9 Responses to “Genesis: Setlist East Rutherford (September 27, 2007)”

1. knobby69 Says:
   September 28th, 2007 at 1:33 pm

   Good morning,i was just at the concert,and i have to say,it was the BEST concert,i have ever seen,i am sooooooooo looking forward to the DVD,as well as any new naterial(fingers cross)that might come out of this tour,i know people want to have SH/PG involved,but,I beleive,the 5 members,are now and have been the band GENESIS since they took the stage decades ago.The setting was fantasic,everybody was playing on all cyllanders and no one could ask for anything more (except a song from ABACAB) but again,it was awesome,and i hope its not over yet.

2. knobby69 Says:
   September 28th, 2007 at 1:35 pm

   Sorry about the spelling eras,I’m still tired.

3. Frank Says:
   September 28th, 2007 at 3:07 pm

   I agree with all of the above! it was great the weather held out no rain. Of the 6 shows I had been to manchester,London, Ottawa, Philly, NYC, NJ NJ was one of the best. NEw Jeresy ROCKS.

   thank you Genesis and all the fans for such a wonderful show and such great memories.

   frank

4. Tony Says:
   September 28th, 2007 at 3:54 pm

   Saw both shows in NYC area, and have to agree with Frank. I liked the Giants’ Stadium show better. PCs voice sounded better. The light show was more spectacular, which I’ve come to expect from Genesis shows, having seen every tour since the Duke days. Abacab was sorely missed though. I would have passed on “Hold On My Heart” and “Invisible Touch” in favor “Man on The Corner” or “Abacab” any day. But the songs from Duke and the older stuff was a great surprise, especially “In the Cage” and “Carpet Crawlers.” But come on guys, $30 for a program. Give me a break. But all in all, great shows!!

5. squonkman Says:
   September 28th, 2007 at 8:43 pm

   someone on another forum thought the crowd sucked. Was it enthusiastic?

6. Michael Says:
   September 28th, 2007 at 9:00 pm

   There was definitely a mixed crowd there. I would say they were enthusiastic at times, mostly during the Duke and forward stuff. I moved from my original seats to the upper deck because the people around us were not fun. I also found it sad to watch the place clear out by half before the end of the show. Tons of people were streaming out of the floor area in the middle of Carpet Crawlers, which tells me there were not a lot of hardcore fans. Personally, I had a great time, better than I expected. Personal show favorites - Home By The Sea, Los Endos and Firth of Fifth/I know what I Like.

7. Joe Says:
   September 30th, 2007 at 1:17 am

   Unbelievably powerful show, but I couldn’t help notice the crowd’s energy was on & of all night. Couldn’t they dim the stadium lights a bit more? I was at the back & it was distracting to see loads of drunk folks not looking at the stage & lots of people marching out in the middle of songs for food or whatever. I know people gotta move around, but come on, do I have to see this for 3 hours? Phil also looked at bit put off by the crowd not singing along the chorus of Turn It On Again. But they did get into later on, like in Throwing It All Away and Domino.
   Phil’s voice sounded really different in the beginning, most noticeably in No Son of Mine. Don’t know if it was intentional, but he sounded like Ray Wilson for a sec — raspy, sad & heavy. But he gradually got louder as the night went on. I loved the way he sung his lungs out in Mama and he was often smiling throughout the other songs. He was awesome when the volume of the other instruments got subdued enough to let his voice stick out, as it did in Follow You, Follow Me and Carpet Crawlers.
   It was really sticky & hot, but the guys played hard without looking tired a bit. Half the row I was sitting in stormed out mid-way in the concert, complaining of the heat killing them. But enough of that crowd, the music sounded crisp, clear and strong — as fresh as though this were a continuation of their last concert. I was in the parking lot while they were doing their sound checks & my car was shaking from the powerful bass notes & could hear every word Phil sang. I bet even the planes flying over us could hear Phil’s beautiful peircing voice.
   From earlier postings, I heard that the keyboards sounded drowned out, but it sounded loud enough to me. Tony & Mike were perfect, & what can I say about Daryl? No 30 fingers fasters in all of music, guys! Chester, you shook the place up like an earthquake! I’ve never seen a bigger stage backdrop & lights that go wild with precision! Do another album guys. Coz Peter or not, you gotta come back with all this talent! Thanks for a super awesome show.

