Sum Of The Parts [2014]

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Over the course of the documentary, it's increasingly clear that 4-5 of the interviewees and experts are featured strikingly often. My favourite band of all time reunited in a documentary, that sums its up, while I'd liked to have seen Steve Hackett getting more screen time this is down to those that put the documentary and not the other members of Genesis. The documentary also shows here how important these entirely different characters were for the band.

Sum Of The Parts” is the official authorised story of Genesis made with the full co-operation of the band members. The story then moves on through the departure of founder member Anthony Phillips and the arrival of Phil Collins and Steve Hackett in 1970 to form the 5-man line-up that established the band’s career with albums such as “Foxtrot” and “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway”. However, it starts with the most current images from the 2007 tour, features a few statements (the misspelling of Daryl Stuermer as 'Steurmer' is already striking) and then takes a step back – to the Charterhouse.

At least Hugh Padgam was interviewed as part of the coverage of the important development of Collins's legendary drum sound. The Daily Telegraph's reviewer Ceri Radford described the documentary as "excellent" and "an entertaining riff on their success over the years".

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Gabriel's costumes and the big break with Foxtrot, the sound of Selling England By The Pound (which is given way too little time here though), the creation of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway – during these parts, the documentary really shows how good it could have been. Of course, the average consumer won't notice any of this, but does that justify painting a completely distorted picture of the band? The first irritating bit is when Tony drops a slightly unfortunate comment about the Firth Of Fifth solo. Turn It On Again is playing to the background images from the 2007 tour, the Invisible Touch Tour and the Misunderstanding video – all in the usual infinite loop.