Yes, Peter. Submit to your prog destiny. The next time I see you on that Segway onstage I will ralph vigorously.

I know it’s considered more mature for bands to tone down their “smoke and mirrors” live act, but I’d really like to see Genesis throw down with Cirque de Soleil or somethin somethin

Let’s face it, they were never the most charismatic band around…

It’s typical(looking at the statistical evidence) to see artists in this genre have a more hardcore following, and a less mainstream presence. Prog bands in particular seem to exemplify this. Rush, Genesis, King Crimson etc, all have less media exposure than most long time rock acts with similar fan size. Yet, the number of fans stay fairly strong.

I am seeing Genesis in a few weeks and they better play their hits. Who wants to hear them play Peter Gaberial tunes? Are they crazy? they became famous after Peter left! Their greatest hits CD are songs of Phil singing!!!!

A Genesis tour with Peter Gabriel singing all of his Genesis songs would be a disaster. I don’t even know what songs Gabriel sang for Genesis. What is Phil thinking? Stick with your songs Phil and make another album with the boys.

I would go see the tour in a second if Gabriel stepped up to the mic. Tighten up, Pete.

Bring on THE LAMB 2.0! They are indeed ready for a full fledged reunion of sorts, including Hackett. I hope they don’t bury Steve’s guitar in the mix. I’m ready for some FOXTROT and SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND, coupled with a heaping helping of LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY. Bring it, boys. At least bring it so that the world can see what Peter Gabriel did PRE-1975. It’s time…

I think there’s been little mention of the tour because Andy Greene is the only person in the western hemisphere who isn’t embarrassed by his attendence. I don’t even think Phil Collins is proud of it, just doing it for the money.

No matter how bad Peter Gabriel’s solo material can get (which, normally, is not that bad) there’s no reason for him to return to this band. He’s much better off disassociating himself from Genesis and doesn’t need the money (not that any of ‘em do) or the attention (which Phil obviously does).

Peter signing with Phil on drums, now that is something I would see in a second. I’m going to one of the concerts in a couple days and have fun watching the trio perform.
Peter needs to rejoin just for a one-off tour.

There’s little hype because there’s no drama. Half the people (in the states, anyway) probably didn’t even know they’d split with Phil and made ‘Calling All Stations,’ so this reunion isn’t likely to grab headlines because it isn’t a surprise to anyone like the Police or Van Halen were, with an elaborate, tense backstory.

Seeing Gabriel would be awesome but there’s no way a Gabriel-led band would fill arenas and stadiums. The people (myself included) who love that era of Genesis are passionate and fanatical, but not large enough in number to provide the kind of business the Genesis trio is getting on this tour.

I still like the later Genesis stuff too, and it seems they’re doing a good job of balancing all eras of the band with this reunion tour setlist. Seeing them in a couple weeks in Chicago…can’t wait.

Steve – WTF! You’re nuts. A Gabriel led Genesis reunion would have no problem selling out the arena’s. The success of tribute band The Musical Box has exposed the magic of the early Genesis concerts to those too young to remember, and exposed a demand for that material performed in a live setting. Gabriel sells out arenas on his own – a reunion with the original Genesis member would be huge.

The Musical Box The Musical Box

Great stuff!

Herschel!

Gotta disagree. Gabriel actually was unable to even sell out MSG on his last tour – tons of empty seats. They could play theaters, and maybe a few arenas in places like Chicago, Philly. The fans that did show, though, would be WAY more passionate. And it would be a much, much better show. Who cares if they play small places. Reunite for the loyal Genesis fans!

Great review for a great band doing what seems to be one of the best tours ever !!
Thanks Genesis for giving us this oportunitty !!

Overall, being a relatively new Genesis fan (only 39 yr old and more acquainted with the Phil Collins era), I enjoyed the show, even though not all the earlier material was well known to me.

I’m only disappointed that Phil dropped the F-bomb during “Invisible Touch” which detracted from the night’s overall high quality.

Peter 1, Peter 2, Peter 3, Peter 4 is Security…and oh something big big big time came along after that. Heed them crawlers guys! Ya gotta get in to get out…

Saw a Phil Collins show in the early 90’s with Chester and Daryl. It was a great show. Collins and Genesis have been guilty of some schlock, but when they hit, they hit hard.

Peter Gabriel, c’mon man. Do it, do it, DO IT!!!

