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1.)-How Does Duke's End End?
2.)-We're Gonna Take It Up A Bit
3.)-Plugged In Turned On,On the Edge
4.)-Minimal Confusion
5.)-Tony Changed His Mind
6.)-We Need More Lights
7.)-Counting The Bars To 'Heart'
8.)-Working On Home
9.)-Mike Wants Phil's 'Feel' On Drums
10.)-From 'G' To 'G' On 'Firth'
11.)-Time To Dance
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1.)-Bring The Pitch Down Like Elton
2.)-'Acoustic' Ripples
3.)-'Throwing It All' Down
4.)-Tony Talks About His Inspiration
5.)-The Drum Duet
6.)-Not A Period Piece
7.)-Invisible Key
8.)-Phil, Tony & Mike, And Phil & Mike
9.)-Singing Along
10-)-Photo Gallery Deleted Scenes
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Back in 2005 rumors began spreading of a possible Genesis
reunion featuring the quintessential lineup of Peter Gabriel,
Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Phil Collins.
The band members discussed performing The Lamb Lies Down
On Broadway live for a limited run of shows that would be
recorded and filmed. Could it finally happen?
Unfortunately this reunion never came to fruition,
but instead the ...And Then There Were Three... lineup of
Collins, Rutherford, and Banks, along with long time touring
members Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson, came together
for the first time in 15-years to embark on what was billed
as the Turn It On Again World Tour of 2007.
When In Rome was filmed on July 14, 2007 during a free
open-air concert at Rome's Circo Massimo, before an enormous
crowd of nearly 500,000 people. I think it is safe to say
that the Genesis fan base remains firmly in tact - no matter
what lineup they are presenting. I never thought that Genesis
would be able to one-up the elaborate stage show that they
rolled out during their 1992 We Can't Dance Tour, which
was so eloquently captured on their The Way We Walk concert
DVD, but they did - and then some.
The concert kicks off in fine fashion with "Duke's Intro",
a combination of "Behind The Lines" and "Duke's End". This
strong opening number immediately gives you hope that this
would not just be another Invisible Touch/We Can't Dance
love affair like the last one was, although they were still
heavily favored. "Turn It On Again", another Duke standout,
follows the ambitious opener, and then Collins takes a few
minutes to address to the crowd - in Italian. Reading from
some notes he had written down and rehearsed, Collins comes
off as charming the first time around, but it soon turns
annoying the next few times he bogs down the proceedings
with his butchered Italian.
The stage setup for this tour was monstrous to say
the least. The band is surrounded by a massive 210 foot
wide curved video backdrop that provides animation and graphics
throughout the show. The shape of the stage is kind of odd
looking, it reminded me of a giant sperm whale, but it works
well once you see the whole affect. Numerous lighting towers
are strategically placed all over the stage, and they offer
up one of the brightest and most colorful light shows I
have ever witnessed.
This getup alone would make most other band's jealous,
but also positioned behind the stage are several more lighting
towers that dwarf the ones on stage by a magnitude of about
five. It made Pink Floyd's Pulse tour look small in scale.
One of the most impressive parts of the show came early
on when they played the Peter Gabriel era classic "In The
Cage", which also featured excerpts of "Cinema Show" and
"Duke's Travels". It sounded so good that I actually got
a little choked up with emotion. The 30 foot tall, 3-D,
man running at you on the screen, and then exploding out
of the cage, looked pretty damn cool too.
Other than the "Cage" medley, the musical highlight
of the show for me had to be the chill inducing performance
of "Afterglow", from the bands overlooked Wind and Wuthering
album. I have read many complaints about Phil Collins diminished
vocal abilities, and the fact that some of the songs had
to be played in a lower key to compensate - he even jokes
about it during one of the extra features called "Bring
the pitch down like Elton", but this performance certainly
proves that he can still be an amazing vocalist. He sings
his ass off on this one.
Whether you are a fan of the Peter Gabriel era of Genesis,
the post-Gabriel era, or both eras, like myself, this setlist
should satisfy all customers. You've got some really great
older stuff, such as "I Know What I Like", "Firth Of Fifth",
and "Carpet Crawlers", some excellent mid-period cuts, like
"Los Endos", "Ripples", "Follow You Follow Me", and all
of the Duke stuff, along with the best of the later stuff,
like "Home By The Sea", "Mama", and "No Son Of Mine". My
biggest complaint is that there was nothing from Abacab
played, which is the album that first got me into the band
during my high school years.
The production quality of this DVD was remarkable,
especially the audio mixes. Included are DTS 5.1 surround,
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, and Dolby stereo. Both of the
5.1 surround mixes sounded extraordinary, with hardly a
difference between the two. The bass was booming, the instruments
were clearly defined, and the live concert experience was
presented wonderfully via the rear surrounds.
The widescreen video presentation looked suburb, and
showed only a hint of softness during some of the long shots.
Legendary music video director David Mallet does a excellent
job at presenting the immense scope of this concert, while
also capturing the wonderful intimacy of some of the performances.
When In Rome certainly presents a much more satisfying
setlist than The Way We Walk DVD did. It was nice to see
the guys finally embracing more of their older material
this time around. The DVD is sold exclusively at Wal-Mart
and Sam's Club at a very reasonable price. Reviewed by Paul
M. Roy - July 2008
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