Name your top 3 concert MOMENTS from THIS TIOA tour

[Squonkman]

It could be a particular song, or a simple fleeting moment, sharing a concert experience, but name 3 moments from this tour that you will cherish and think back on, whether you went to one show or several shows........


mine are:

1. Simply seeing the band walk out on the stage at Columbus, only being able to see their shadows as they took their places, as the video screen behind them goes bright white, and then hearing those opening chords of Behind the Lines blast out as the lights came up and I see Genesis playing live for the first time (for me) in 20 years. That rush of adrenaline, that hair on the back of the neck standing up feeling as you realize you are once again seeing Genesis live

2. hearing the band kick into the last verse of Afterglow, as the song ramps up, the lights start backglowing from behind the drum kits, the dry ice comes out, and then Phil walks back behind the drum kit to finish off the song, Tony's mellotron like keyboards providing the chorus of voices, the ethereal lights in full glow so you just see the silhouettes of everyone including the double drums---always gave me goosebumps and the great feeling of familiarity, since I had seen Afterglow live 6 times before that (and never get tired of it).

3. the first gentle guitar notes of Ripples the first time I saw it played in Columbus, realizing I am going to hear one of my favorite songs of all time again live for the first time since the 1980 tour, with the familiar green and yellow lights shining down at an angle like sunlight in the forest

4. the quiet short guitar break near the end of Los Endos where Rutherford plays the Dance on a Volcano intro and the band kicks in---da da da da....da-da-da-daaaaaaaaaaaa, with the fog billowing, the lights giving us that Seconds Out look, the mellotron like keyboards soaring, and the power and majesty of Genesis' finest signature live piece of music blasting out with the bass pedals booming and Chester and Phil then kick into that rolling tom tom drum fill, and with that seeing the look of the 'newbies' around me who have never seen Los Endos live, with mouths open and jaws agape, as they witness the true essence of what Genesis is really all about.....

Ok, that's four. You know me---once I got going couldn't stop at 3.

[earlofmar07]

Three moments that stick out in my mind

1) This has happened each of the 20 or so times that I've seen them, but I always get a warm feeling during the cinema show medley section when it is just Banks, Rutherford and Collins playing with lights shining down on the three of them precisely at the moment that they start playing. It is a flashback to what it was like back in the early 70's and a reminder that the three of them came up with many of the extended instrumental sections.

2) At the beginning of Follow You Follow Me when I realised that Phil was singing it from the drum kit. Kinda neat.

3) At the end of the show, all 5 guys took a bow, but then Darryl and Chester stepped aside as Rutherford, Banks and Collins took a bow together. In that moment as I grasped all that those three have meant to me, it struck me that it was three Genesis members in the flesh, and that I may never see those three together on stage ever again. The tears definitely welled up in my eyes. Over thirty years of memories came flooding across my brain, heart and soul.

[Squonkman]

Originally Posted by earlofmar07

Three moments that stick out in my mind

1) This has happened each of the 20 or so times that I've seen them, .

20 times!! wow. OK, give us the breakdown...what years, what tours. Wow, I'm jealous.

[Visionsofangels]

I can't put my finger on 3 special moments, to me the whole experience was "1" big magical moment in my life, and i know nothing will ever come as close!
I was fortunate enough to go to two shows, i know some people went to more but i still class myself as very lucky. The show that sticks out in my mind & still gives me goosebumps & sends shivers down my spine, makes me tingle with excitement has to be Rome.
From getting to circo massimo ridiculously early (9 hours early!) but i didn't care i had to be a part of that atmosphere, i wanted to savour every minute, every second. Watching the crowd getting bigger & feeling the atmosphere getting more intensified, every now & again you would catch someones eye & give that knowing nod as to why we were there & what we were about to witness, it didn't matter where you were from or what language you spoke, we all understood each other & we all understood one word "Genesis" watching the crew setting up the guys equipment knowing that soon i'll be witnessing something i never thought i'd see again but this time being that bit closer too them than what i was at manchester.
As night fell, the stage lights went into action, the black curtain was still up in place so we couldn't see the stage & then the intro started, we all went quiet then the curtain came down & on the stage they walked, the crowd went crazy, i thought my heart was going to burst. 'Behind the lines' swung into action & so did we.........
I guess if i had to pick out certain moments then IKWIL & LOS ENDOS, will be the one's that stand out, they have always been special pieces to me so to hear them & see them performed with my own eyes & ears was breathtaking, when we all started chanting "hey, heyhey" during IKWIL was amazing to be able to join in & be a part of it all was awesome.......Los Endos was another that i have captured in my heart, listening to that da. da. da. da.,, da. da. da. da....... of the drumbeat & then listening as it fires into all that is Los Endos, watching the lights flicker & dance in tune with the music, bouncing off the ancient ruins & lighting up the crowd, i remember just standing there not believing what i was seeing, my watery eyes wide in awe & all i could do was look at my friend & give her the thumbs up, i couldn't speak!.
Seeing Phil, Tony, Mike, Daryl & Chester in the flesh was another moment that i'll treasure, I can't find the right words to fully describe how that felt seeing them, all the years i'v waited & hoped & prayed for. I remember thinking "It is here, It is now" & i looked up to the sky & offered a silent thank you.

