Posts by A Whorish Ant

    Both Sides, Wembley & Final Farewell, also at Wembley. I'm useless remembering dates - I can barely remember the years.


    Absolutely loved the Both Sides gig, from the unique stage design, changed lineup with Ricky Lawson and Nathan East (although at that point I'd never seen him live with Chester and Leland), and the setlist, it was an incredible experience. Final Farewell was slightly less impressive to me. Wasn't convinced by the endless backing vocalists, top singers that they all were, and the setlist containing the odd song from Testify and Tarzan, which weren't my favourites. That said, you can't fail to enjoy the drum kit rising from the stage for ITAT, and the emotional quality to it being potentially amongst his last performances still made it a spacial occasion. I still look back with some disappointment at missing the Dance into the Light tour - I think I had exams at the time. Looked like a high energy tour and great setlist.

    I have a very high regard for Daryl as a musician. He transformed the sound of Genesis from the moment he joined and I think he gave them the confidence to broaden their musical outlook as well as getting a little bit looser with their arrangements. He has proved to be a vital component in Phil Collins's music as well as making significant contributions to the albums of Mike and Tony.


    As far as I'm concerned, Daryl - like Chester - is a legitimate member of Genesis and I won't hear a word said to the contrary.

    Seconded. And by all accounts he's a really lovely guy.


    At the risk of opening old wounds, I've often felt Daryl comes in for some slightly harsh treatment by some fans due almost entirely to his solo on Firth of Fifth being different to Steve's. Love them both personally.

    I saw them at Earls Court, too. Off-hand I can't remember the date but it was the same set they played when I saw them in the summer, minus Throwing It All Away. The penultimate date of the tour was actually at the Royal Albert Hall on November 16th (if you're a member of the Genesis Movement site, you can download it from there).


    What I liked about the We Can't Dance tour was that, in conversation with Gary Davies to promote the album, Tony Banks said that the tour would be in larger venues to accommodate the demand but they'd prefer to play smaller places but that would mean touring forever which is something they didn't want to do. At this point, Phil Collins said they were toying with the idea of a short tour of smaller venues after the stadium gigs, something which he again hinted at when they finished the show at Knebworth and Phil announced: "You haven't seen the last of us". It was nice that they delivered on their promise.

    Maybe it was the penultimate night of their Earl's Court gigs, which I think was towards the end of the tour. I think it had Throwing it all Away, but not Dreaming While You Sleep, which was the only slight disappointment for me. Am I right in thinking Phil was sick around that time and had a to cancel a show? Perfectly possible I've imagined that.

    I'd have The Road and M6 the other way around, but otherwise echo this entirely.


    I thought The Road might be the final, somewhat disappointing chapter but, as I wish Genesis had done after Calling All Stations, I'm very glad Mike decided to keep the group together because Let Me Fly has some of their best work for me.


    I'd generally leaned more towards the Paul Carrack songs when I first got into the band but, after Paul Young's passing, I found myself equally drawn to his numbers. Perhaps that's why, If I Were You aside, I haven't revisited Rewired. They had a perfect balance, and I think they're heading in that direction again.

    One of the few times I wished I was older!


    Earl's Court, the penultimate night of the We Can't Dance tour I think it was. Not only my first Genesis show, but my first show by any major band. Twickenham in 2007 was my second and, presumably, final time seeing them live. Steve Hackett making it out here to New Zealand recently was a real highlight though.

    This is way too hard but I've taken a stab. I'll change my mind by tomorrow I'm sure.


    1. Selling England By The Pound

    2. Duke

    3. Foxtrot

    4. Genesis

    5. Wind & Wuthering

    6. We Can’t Dance

    7. A Trick of the Tail

    8. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

    9. Nursery Cryme

    10. Trespass

    11. …And Then There Were Three…

    12. Invisible Touch

    13. Calling All Stations

    14. Abacab

    15. From Genesis to Revelation


    I should also say that this list probably makes up close to 50% of my top albums so whichever is 15th on any given day I'd still very happily listen to.