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Yet another tribute to the late, once great Genesis, this time by the crew at Magna Carta records. This single CD is an excellent production, though the choice of material often leaves something to be desired. <\/p>\nYet another tribute to the late, once great Genesis, this time by the crew at Magna Carta records. This single CD is an excellent production, though the choice of material often leaves something to be desired. <\/p>\n
Starting off with a stunning version of \u201cWatcher of the Skies\u201d by Robert Berry and his first band Hush, the momentum continues through the first half: Canadian Genesis tribute band Over the Garden Wall offers what starts out as a note-for-note replication of \u201cFirth of Fifth,\u201d but slowly begins to add in their own ideas over the song\u2019s nine minute duration \u2013 by the end they\u2019ve taken it well beyond the confines of the original. The princess of prog, Annie Haslam, contributes a breathtaking rendition of \u201cRipples,\u201d Kevin \u2018Rael\u2019 Gilbert offers his take on \u201cBack in N.Y.C.\u201d and Richard Sinclair of Caravan fame closes the first half of the album with \u201cFor Absent Friends.\u201d <\/p>\n
Then things start to go downhill \u2013 not the performances of course, but certainly the choice of songs to cover, mostly from the Collins era salad days… er… I meant to say sellout days: Magellan covers \u201cMama,\u201d Enchant covers the forgettable \u201cMan of Our Times,\u201d and Pete Bardens\u2019 Mirage does a take of the at-best flaccid \u201cMany Too Many\u201d \u2013 none of these three are even shadows of Genesis\u2019 best material, despite the effort by these three otherwise excellent bands. <\/p>\n
But the absolute low point comes at the very end with a version of \u201cKeep It Dark\u201d by World Trade \u2013 I mean, they may as well have done \u201cTurn It on Again\u201d or \u201cTonight Tonight Tonight.\u201d Once again, there\u2019s plenty of good minutes on this disc, but some less-than-remarkable ones too. Still, if you\u2019re a big fan of the band, you\u2019ll definitely want this. <\/p>\n
By the way, I thought that Echolyn was supposed to have contributed a version of \u201cWhen the Sour Turns to Sweet\u201d (or was it some other song from the first album?) to this set \u2013 but Echolyn is not featured herein.<\/p>\n