Great idea a brilliant symphonic prog masterpiece Suppers Ready is. However the greatest prog masterpiece is called Close To The Edge by Yes which is just one of 7 symphonic pieces. Enjoy your prog journey. 🙏🍁
Suppers jumped in my top 10 the first time i heard it The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is one album to do in order front to back .Just think they were doing all this in their early 20s
That would be AWESOME! Supper's Ready and it's album Foxtrot has been my all time favourites since more than 46 years 😁 (BTW, Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth was one of the featured vocalists on original Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett's rendition of Supper's Ready and Steven Wilson did guitar features on another song originally from the same album - Can-Utility and the Coastliners)
Supper's Ready Will grab You at 1st. Then Lure You in, make You Think wtf ? - Then at The End. You'll Never Forget It Brother .... Great Reviews on the Genesis Tracks ..... Another 'Genesis Sound' is Their Middle Years, Album's - "A Trick of the Tail" and "Wind and Wuthering" with 4 of the bands Original Lineup. This Album and '"Watcher of the Skies"' Albums had 5 in the Lineup. Peter Gabriel Lead Vocal, and Steve Hackett Lead Guitar ..... Who Also did those middle years albums i mentioned. I Enjoyed This Peace
My Favorite too. ❤....Other great ones are Comfortably Numb- David Gilmour, Moonage Daydream- Mick Ronson, All Along The Watchtower-Jimi Hendrix, Eruption- Eddie Van Halen, Grendel-Steve Rothery, Bohemian Rhapsody-Brian May, Stairway to Heaven-Jimmy Page.....and a few others by great players too, but this is my favorite of them all Firth of Fifth- by The Genesis Legendary Genius and Humble Steve Hackett. ❤......Thank You for this Masterpiece.
I saw Steve Hackett in Sydney in June 2022. At dinner before the gig, the same point about was made by one of us, it was a magnificent achievement given their ages in 1973. I think one aspect often overlooked is the contribution made by Phil Collins' playing.
I feel sorry for those who weren’t around when progressive rockers held sway. I feel so privileged to have been a teenager during the hay day of great bands. Genesis being one of them..
It took Tony Banks 2 years to write this epic. Not 10 minutes of stuff you hear today. Sadly music of this genre are fading into history. Thanks for sharing.
Now I appreciate that my teen years spanned 1967 to 1973, growing up in the midst of the UK’s disparate, talented, innovative music scene was a privilege. Listening to all of this as it came out was mind blowing,so you have loads to come! Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull come next.
Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks are 5 of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Steve Hackett's guitar solo is often celebrated as one of the greatest by many guitar legends including David Gilmore.
Hi, their is a great cover band from Montreal touring right now in North America called Musical Box. They are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Selling England by the pound! They have the original costumes of Peter Gabriel and slides of Genesis. Peter Gabriel has even brought his kids to the concerts . They are the only cover band endorsed by Genesis. I f you have a chance to see them in your area, I recommend you go. You won't regret it 🙂
well ive just listened liek for the 100th time along with you and as soon as the first flute solo arrived i just checked my hand resting on the table.. full on goosbumps...hair firmly raised its simply gorgeous
Back in 1974, this was astonishing. I was mesmerised by the whole album. Aged 14, I didn't know what they were doing musically to the degree that I do now, but I knew what I liked and I liked what I knew. It's fascinating to hear and see your reaction.
This song was the one that set my channel on its current trajectory with classic prog. It absolutely blew me away. I always "heard* the prog from back in the day was great but never actually listened. I feel silly now. 🙃
@L33Reacts Check out Peter Gabriel's solo albums, especially the 3rd and 4th. Amazing drum patterns. The track Intruder inspired Phil Collins to write In The Air but it's much darker.
@L33Reacts I play bass, so I'm interested in rhythms and melody, and how drummers hear music. Talking of which, check out Bill Bruford on the track In The Dead Of Night by his band UK from 1978. It'll take the paint off your walls.
My favorite Genesis song. Have you checked out the music of Jethro Tull? They are unique in their music which features the flute as a rock instrument played by Ian Anderson who was self taught. They started as a blues oriented band with their first album This Was and followed with the album Stand Up which was different because the original guitar player was strictly blues and didn’t agree with Ian’s musical direction. Anyway start with Stand Up and continue with each subsequent album and you will see how they evolved through the 70’s. An album a year to 1980. No two albums are alike and all are great. I await your investigation of this band’s music. You will be amazed
You are my favorite reactor for Genesis songs. You seem to appreciate the details and are capable of letting it transport you. I first heard this in the 70s and every time I listen now I can concentrate on a different instrument in different parts. They are all amazing parts and each musician is playing with restraint and yet complete abandon. It just blows me away. I know what you mean Lee about the mystique of Genesis and Zeppelin. Their music has a spiritual clarity because, most of the time, they just let it flow through them. It's like they are discovering the music, rather than just writing it. It flows from the muse, and is thus music.