Thank you

“Hold the Line” San Jacinto!!!

It’s nice to see that someone at RS staff have some musical taste. Kudos to Andy Greene, but your job is in danger, you are not cool anymore… What is next?, a well done review about a Rush concert/album?

I’ve seen this tour once and will be going to see 3 more shows. I am an “all eras Genesis fan” and this show covered it all with a set list that rolled right along. The musicianship, stage/lighting were better than any show I’ve ever been to. Oh, yeah… seeing Gabriel with Genesis again would be a dream come true… and it would sell out US arenas for sure.

Did they do Supper’s Ready?

Two of three Canadian shows(Montreal,Toronto)were stadium shows.All shows in Europe were stadium shows.With P.G.and S.Hackett reuniting it would be all stadiums even in the U.S.since their music is much more popular now then in the 70’s.The tour will be on in 2008.

Jim said “A Genesis tour with Peter Gabriel singing all of his Genesis songs would be a disaster. I don’t even know what songs Gabriel sang for Genesis.” Then what makes you qualified to say that then? FYI the tunes from the Gabriel era are some of the best in their catalog.

(Interesting verse BTW)

They ARE the best songs in their catalog.

Warning. Anyone giving a bad review of a Genesis concert will be hogtied between two Ampeg bass amps at full volume, and the low “E” note of a Moog Taurus pedal will be hit for about 30 seconds.

That’ll learn ya.

Too Bad Phil Collins waited till his huge solo career finally tanked into oblivion before he reunited with the band he truly was great in. He is only doing this for the money. Not for the “art.” Phil may have been a HUGE solo star in the 1980’s, but his solo stuff was nothing more than top 40 mindless fluff. I was so glad when his solo era ended. I couldn’t stand him as a solo act.

Been a fan since the 70’s but never saw them with Peter. If he and Steve Hackett were to tour with them and play more of the old songs, they would attract a whole new audience

Wow, so sad to read some of these Genisis “cluless” fans (sic). Post Gabriel is a lesson in “what ever happened to progressive rock”????? The boys split because of Peter’s desire to stay true to form and Phils desire to make $$$$$. Too bad Peter lost out. Phil was a GREAT drummer/back up vocalist, but has the writing skills of a bad romance novel. Though there was SOME good music after Peter, just no soul. And after Steve left it was Top 40 Here We Come…. Hence the decline and eventual death of progressive rock as one of the greatest musical movements ever. Remember, if it’s top 40, it was never meant to be “serious”. I love some top 40, but it will never create the images, feelings that truley great music often provides.

I have seen the Genesis lads three times, the first with Steve Hackett. A reunion tour with the three guys is much needed in todays ipod society, but a reunion with Steve and Peter would change the face oc classic rock back to album rock which is greatly needed. Just listen to your favorite FM station and try to find something from And Then There Were Three or any earlier albums…you can’t.

1. themusicalbox.com – they do a perfect redition of the Peter Gabrial era shows ( they are endorsed by Genesis ) See them once – you are hooked.

2. Phil always cursed on Invisible Touch – dont you know why – Genesis tends to tour around the time of Phils divorces.

3. Just saw my 2nd of 4th shows for this tour – and Hartford was much better than Boston – mostly because of Furth of Fifth and Los Endos – all members killed on those ( and guess what – no lyrics )

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THEMUSICALBOX.NET

AAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
I’m sorry. I’m sorry.
You were right I was wrong.
Make it stop! Make it stop!
AAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhh!! !

As a Gabriel-era die-hard Genesis fan(atic), I didn’t expect much out of the Genesis show. I thought it would Phil Collins’ pop schlock. I went to the show in Boston on Sept. 11, and was actually stunned by how good it was. Phenomenal — great. Never in my life did I expect to witness a perfect rendition of “In the Cage” and “I Know What I Like.” Yet there it was: worth the price of admission and then some. But more than that, Genesis-three played their new music so well that I went out and bought “Duke” and “Invisible Touch” just to listen to the song “Domino,” which I had never heard before. For almost three hours, the trio did on stage what I never expected it to do: play its old music well and introduce me to their post-Gabriel music that never made the top 40. I hope the fans of “Pop” Genesis were pushed in the other direction — back in time with Peter G. and Steve H. to experience some of the best musical composition of the 20th century. If you love Genesis, don’t miss this show!

