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Oustanding
Not sure why a previous reviewer says the sound and picture out of sync. It's perfect. Could be a bad CD or something. For a concert filmed in 1987, the sound is outstanding. I could swear Phil was in my living room. Check out Roy Orbison Black and White. It was filmed in 1987 too. Unbelievable picture and sound. I wasn't even an Orbison fan until a saw the DVD. Can't say that much for other recent DVDs (i.e...Rush In Rio).

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Out Of Sync? Not My DVD!
The person who wrote the review "Out of Sync" must have received a badly recorded disc. After reading his review, I went back and watched/listened ATTENTIVELY to my DVD. Happy to say, absolutely no problem with my recording. His review of the concert DVD was right on the mark however!!! It is definately the best video/audio recorded concert that I have ever seen. The producers sure knew what they were doing and produced a very high quality experience. This concert was awesome!! My only gripe is that I wish it was 2-3 hours longer! I have been looking for attendance figures for this concert and haven't had much luck. The DVD Cover says 280,000 people...put I think that was the 4-day total. But I am not sure. It sure seemed like there was 280,00 people there. Wow!

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Out of sync
After I had heard that Genesis was finally going to be releasing this concert on DVD, I was really looking forward to purchasing it. They are one of my favorite bands ever, and even if the "Invisible Touch" era was a little too commercial and drum synthesized for my tastes, I still wanted the DVD for several reasons; I saw the band on this tour at Three Rivers Stadium; I own the VHS copy of this concert so I knew ( or thought I knew) what to expect; and finally "The Way We Walk" DVD was absolutely phenomenal, especially since it gave you the multiple camera options. From a strictly musical review standpoint, I certainly would have liked to have seen them include more of their older material (i.e. "Supper's Ready) in the DVD release. But aside from that, the concert performance in itself is outstanding. From a technical point of view as far as how the show was filmed, it is a great example of how concerts should be filmed. Plenty of multiple camera angles with a nice mix that include full stage shots; close-ups; side stage shots etc. It is easy to watch and you get a nice overall view and impression of the concert; not like many of the poorly filmed concerts these days with directors that assume that everyone has a 2 second attention span and constantly change shots; or directors that shoot close-ups of the singer's head or face for half the show (i.e. Bruce Springsteen Live in Barcelona). No, this concert was filmed and edited very well. The sound mix is also very good (unlike the recent "Rush in Rio" DVD disaster). So what is my criticism? It is the one thing that I will never understand. How in the world do you release a DVD with THE SOUND OUT OF SYNC WITH THE PICTURE!!? Doesn't anyone notice this in the editing room? I couldn't believe it when I watched this. The sound is about a fraction of a second earlier that the video. It is most noticeable through the first five or six songs, it is especially noticeable on "The Brazilian". The second half of the show doesn't seem as bad. Certain shots are in sync; others are horribly out of sync. Mind you, it is only a fraction of a second, but that is still bad enough to ruin, or at least make a lot less desirable the viewing pleasure. I can't believe no one took the time to fix this, or how this was released this way. With a little more care and effort (fixing the sync problem and including the full concert), this could have been a great DVD.