Absolutely. I saw them in October 2023 when they did the entire Foxtrot album and of course they did Firth of Fifth. Absolutely beautiful, amazing, fantastic…
It would be nice to say,..."I lived in the days when I heard Beethoven perform ....." But I am glad to live in the days of Gabriel, Banks and Hackett. Saw them first 16 years old in 76. You told it real art. It is. So nostalgic. But....some new are comming! Thanks for your upload. Tasted very good.👍👍👍👍
Can't really leave out Rutherford and Collins of course as you saw them, too. Brilliant musicians, the whole lot. Especially in 1976 when I am thinking you didn't see Gabriel but had a clear view of the other 4 .
Mike is such an underrated but talented guitarist & writer. Everybody raves about Steve's solo in this song, but very few people know that Mike had to teach Steve how to play 12 string (not used here). Once Steve left, Mike (like Phil) just stepped up into the new role, & happily shared the lead/bass role with Daryl in live shows, just like Phil & Chester on drums
Based on your reaction to this masterpiece, I think you'd really appreciate the first song off this album too: "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight." Of course, "Supper's Ready" is also a must listen in the Genesis journey ☺️ Keep up the good work!
Around 1976/77, I was 11, my friend David Hanks was a Genesis nut. I was round his house, he had a Dual CS 505 deck, a bit of an audiophile and from a richer family, played this for me, and Supper’s Ready. He knew the words by heart. And just like that I was into Genesis. They weren’t big then. Not until Duke came out later and they sold some records. Happy days
It's just THE BEST prolonged guitar solo I've ever heard and am ever likely to hear ! Steve Hackett is such a guitar genius, and all the other band members are superb too.
SEBTP was IMHO, Genesis's best collaborative Album. Firth is the best, Cinema Show, Battle of Epping Forest....all fabulous examples of their individual & collective talents.
Exactly! Music first, everything else second. We are here to create and perform, the other stuff is just outliers. But sadly the outliers are the entire production these days. Just about money and getting laid and clout.
Loved your reaction. It was similar to mine from almost 50 years ago when I first heard it. Amazingly, this was not a generally popular album in its day. I have always lobbied for this music among my my music pals with very mixed success. Many consider it to be bloated and excessive. I find it to be magical and wonderful. I spent hours learning the spectacular piano intro. It's a joy to play it.
I'm just a few weeks away from turning 67. Hard for me to believe that this mind-blowing album came out when I was 17. I've loved this cut, in particular, for all this time. I love watching the reaction videos because they almost make me feel as though I'm turning a new friend on to the tunes for the first time. If you haven't done so already ... I also recommend setting aside a couple of uninterrupted hours, locking your door, turning down the lights, putting on a decent pair of old-school headphones, and listening all the way through the entire Peter Gabriel masterpiece that is Genesis' album, "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway".
Hey man, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. This is my favorite song I've discovered on the channel so far. It's almost perfect. The flute? The piano?? Steve's solo?!? I mean come on. It's majestic. And i am 3 sides on the lamb. They are in my genesis playlist if you'd like to watch Thank you again for watching my friend!
I missed that you’d done this. Music as always well above par, the theme from my point of view is the destruction of nature in the name of progress: blots on the landscape are likened to cancer growths. The “river of constant change” lyric reflects this without judgement. Title is a reference to the Firth of Forth, a famous river in the north (possibly Scotland). Maybe it was being ravaged by human hands in 1973?
Great reaction to an absolutely incredible song! I kept finding myself shushing you lol, as you talked over one of the most expressive guitar solos of all time haha. Steve Hackett was the right fit for Genesis, and seeing him play this live is still exquisite.
Sorry I didn’t mean too lol I have to say it in the moment or I will forget to say it in the end. I don’t do any edits so I have to spread my thoughts out over the runtime usually 🤷♂️😂🤘
Ahead of their time? Considering that you don't find music like this today, I'd say they were right at the time they needed to be in. 1960s-1980s was an amazing time for music, with some gems also coming in the 1990s too. For the best version, check out the live SECONDS OUT album. That's the one that introduced me to most of their best stuff and was extremely well recorded.
beautiful beautiful beautiful... was around 10 years old when this album came out, heard it at a friends house and I was mesmerized by this so new, interesting and beautiful tunes and harmonies.. what a band and what great songs they've written! Later at college I figured out the piano part, practiced and played it a lot..
