Supper's Ready: A Tribute To Genesis

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 1995)
• Original Release Date: October 24, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Magna Carta
• ASIN: B000003ZB4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,370 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Okay, so what's the point?, October 5, 2004

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Not A. Rockstar (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Supper's Ready: A Tribute To Genesis (Audio CD)

I played drums on Over The Garden Wall's version of Firth Of Fifth. I agree that there is no point in releasing a CD of cover songs that are pretty much identical to the original, but let me explain. We were a bonafide Genesis Tribute Band! We prided ourselves on our ability to entertain people and make them feel that they were actually seeing and hearing the Genesis from the past. When we were asked to contribute to this CD, we literally had to record and mix the song in ONE day with 2 or 3 takes, and NO click track. We did not have any time to work out a clever arrangement or approach. Looking back on it now, we probably should have just said, "Why bother?" but we figured that this CD would help us get more gigs.

Our version sort of combined the studio release with the live Genesis version.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars To Breathe New Life Into Some Great Old Tunes, January 6, 2000

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Kenneth W. Bledsoe (Westtown, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Supper's Ready: A Tribute To Genesis (Audio CD)

Buy this disc for the late Kevin Gilbert's cover of "Back In NYC" if nothing else. (ps: how did he die?) Robert Berry is truely the MASTER of rearranging if not rewriting progressive music. He makes the tunes he re-does his own. Get the ELP tribute "Encores, Legends and Paradoxes" Robert Berry (who toured with Emerson and Palmer in Three) has a vested interest in keeping progressive music in the forefront, and he obviously has a great love of the medium. Back to Kevin Gilbert: Thanks for putting trombone licks into your contribution. If you are a true fan of music, beyond the realm of the formula, I certainly suggest you check this great disc out... PS: it's one o'clock and time for absorbing some new lawn mowing sounds. When the sun beats down and I'm lying on the bench, thank God I am hearing the continuation...

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good collection., December 5, 1998

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ralph williams (Bradford, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Supper's Ready: A Tribute To Genesis (Audio CD)

There are a lot of "tribute" albums around but some of the best have been the Yes, Genesis and Rush tribute albums on the Magna Carta label. One of the other reviewers makes the point that a lot of the bands are relatively unknown but I think this is a plus - these people are Genesis fans and whether or not you think these covers are good they are done because the musicians play this kind of music on their own albums. Special mention for cover versions beyond the call of duty goes to Enchant and Magellan. The bands here take very different approaches - some are almost note for note covers, others are quite different to the original. I would find it very unlikely any one would regularaly listen to the whole album every time - but this is well worth adding to your collection. And then buy some of these bands own CDs and hear the kind of music Genesis themselves haven't made for a decade.