Posts by Rigsby

This is a classic Gabriel deep cut. A really lovely little track with lots of interesting touches and very much forgotten among the big hitters on So. Great song.

I think the Treapass album is a fabulous record and this is a highlight. Great vocal from Peter. 14 for me.

I think the writing on this album is really good. Hideaway is probably one of the lesser tracks - I would say with a different singer it could have been a minor hit - same for Halfway There which is a really great pop song (I also love the Phil influenced horns in Who’s Fooling Who?).

I’ve given it a nine - I like this album probably a lot more than Mike does and listen to it quite a bit but yes, he’s not really a singer. It’s a nice end to the album and a well written song.

Record collector were not referring to an inevitably dull tribute album from the usual bunch of prog also rans. A proper expanded reissue is ready to go. It is of course possible that there is a further delay or issue - Genesis and Gabriel in particular have form in that respect, but it is not the tribute release that’s being referred to here

This is absolutely not what the magazine was alluding to. Something more will be announced soon.

I really like the atmosphere - it comes at the perfect time on the album and is a key moment in the narrative. My only issue with it is the lyrics which are clearly not Gabriel’s and suffer for the it. He would never have written a phrase like “gun of paint” it’s very clunky and stands out. But it’s really an interlude hardly a song in its own right but it doesn’t slow things down and fits in really well. 12 for me

I got quite emotional reading this thanks for sharing. So good to know that Phil is up to doing these kinds of interviews etc even if he is clearly still weak. While I have no expectation of ever hearing anything new from him music wise I’m glad he’s taking pleasure from something

I’m sure you’re right. I will listen to the gig - it’s been a long time. I guess the memory does cheat, either way it didn’t impact my enjoyment of the gig and set list wise I think it was their best since the Mama Tour.

Hmmm. I’ve got photos from Twickenham and I walked there from some distance away. Maybe the weather was up and down and maybe the memory cheats a little. Either way I enjoyed it a great deal.

I was at Wembley 87 but I was young and miles away from the stage. Great atmosphere though

I went to all three of the final nights in London 2022 - and while it was incredibly emotional objectively it wasn't the best gig. Twickenham 2007 was probably best - partly because I had such good seats and it was a lovely summer evening. I did a few gigs in 92 as well but I think the 07 setlist was better (as were my seats).

I've seen Gabriel a number of times but Earls Court 93 was absolutely phenomenal - an incredible concert. I've done Collins and Mike a few times too but Gabriel 93 and Genesis 07 are the ones I really remember.

You may well be right actually listening to it again. It’s very well done but it could be fan created. There is a pretty good 10 minute version of Silent Running on YouTube as well which is well done but almost certainly a fan creation

There is an extended mix of Taken In on YouTube which runs 7 minutes and sounds official rather than a fan edit or whatever. Does anyone know where it’s from? I can’t find details of a release.

Break ups are so complex and there will be times when you will reflect together almost nostalgically and wish each other well while the next day you’re hating each other. It is a bit odd but not impossible that in a moment of peace between them Andrea said how happy she was that Phil had found happiness again and gave him a few lines for the song he was working on. It seems a very odd thing for the journalist to make up and it’s clearly not misheard.

Either way it’s a very interesting previously unhighlighted detail

As you say it is none of our business - he has chosen to step away from public life and we should respect that. All I hope is that even in his physically diminished state, he is able to find some happiness and take some joy from what he has left of his life. A man who has brought pleasure to so many and given so much, but one who is clearly prone to depression - particularly when he's not working - I can imagine it's tough for him.

It is clear in recent years that critical opinion is turning and his legacy is being re-evaluated. I really hope he is aware of this and sees some validation there.

I think it’s one of the things the reissue program did well - the video clips and slide stills used on the lamb DVD are actually pretty well done. This could be expanded on slightly with what other footage there is but it’s nicely done as is

Yeah I agree with others who mention a little over familiarity but it’s a very solid and well constructed pop song. Timeless and universal. Really impressive achievement. Even if not entirely to my tastes.

It's wonderful to see this album getting a nice lavish box set, it really is a fabulous record. However this is (as usual) a missed opportunity. Why not include a couple of rarities like Deep Water Town or Watch the Clock or live versions of songs from the album instead, or maybe even some MTV Unplugged material, instead of live b-sides some of which have absolutely nothing to do with this record (other than having been bonus b-sides on CD singles). And why is one of his best B-Sides - Take me With You - hidden right at the end? What odd sequencing! I will probably get it to try and encourage further archive releases and because it will be nice to have some songs on vinyl for the first time, but this is overall not a great release.

Still looks nice, and as I say just great to see his most underrated record receiving some attention I hope it gets some good press coverage.

Mike has been clear that he has no interest in revisiting his earlier solo career. I assume he has approved this remix of FGTR because he doesn't have to do much other than sign it off. Anthony is clearly still engaged and passionate about those early days and I expect the others as his friends have gone along with it, but I doubt they've had much involvement, outside of maybe a few lines of interview and green lighting the thing. I would love to be proved wrong but history clearly shows that Genesis are their own worst archivists. Anthony is probably the only exception to that - his solo career reissues show that he not only keeps things but he's willing to see them put out there.

Either way I'm very excited for this release and hope it's a definitive summary of the pre Trespass era along with a remix of the album itself. This has the potential to be something rather special - and knowing how these things work it also has the potential to be a misfire.

I think it’s an incredible song one of my favourite of their 80s tunes. I think it was right to leave it off Abacab though as it doesn’t really fit with the vibe of that album. Everything about it is great though, the drumming, the vocal the chorus, all of it just works. 15 for me - a hidden gem in their catalogue

I Don't Want it All stands head and shoulders above the rest of the album - overall a disappointing record, but that track works incredibly well.