Sorry Squonkman if this has gone way off what you were asking, i do tend to go on!!
This has been such a special period in my life that picking out just 3 moments wouldn't do it any justice.
But what a brilliant thought provoking question to ask...... thank you

It's only knock and Knowell, but i like it..

[jebho62]

1. Ripples....this is what I put down my cash to see...and I was not dissapointed...
2. Beginning of Turn It on Again when a lot of the Toronto crowd shouted out the 1-2-3-4 bit in unison....really got me in to the show
3. The amazing sound...perfect from where I was sitting at the back of BMO field....and the unbelievable stage/lighting setup. Among the best I have ever seen. (and no rain of course)


THANK YOU GENESIS----SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

[Squonkman]

Originally Posted by Visionsofangels

Sorry Squonkman if this has gone way off what you were asking, i do tend to go on!!
This has been such a special period in my life that picking out just 3 moments wouldn't do it any justice.
But what a brilliant thought provoking question to ask...... thank you

It's only knock and Knowell, but i like it..

that was a great answer Visions, no problem there. You got to partake in a unique experience and on top of it, you will get to relive it with the Rome DVD, so you are very fortunate. I can see how the whole thing would be your memorable moment when you have not seen them before, so I know where you are coming from.

I too also loved the "heys" during IKWIL, because it reminded me of the earlier times I saw them, and it brought out the classic side of Genesis that people who just liked IT and WCD probably didn't realize even existed, so that brought a smile to my face. There is no doubt that song is done better and gets the audience into it more with Phil singing it than Peter-----the whole tamborine bit and the extended instrumentation, the nod to Stagnation......more magic in the air.

[Visionsofangels]

Originally Posted by Squonkman

that was a great answer Visions, no problem there. You got to partake in a unique experience and on top of it, you will get to relive it with the Rome DVD, so you are very fortunate. I can see how the whole thing would be your memorable moment when you have not seen them before, so I know where you are coming from.

Thank you squonkman.......I know i'm fortunate & i am eternally grateful for being given this chance to finally see them & end all my years of woes of will I or won't I, esp after they split up......
As for the DVD i can't wait, again i feel so lucky that i'm also a part of something that millions of fans world wide will get to see., and i can say to anyone who ask's 'yep i was there',......... i lived it.. i breathed it.. i saw it.. i'll never forget it .

God Bless Genesis and All who sing along with them

[earlofmar07]

Originally Posted by Squonkman

20 times!! wow. OK, give us the breakdown...what years, what tours. Wow, I'm jealous.

Squonkman,

I have reconstructed the past and have discovered that I have attended more than 20 Genesis shows. I live in Chicagoland, always a major supporter of the boys.

