luck to all who attend this show - Saw "The Musical Box" perform Lamb in Syracuse NY a couple months ago, and they were plagued by sound problems for most of the night... JS

Bern Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: September 22 2005 Location: Québec Status: Offline Points: 11746	Posted: May 15 2006 at 13:11
	^ I saw them 4 times now and they never had problems. You were unlucky
	RIP in bossa nova heaven.

Firepuck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 28 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 657	Posted: May 15 2006 at 20:30
	^ I've seen 'Selling England by the Pound' twice and 'Lamb' once - both shows had excellent sound. Go see it, you will be blown away.
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Buze Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member New Releases Album Reviewer Joined: February 25 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 112	Posted: May 15 2006 at 21:09
	Sounds problems do not relate to the band, but to the Venue ! Go and see 'em ! These are totally incredible !! Close your eyes and you will fly back to 1970 !

Sit Ubu Sit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: August 25 2005 Status: Offline Points: 33	Posted: May 17 2006 at 12:39
	Buze Wrote "Sounds problems do not relate to the band, but to the Venue ! Go and see 'em ! These are totally incredible !! Close your eyes and you will fly back to 1970 ! Sorry Buzie Boy - but I certainly know the difference between venue and equipment problems. Gee, D'ya think that shutting down for 30 minutes while roadies swap out keyboards and cables is equipment or venue? Don't get me wrong - they were great before the problems struck. But it was hard to get into again after the 30 minute break... JS

Entity79 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: September 22 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Posted: May 20 2006 at 14:37
	Does anybody know if they will do any other North American dates? Or is that their last show? I'd really like to go to a show closer to me than Montreal...

proglil49 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 14 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 392	Posted: May 22 2006 at 15:32
	I know that they are preparing another tour but it's not sure that it will be Selling England By The Pound
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Prog-jester Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5908	Posted: May 27 2006 at 12:52
	Why??? Why are they not in my town right now ,playing "Supper's Ready" or something?.. God,I must move to Europe.