Sum Of The Parts [2014]

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A little later, we have one of Steve's rare comments – about his first solo album this time. He explains his motives and apologizes for his step a little tongue in cheek. Tony's face in that scene speaks volumes though... TV 1½ times (I stopped the second watching and went to sleep at the point when Phil Collins takes the time) must for a Genesis fan for all the little jewels it contains, even if they're just a small minority This is very disappointing! It was such a big deal for fans and press when announced that BBC was making a respect (though again the representation is pretty much hit oriented). But it's a terrible crime how

Now, that documentary is on Blu-ray and is being called 'Genesis: Sum of the Parts'. There's nothing here you probably haven't heard before in past interviews or stories that made the news. What's really nice about it and what keeps this documentary fun is seeing the band members reunite and reminisce about the old times together. I enjoyed the biography plain and simple. I believe it was well produced but rather too short in my opinion. I felt there should have been Not to mention that many facts were not included (such as Calling All Stations - ps. I don't care about the quality, a Genesis: Sum of the Parts' comes with a very good 1080p HD transfer presented in 1.78:1 aspect ratio. This documentary on the band 'Genesis' looks great. But with these types of documentaries that combine new footage and interviews with vintage footage, the video tends to weave in and out of excellence and unstable. But that's just how these things go. The newer footage of the band interviews and recent concert footage all look very sharp and vivid. Also another great part of the documentary was the area of the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. I didn't realize how much Banks disliked it. This was probably what really gave Gabriel the indication that he could indeed be a solo artist. If felt as if Gabriel and Banks entered into some area where they never fully recovered from, perhaps they uncovered how different they both were as artists. I could not help but wonder what Genesis would have become if Gabriel would have stayed and labored on. I think without question less Pop standards would have been present. Banks wanted to go the Hits route and use mainstream radio at the time.

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band with this and this just push the boundaries of really bad documentaries for classic musical acts.

conversations either. It's certainly not only because of being a quieter person, for I've heard that he Didn’t they entirely skip over one of the Genesis albums and not even mention it? Maybe Wind & Wuthering? It’s been a while since I watched it so correct me if I’m wrong. Another surprise was Phil Collins mentioning that "Lamb Lies down" had some of the best material that Genesis ever recorded. five, the hardest one to co-operate with. I appreciate that Peter Gabriel's solo career is dealt withLook, the fact is, as soon as a musician starts making records, they're in the game and they're as commercial as anyone else. I'm not sure about commercially driven as such, it's just not very good, poorly put together and the "5-piece all together in the room" thing, which was used as the hook, really didn't work very well and was quite awkward. I cringed at the part where he looked at the others during the interview and said something to the effect "Sorry Guys, but I felt I could not get my ideas through to the rest of you". Banks did agree that it was a tight unit. prouder of the commercial success than the prog past. BTW he seems to be the nastiest person of the

section features some extended interviews with each member but they really don't flesh things out a The bonus material's emotional lowpoint is the part “Phil Collins on the Future”. It's basically one minute of him hardly saying anything and should make clear that something new with Genesis or solo is further away than recent events had suggested. Of course, he doesn't rule out anything, but he isn't motivated enough for anything to happen. He seems resigned and unenthusiastic. I've witnessed some delightful gnashing of teeth over this documentary film. Apparently some of our really do enjoy watching the guys in this band sound all stuffy and self-important, yes, even Tony. And yet, I enjoyed watching it very much. I'll probably never watch it again but it was worth the pricePara cualquier fanático de Genesis ese documental es relevante, contribuyendo a aclarar ciertos puntos de la historia del grupo de la mano de sus propios protagonistas. En general está correctamente realizado, y la presentación y contenido es bueno, aunque nada excepcional. The_Genesis_Archive said they provided some material early on in pre-production when, interestingly, it was intended as a documentary solely about The Lamb as part of the ongoing occasional Classic Albums series. Then it morphed into a general documentary. I found this infuriating as I'd always thought The Lamb warranted a dedicated documentary. But instead of a decent documentary focused on the one album, which would easily provide rich material for an interesting film, we got a substandard unfocused one that didn't really satisfy anyone.

Surprisingly I'm only the third reviewer for this anticipated GENESIS documentary. I saw it on FinnishThe Daily Telegraph's reviewer Ceri Radford described the documentary as "excellent" and "an entertaining riff on their success over the years". [2] Writing for The Arts Desk, Adam Sweeting was not as impressed. He stated: "All of the group's serpentine twists and turns were dutifully recorded in this 90-minute documentary", but he concluded: "It's an awesome tale in its way, yet the endless list of hit records and enormous tours eventually became tedious, and somehow Genesis managed to remain untouched by all the history going on around them." [3] During the 80s, a few problems with the dramatic composition start to crop up. This alone isn't all that bad since it would probably be difficult for any director to find a balance between all the solo careers and what's happening with the band. There's still barely any Steve in the documentary's 80s while Tony Banks is featured with a lot of quite poor songs. Invisible Touch is given far too much time, but the band also seems to be very focused on the success here. Finally, We Can't Dance is discussed as “the band's last transatlantic top 10 album”. Tony remarks that he somehow had that feeling of “that's it” with the last single Tell Me Why. This is followed by a jump to the 2006 band rehearsals (not 2007 as the subtitle indicates) and we're left to wonder whether the years 1993-2006 never really happened. In fact there's only a brief bit of You'll Be In My Heart and a few comments about Tony's classical projects and a few other songs from his solo career. Calling All Stations is left out entirely, even though it is a regular Genesis album and definitely interesting simply because it was created without Collins. Never mind that it managed to reach No. 2 in the German and UK album charts – both huge markets – and that the Europe tour was quite successful. Personally I didn’t think it was that bad. I don’t understand all the fans who complain about Steve not getting equal treatment all the time. It’s not like he’s still part of the group. They didn’t cover Anthony Phillips’ solo career either. Neither of them have had mega hits like Phil and Peter. didn't like the film. Understandably so. Of course also Anthony Phillips' career would have deserved Presented with contributions from almost all the members of Genesis, all willing to provide the honest, agenda-free perspective that the passage of time has provided, how could this BBC documentary possibly fail? And yet, as the ensuing furore from fans and band members proved, the show’s editors and producers managed to seize failure from the jaws of success, and this extended release isn’t much of an improvement.