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Genesis: Chapter And Verse (Illustrated CD): Chapter and Verse

Authors: Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford
Publisher: Orion
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

10 reviews
Sales Rank: 333970

Format: Audiobook, Cd
Media: Audio CD

ISBN: 0752890182
EAN: 9780752890180
ASIN: 0752890182

Publication Date: August 31, 2008 (In 37 Days)
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3 out of 5 stars

A good read - but has its faults January 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

As you'd expect from a dedicated fan of the band, I've been devouring this in huge chunks. Even though it's mostly a re-telling of stuff I largely knew already, I always find it entertaining hearing or reading the story of this remarkable, one-off band. And there are snippets here and there that I hadn't heard before - for example I was interested to read about the development of the varilite, a story I hadn't seen in detail before, and Tony Banks's upset at the band not being included in Live Aid (so much so, he couldn't bring himself to watch it on TV). Plus there are plenty of photos from all eras I hadn't seen before.

But there are also problems; I longed for more detail on the actual songwriting, especially as some of it is tantalisingly touched on. Perhaps my ideal Genesis book would be a track-by-track breakdown of each album, by the band thmesleves in the style of this book. Other potentially interesting areas were flirted with, but not developed. So in some ways it's a frustrating book.

Worst of all, though, are the errors. It's been badly proofread, and is sprinkled with spelling mistakes and other typos. Some of the pictures have been put in reversed - you can clearly see Banks at audience left and Rutherford & Stuermer apparently suddenly left-handed in some of the concert pics. Other live images are wrongly attributed - e.g. images from the WCD tour flagged as the IT tour. These might seem like nit-picking, but they're details you'd expect them to get right in an apparently lavish publication that retails at 30. I'd have to take issue with the reviewer who said it was a "quality publication."

All the same, for the dyed-in-the-wool fan - and even some more casual fans - it's a good read but I'd advise looking for special offers or waiting for the paperback (in which I hope they'll have ironed out the mistakes); you really don't want to be paying the full whack for it.

5 out of 5 stars

The Book of Genesis December 9, 2007
2 out of 13 found this review helpful

Whoever "Tony Banks" is, he clearly has a bit of nerve claiming to be the author of this "Book of Moses" but I assume he is involved in the compilation of this volume.

I am excited by the prospect of the illustrations and colour photos which will surely liven things up for those used to the King James version.

Fans of Richard Dawkins will probably not enjoy many aspects of the chronicle as it runs from the creation through to the story of the children of Israel.

There is action, violence and special effects by the bucket load - God is at work in some obvious ways- in other situations you see his invisible touch.

Highly recommended but it is probably cheaper to buy the whole Old Testament.

5 out of 5 stars

If you're a fan, buy this! November 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

What a wonderful book! The Genesis story as told by the boys themselves. It covers their entire history and doesn't hold back on the more difficult and interesting episodes (key people leaving, carrying on without Phil Collins etc), but most of all it reminds you of the great music they created and the memorable live shows. I always felt that Genesis put more great songs on one album than most bands managed in an entire career. Like other bands of the genre (King Crimson come to mind) there are distinct eras of the band (with Gabriel, early without Gabriel, later without Gabriel etc), all are covered here. The book is a quality product and crammed with great photos you won't have seen before. Anyway, please have no doubt that this is a truly wonderful book and at the Amazon price it is unmissable!

3 out of 5 stars

Nice looking re-telling of less than we already knew October 7, 2007
10 out of 13 found this review helpful

When I first feasted my eyes on this big heavy book, and rifled through the pages of glossy pictures, my first impression was 'Wow, bargain!' (I paid double that for the Beatles one a few years ago).

But I read 'Chapter & Verse' from cover to cover in a couple of days, and found it to be sorely lacking. I think I rushed through it so quickly just so I could get it out of the way, as I did find it to be terribly dull much of the time, such is the lack of new revelations (parden the pun) or personal insights, other than what we already knew.

Possibly part of the problem is that the members are famously ultra polite and diplomatic, and would never 'spill any dirt' or even say anything particularly controversial about another member.

Much better is 'Genesis - A Biography' by Dave Bowler & Bryan Dray, which is a thoroughly well researched and gripping book, with loads of quotes from band members past and present. 'Chapter & Verse', on the other hand, is like reading just the quotes, with the 'real story' missing.

Real fans, like me, will buy this anyway. My advice: just don't get too excited about what you are about to get.

3 out of 5 stars

Where's the dirt? October 4, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful

As a fan of Genesis for over 25 years, I really wanted to know more about the personal lives of the band as well as the music. Chapter and Verse is a good book, but it doesn't dig any deeper than some of the existing biographies of the band, including Armando Gallo's book from a few years ago. I wanted to know more about what made Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and phil Collins tick. If you want loads of great pictures and stories about the music, then buy this book, if you want anything deeper, don't!