Seeing Genesis this Saturday in Nationwide Arena in Columbus!!!! Can’t Wait. People send so much time aruging that the Peter Gabriel Era is better then Phil’s. THEY’RE A GREAT BAND EITHER WAY!!!!!

My first Genesis experience was one of the most profound “accidents” in my life. I just moved back to California to go to college. It was the summer of ‘81. I wanted to hit a concert before classes started in the Fall. I saw an ad for a Genesis concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. I noticed Phil Collins’ name as a band member and recalled his first solo hit “In the Air Tonight” The song was only special because it was playing on the car radio while a good friend was helping me was my parents car which I was going to take to the senior prom that night. Anyway, this Genesis concert sounded cool, so I bought a ticket. That concert changed my life, though I did not know it right away. I believe it was part of the ABACAB tour, as most songs were from the that album. Needless to say, for me the concert was terrific. Phil, the band, and especially the music. After the concert, I immediately bought the album and played it daily. (Darth Vader, Agitator, Asking questions says he wants to know why.) So now the seed was planted and germinated. It just needed a little water. The water came 1.5 years later during sophomore year in college. I got a second dorm roommate after the first one went from an A student his first year to flunking out during the second quarter of our second year. (Stay away from drugs!) This second roommate, as it turned out was this die-hard fan of a band called — Genesis. He had every album it seemed (in vinyl of course) plus import versions from ’round the globe. As a fan and roommate, he did everything he could to convince me of Genesis’ greatness. While I feigned reluctance to agree to his assessment of their skills and talent, I secretly began to come to the same conclusion. It wasn’t until after college that that sappling continued to grow. I purchased 3 Sides Live, Selling England By The Pound, Wind and Wuthering, Trick of the Tail. Later, as they were released, Genesis (self titled), and their second-to-last album with Phil at the helm, the name of which escapes me. With my well-developed fondness and appreciation of Genesis, I cannot fathom why I never managed to see Genesis during their record-setting concerts of the late 80’s to early 90’s. Since the Phil left in the mid 90’s, I thought my chance to ever see them live again was over. I had to settle for my remastered issues of SEBTP, Wind and Wuthering and TOTT. Fast forward to spring this year. I learned of the Turn It On Again Tour and was ecstatic. Too bad Peter and Steve couldn’t reunite for a last round. Anyway, I bellied up to the bar and paid a reseller top $ for 5th row seats near the center. Hey, I’m 6′5″ so I’m sure I’ll have a great view. I will see them in San Jose, Oct 9. Whether it’s Gabriel Era, what I call “Hacket Era” (Trick and Wind albums) or Collins after that, all Genesis music clicks with me. Almost all of their songs are wonderful and a pleasure to listen to. Though, I do have my favorites, too. They are: Firth of a Fifth, Cinema Show, One for the Vine (does anyone else like this song as much as I do? “Then on a distant slope, He observed one without hope. He thought he recognized him by the way he walked, and by the way he stood up, and vanished into air”. I get chills every time I think about this circular reference), In The Cage, Blood on the Rooftops, Los Endos, Entangled (”Well, thanks to our kindness and skill, you’ll have no trouble until, you catch your breath and the nurse will present you the bill”). So that’s my story. If you’ve read this, you’re probably a fan too and I’m in good company here. There will always be comparisons and critiques of the Gabriel and Collins era’s. Prog or Pop, short or long, instrumental or lyrical, the music remains Genesis. One of the all-time best, most-enduring rock bands. Over their nearly 30 years together, Genesis musical style has changed with the times and with the fancies of its members. What remains constant throughout is their creativity and musicianship and that really is what it’s all about — awesome music —- which moves people like me to write something like this, which I have never before done. I am a Genesis fan! Now I do as my former college roommate Daniel R. from Virginia did to me. Extol and proclaim the greatness of Genesis’ music! Turn Us On Again.

The best band in the world, by far

Saw the show in Philly last night. They blew the doors off of the Wachovia Center. None of the boys seems to have lost a step after so many years. The set list was a great mix of the old and the new. My favs were Behind the Lines, In the Cage, Ripples, and Afterglow.

Saw the show last night in Philly – my 6th time seeing them & all have been w/ my Mom (who’s 50+ – she’d kill me if I put her actual age) The show took me back! I wish I was going again! The first time I saw them I was 11…w/ my parents & 2 older siblings-a family night if you will…thank God for cool parents (hell if I’d admit that then) Thanks to them for introducing me to a great band that hasn’t lost a beat and some fond memories for more than half my life!! They’re a little older (aren’t we all?) but they are totally still rocking!

