Three Sides Live[Blu-ray]

This is definitely Genesis at their peak post-progressive. I have been a Genesis fan since 1968 and I personally prefer the Gabriel/Hackett era stuff (progressive rock) overall, but the early post-progressive Genesis is good up to Abacab. Most of their stuff after Abacab is Top 40 radio sell-out. Duke is one of my all-time favorite albums cover-to-cover. The Three Sides Live sets focused primarily on music from Duke and Abacab (the concert/movie has some of the early prog stuff thrown in, but not much) and was a great live album when it came out in 1982. I also had this on cassette tape in the '80s (self-recorded from an LP of course) and wore it out! The video quality of the Blu-ray DVD is pretty good, considering the original master is 16mm. And I had this concert/movie on LaserDisc, so the Blu-ray is a joy to watch (although LD audio quality was very good back in the day; video not so much). The DVD audio is clean and clear--play it LOUD!!While Three Sides Live is early 1980's (the early 1980's was still giving us "just get on the stage and play" music; unfortunately, that would change later in the decade thanks to music videos), it is straight-at-you Genesis with no corny choreography and antics. Who Dunnit? might be the exception. Just five dudes jamming (Phil/Mike/Tony add Daryl Stuermer on guitar/bass and Chester Thompson on drums--Phil plays drums on a couple of tracks only). However, Phil dons an almost-full head of hair, 1980's wrist sweatbands and removes his shirt halfway through the show--you have been warned!!!The behind-the-scenes footage is enjoyable to watch as well. It is dispersed in with the songs so you are more or less forced to watch it. Not for everyone, but I don't mind it. Being a huge fan of the group and not just the music, I find it interesting. Not all of the filmed footage over the concert period is presented as live concert footage on the DVD--some songs are audio only (presented as Bonus Tracks on the Blu-ray). I guess you could say this is more of a tour movie than a concert.In contrast, I own Peter Gabriel's Live in Athens concert Blu-ray DVD and it's almost unwatchable as a concert; it's so "1980's" and dated that it's hard on the eyes (Live in Athens is later 1980's)--corny dancing, clothing, staging, choreography (the music is good though)--I usually turn the video off and just listen to it. Three Sides Live is the opposite--even though it's 1980's, watch it, enjoy it and turn it up!!! My only "complaint", if I were to have one (my mom always said nothing is perfect), is that I wish Phil played the drums during the entire movie instead of just being the front man. He is (was?) one hell of a drummer and it would be nice to have that immortalized in an early post-progressive Genesis concert.

Reading some of these reviews would lead one to believe that the BluRay isn’t worth buying because it’s not much of an upgrade from the VHS version. Nonsense. The picture quality is light years ahead. Three Sides Live was filmed on 16mm and the BluRay is a faithful presentation. The grain is retained instead of having been scrubbed away, which would have made it look like videotape. If you want smooth video, pasty faces and smudgy details, stick to DVD and VHS but don’t complain about a medium that can better replicate the look of film. It’s gorgeous. The blacks are pretty deep which makes the light show that much more intense during In the Cage and Afterglow. As for the sound, I’m not sure if other reviewers complaining that the sound isn’t an upgrade are just listening through TV speakers but the DTS mix is outstanding. Phil’s voice is crystal clear, warts and all. Bass and keyboards sound perfect. The guitars are mixed low but certainly discernible throughout and on top of the mix during leads. The drums are powerful and the bass pedals even more so. I promise you, you would NEVER have noticed the sound of the bass pedals on VHS.Like most, I too would have liked to have had the whole concert presented because the setlist was pretty epic, being mostly from Abacab, Duke and The Lamb. Unlike most, I know that it just doesn’t exist. When this was made, it was edited down to 83 minutes with all of the concert footage intercut with interview footage and transferred to video. Everything edited out is assumed to have been discarded because 36 years ago they didn’t think they would have further use of it. They just didn’t make 3 hour concerts for home video in 1982. We are lucky they found the remaining 16mm footage at all and giving a low rating because of not including the option of watching it without the interviews isn’t fair. I’d rather have it looking and sounding this spectacular in its original truncated form than to not have it at all.If you are a fan of this era of Genesis and do not own this yet, buy this on BluRay. Watch it with the lights low and the volume high. It’s a fantastic time capsule

