At first glance I was not entirely convinced there was a genuine reason for this release, after all the guitar legend scooped Prog Magazine's 2013 Progressive Music Award for "Event Of The Year" following another Genesis Revisited sell out performance at London's Hammersmith Apollo. So why the release of a second CD/DVD box set insideAt first glance I was not entirely convinced there was a genuine reason for this release, after all the guitar legend scooped Prog Magazine's 2013 Progressive Music Award for "Event Of The Year" following another Genesis Revisited sell out performance at London's Hammersmith Apollo. So why the release of a second CD/DVD box set inside of 12 months capturing his Genesis Revisited tour only this time filmed at the Royal Albert Hall? Any artist/group would choose the Royal Albert Hall over the Hammersmith Odeon just on prestige alone, and maybe Steve choose to record this event for posterity, after all the reaction to the tour – worldwide – has been unprecedented, with more UK dates added in October / November 2014 to satisfy demand. But there must be more to it than that, and there is, a change in the setlist. But this does present something of a quandary for fans. Is it worth buying 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' in addition to 'Hammersmith'? And if you have neither, which one then is the better buy? The set list was altered for the second leg of the tour, with the 'Albert Hall' gig gaining 'Carpet Crawlers', 'The Return Of [...]
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