1983 1998 5CD 5DVD by Genesis @ ARTISTdirect.com

GENESIS 1983-1998 spotlights the band's "power trio years," during which time Phil Collins also became a solo superstar. The box encompasses two-disc, CD/DVD editions of four classic albums - three with Collins - plus one rarities compilation: Genesis, Invisible Touch, We Can't Dance, Calling All Stations and Extra Tracks 1983-1998. 'Extra Tracks' is only available as part of the ten-disc GENESIS 1983-1998.

The CDs for each of the four catalog titles presents a new remastered stereo mix. Each DVD disc includes a 5.1 DTS Surround Sound of the audio tracks plus bonus video, photos, memorabilia images and new 2007 interviews. The box set features more than three hours of previously unreleased video.

On 'Genesis,' DVD extras include four videos and nearly an hour of rehearsals for 1983's Mama Tour.

1986's 'Invisible Touch' was Genesis' biggest-selling album. DVD extras include five videos, a tour documentary, a behind-the-scenes of the "Land Of Confusion" video and a 1986 performance from BBC2-TV's Old Grey Whistle Test.

1991's 'We Can't Dance' was Genesis' last to feature Collins, who departed in 1996. DVD extras include five videos and a television special offering a behind-the-scenes look at the writing of the album.

Calling All Stations, released in '97, teamed Banks and Rutherford with vocalist Ray Wilson. DVD extras include a trio of videos, the album's electronic press kit and live performances recorded in Germany and Poland.

The newly compiled Extra Tracks 1983-1998 is a disc of rarities offered exclusively as part of the GENESIS 1983-1998 box set. Among the CD's eight selections are "On The Shoreline" and "Do The Neurotic." The DVD features 5.1 mixes, a 40-minute 1983 Genesis performance at Knebworth, plus a 2000 performance saluting the band's long-time manager, Tony Smith. The latter features acoustic versions of the hits "Invisible Touch," "Follow You, Follow Me," "I Can't Dance" and "Turn It On Again."

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All Music Guide Review

The long-awaited high-fidelity overhaul of the Genesis catalog began with a multi-album box set spanning 1976-1982 -- the first half of Phil Collins' reign as lead vocalist, otherwise known as the prog years of when the group was a trio. Instead of moving backward to cover the band's early, arty years with Peter Gabriel, the next release in this series moved forward, covering 1983-1998, otherwise known as the "pop years" for the trio. To their credit, Genesis doesn't try to write the 1998 post-Collins Calling All Stations out of their history: it's right here, alongside 1983's Genesis, 1986's Invisible Touch, and 1991's We Can't Dance, plus a bonus disc with eight rarities. Going forward to these albums makes sense for two reasons: first of all, there's the fact that this is the reunited lineup that was touring the world in 2007, but it's also true that these digital-era productions are better showcases for 5.1 Surround mixes and they're the records that have loads of video and multimedia material to fill out these DVD-As (in the U.K., this set is available as Hybrid SACDs as well). The video section of each of the albums contains all the video clips from the record, plus new interviews with the bands about the record, then there's multimedia press kits added to the mix. It may be a more deluxe treatment than either We Can't Dance or Calling All Stations, but it's certainly something that will appeal to hardcore fans who will find this expertly produced set irresistible even if the music itself isn't. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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