Genesis deemed its 2007 reunion tour worthy of a three-disc DVD set because, according to Phil Collins, “We thought something like this, which may never happen again, was worth documenting just in case something good happened.”
“When in Rome 2007,” due out June 10 exclusively through Wal-Mart, certainly gives Genesis fans plenty of opportunities to remember the tour.
It features the entire July 14 show, shot by director David Mallet before 500,000 fans at Rome’s Circus Massimo. A nearly two-hour documentary, “Come Rain or Shine,” by director Anthony Mathile chronicles the tour, which played 47 dates in Europe and North America, from conception to finish. Extras include photo galleries and additional interviews with Collins, pictured, guitarist Mike Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks.
But even as “When in Rome 2007” rolls out, Collins said the trio is fairly convinced that something like last year’s tour will, in fact, never happen again.
“Nothing’s planned, anyway,” said Collins, who has maintained that he wants to focus on his family and no longer wants to tour.
“It’s a question of whether there’s anything musically, rather than touring, to do. Then there’s still possibilities, but we’re not discussing it really seriously yet.” Rutherford added, “We’re all peddling quite slowly at the moment. I like that phrase.”
There remains a possibility of doing a reunion performance of “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” with Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett, but Collins said that will be “for something special” like a one-off performance rather than a full touring production.
As for selling “When in Rome 2007” via Wal-Mart, Banks said the company offered a scenario that made sense to Genesis for this project.
“Wal-Mart puts 100,000 of this DVD out there and feels like it can sell that many, which I think will be an awful lot better than the last few things we’ve done,” Banks said. “You have to look at it that way.”
— Billboard
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you’ve gotta quit with the deceptive “Phil” headlines. This is the second time now I’ve come through my RSS feed only to find mr. sussudio himself rather than mr. dropin bombs…
So you thought Phil Lesh was playing The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway with Peter Gabriel? Sorry ’bout that, but we’re a Genesis blog just as much as were a Dead blog or a Crowded House blog or a Phish blog.