STEVE HACKETT
A live album covering a live album: there’s life in it yet.
To one generation of Genesis fans, who arrived just as Phil Collins stepped up to the microphone, , the 1977 live double album, featured the definitive versions of the early-career highlights. and , but the band found the intersection between smooth and intrepid therein and Collins was in superb voice, honouring Gabriel’s legacy while subtly introducing fresh nuances. The group were flush with confidence, too, as they played selections from their “own” recent albums, and .
