I was there in 73 in Cleveland too....even got to hang with the band afterwards at their
hotel party.
But it's like this...imagine the first time you had sex with someone you totally
loved.....then 30 years later watched a film with actors dressed as you and your lover go
thru the same motions and have sex on film. Not quite the same eh? ;)
--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Berg" <caddyfam@...> wrote:
>
> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@ wrote:
> >
> > Sadly, as one who saw the original shows, it ain't the same.
> HOWEVER......
> > If you haven't seen Genesis back in the day, go see TMB. You will
> then get an
> > idea (and that's all) of what it was really like.
> >
> > I was there.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> Sadly as another who saw Genesis first appearance in Cleveland back
> in 73 no it is not the same nor can it ever be. Back then it was a
> first impression of something most of us thought we would never
> appreciate 3 decades later, now we know what to expect and anything
> less seems to diminish the experience however I am grateful that
> there is an outlet for these shows and yes it's not the real thing
> but it still has the same effect on me as it had the first time and
> that alone is worth going to see. What I remember most was the
> riveting effect their music had on the audience, not what I was used
> to as compared to a Humble Pie or Led Zeppelin concert. I took my
> daughter with me who is 24 now but was raised listening to all my
> prog rock and disco and having Mellotrons and synths going in our
> living room. When we walked up to the stage she remarked how she
> would be the youngest one in the audience. There were a couple of
> guys next to us talking about the funny looking white cabinet, so my
> daughter got right into the conversation. Turns out they have seen
> MB before and we hadn't so I asked them how close to the original
> sound do they get. When I told them I was at the show a few doors
> down back in 73 they were full of questions. Then I asked how old
> they were and one replied 17. Goodness he wasn't even born when
> Genesis took to the stage, so for them this was their first hand
> experience and thanks to groups like MB they can relive their
> experience as we have. Doug
>