“Way ahead of their time” Errrr,no. There’s nothing like these masterpieces from the golden era,60’s,70’s and 80’s today or ever will be. Real musicians,real talent,no auto tune and get this…….original tunes!
I believe you bro! Creativity was unchained from revenue and the “content” era back then! This was real music! But in terms of composition and production, this was very before it’s time! They inspired so many bands.
Nice reaction to one of the greatest prog bands performing theatrical prog, released 50yrs ago. The greatest prog band called Yes and a song called Roundabout is a great introduction. 🙏🍁
@@lesblatnyak5947 Yes that's what I thought and it made me curious about the theatrical prog label for that Genesis song as it's true we didn't really have those labels back then. It is an interesting task understanding each of those giants in the 70's prog world, as the overall label of prog does not explain what makes Genesis different from Yes, or Yes different from King Crimson, or Jethro Tull different from ELP. They are all considered Prog bands but they are very clearly different bands with a unique style that makes them one of kind and excellent in their own way. I never get into the best prog band statements as I've never figured out how to measure art. I can say which band I listen to the most but that's everything to do with me and nothing to do with which band is the greatest. Is one of them the greatest? They all achieved greatness, that I am sure of.
@@L33Reacts Aside from Genesis, Supertramp's self titled debut album (1970) is also well worth a listen - a true gem of an album from before the band took a more pop-rock oriented direction and added three new members. It's full of great tunes combined with prog rock sections - a sign of great things to come. I can keep listening to that album over and over and never get tired of it 😎
It really does have this.... ancient Celtic vibe? Or this mystical ancient Wales feeling. They did a great job on creating such a vast and magical soundscape.
Again "floored" by ur selection n rxn comments, tks. Love what u tap into. Yes, was more free n different back then compared to today, n not just because i'm an old guy that i say that. We were faced with death drafted to war to kill other humans in their homelands. Mankind evolves as it should. It's because we blunder along that we are healthy n have any chance of survival i think. Ancient advice is: Always live in the present moment. Living in the past only brings sadness n depression. Thinking about and anticipating the future brings only worry and anxiousness. Peace☯️
When you're a young piano player and you listen to that, you say I WANNA DO THAT 😁. And you discover it's actually (much) harder to remember than to learn and play (I believe the drums are way more difficult technically but cannot judge). One of the manifests of prog rock in the 70s, absolutely amazing.
Phil Collins on drums, before he took over the lead vocals - in his own words "I'm a drummer who can sing a bit". He's widely considered to be one of the top 10 best drummers of all time - against other drummers he looked up to, but his "originally 'off the cuff'" drum drop on "in the air tonight" is nearly always rated #1!
The album as a whole is a commentary on the effects of consumerism, dissolution of British idealism, loss of cultural identity, and the big bad American influence on English life. You could say that this song "Firth of Fifth" is just a commentary on British culture, their ties as a nation to the sea, and the change that comes with it like the tides and flowing rivers of a nation whose destiny was and still is tied to these very waters. Then again, it's just a song about a river ... The first song on the album hits these points hard although it's hard to understand as an American since a lot of what's mentioned in the lyrics is based on British Cuture. For instance, the lyric "Knights of the Green shield stamp and shout" is reference to "points" consumers would get in the form of stamps they could attach to a booklet and turn in for discounts on items in the store. The album is a masterpiece and very tongue in cheek about the points I made earlier about consumerism and English values.
You asked about a live version? The “Seconds Out” LP will amaze you, including this song, plus “Supper’s Ready”, and the whole double LP. IMHO, one of the best live albums of all time…..
If you like early Genesis, you should check out the Genesis tribute band, The Musical Box. They play early Genesis music/shows with Peter Gabriel-era costumes, props, lights, and projections. I have been to 2 of their concerts so far. Amazing!
