Posts by Ben

Agreed with you Chris !

Playback ? I saw some videos and this is just Steve’s vocals - as usual - in playback, not the music...

Christian, what do you think ?

It's on Spotify since today...

Paris - L'Alhambra

November 2009.

Next Gig:

Alan Parsons in Brussels. Im so excited. The new songs sounds amazing.

Then Weyes Blood in Brussels too (a marvellous american singer).

Mark Knopfler in Toulouse on May 7th.

...But I must to wait the end of tour to see Steve. Im into the HMV next November (the last date).

Mike Rutherford was and he's still a great bassist when he wants to do it really (the last BBC's video show him very well on his instrument) but overall, he deciced to stay into the 'pop market side of his music'. So, that's make sense to play the awful 'I Can't Dance' instead of his old classic. That's a pity but it's like that.

Then, It would require a considerable effort to rework these old pieces. And Mike says himself that he prefers to compose than to seriously work his instrument. Also It's too bad that he would like to play as a lead guitarist (although he seems to play more bass guitar than before on the new Mechanics' team band and live show). He's an excellent rhythm guitarist but on lead, he has a poor vibrato and a bad control on his sustain notes.

For me, the best musicians on their 'initial instrument' in Genesis are Phil and Steve. It's not a coincidence that they arrive almost at the same time in the band...

Overall, I'm really impress about the Mechanics in a live situation right now. I do not understand why our new songs sound better in a live context than in a studio? Probably the mix lacks of dynamics and sounds too synthetic for my ears.

...But i prefer Steve's music for sure even if he's a less instinctive and (sometimes) melodic songwriter than Mike.

I found some videos on youtube about the last night:

The voice is not as his best here (to compare with his mature voice today). Sounds clearly (and record) after the Secret World Tour. A descent song.

He dosen't want to make another album...that's clear.

He has a lots of songs in the attic but it seems that it's clearly not his own priority. That's a pity. The only thing that Peter needs, it's a new producer and a new team....

Hello everybody,

This is my own list:

VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE: Ace of Wands

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH: Icarus Ascending

SPECTRAL MORNINGS: Everyday

DEFECTOR: The Steppes

CURED: Overnight Sleeper

HIGHLY STRUNG: Cell 151

BAY OF KINGS: Second Chance

TILL WE HAVE FACES: Gulf

MOMENTUM: Cavalcanti

GUITAR NOIR: Take These Pearls

BLUES WITH A FEELING: Big Dallas Sky

WATCHER OF THE SKIES: GENESIS REVISITED: Déjà Vu

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: Celebration

DARKTOWN: Jane Austen's Door

TO WATCH THE STORMS: Wind, Sand and Stars

WILD ORCHIDS: Man in the Long Black Coat

OUT OF THE TUNNEL'S MOUTH: Fire on The Moon

BEYOND THE SHROUDED HORIZON: Prairie Angel/A Place Called Freedom

WOLFLIGHT: Love Song to a Vampyre

THE NIGHT SIREN: The Gift

AT THE EDGE OF LIGHT: Those Golden Wings

FEEDBACK '86: Oh How i Love You

GENESIS REVISITED II: The Lamia

METAMORPHEUS: The Dancing Ground

TRIBUTE: Chaconne

SKETCHES OF SATIE: Gymnopédie No. 1

GTR: The Hunter (Guitar mix)

SQUACKETT: Divided Self

My Top Ten

(no order)

Carpet Crawlers

Looking for someone

Stagnation

The Lamia

Back In NYC

Moonlit Knight

Calling All Stations (despite the fade-out and the FM sound)

Fading Lights

The Cinema Show

The Musical box

Best to all,

Benjamin

I'm so disapointing: there's no melody, the chorus is very awful and unecessary, and a cold feeling on the guitar part. It's not a good tune at all. And the drums sound...oh my god, that's so awful. Hope that the rest of the album will be better...