Posts by The_Genesis_Archive

  • What Phil Collins shows have you seen?

    Phil Collins?


    13th December 1997 - Earls Court - Trip Into The Light tour


    6th November 2002 - The Scala, London - Testify showcase / BBC Radio 2 show


    19th November 2005 - S.E.C.C Glasgow, Final Farewell - that day Genesis met up to discuss a reunion.


    4th June 2017 - The Royal Albert Hall, London - Not Dead Yet


    3rd December 2017 - The Genting Arena (NEC), Birmingham - Not Dead Yet.


    Out of all of those shows the first two in 97/02 were the best.


    Regards


    Mark

  • Your first ever Genesis concert was ...

    Writing a song is one thing, but performing on a song whilst making sense of what the writer intends etc is just as note worthy. Could any of us in the cold light of day make sense, of what any of the guys in Genesis would be asking of us if we were in a studio or rehearsal room etc.


    So the idea that someone who wrote little should be less than those who wrote a bulk amount, is frankly absurd.


    Regards


    Mark

  • Do people still swap these?

    Well, I don't want to get into that with regard to calibre. Paul Russell and his publisher secured access for Paul at a time when Genesis was pretty quiet post The Calling All Stations tour.


    Paul was able to have access to the archive ( sound board cassette's ) at Fisher Lane, which gave him a vast head start compared to anyone else trying to start such a project.


    Whilst there is some common and private materials in the Phil Collins era Genesis and Ray Wilson era, it remains a cornerstone of any research to have access to the recordings held at FLF and now digitalised but held at FLF.


    Paul also wrote a few pieces for Record Collector


    http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk…view-archive-one-special/


    Somehow he was lucky to be at the Heathrow business terminal meeting when Genesis all met up to promote the Archive one - 1967 to 1975 box set in 1998.


    So an interesting guy who moved to Canada, who's main profession was landscape gardener.


    Regards


    Mark

  • Conforums Closing Today, New Home Here

    Krissy, in theory you could just have the threads as screenshots. With only the best stuff in the form of the old Phil Collins official forum posts by Phil himself on here as a locked item, or if they exist the old Nick Davis stuff from the official forum as a locked item.


    All different ideas...


    Regards


    Mark

  • Do people still swap these?

    Paul Russell's book was an excellent tome on the subject, he had at the time access to the farm (supervised) and he was able to listen to what the band genuinely have in their archive. Albeit only the cassette's / dat tapes that the band had uploaded into a digital format.




    Paul had no interest in the 1976 onwards recordings which is a shame because a second / third volume of the book would have been a worthy item.


    A link with some information about the book.


    http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk…-me-my-song-paul-russell/


    Kind regards


    Mark

  • Which CD remastering was the best for each album?

    This was our webmasters attempt at The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway comparisons...


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    He is a qualified sound engineer.


    Have a listen, decide for yourself


    Kind regards


    Mark

  • Conforums Closing Today, New Home Here


    Paul, there is always this history of Fisher Lane Farm...


    http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk…r-lane-farm-chiddingfold/


    Having been there three times on invite, I believe I can comment on The Farm.


    Kind regards


    Mark

  • Which CD remastering was the best for each album?

    This is a rather subjective area filled with emotions and personal opinion.


    To me having owned a lot of the Genesis albums on a variety of formats, I would have to say the Multichannel 5.1 SACD's are the premier format and sound source.


    But the best listening experience of just four of the Genesis recordings happened to be at Fisher Lane Farm, June 2006.


    http://theeviljam.co.uk/2011/08/20/trip-to-the-farm/


    Inside the control room at FLF, listening through the SSL Desk, Avalon amps, PRO Arc speakers in an acoustically treated room, in Surrey on a hot summers day in a fully air conditioned room sort of was the pinnacle. Plus on Behind The Lines we got to hear the run out, there was no join into the next song... so you could still hear Phil bashing away at the hi hat and drums.


    hope that helps,


    Regards


    Mark

  • Your first ever Genesis concert was ...