Wow – some of us need to brush up on our Genesis history. Read some of the interviews and bio’s from the 80’s and you find out that when Pete was still with the band, it was always Tony, Phil, and Mike who would always hang out together and just jam while Pete would go off and do his own thing.

Their first post-Gabriel album outsold all of their previous stuff – with no Top 40 hits. In fact their first US Top 40 was a little ballad (Follow You, Follow Me) with lyrics written by Mike Rutherford – not Phil Collins.

Everybody blasts Phil about wanting to be a solo artist, but he was actually the last one in the band to put out solo work.

And another chuckle: the comments about Phil using the F word being offensive – he’s been doing it in Genesis concerts for 30 years. (Along with some pretty kinky song lead-ins in the late 70’s early 80’s.) Despite those Top 40 adult contempory hits, they are not, or never have been a bubblegum sweet band.

Phil on the drums with Gabriel Singing would be something many Genesis fans have never seen. Although a true fan enjoys the evolution from one into the other. They would sell out you better believe it. New Genesis needs to stay away from Pop singing Phil stuff lovie dovie songs… It seems the fans of these band always like other bands like Yes, Rush, King Crimson… Wow for a long time I thought my taste in music was very different.. guess not… Just don’t sing “Hold on your heart” Phil I’d rather hear the first song you ever sung for Genesis… Know what that is ??? More Fool Me off of Selling England

very nice.

I saw them last night (9/20) on their last night in Philly. It was the third time I’ve seen them (80’s, 90’s and now) and thought this was probably the best. I have another thing to cross off my “life to-do list” — here “behind the lines” in concert. Would have preferred to hear the lyrics.

BTW, what would you pay to see Peter Gabriel with Phil C for a concert? I’d be willing to pay $1000/seat. No brainer.

I’ve seen Genesis 6 times. Once with Gabriel singing ( Selling England by the Pound Tour ). I’ve seen then twice, as a four piece ( after Gabriel left, but Hackett was still with the band ). I’ve seen them 3 times with just 3 members.

All the shows were great, but Genesis is simply a better band with Steve Hackett on guitar, and and even better band with Gabriel singing.

I know…because I’ve seen all the various line-ups live.

Genesis just played in my city ( Ottawa ) recently. I didn’t go. I guess you can say that I wasn’t enthused by seeing a re-set of the ‘I Can’t Dance’ tour. Reading the comments of those that have seen the shows, I suppose not going was a mistake. But, honestly….I couldn’t get excited about going to see this tour.

Now, had the original idea of the 5 members getting together come to fruition….

well, I would have gone to that show in a hearbeat.

I’ve seen Genesis 6 times. Once with Gabriel singing ( Selling England by the Pound Tour ). I’ve seen then twice, as a four piece ( after Gabriel left, but Hackett was still with the band ). I’ve seen them 3 times with just 3 members.

All the shows were great, but Genesis is simply a better band with Steve Hackett on guitar, and and even better band with Gabriel singing.

I know…because I’ve seen all the various line-ups live.

Genesis just played in my city ( Ottawa ) recently. I didn’t go. I guess you can say that I wasn’t enthused by seeing a re-set of the ‘I Can’t Dance’ tour. Reading the comments of those that have seen the shows, I suppose not going was a mistake. But, honestly….I couldn’t get excited about going to see this tour.

Now, had the original idea of the 5 members getting together come to fruition….

well, I would have gone to that show in a hearbeat.

Saw Genesis for the first time last night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. Same situation there as it was in Hartford. Sold out, amazing stage, A light show which is probably the closest thing to Pink Floyd I’ve ever seen. Brilliant muscianship by these guys. Very good show.

Went to see Genesis in Columbus OH on 9/22 – it was an incredible 2 hrs and 40 mins! Light show and graphics were amazing, and the boys have not missed a beat. Best songs were Domino, In the Cage, Mama, and Home by the Sea – simply incredible! There was also a lot of audience interaction which, along with the great music, made it a wonderful experience.