In Montreal we had Genesis and all the prof groups except vdgg and Hammill. That was too much for them. But I remember they played often Tubular bells during the night. Caravan too
isnt this one of the best songs you ever heard? like literally, this was my case. Supper's ready and Close to the edge (YES) best prog songs ever written imo, also a MUST is "Man erg - Van der graaf generator" its a masterpiece. Please add to the list!! i suscribe ps: im gonna see Steve Hackett live in august in Buenos Aires, im so excited dude
Your right, there is something mystic in their sound. 5 very creative minds at their best in a time that all was possible. You can name this Art, why not, it stands on its own, great stuff. In the mid seventies they were probably one of the best live bands in the world, but only the fans knew. A mentioning: let's not forget that Phil Collins was a fantastic drummer. Boy he could hit those toms.
That’s amazing man. Your absolutely right, right place perfect time. They all were destined to do this for sure. I’m glad I got to experience this! So much fun.
@@L33Reacts Great to see somebody from another time capsule enjoying the specialness of this group. Keep investigate them, such a fabulous body of work they have.
So, since nobody as far as I can see told you what year this was: 1973, they were 22-23 years old. Tony Banks composed this one. I think you, as a drummer, would appreciate most of their music, but check out the opener on this album (Dancing With The Moonlit Knight), and the opener on Trick Of The Tail, Dance On A Volcano, if you haven't heard them already of course.
Tellement d'accord. Même moi qui a 60 ans, et qui a passé mon adolescence à écouter du Yes, du Genesis, du Pink floyd, du Genthe Giant ect... je ne saurais me prononcer
Peter Gabriel still making incredible music. Steve Hackett still touring and paying tribute to early Genesis. Big Big Train picking up the torch - check out the live videos especially EAST COAST RACER
Best track for Hackett and Rutherford. Every track is Tonys. For Phil, you should listen to Cinema show, which must be the live version , though, from the seconds out album. You won't regret it.
Phil's drumming is great BUT when Phil became the lead singer he would always drum during the instrumental section. He played it differently on every live recording since this came out in 73. Seconds Out has a great version you should check out.
This was so, so good. I guess I’m tackling Suppers Ready next? 😅
Great idea a brilliant symphonic prog masterpiece Suppers Ready is. However the greatest prog masterpiece is called Close To The Edge by Yes which is just one of 7 symphonic pieces. Enjoy your prog journey. 🙏🍁
Suppers jumped in my top 10 the first time i heard it The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is one album to do in order front to back .Just think they were doing all this in their early 20s
That would be AWESOME!
Supper's Ready and it's album Foxtrot has been my all time favourites since more than 46 years 😁
(BTW, Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth was one of the featured vocalists on original Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett's rendition of Supper's Ready and Steven Wilson did guitar features on another song originally from the same album - Can-Utility and the Coastliners)
Supper's Ready Will grab You at 1st. Then Lure You in, make You Think wtf ? - Then at The End. You'll Never Forget It Brother .... Great Reviews on the Genesis Tracks ..... Another 'Genesis Sound' is Their Middle Years, Album's - "A Trick of the Tail" and "Wind and Wuthering" with 4 of the bands Original Lineup. This Album and '"Watcher of the Skies"' Albums had 5 in the Lineup. Peter Gabriel Lead Vocal, and Steve Hackett Lead Guitar ..... Who Also did those middle years albums i mentioned. I Enjoyed This Peace
"The musical box", anyone? No? I'm surprised...
Steve Hackett's solo on this is my favorite guitar solo in rock history. Genius.
Steve is just about my top artist in the whole of music and so many concerts in the last few years, I just feel blessed to have been here to hear it.
@Steeleye 2112 the problem is, the whole track is a masterpiece...
Steve's solo makes me cry every time I hear it
My Favorite too. ❤....Other great ones are Comfortably Numb- David Gilmour, Moonage Daydream- Mick Ronson, All Along The Watchtower-Jimi Hendrix, Eruption- Eddie Van Halen, Grendel-Steve Rothery, Bohemian Rhapsody-Brian May, Stairway to Heaven-Jimmy Page.....and a few others by great players too, but this is my favorite of them all Firth of Fifth- by The Genesis Legendary Genius and Humble Steve Hackett. ❤......Thank You for this Masterpiece.
This solo is proof that great soloing is not about notes per minute.
Firth of Fifth is a piece of art.
It absolutely is bro.... I love it so much. So so special..
Early Genesis is a largely undiscovered treasure trove of awesome music.
I can see! This was amazing! Honestly have never heard anything like this. The piano was fantastic.
For those of us who were there, undiscovered is not applicable!
@@davidjohnson00001 Hence the "largely". I was there too. Uuh....where?
Considering the band members respective ages, around 23, the music has a sophistication and technical ability beyond their years
I saw Steve Hackett in Sydney in June 2022. At dinner before the gig, the same point about was made by one of us, it was a magnificent achievement given their ages in 1973. I think one aspect often overlooked is the contribution made by Phil Collins' playing.