    Hello, I may have the answer your looking for...


    Quote from StillCan'tDance

    I was disappointed not to hear Dreaming While You Sleep, too. But being able to actually see the lights this time (as opposed to waiting until the encore) made up for it. Also, the acoustics are much at an indoor venue (give or take a few places) than in a field.


    One of the concerts on that short tour was indeed cancelled due to Phil being ill but I can't say for sure which one it was.


    The show at The Wolverhampton Civic, Wolverhampton was meant to be on the 26th October, but Phil got ill so it was moved to the 17th November 1992.




    hope that helps,


    Regards


    Mark

  • How to start collecting Genesis

    The SACD's are hybrids, they would at worst play the CD stereo layer. But for that SACD Multi Channel (5.1) you would need a compatible player to unlock the Hi res SACD layers and then an AMP with 6 channels plus 5 speakers and a sub woofer.


    Hope that helps


    Regards


    Mark

  • Mike And The Mechanics Recommendations

    On this particular album,


    Quote from Paperkate

    4. Rewired - Rewired is a strange one. It was always going to be different without Paul Young, but maybe this one is too different (that said, my favourite track on the album is Underscore, which might be the weirdest!). It sounds of-its-time in a dated way, like they were actively working for a popular style that clashed a bit with who they are, and that 2000s voice distortion style that I don't really like.


    Tracks I'd Recommend: If I Were You, I Don't Want It All


    I actually attended the only UK gig in support of this album on the 7th Sept 2004, Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherds Bush, London. Upon the albums release Perfect Child was the single or most promoted song... sadly Mike had to explain the meaning in case people misunderstood the intention / meaning. But Underscore was my favourite, the music video to that one being the most weirdest of the lot. One Left Standing was also a brilliant song but again strange video.


    As you rightly mentioned the album had strange vocal processing, this sort of dates the album. I even read a Nick Davis interview where he said the album sort of hit a moment in production where it peaked but Mike carried on mixing / producing it and it sounded as it did.


    A strange album, there was a bit of promotion and radio tie in's... but the two singles from it were deleted before the release and ended up as promo only.


    http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk…hanics-albumsong/rewired/


    As the timeline shows, two singles which were deleted.


    An interesting time for the Mechanics, but glad they didn't end after the album / tour / DVD.


    Regards


    Mark

  • Mike And The Mechanics Recommendations

    Well, As for your views on M6.


    Quote from Paperkate

    3. M6 - While it's no Beggar, M6 has some really catchy songs, and maintains some of the Beggar feel. It's a bit more poppy and even dance'y at times, though, and lacks Beggar's darkness in songs like Ghost of Sex and You or House of Many Rooms.


    Tracks I'd Recommend: All The Light I Need, Ordinary Girl, Whenever I Stop

    I would mostly agree, I would add "My Little Island" and I like the faux vinyl crackle / pop on it. This was a strange album as it started with one producer and ended with a totally different producer in the hot seat.


    Regards


    Mark

  • Up Close with DARYL STUERMER

    I once read an interview in which it was said that Daryl, came up with an arrangement of No Reply At All in a rehearsal. This enabled the band to perform it live without the EWF horn section. This live and alternative arranged version can be heard on The Archive 2 - 1976 to 1992 box set.


    Regards


    Mark

  • Tony Banks remasters - what happened to the rest???

    Strange one as they seem to be raiding Anthony Phillips archive so often. Mind you perhaps Tony wanted a hirer return or Nick Davis skills come at a price that might be a tad too high?. That said Soundtracks, Bankstatement, Still and Strictly Inc, should all come out in the same package / way that ACF and The Fugitive have done so.


    Someone should pull their finger out, I have seen the low demand stuff that Cherry Red / Esoteric seem to release by bands who have faded into the sunlight... there must be enough demand for Tony's stuff to justify the costs.


    I'll happily order the four I mentioned in Surround sound with the packaging etc that was put into the first two...


    Kind regards


    Mark