Posts by KeithC

If I had been sent this as an anonymous track, I wouldn't have thought much of it. The problem today is that anyone with a laptop can create music and distribute it at no cost. I could do this and it probably wouldn't be the worst music out there. It's no secret that most music earnings are from legacy acts of decades ago, and this crowds out new talent. When was the last time any great new music was created by septuagenarians.

Unfortunately, PG's creative peak was a long time ago. I wouldn't listen to this again. The creative arts are a younger person's game, any success this has will be due to name recognition rather than artistic merit.

Genesis

Jeff Beck

a-ha

Amy Macdonald

Justin Hayward

I really miss the days of going to the record shop and buying the final product on vinyl.

Duke, the last great Genesis album. I like this a lot, not quite top tier so it's a 13 from me.

This is the Life (Amy Macdonald's debut album) - perfect album, all killer no filler.

3 - I could have done better.

Great thread! I knew about Stayin Alive but I would imagine the patient wouldn't survive CPR to most Genesis tracks.

The DS set is for people with more money than sense, but PF (& Gilmour/Waters) put out some good product, not all of which is stratospherically priced.

I should imagine there's a fair few fans who would like this on blu ray (although I question the likely quality) but I doubt this would come out before When in Rome, and we've only been waiting 15 years for this. Patience, you cry!

Meanwhile PF are celebrating Dark Side's 50th with a £250 megaset.

I'm one of the awful ones! Point is Genesis lost Anthony, then Peter, and then Steve, and quickly and easily moved forward. I think Phil's contribution was always under appreciated and when he left it was over. Calling All Stations was 'mush' (I played it yesterday) and nobody wanted to see them perform it. Ray was probably the best of a bad bunch of singers they auditioned, but audiences wanted to see Phil. It was always Phil who dictated the schedule and touring dates after his success as a solo artist. Bands do lose members and survive but some are much more important than others, if the two piece had been Tony and Phil it would have had a different ending.

Phil was the glue that kept the band together, when he left it was over. Another album with Ray is too terrible to contemplate!

I've only heard this a couple of times so just played it again. It's repetitive and I was bored of it by the end. When this came out, all their best work was far behind.

General question. If two writers are credited, are royalties split 50:50 or can the split be determined differently by the writers?

Jeff Beck performing this week...live at ronnie scott's (blu ray) - Jeff backed by an ace band and featuring Clapton on a couple of numbers.

ATOTT best album cover (second W & W).

Good track which I hadn't heard before, it's a 10 from me.

While it is easy to be critical (and I have been), it is nice to have some new official recordings from the band. Genesis have always been light on interactions with fans and I don't think they have ever given much regard to what we want (their prerogative of course). Big anniversaries over the next few years would be an appropriate time to open fans' wallets!

Is it to be a limited edition?

I also haven't decided whether to buy this (if I do it's the CDs). I also would prefer whole concerts rather than compilations like these as they just don't flow like a show. Compilations work for hits packages but rarely for live recordings. Also think the artwork & packaging is poor. They should look at some of the PF releases to see how it can be done.