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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Jun 22, 2012 ^^
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To my dear friend Lorraine, who became my lifelong fellow Genesis lover. We were dating back in 1977 (before we British had adopted the word 'dating'!), and when she left this world for pastures new in January 2021 we were still soulmates, Genesis lovers and best friends. We rarely spent a day that didn't include playing a track or talking about Genesis. I hope that many kind young people today get the same pure, wonderful gift to enjoy, whoever the objects of their musical love and of their human love may be.
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How to describe Peter Gabriel...ah yes: LEGEND.
True story: Met him in London where I was training new staff at Amnesty International. He wrote back to me when I was working in a refugee camp in Uganda. He actually has panic attacks before he goes on stage, poor man. Anyway, while working with Amnesty I was imprisoned as a political prisoner & tortured. I kept his song "Wallflower" in my head. I was beaten and left for dead on a lonely road where some tourists found me. Amnesty was a banned organization in that country. That song is a big part of why I survived. If you're unfamiliar with the song here's the lyrics:: 'Wallflower'
"6x6 - from wall to wall
Shutters on the windows, no light at all
Damp on the floor you got damp on the bed
They're trying to get you crazy - get you out of your head
They feed you scraps and they feed you lies
To lower your defences, no compromise
Nothing you can do, they day can be long
You mind is working overtime, you body's not too strong
Hold on, hold on
They put you in a box so you can't get heard
Let your spirit stay unbroken, may you not be deterred
Hold on, you have gambled with your own life
And you face the night alone
While the builders of the cages
They sleep with bullets, bars and stone
They do not see your road to freedom
That you build with flesh and bone
They take you out - the light burns your eyes
To the talking room - it's not surprise
Loaded questions from clean white coats
Their eyes are all as hidden as their Hipppcratic Oath
They tell you - how to behave, hehave as their guest
You want to resist them, you do your best
They take you to your limits, they take you beyond
For all that they are doing there's no way to respond
Hold on, hold on
They put you in a box so you can't get heard
Let your spirit stay unbroken, may you not be deterred
Hold on, you have gambled with your own life
And you face the night alone
While the builders of the cages
They sleep with bullets, bars and stone
They do not see your road to freedom
That you build with flesh and bone
You may disappear, you're not forgotten here
And I will say you you, I will do what I can do
And I will do what I can do"
I've been a fan of Genesis since Gabriel was the front man. Aging myself 🤷🏻 I've been fortunate to have seen them all several times: Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Phil Collins, Mike and the Mechanics. Sublime! Gabriel has so much soul and emotion in his amazing voice! He truly took music into the realm royale of high theatre. He tirelessly helped Amnesty International.
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Are there words to describe musical magic? One word: Genesis.
5 geniuses at work. Absolute perfection and execution. And live too, no playbacks, no studio cheating. They were a classical orchestra to themselves.
With melodies so beautiful and carried by lush orchestrations to send shivers down your spine even today, 50 years later. Thanks Genesis.
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@howardsprenger3958
3 years ago
True story... November 1971 and I'm a student at St Luke's College, Exeter. My mate and I had already seen Genesis a few weeks previously at the University, but for some reason they were booked to play at the Quay Club - a modest venue, but they hadn't yet quite started their meteoric rise. We got there early on the pretext of meeting with the club's manager to discuss publicising the club's events at college. He took pity on us poor students, invited us to have a drink before the gig, and showed us to the bar. Genesis were the only other people there, so we had a drink with them, played table football with Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, and generally got to know them before the audience started to arrive. When they started playing we had a ringside seat - on the floor directly in front of them, exchanging banter like we'd known them for years. They mainly did stuff from Trespass and Nursery Cryme, but I'm sure they did some tracks from Foxtrot which hadn't yet been released. At the end of the gig we helped the roadies load their gear into their van, and trotted off happily home. It wasn't long before they were touring Europe with half a dozen artics carrying everything they needed for their show. But what a night... what an experience! I was never as big a fan after Gabriel left - this was their golden era for me. This video brings back such memories nearly 50 years later, even though it was filmed a couple of years after we saw them. Thank you.
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