Genesis Live is the first live album from Genesis featuring charismatic lead singer Peter Gabriel from the Foxtrot tour in 1973.
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Live Albums By Genesis
Genesis are a band who have switched music direction as their personnel changed.
In the early 1970s, they were a theatrical progressive rock group with lead singer Peter Gabriel wearing incredible costumes while he performed and acted out the scenes from the songs. Their sound at this stage was “middle” progressive with both keyboard and guitar featuring in the instrumental passages in their longer songs.
Peter Gabriel left in 1975 and drummer Phil Collins became the lead singer. The group moved into lighter progressive rock with songs that had strong melodies. Guitarist Steve Hackett left in 1977 and then they were three. The sound continued to lighten as Phil Collins became a big solo star and they finished playing high quality pop rock.
Studio Albums by Genesis
1969 – From Genesis to Revelation
1970 – Trespass
1971 – Nursery Cryme
1972 – Foxtrot
1973 – Selling England by the Pound
1974 – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
1976 – A Trick of the Tail
1976 – Wind & Wuthering
1978 – …And Then There Were Three…
1980 – Duke
1981 – Abacab
1983 – Genesis
1986 – Invisible Touch
1991 – We Can’t Dance
1997 – Calling All Stations
Live Albums by Genesis
The story is that Genesis were reluctant to release their first live album Genesis Live but they’ve since learned that fans love them.
This means that there are now Genesis live albums at various stages of their career to summarise their journey from prog rock group to pop band.
You’ll see from my reviews, I have a strong preference for early Genesis (before Steve Hackett left) although I continue to admire their professionalism.
1973 Genesis Live
1977 Seconds Out
1981 Three Sides Live
1992 The Way We Walk, Vol I: The Shorts
1992 The Way We Walk, Vol II: The Longs
1998 Live In Poland
2007 Live over Europe
There are also two box sets that will be interesting to someone who wants to hear Genesis live.
Genesis Archive 1967–75 has two CDs with a live performance of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and another CD with recordings from their 1973 show at the Rainbow in London which includes Supper’s Ready.
Songs from the Rainbow concert also feature in Genesis Live 1973–2007 which brings together the live albums released by Genesis.
Genesis Revisited With Steve Hackett
Former guitarist Steve Hackett has been touring and playing the old Genesis songs. This has resulted in two live albums which have been very well received:
Genesis Revisited: Live At Hammersmith
2013 Genesis Revisited Live at the Royal Albert Hall
What is The Best Live Album By Genesis
I’d be very interested to know what you think about the individual albums so please leave a comment and also vote in my poll on the best Genesis live album.
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Because there are so many great progressive rock live albums I have split the poll into two and you may find some of your favourites in the second division. Albums will be promoted when they get enough votes.
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Genesis Seconds Out 1977
One of my favourite progressive rock live albums is Seconds Out by Genesis. It was recorded in 1976 and 1977 in Paris on the tours for A Trick Of The Tail and Wind and Wuthering.
I must admit to an element of bias in favour of this rather than Genesis Live.
I was first introduced to Genesis through a review of A Trick Of The Tail in a weekly music paper called Sounds and bought both Wind and Wuthering and Seconds Out as soon as I saw them. I also saw Genesis live in Stafford in 1976 or 1977.
This means I never had any trouble with the move from Peter Gabriel to Phil Collins as the lead singer and have a mixed opinion of the Gabriel era Genesis.
For some reason the Trespass and Nursery Cryme studio albums have made little impact with me and I believe The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is both overblown, over-complicated and over-rated.
Genesis Seconds Out Overall Rating – 28/30
What Are The Best Genesis Live Albums? Studio Album Poll Added
Genesis have released a few live albums over their career as the make-up of the group has changed along with their style.
Which Genesis live album do you think is the best?
The early Genesis Live album with Peter Gabriel perhaps or Seconds Out with Phil Collins as the lead singer. Perhaps one of the later albums like The Way We Walk with many ofriends their hit singles.
Or perhaps you love some of the rarer and less well known live recordings of Genesis.
I’ve cheated a little bit in the poll by including Live At The Rainbow 1973 as a separate album. This is available in the Genesis Live 1973 – 2007 box set (which also includes the first four commercially available Genesis live albums) and is also a famous bootleg. it deserves it’s own official release.
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