I saw Genesis for the 6th time, dating back to 1978, last Saturday, in Columbus. It was a good concert, but I would have to say that my favorite
Geneis concert was the Duke tour. They hit a wonderful balance of prog and pop on that tour. I think Abacab tipped the prog/pop balance to far to the pop side, the 1983 Genesis Album pushed it further, and Invisible Touch firmly established Genesis as a pop band. This is not to say that I don’t enjoy some of the material. “Domino” is an enjoyable piece, but when compared to the complexities of “Cinema Show” or “Supper’s Ready” it really is quite elementary. The problem with Geneis is that they really have two divergent fan bases. The later, and more popular (sales-wise) releases appeal to a different fan base than their earlier, progressive material. So, in concert, they have to appease two, if not completely divergent, somewhat different crowds. They do a pretty good job of walking the line. When I saw The Who last Fall, they knew that no one liked their new material and rushed through the 4 or 5 songs from their new album so they could get back to the stuff that everyone loved. Unfortunately (or fortunately) for Genesis, they must play both the old (30 yr. old) and the new (25 yr. old). Since I am posting on a Rolling Stone site, and Rolling Stone really controls the gate to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I have to pose the question, Why has the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame excluded the great 70’s progressive bands and artists? How many more late 50’s R&B bands or rap acts must be inducted before Genesis, Yes, ELP, Supertramp, King Crimson, etc. get some props?

well i disapointed taht not about us and shipwrecked off callling alll stations were not on the tour phil would have sounded great on these but would anyone here like to hear peter singing phils songs cause thats what people would want

I think that just like Genesis has come to terms with its own past, fans also should do the same with Peter Gabriel not being part of the band. Come on, the guy has been absent for 30 years now and you some of their fans are still asking him to come back???? I think it is time to MOVE ON!!!! I saw them play in San Jose, two days ago and it was the trip to memory lane in my entire life. Thank you Genesis.

Oops! I meant to say… “I saw them play in San Jose two days ago and it was by far the trip to memory lane in my entire life. Thank you Genesis.

Three times is a charm…

“I saw them play in San Jose two nights ago and it was by far the ‘BEST’ trip to memory lane in my entire life.”

Thank you Genesis.
Finally…!

Saw ‘em in Detroit on 9/30. Their chops remain intact.

I grew up listening to Phil Collins and Genesis and I really would love to see them in concert.

I never have been able to yet, and I just saw that they has been in my area a month ago and was completely unaware of it.

Will they be touring again next year?

I attended the last night in Los Angeles. It was packed and the crowd seemed to be enjoying themselves. For me it was the worst big concert I’ve ever seen. All the good reviews by prog fans were misleading. They were AWFUL. I left early. A huge waste of time and money.

I’ve been a Genesis fan for a long time. I prefer the Collins era overall. Not because of “Top 40″ — but because their progressive songs had rather some rock & roll backbone when Collins led.

Nul points

Box-seat – in the

History is bunk

gabriel did a long, long tour supporting “Up”, a bunch of social cause work, the remixrealworld project, some digital distribution experiments and a variety of other items, as well as adding to his family recently.

Why am I saying this? Doing a genesis reunion would mean no new gabriel music for likely a minimum of another year to 2 years, and that would mean once again pushing against that nearly ten year wait between “Us” and “Up”.

Lets enjoy our memories and watch the DVD’s so our visionary musicians can work on new projects and not burn creative time on nostalgia trips. Its not like any of the band need money.

Fuck! I’d give my ass to see the Genenis do Cinema Show and Firth of Fifth in their complete form. The medley stuff only teases us old goats who used to trip their skulls out on this shit. Please Peter?

MIssed the tour…Severly irked I did. I don’t ever expect to see Gabriel or Hackett live with the current band, but I would pay huge amounts for it. How about this Peter, do your own Genesis tour. Get your band together, and do The Lamb again. Then encore Supper’s Ready, I know what I like, and pull Hackett onstage as a special guest in Italy for Firth of Fifth….toss in The Knife here or there, and you’ll thrill the masses.

In Manchester it was as time had stood still. They were as good then as they have ever been in the past. I truely believe that if Peter was to get off his arse and stand up to be counted the sound of genesis couldn’t be improved on, but it would be intersting to hear if there was any difference. I say “go on, bring it on, I’ll be there”

It seems rather funny to me that people lament the shift from Prog to Pop when Peter Gabriel left the band…and then he commenced to make some fantastic Pop music in his solo career.

It’s well crafted and musically diverse Pop, but its Pop.

I think Genesis would have shifted in that direction either way, based on this.