So I was there in Helsinki. Seeing Genesis performing first time in 20 years, in front of a full house (>30000) people, standing in the front row
and I must say, it was worth it.
At a Finnish prog forum/community I mentioned I was going there to see Genesis, and they were sceptical, saying it doesn't really have anything to do with progressive rock. Well, this is where they were wrong. Sure, Genesis did play some of their best pop songs, and I Can't Dance, but the whole 2,5 hour gig included only Invisible Touch and that. I don't count Tonight Tonight or Domino to these since I think they're splendid as prog too, and the show for Invisible Touch was great, fireworks and everything.
Most of the songs were from SEbtP, Lamb, Trick of the Tail, and Duke. I didn't keep a list. Some people write lists of the songs, but I'd rather just enjoy the show. we had Duke's End followed by Turn It On Again, of course. I knew we'd hear In The cage as well, and so we did, combined with some classics too as a medley. I think they could have sounded a bit better then, but I guess the reason was basically that the keyboard wasn't loud enough. This was fixed later on. I was really glad to hear songs like Firth of Fifth and I Know What I Like from SEbtP. During I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) everyone sang along.
Oh, we had Mama, and Home by the Sea + Second Home by the Sea, great performances. Ripples, Follow You, Follow Me, Afterglow, No Son of Mine, Land Of Confusion. Also the drum duel Phil Collins and Chester Thompson did very often, followed by Los Endos, and then they marched off, if I recall correctly. For encore they played first I Can't Dance, as said, and very last, Carpet Crawlers, which was a great ending.
As my first Genesis consert, I really enjoyed it, more than my brother, because I never expected as much old songs as he did. They surprised me a bit. Some of the gestures were straight as from the Wembley Stadium DVD, the Domino effect thing for one, but it was great.
I know people do think it's not the real Genesis, and sure, they didn't go to Trespass, Nursery cryme or Foxtrot very much, but it was still worth seeing. I think if you still have a chance, you should go and buy the tickets. I don't regret it at all.
Also, if someone was there, who was the warm up artist? I really loved her and her music, and would like to get her album, but I missed the name
And then, as this is a crappy review, I'd just like if people would review it as a tour, saying how it went where they come from, and we could compare!
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