I remembered this video having the songs all chopped up with interviews and generally being terrible. I think Duchess is the only song that is really kind of interrupted by interview footage, the rest of the songs are clear and in their entirety. Blu ray makes this stuff sound and look as good as it ever will, at least they went to the effort of a DTS HD track and included a lot of audio only songs as well so high marks for the presentation and remastering effort that went into this disc. The price is also very reasonable.As to the content, this was like my gateway drug into the world of '70s Genesis as the In the Cage medley was my first exposure to the '70s material, which I eventually grew to like far more than anything Genesis did in the '80s. I now side with those who say the band went to hell after Hackett left, even though I liked the songs on this disc a lot at the time it came out. So if you like this time period of the band, I wholeheartedly recommend this disc, I don't think this will change anyone's mind if you hate '80s Genesis however and there is only the In the Cage medley to represent the classic '70s stuff.

Was apprehensive after I purchase because I read further, and it sounded like it only played on European Blu-ray players, but manufactured in Mexico and plays great on North American Blu-ray player

My husband loved it

Llegó en perfecto estado, muy buen concierto. Para el comentario que dice que no viene mezclado en 5.1, no sé a qué se refiera, pero yo lo acabo de probar y sí es sonido 5.1, solo en la canción In The Cage Medley - Afterglow parece más un upmix de la versión en estéreo.En fin, excelente concierto, excelente audio y una joya en vivo de Génesis.

A great little film about the Abacab tour for Genesis. Thoroughly enjoyable. It arrived promptly and just as advertised.

Classer un album aussi ancien dans la catégorie des blue ray moi je veux bien, mais il reste malgré tout un album qui as été enregistré en 1982, donc avec les moyens de l'époque, et donc avec un son de l'époque. Alors peut être que les souffles et autres imperfections de l'époque ont été remasterisés, mais cela reste un Genesis de 1982

Great reissue which improves the previous version as much as possible with the available material.Video: First, the film images are now very enjoyable especially on the bright and white visuals. The blue shots are sometimes a bit muddy with some minor graines here and there. Some close ups have a very good definition and the work often reminds the restoration of the Supertramp's Paris BD although the latter is a slight better on the whole, so I would rate it as a three stars and a half in front of Paris four stars.Audio: Definitely a five stars. This is the biggest improvement although based on the restoration which Nick Davis previously did way back in 2009.The already great DTS Surround lossy treatment of the 2009 DVD (and of the current DVD version I suppose) is tremendously endorsed by the upgrade to DTS HD MA 5.1. 96/24. The sound design - especially on Banks keyboards (dense, crystal clear and dynamic) and Rutherford bass (warm and literally carved) areas - is extremely precise that you are easily able to turn up the subwoofer of about 3 or 4db more than the DVD version setting without suffering any compression or distortion.The only lesser moment is the sound on In The Cage medley/Afterglow which suffers from the missed multitrack tape and as of consequence the sound lacks of brilliance, expansion and separation channels on DTS HD MA although quite better than the DVD version. However you are able to experience a better consistency if you play this track using the option LPCM 2.0. which is 96/24 too.Great sound also on the bonus audio-only tracks which also have a DTS HD MA 5.1. Here (as LPCM 2.0) is just a 48/24 resolution but sounds powerful nonetheless. Try especially Behind The Lines/Duchess, Me and Sarah Jane, One For The Vine (lead synth and piano solo parts sound incredible) and The Fountain of Salmacis.All in all a great upgrade which bodes well for the possible future reissues such as The Mama Tour whose 2009 remix sounds even better in Tony Banks lead synths department.On the whole a 5 stars which - due to the pointed out missing links - is actually a four and a half stars. Definitely a must buy for the improved images and especially for the sound which is definitely superb and unbeatable by the vast majority of the early 1980's live recordings.

音も映像も品質は十分で、とても気に入っています。いまだにGenesisは記録が残っていてBDにまでして発売してくれて、感謝しています。