Whoa, Genesis fans just get more creative with the live shows. A new link I found this week is Genesis Four Live Tours. As the title indicates, four hours of great live music. Another great edition to the live archives.
The tours are as follows:
Genesis 1976 Lineup: Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett & Mike Rutherford; touring percussionist Bill Bruford.
Genesis 1977 Lineup: Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett & Mike Rutherford; touring percussionist Chester Thompson.
Genesis 1978 & 1980 Lineup: Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford; with touring percussionist Chester Thompson and guitarist Daryl Steurmer
People may forget that the friendship with Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins would lead to further collaborations after Genesis. Phil played drums on several tracks on Pete's earlier work, including the song"Intruder", which featured the reverse-gated, cymbal-less drum kit sound. Pete insisted on no symbols on his third album and the sound would be carried into his earliest works until the 1980s. This type of percussion arrangement would be repeated by Phil on "In The Air Tonight." Phil would play for Pete during many live concerts, and have many appearances going into the 80s. Sometimes, a Genesis song would also have a special appearance during a concert. Archives are on YouTube and we will search for them for fans to enjoy.
As we expand the blog, music choices will be added from concerts that solo members of Genesis have done over the past 40 years. This will provide hours and hours of additional works for fans to appreciate while at home or work.
I found a few new concerts from 1972 for your listening pleasure. Interestingly, the concerts from their earliest days are roughly over an hour. Pre-lamb is great to listen to as the band was developing their stage performance towards being more theatrical.
As we grieve for France, Genesis fans have taken the time to reflect how important France was to Genesis history. Batlaclan serves as an important part of the band's history. There is 34 minutes of footage dating back to 1973 that was recorded in Bataclan. When the terrorist struck Bataclan, Genesis fans hit social media and remembered the Bataclan concert documentary. There is not much live footage for early Genesis, so Bataclan served as one of the earliest documented concerts. Here is the footage and we will include a link for fans to always easily find.
Genesis fans were given a reunion back in 1982 that everyone wishes would reoccur today. Back on Mike Rutherford's birthday, the band reunited to help their fellow bandmate Peter Gabriel. Pete was facing economic disaster due to the commercial failure of a project he was involved in known as WOMAD.
The band rallied for one concert. Think about how much a Genesis reunion would be worth today. Back in 1982, one reunion paid off the creditors for WOMAD. That's right, one concert. There is no telling what a tour would have fetched the bandmates over the years, but it would surely have been very successful.
Sadly, the day only has limited audio recordings of the event. There was no video, as the band had insisted that the event not be recorded. With all of the nostalgia for a reunion, a video would have been hugely sought and revered by fans.
Another interesting piece of history is the collaboration allowed for solo work, new Genesis songs and older classics. Many today feel like the band would be unwilling to do such work. Yet in 1982, it was not a problem.
Here is an audio clip and it will be archived on the blog.
Los Endos has been played live over the years prompting drum duets throughout the Genesis set. Truly different each time, Los Endos allowed the band to be creative with each live performance. Phil experimented with Bill Bruford at first. Bruford brought his percussionist skills to the song. Very different at times than Chester's contributions. Chester Thompson joining the band expanded upon the drumming Bruford. Phil and Chester expanded the intro with drum patterns that challenged each other. More like a duel at times showcasing their talents.
Mike, Tony, and Daryl also used Los Endos as platforms to expand their contributions to the song. (Subtle but there are differences) Here are 2 variations of Los Endos live for you to enjoy. This was the magic of Genesis. They would expand upon the older material to bring new life to the live performances. Always different. Very much Genesis each time they played the song.
