Gabriel: 'Full Genesis reunion is still possible'

riversyd wrote: Well..I was lucky enough to be at Milton keynes in 1982 and it was magical

Not to mention wet



Will we ever see the like again?

Go for reunion? Ahh, it's so prospectus. Makes me breathe in wide air. I need them to make it soon.
Well, soon as possible.

Jim Garten wrote: I take your point on venue sizes for older material; however, in 1978 when they were still performing large chunks of the older albums, they were playing huge venues - they just changed the presentation - the songs themselves do work in large venues, it's just the intimate stage shows they used to play in the glory days would be completely lost in an enormodrome (which is where, face it, they'd have to play). The Milton Keynes reunion in 1983 was before an audience of (this is a guess btw) about 50/60,000; nothing post 1975 was played, yet they pulled it off because they adapted the show itself. No - in my humble opinion & on the evidence of 'Seconds Out' & a recording I have of the 1978 Knebworth show (in front of over 100,000 people) the songs could work if (and unfortunately, this is a big if) they were played well, which on the evidence of the Rome film... Of course - the absolute ideal would be to see the re-unified Genesis in a small 2/3,000 seat theatre, but that's never going to happen so for a recreation of the glory days, I'll just wait for The Musical Box to come round again - great band, great musicians, perfect recreation of pre-1975 Genesis (even the Mellotron broke down briefly when I saw them - how authentic is that? )

You know how many Wakeman eqiupmpent breadownds there were, Wow  if  you just read Grumpy Old Rock Star by Rick Wakeman and you'll prbablyy only get about  a third of them.

Well..I was lucky enough to be at Milton keynes in 1982 and it was magical (I also remember Talk Talk being first on the bill and thinking they were really good while people at the front were throwing bottles at them!). After Pink Floyd at G8, I'll never say never, but It'll have to happen within the next five years ...I would walk over broken glass to be there...

Einsetumadur wrote: verslibre wrote: I'd actually prefer to see Collins/Hackett/Banks/Rutherford, i.e. the Trick and Wind line-up. Exactly.

 

Collins is a damn good drummer and there he should have remained.He is monotoned and quite simply boring as a singer.His voice cannot change and is weak.Genesis died after Wind and Wuthering with the truly awful ' And then there were three'  thereafter good ol' Phil took them down the road to pop dom.

Genesis with Gabriel were icons of the Progressive halcyon age.As I have said on here years ago Collins is a little arse who had a different dream of where he was going. What a pity such talented musicians as Banks and Rutheford wanted to join in.

Peter if you ever read sites like this stay clear of these three clowns who turned their backs on the music that made them.Quality is what matters,whether younger Genesis fans prefer the drivel that followed merely tellls me their knowledge of prog is zero.

Amen to that.....The Geese And The Ghost...is indeed a album of great quallity.....And Wise After The Event Too.......and what a remaster...anyone fan of Genesis should indeed give this a firm try.

Daniel1974nl wrote: Besides I wonder if Steve will ever forgive Tony for call Daryl a better player stan Steve only because he can play so fast.....rediculous.......

Ha! I never read that! Pure stupidity though, Daryl's playing is competant but very normal, Steve Hackett is (at least to myself) on a higher pantheon of guitar gods!

The big thing here that no-one seems to have bought up is that even if this did go ahead, could mere mortals like ourselves afford a ticket?

NaturalScience wrote: I'm not the biggest Genesis fan, by a long shot, but get Hackett on board as well and I am definitely going to a show.

Ditto to that NS. Like most prog fans, I either am or used to be a Genesis fan, and even though i don't listen to anything of theirs anymore, a full reunion would be something really quite special.

First.....I meant Hackett ofcourse, not Gabriel.......Although Gabriel did in the beginning of his solo carrear.

No comments about that Rome quote......I respect all of these "FARTS" whatever  they decided to do with their music and those were, pardon, still are great musicians....I love every era of Genesis (still hate Abacab ) but all in all they're great.....

And by the way, I do prefer Gabriel era of course....