(Review from progarchives.com, allmusic.com)

‘Live Over Europe 2007′ documents Genesis’ almost unanimously received comeback tour, or at least the European leg. It features live recordings taken from most of the gigs of that tour. The announcement of the band’s comeback in the shape of the three-man Collins/Rutherford/Banks axis was treated with either hostility of indifference by a significant proportion of prog fans. One suspects that many would have preferred Gabriel and Hackett to have been involved. However, something interesting happened when the set was announced, where interest was piqued considerably. The balance tipped firmly in Genesis’ favour when most of the doubters saw the concerts, as they proved beyond all doubt that the band are still a force to be reckoned with when it comes to in-concert prowess.

The 2h and 20m total of recordings draws from concerts in Manchester, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Hannover, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Prague, Rome, Paris, Munich & Twichenham. Quite a good tour map, though of course the full concerts rarely suffered changes or different measures as music. A clever mix to the album’s recording is how the pieces don’t have sharp cuts in the flow, even if they come from different concerts.

Besides the central icon that is the trio (sure, Phil Collins has a comeback himself, but without him the reunion wouldn’t have made sense at all, “calling” Ray Wilson back in 1997 having meant disaster), Chester Thompson and Daryl Stuermer are also back playing percussion and bass, so moments like the drums duo are in this way a buzzing and usual entry. The concerts certainly must have had their explosive nature or their show-glow, but a bit less is heard through the album.

The set samples from every era of the band’s career, giving equal emphasis to pop hits and extended prog pieces. In other words, it’s a live album that looks good on paper, but in practice “Live Over Europe 2007″ is a bit of a snooze, as the sound is too pristine and the performances too well-oiled to have much of a spark. It’s not that the group sounds rusty — quite the opposite, actually. They sound like they’ve been playing this set list every year for ten years instead of being on hiatus for over a decade. They’re too professional to be bad, but they’re too predictable to be interesting.

Line-up:
- Tony Banks / keyboards
- Phil Collins / vocals, drums
- Mike Rutherford / guitars, bass
with
- Daryl Stuermer / guitars, bass
- Chester Thompson / drums

Track List:
CD1
01. Duke’s Intro (3:49)
02. Turn It On Again (4:26)
03. No Son Of Mine (6:57)
04. Land Of Confusion (5:11)
05. In The Cage (13:30)
06. Afterglow (4:28)
07. Hold On My Heart (5:58)
08. Home By The Sea (11:59)
09. Follow You, Follow Me (4:19)
10. Firth Of Fifth (Excerpt) (4:40)
11. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (6:45)
CD2
01. Mama (6:57)
02. Ripples (7:58)
03. Throwing It All Away (6:01)
04. Domino (11:34)
05. Conversation With Two Sticks (6:49)
06. Los Endos (6:25)
07. Tonight Tonight Tonight (Excerpt) (3:49)
08. Invisible Touch (5:35)
09. I Can’t Dance (6:12)
10. Carpet Crawlers (6:00)

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