8. a Says:
   October 1st, 2007 at 3:26 am

   The concert was absolutely fabulous - I thought for an older crowd it was great!

   I hope Genesis returns again!

9. RayJ Says:
   October 1st, 2007 at 5:44 am

   Having been at the Giants Stadium show, I will put in my two cents. First off, another GREAT show. I have had the good fortune to now attend four shows. Two in Philadelphia, Washington DC and Giants Stadium. I can only speak from my perspective where I was seated (Section 3, directly in front of the band in row 3), but I thought the crowd in this section was incredibly lame. Most people were sitting during “Firth of Fifth” and a good part of “I Know What I Like.” When Phil got to the 1st chorus of IKWIL, he was staring at us and you could see his eyes saying “What the hell is wrong with you people?” He actually had to work to get the section to stand up. (I already was.) When he got to the “1″ count “2″ count part with the tambourine, he did the usual 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2… 1. And at every concert he purposely looks at the crowd as if to say “hey, somebody screwed up… now pay attention and let’s try it again.” And with the 2nd attempt is a big success. Well, during this moment at the Giant’s Stadium show he got to the first attempt, turned to the microphone and said… “Well, that’s close enough for me.” Mike Rutherford couldn’t believe it. He had this big wide-eyed expression on his face then started laughing. You could tell Phil was frustrated, disappointed, annoyed. Later on inbetween “Mama” and “Ripples”, as you know Phil apologizes for the lyrics in “Mama” and then says “to make up for it, we are now going to take you to a place of innocence and where the virgins live.” But for the special lame crowd in section 3, Phil looked at us and added “although apparently there seems to be plenty of virgins in the front section tonight.” It is too bad, because when the group came out, you could tell they were fairly pumped up for the show. I think that diminished a bit as the show went on due to the below average crowd response (especially up front).

   It has been interesting observing the different “crowd dynamic” at these four concerts. The Philadelphia concerts definitely had more of the older fans (or fans who liked the older music). I was really surprised (and happy) how loud the chorus was from the crowd during the “old” songs. I really believe the three Philly shows were religious experiences for both the band and the crowd. At the third Philly show, Phil took some additional time before Carpet Crawlers to thank the crowd and to thank them for the years of support and he specifically mentioned the various theaters/arenas they played there over the years. Him did something similar in Buffalo and Columbus (at least what I am aware of). Philadelphia and some of the “smaller” towns (Buffalo, Albany, Columbus, etc.) obviously have a special meaning for Genesis and its was obvious the band was more interested in touring the Northeast region of the US where their main fan base has been, dating back to the begin. I guess it was a similar approach to the European tour. Only two shows in the UK, but 9 or 10 in Germany.

   Anyway, back to my crowd analysis… the Washington, DC crowd was definitely more into the 80’s tunes. Again, very obvious on the choruses. The “OOOOOOoooo’s” on TTT, Mama, LofC were much louder at the DC show then at the Philly shows (IMO). And that’s fine. It was a different crowd. More into the 80’s stuff. The DC crowd was a good, jubuliant crowd though. I’ve posted a few songs from the DC show on YouTube and the crowd response was great. Actually, you should check out Throwing It All Away. There are a couple of funny moments that happen during the song involving crowd reaction. The links are:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eglUubRK0WQ
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa69XBxoQ9I
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg1_P2QO1Ik

   Now, back to Giant’s Stadium. I don’t know. I just think it was a mix of true fans (probably out numbered), people who knew the band and liked the 80’s stuff, people who only heard of Phil Collins, and then that group (possibly a majority) who heard there was a concert at Giant’s Stadium and figured “Concert, Giant’s Stadium… TAILGATE party!” Folks from New Jersey will use almost any excuse to find a reason to get together and drink beer in a parking lot. lol. And all four of these crowd types exist at each Genesis concert (and most any other concert). The demographics of these four groups very from city to city, band to band. So, no one should be annoyed that people started to leave before/during Carpet Crawlers. You will always have those people. The band wasn’t playing for them anyway. They were playing for those of us who stayed (and who have stayed over the years) to the very end.

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