I enjoyed the film, I'm not great Genesis fan but I preferred the live performances to the studio versions.
I am not that interested in the visual but I thought the theatricals were very much of their time and didn't detract from performance.
The whole concert has that sort of naive charm that a lot of the British progressive bands had at that time. I suppose because we and they were young.
Reading through the details I'm not sure if the concert we are hearing is the same one we are watching.
Mark
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@...> wrote:
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> On 19 November 2012 16:15, <lsf5275@...> wrote:
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> > Oddly, I have no doubt that you would have as well. I'm sure at the time,
> > other people would have shared your view. I know my dad did. At the time, I
> > didn't think it was idiotic. I thought the musicianship was incredible and
> > the performance by Gabriel was different and exciting. I had seen plenty of
> > Grateful Dead and CSN, James Taylor, Muddy Waters Michael Bloomfield, BB
> > King, Credence... etc.
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> > In 1973, the only other band that electrified me like that was Bruce
> > Springsteen, whom I had met and gotten to know a bit. The E-Street Band was
> > still forming and David Sancious was their pianist and Ernest Carter was
> > the drummer.
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> > Completely different musical experience than Genesis, but electrifying
> > none the less.
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> > As I recall, you don't like them either.
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> You're right. I don't. I'm not sure what point you're making here.
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