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Seems like Phil Collins is floating the idea of a full-scale Genesis reunion.
I am always hesitant to mention my love of Genesis because of the difference between the band I loved (Genesis 1967-1980) and the band that most people are familiar with (Genesis 1980-1998). So, to be clear, I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE COLLINS-LED BAND THAT PRODUCED DRECK LIKE "INVISIBLE TOUCH."
If you want to make fun of me, make fun of the fact that I will be one of the few guys in the audience who is more psyched that Steve Hackett is back than he is that Gabriel is in front.
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I'm with you Dave. It seems our record collections bear remarkable similarity. I bail on Genesis at Duke. And Then There Were Three has great moments like 'Burning Rope', but beyond that, eeechhh! Chris and Tony Alva will certainly combine forces and try to surround our armies with their armies, but they are haters, and as we know the Dark Side of the force is weaker.
This isn't the keyboard solo you were looking for.
Early Genesis can indeed rock. When I listen to 'The Musical Box' on the subway, I get up on the subway bench and do scissor kicks on to the ground.
Sure, sometimes you have to pump your fist in 7:4 time, but hey, it's fist-pumping.
Phil Collins IS the Dark Side. Who is better suited to lead the Empire than the Drummer Gnome? This guy can make Darth Vader choke.
But I will not resort to hatin' in this comment. I understand that the Collins Genesis is not the same band as the Gabriel Genesis. Phil Collins is like Elton John, no longer relevant. Peter Gabriel is as freaky as ever, and he is one hell of a writer. He has penned songs about monkeys and recorded monkeys' songs.
The fact that Collins is the one who is behind this reunion is not surprising but certainly suspect.
The big question, of course, is will they play "Land of Confusion," and will the puppets be there?
("Abacab" is still a stupid name. It's the chords, we get it.)
Gabriel was, for all intents and purposes, in his early stage incarnation, very puppet like.
Let's not forget that after Peter left they put out two great albums - Wind And Wuthering, Trick Of The Tail, and one decent LP - the fore mentioned And Then There Were Three....
Selling England By The Pound Rocks for sure!
I think YYZ might actually be all 4/4 (anyone care to confirm?)
But the Brazilians are still crazy... for ROCK!
Phil Collins play the, ahem, drums.
oh yes, that's right - the beginning is in 7/8, I believe.
They're actually playing the morse code for the letters "Y - Y - Zed" (that's the Canadian spelling, don't you know).
YYZ is the call letters for the Toronto International Airport.
That's
da do da da da
do da da da da dodo
da do da da da
do da da da da dodo...
That's DEFINATELY not the time signature Tony's looking for....
Abacab is not the chords, Chris.
I think it's supposed to have been the song structure.
The Musical Box is entirely in 4/4.
OK, seems like "Abacab" refered to the song structure (at one point - apparently not the final structure), not the chords, as I was mistakenly told by Rolling Stone many years ago. Guess I've been playing it wrong this whole time!*
* this is a joke. I'd never play a Genesis song, except maybe for "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight," which was used in a Michelob commercial.
I do want to write a song called 'FAG" that is the chords...
Why stop there? Write EGG A DECAF FAG, BABE.
You, sir, are an overachiever...
I am getting excited, but I have been hurt before.
Gabriel is the key, obviously. The other four are great musicians and the music doesn't need to be played by 22 year olds. But if Gabriels quirky, mystic spirit isn't there, it would just be a sad reunion...
...that I would still to go see.
Phil Collins has gotten a bad rap for his horrible 1990s output of music ("You'll be in my heart," "I Can't Dance"). But his stuff from the '70s is amazing, and yes, it does rock. While I think there was a marked change from the Peter Gabriel era to the Phil Collins era, we'll always have A Trick of the Tail, which bridges the gap and is about as beautiful an album as you can get.
I love the idea of the boys getting together again, too. And I am more excited about Steve than the others put together ... but it still would be good to see him play off of Mike and Phil again.
Steve has also made some comments in recent weeks about being contacted by Genesis managment about a reunion. This may have legs.
One thing really pissed me off about the Collins comment, though. As I ranted about recently on my blog, Phil just HAD to be his usual arrogant schmuck-ness and say that he would "let" Peter be the singer. Anybody who appreciates old Genesis would have it no other way--and Phil "allowing" it to happen just points out the difference between Phil and someone with class.
My favorite Genesis moments are still the middle-to-closing section of "Firth of Fifth" from "Selling England by the Pound" and most of the guitar work on "Wind and Wuthering." 'Twould be nice if they brought these old ones out, yes?
-- david
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