Too right, I think that Trick of the Tail are Genesis at their peak , fortunately caught Brand x in the early days as well I found Gabriel's theatrics a bit naff towards the end and Phil Collins was the natural replacement, he sang so much of the Lamb tour because Gariels costumes made it impossible to sing . There is a video of I know what I like where Rutherford and Collins are looking at Gabriel while he pratts about as a lawnmower and they must think " what the **** are we doing here " Hackett leaving was the end of Genesis for me I went to the last night of the 87 gigs at Wembley with Mrs Conn who was very pregnant at the time, by the time she waddled back to the top floor of the multistorey she needed a rest and it was a hot night so I wound back the sun roof and played some Genesis on the tape player while the traffic died down , 2 hrs later we woke up to an empty Wembley car park with a locked barrier, Mrs Conn drove while I heaved the barrier arm up so we could get out
3 of my all-time favourite gigs were Genesis: Earls Court '76, Wembley (night 1) '87 and the Knebworth '92. (The Knebworth gig was an experience! Got there really early around midday and darent leave my spot, so did the camel impression til I got home in Enfield around midnight! We were lucky - getting out of the site within 10-15 minutes. Me and family were up at 7 next morning heading for Devon on holiday and on the radio they were announcing that cars were still trying to leave the area!! Like you, although I still liked the music, it was never the same after Hackett left. Only got to see Brand X once live, at Ronnie Scott's in '77. Can't remember 100%, but seem to recall that Kenwood Dennard was drumming that night, not Collins. There's a great OGWT session on YouTube from around that time. Only Percy Jones remains from the original band as an active musician, with Collins retired and Goodsall and Lumley no longer with us. All amazing musicians!
Steve Hackett shows are worth catching, he plays Aylesbury most years so I catch him for a nostalgia blast , mostly for the Solo in Firth of Fifth which to my last days will send shivers down my spine , Hacketts Royal Albert Hall concerts are very good
Never saw real Genesis but I did see ReGenesis a few weeks back at Shepherds Bush and they were very good indeed. They only play old stuff, basically Gabriel Genesis, though they do stuff from Trick as well.
I used to regularly go to Hackett gigs for 3 decades up to my UK departure in 2014. I think Hammersmith was one of my last ones in 2011 (ish). The Tokyo Tapes is a great Hackett album, with not only the Genesis stuff but some reworked Crimson stuff as well due to John Wettons presence
I do have a soft spot for some Genesis. Seen them a few times, including one at the Royal Albert Hall which was amazing. Say what you like about Phil but is is/was one hell of a drummer....
Somebody could have warned me that watching Beef would i.) Get this song stuck in my head ii.) Send me down a rabbit hole trying to find out if that's Joan Cusack in the video, as nowhere will confirm or deny that...
Yep that's the one. A friend was into them big time and got seats literally about 5 rows from the front. Awesome gig that...
I went to see them at a Knebworth gig, blagged a couple of corporate tickets for me and Mrs Conn after feasting and plenty of champers we made our way back to our seats which were not bad but had a PA tower scaffolding to partially obscure the view, all ok until the crew put up VW banners round the PA Towers completely blocking the view we left the seating and watched from the ground with rest of the customers but I put in a complaint with our ticket stubs and a few photos, heard nothing the 3 months later got a cheque for £ 180 , not bad for a couple of freebie tickets
Ha a quality result that. I was not around at the time for the Knebworth gig but would have loved to have seen it. Was that one where it basically p***** down all night?
On the subject of marmite musicians...I am a huge fan of Steven Wilson, be it solo or with Porcupine Tree or No Man His latest album The Harmony Codex is amazing, almost impossible to 'genre', but there are a couple of shorter, accessible songs. This one is another duet with the astonishing Ninet Tayep. It's harkens back to a certain Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song, but it's pretty epic. PS.... did I mention there's a stunning short guitar break at the end?
If I'm honest, I've not heard of him before but I was intrigued by what you have posted. I'll certainly be investigating some more. Thank you..
Be careful mate, it's a rabbit hole!! Seriously though, Wilson is a musical genius - IMHO at any rate. It's just fans of the original Opeth that hold a grudge apparently, as he turned Mikael Akerfeldt towards a softer tone! He is actually known as 'the most famous musician you've never heard of!' More than happy to provide a few recommendations for you to cut your teeth on.
Monday night saw me visiting Rough Trade East for Sarah Jarosz's LP launch. I know @Alfie Conn would have loved it if he could've made it and yes, it was every bit as good as the Lafayette gig that he went to last August! Sarah had a little Q&A going on through the set and one of the questions asked was when she was coming back over, and from her answer if she is then it won't be until much later this year! Anyway, pleased to say I've got my copy of her LP, that officially comes out on Friday, with her scribble on it and very fine it is too! More importantly some kind soul actually filmed her encore, a cover of Bob Dylan's Ring Them Bells. So for you Steve, at least you can get a flavour of the night.
