Genesis - 1983-1998 Box Set 5CD/5DVD
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Free Music Notes for 1983-1998 Box Set 5CD/5DVD
Free Music Review: A box of Ear Fatigue???? I would agree!
Hit: 1 Stars
The talk of how these mixes were done and the ear-splitting harsh results of every CD in this set is in my view very true. Each and every track has been boosted to a level that hurts my ears a great deal. All of the original Dynamics that are present in their intended original mixes are gone and so are the original mixes! Every album is remixed. If you like to hear everything LOUD, then by all means buy this set. If you like their beautiful nuances and dynamics of their original intended mixes, then you must buy the 1994 definitive edition remasters or their original CD catalog from before those. I have no problem with a remaster but if you remix it to a point where original Dynamics and elements are lost, then to me that is really not worth it. Free Music Review: Genesis' later years given a superb makeover
Hit: 5 Stars
Genesis 10-disc box set entitled Genesis 1983-1998, released in November of 2007 here in the US (and a month earlier in Europe) is a MUST for all Genesis fans.
This 5-CD/5-DVD box set featured the second four titles to be re-released in an exhausting and long Genesis remaster campaign which took place in the last year.
The first inklings that a Genesis catalog overhaul was in the making was the release of the 3-CD Platinum Collection box set in 2005.
The albums in this box set include 1983's self-titled effort a/k/a The Mama Album (see my review of the deluxe edition), 1986's Invisible Touch (see my review of the deluxe edition), 1991's We Can't Dance (see my review of the deluxe edition) and 1997's somewhat weak finale Calling All Stations (see my review of the deluxe edition). Plus a bonus CD/DVD set called Bonus Tracks 1983-1998 which is only available in this box set.
Each album was painstakingly digitally remastered and remixed by longtime Genesis producer Nick Davis. Plus the albums in the set are double disc sets that features a CD (whereas in territories outside the US and Canada have Hybrid SACDs as Warner Music do not support Hybrid SACDs) and a DVD (which has each album in 5.1 plus interviews with Phil Collins, Tony Banks, Ray Wilson and Nir Z, videos and concert footage/TV documentaries). The discs themselves all look like their original US vinyl album counterparts with the labels (the custom picture labels that each album had).
The bonus CD and DVD on this set is called Bonus Tracks 1983-1998. We have all three B-sides from the Invisible Touch album with "Feeding the Fire", "I'd Rather Be You" and the superb instrumental "Do the Neurotic" (which was left off of the original album in favor of "The Brazilian"). Next is the two studio B-sides from 1991's We Can't Dance which are "On the Shoreline" and "Hearts on Fire" which were all left off of the original CD. There is three B-sides from the Calling All Stations sessions (which should have been on the original album in favor of the three tracks that I didn't like (see review) "Anything Now", "Sign Your Life Away" and "Run Out of Time". I haven't heard the other B-sides left off of CAS which were "Papa He Said", "Banjo Man", "Phret" and "7/8".
The bonus DVD has some extra concert footage from Knebworth 1992 and the Genesis Archive 2 (1976-1992) in addition to the 5.1 mixes.
Plus, the box contains a 48 page case-bound book with essays (written by longtime video director Jim Yukich) about each album and rare photos.
RECOMMENDED IMMENSELY!
Free Music Review: Genesis Boxset 1983-1998
Hit: 5 Stars
Despite being the most commercial (and pop) era of the band, the audio mix and the extras along with the bonus disk are worth the effort of owning it.
Pristine artwork and presentation. A jewel.
Free Music Review: Remastered Again?
Hit: 1 Stars
So now Genesis is reissuing their catalog in box sets. A hundred bucks for 5 CD's. Yeah, I know you get DVD's as well, but does this seem like a marketing ploy? Don't get me wrong.......I LOVE Genesis. But the CD's I have now are labeled "DEFINITIVE Edition Remaster"....I guess these are now obsolete, but they sound pretty good to me........I don't think I'll be buying these new "remasters"....and sorry, I had to rate this even though I have not heard it.....Free Music Review: Genesis Box Set 1983-1999
Hit: 4 Stars
Genesis 1983-1999 is an excellently remasted look at Genesis at their pop prime. Whereas many people are fighting about compression/loudness/B-sides left off, etc., I will discuss what we have, not wish we had.
I think the older albums -Genesis, Invisible Touch - are the most affected by the remastering process. The newer albums do seem to be a little louder, but I don't percieve any substantial differences in the mixes.
But on those two older albums, the differences were dramatic. Hearing them this way definately is like listening to a new album. All the instruments are clearer, more substantial, and mixed better than the originals. My only quibble is with Illegal Alien - this doesn't sound quite right to me, yet I can't put my finger on it. Everything else is phenomenal.
The extra material is quite nice, not quite as good as the 1976-1982 box set though. There is much less concert footage available in the new set, which is what I thought was great about the last set, and what they have is very choppy and a bit disappointing. The interviews are excellent with all the main participants contributing.
On the whole, If you are a Genesis fan, buy this set. If you are just a casual fan, just pick up the individual albums that you like in this format.