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AN ALMOST (BIG) SPOILER.... MAYBE...

After collecting all the details from recent IG videos/posts, zooming some Tony Levin's photos and re-watching some Bandcamp Full Moon Videos, I came up with a 16 tracks list: don't know if all of these will be the songs in the final setlist, but it's certain all these 16 tracks in the following list have been rehearsed for the tour (behind every title, I've put the the source from which I got the information):

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01.I/O (from stage monitor Tony Levin photo)
02.Live And Let Live (from mixing desk monitor Tony Levin photo)
03.New song (from stage monitor Tony Levin photo - lyrics: “connected”, “the way it will be”, “hands”)
04.New song (“Stand Still” or “And Still" ???) (from stage monitor Tony Levin photo - title clearly visible “AND STILL” in capital letters & first lines lyrics: “All gone away, all gone away, I place…” )
05.Four Kind of Horses (rehearsals bit heard on Bandcamp Full Moon Club video from May 9th)
06.Big Time (rehearsals bit heard on Josh Shpak's Instagram stories from April 24)
07.In Your Eyes (rehearsals of Peter practicing it on the keyboard on Josh Shpak's Instagram stories from April 24)
08.Growing up (from stage monitor Tony Levin photo)
09.Darkness (from stage monitor Tony Levin photo)
10.Sledgehammer (from keyboards monitor Don-E Instagram photo)
11.Here Comes The Flood (from mixing desk monitor Don-E Instagram photo)
12.Blood of Eden (from handwritten lyrics note on Tony Levin’s keyboards)***
13.The Rhythm of The Heat (from handwritten lyrics note on Tony Levin’s keyboards)***
14.Digging In The Dirt (from setlist sheet on Peter’s hand - reversing and contrasting Tony Levin's photo)
15.Playing for Time (from setlist sheet on Peter’s hand - reversing and contrasting Tony Levin's photo)
16.Lay Your Hands On Me (rehearsals of Manu Katche practicing the drum fill on Josh Shpak's Instagram stories from April 24)^^^

*** those could be old note sticked on Tony's instrument from past tours?

^^^ this could be Manu simply checking the drum sound and playing extemporaneously the drum fill?

From the photo I've reversed and sharped (the original is here) I can see two columns (which I suppose are for Set 1 and Set 2) where I'm 100% sure, the running order could be this (I put the only titles I can almost see clearly):

01
02 Growing Up
03
04
05 I/O
06 Digging In The Dirt
07 Playing For Time
09
(Maybe here there's something more but I can see it since the sheet is bent over)

SET 2
10 Darkness
11 Love …. ….. (love can heal?)
12
13
14 Don’t Give Up
15
16 Big Time
17
18

(Maybe even here there's something more - encores for example - but I can see it since the sheet is bent over)

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ohhhh - quite a few more than I was aware of. Thx!

Tomorrow we will see

Off to Krakow tomorrow, getting really excited

13 from me. I did think the other day - what if Gabriel played THIS track during his i/o tour? Don't think he would, but one track from Genesis would be nice!

14pts

That's the Phil I like. I also find the face-out of the study version annoying. But never mind. A wonderful track nevertheless.

A wonderful track - my favorite so far. And I agree, it could be played towards the end of the standard set.

I watched the deep dive video yesterday and was quite stunned - he certainly developed several interesting ideas until he found the final one and Brian Eno has once more created challenging sounds we may be able to hear in greater detail once the ATMOS mix is out.

Can't wait!

12/15 pts

always liked this one, especially the live version, that was released as a single B-sides several years back.

But this truly is the brother of Do the neurotic. And I understand people who prefer DTN. But I don't.

All those heavy emotions this great track has ... they are all vanishing when you play the track i/o next! Really curious if those tracks will be at the end of the final album version.

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I'm trying hard to like it, but this song doesn't do anything to me. It average to my ears. 1000 times already heard on radios.

And although I like the idea he's expressing, the lyrics lack some poetry .

He's trying too hard on this one imho

That was my first impression, but now it's my favorite so far. He doesn't try hard, it's a simple tune you can sing along to. And I believe it will be a big number live!

Quite stunning, how happy he sounds when he sings about his own obituary, isn't it?

14 pts

It also was a great moment during the Back to Front concert, when all the lights were switched off and the stage lighting finally appeared. One of his best.

I do prefer the bright-side mix, actually. The last part comes in better I think. It's less "wall of sound" like.

Peter has announced a band version for the Bandcampers. THAT should be interesting.

Worth 11 pts.

Not their best early piece, but still strong.

Thx. Will check with pocketmags, that always works fine and you don't have to wait for weeks for a printed copy on mainland Europe.

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wow, that's my favorite so far! Such an emotional track and what a finale!

I really appreciated and enjoyed the Gabriel compendium and this new one about Collins seems to become just as good. Thanks for all the work you put into this.

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Simon Collins: "It’s progressive rock, bits of metal, it’s electronica, it’s industrial..."

A bit away from my progressive music which is symphonic pop.

What is progressive rock? I don't think it's a very limited genre, it has many facets. Having said that, I'm not sure we need those categories all the time. eMolecule's album is dark, heavy, disturbing, then uplifting. It's a journey. One I don't like all the time, but it makes sense. I understand they signed for three albums so I am curious what they will do next.

Was skeptical first, but "Architect" is quite good, imo

The deep dive video on band camp is quite interesting. I hope for an earlier version or a demo of the track, rather than a band tracking version this time!

50/50

The Bright Side mix is pretty new, so a little more exciting, but I would probably prefer the Dark Side Mix a bit ...

Have seen Steve playng this during his solo tours a lot, like this:

14/15 from me

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Thanks for that, I like these things.

I think we take a lot for granted, certainly I do. Peter was 20 when this came out, and I presume the others were a very similar age.

How on earth did they get so good so fast? I'm sure they practiced and all that, but this is ridiculous. Plus the writing of course...

They were really special, even when they were that young

I always wonder why Peter didn't revisit his past with Genesis a bit more. I hope he'll throw in a Genesis track during the upcoming tour.

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it’s an amazing track. It took a while, but this is far better than Panopticom and it shows Peter is still able to create stunning stuff. It has a little PGIV flair actually.