TOTT

4-17-76 Auditorium Theatre

W&W

2-16-77 Auditorium Theatre (WOW)
2-17-77 " "

ATTWT

6-4-78 Chicago Stadium ( BlackHawk jerseys worn during encore)
10-13-78 UptownTheatre ( Super show)

DUKE

6-6-80 Horizon ( 100 degrees inside)

ABACAB

11-12-81 Dane County Colliseum ( Empty Seats...the only two shows to sell out there according to ticket office were Elvis and Steve Martin)
11-13-81 Horizon
11-14-81 Horizon
11-15-81 Horizon

TSL

8-2-82 Poplar Creek ( Supper's Ready!)
8-3-82 Ditto

MAMA

11-11-83 Horizon
11-12-83 Horizon
11-13-83 Horizon

IT

10-5-86 Horizon
10-6-86 H
10-7-86 H
10-8-86 H

WCD

6-24-92 World Music Theatre
6-25-92 WMT

TIOAT

10-4-07 United Center


One big regret...they played in 1980 at the cozy Park West on my birthday...didn't go...Damn

eom07

[Squonkman]

Originally Posted by earlofmar07

Squonkman,

I have reconstructed the past and have discovered that I have attended more than 20 Genesis shows. I live in Chicagoland, always a major supporter of the boys.

TOTT

4-17-76 Auditorium Theatre

W&W

2-16-77 Auditorium Theatre (WOW)
2-17-77 " "

ATTWT

6-4-78 Chicago Stadium ( BlackHawk jerseys worn during encore)
10-13-78 UptownTheatre ( Super show)

DUKE

6-6-80 Horizon ( 100 degrees inside)

ABACAB

11-12-81 Dane County Colliseum ( Empty Seats...the only two shows to sell out there according to ticket office were Elvis and Steve Martin)
11-13-81 Horizon
11-14-81 Horizon
11-15-81 Horizon

TSL

8-2-82 Poplar Creek ( Supper's Ready!)
8-3-82 Ditto

MAMA

11-11-83 Horizon
11-12-83 Horizon
11-13-83 Horizon

IT

10-5-86 Horizon
10-6-86 H
10-7-86 H
10-8-86 H

WCD

6-24-92 World Music Theatre
6-25-92 WMT

TIOAT

10-4-07 United Center


One big regret...they played in 1980 at the cozy Park West on my birthday...didn't go...Damn

eom07

You bastard---you Chicagoans were so lucky to have them play multiple dates on virtually every tour. I am surprised given your multiple show history you didn't see all 3 nights on this tour (I drove up from St Louis and saw all 3).
I have also been a fan since 76 but stupidly missed the tours until the Duke tour in 1980(3000 seat Kiel Opera House---fantastic). Genesis didn't play in St Louis in 78, and I just missed the 76 tour when I first got into them and I don't know how or why I missed the W&W tour in 77---that's my biggest regret.

I don't know why the heck I didn't travel more in the 80s to see them. Genesis didn't even play in St Louis on the IT tour so I had to go to Kansas City to see that, and they didn't play in St Louis in 92 either and I am kicking myself for not driving up to Tinley Park, which I can make in 4 hours.

Saw them in 80, 81, 82, twice in 84 (drove to Peoria for one) and 87, and 4 shows this tour---an even 10.

I imagine someone who has seen them play 20 times has all the boots--so I assume you have the radio broadcasts from 77 Aud Theater and the 78 Uptown shows? those are nice shows.


By the way, if you hear WXRT (still around?) or any other radio station up there planning on doing any live Genesis concert replays, please alert me so I can make arrangements to tape them! I have the Rainbow broadcasts they did on Gabriel's birthday (at the age of 50 and 55) which they periodically do, but if they ever replay that 77 or 78 concert I would love to make a pristine tape of those.

I have seen Porcupine Tree twice at the Park West---I can't believe Genesis actually played a place that small in 1980. Damn, another case of 20 year old ignorance there, or I would have been there too.

[earlofmar07]

Yes, WXRT is still around, perhaps not as hip as it used to be.

I do remember that Uptown 78 show recording...my buddy recorded it to cassette, I have no idea where my buddy is today.

We used to listen to that show, 2 things stick out in my mind.

After having played the Chicago Stadium earlier on the tour, Phil remarked how nice it was to be back in Chicago and in a theatre as well (Uptown, not very big, maybe 3000?...Saw PG there too for the "Melt" tour, one of the best concerts I've ever seen, also revered by XRT disc jockeys).

But even more than that was just a stunning rendition of Ripples. You might want to check the WXRT website for their Sunday night concert vault programming. I'll take a look today...they must still have the recording.

eom07