I was just about to comment the same thing... whatever I was doing at 23, they were leaps and bounds ahead of me.
50 years old! Still so good!!
This album is absolutely jaw dropping.
It really is! It's my favorite genesis album so far :)
@@L33Reactslisten to the whole thing, IMO, their masterpiece
@@L33Reactsgreat channel by the way, just stumbled on it tonight!!
"The Musical Box" from the "Nursery Cryme" album is another Genesis song that will blow you away.
Awesome thank you! I will add it to the list. This band is truly something else. I love it 😍 🤘😂
I feel sorry for those who weren’t around when progressive rockers held sway. I feel so privileged to have been a teenager during the hay day of great bands. Genesis being one of them..
Couldn’t agree more!
I can concur with that 👴🏻👴🏻
This the rock version of a symphonic poem. A one movement symphony. Pure genius from all of them.
It took Tony Banks 2 years to write this epic. Not 10 minutes of stuff you hear today. Sadly music of this genre are fading into history. Thanks for sharing.
Now I appreciate that my teen years spanned 1967 to 1973, growing up in the midst of the UK’s disparate, talented, innovative music scene was a privilege. Listening to all of this as it came out was mind blowing,so you have loads to come! Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull come next.
This whole album is phenomenal… my fave Genesis… followed by Nursery Chryme…
Check back in tomorrow morning... my video for "the musical box" comes out tomorrow ;)
3 long sustained notes, 3 "cries". Greatest prog solo ever. Thanks for doing this song! Amazing!
Thank you for watching bro! I appreciate it so much. This was awesome. I love prog so much 🤘🙏
Glad I discovered this when I was 14 in 1991.
Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks are 5 of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Steve Hackett's guitar solo is often celebrated as one of the greatest by many guitar legends including David Gilmore.
Hi, their is a great cover band from Montreal touring right now in North America called Musical Box. They are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Selling England by the pound! They have the original costumes of Peter Gabriel and slides of Genesis. Peter Gabriel has even brought his kids to the concerts . They are the only cover band endorsed by Genesis. I f you have a chance to see them in your area, I recommend you go. You won't regret it 🙂
well ive just listened liek for the 100th time along with you and as soon as the first flute solo arrived i just checked my hand resting on the table.. full on goosbumps...hair firmly raised
its simply gorgeous
I'm glad you could hang out with me and enjoy the song. This is the song that sent me down the rabbit hole I'm digging through now lol
Back in 1974, this was astonishing. I was mesmerised by the whole album. Aged 14, I didn't know what they were doing musically to the degree that I do now, but I knew what I liked and I liked what I knew. It's fascinating to hear and see your reaction.
This song was the one that set my channel on its current trajectory with classic prog. It absolutely blew me away. I always "heard* the prog from back in the day was great but never actually listened. I feel silly now. 🙃
I'm glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you for watching 😁
@L33Reacts Check out Peter Gabriel's solo albums, especially the 3rd and 4th. Amazing drum patterns. The track Intruder inspired Phil Collins to write In The Air but it's much darker.
@L33Reacts I play bass, so I'm interested in rhythms and melody, and how drummers hear music. Talking of which, check out Bill Bruford on the track In The Dead Of Night by his band UK from 1978. It'll take the paint off your walls.
My favorite Genesis song. Have you checked out the music of Jethro Tull? They are unique in their music which features the flute as a rock instrument played by Ian Anderson who was self taught. They started as a blues oriented band with their first album This Was and followed with the album Stand Up which was different because the original guitar player was strictly blues and didn’t agree with Ian’s musical direction. Anyway start with Stand Up and continue with each subsequent album and you will see how they evolved through the 70’s. An album a year to 1980. No two albums are alike and all are great. I await your investigation of this band’s music. You will be amazed
My all time favorite band.
What Genesis is the Master of is combining extreme complexity WITH melody.
Very rare to find.
The whole album is terrific.
Gem of the past. Like so many if you find them. They stay with you forever.
My all time favorite album from any band. Sheer genius. I was 13 when I first heard it.
It's amazing to think how much they influenced other bands and genres without really being recognised for it. Those who know, know.
This album, "Selling England by the Pound" was John Lennon's favourite album.
You are my favorite reactor for Genesis songs. You seem to appreciate the details and are capable of letting it transport you. I first heard this in the 70s and every time I listen now I can concentrate on a different instrument in different parts. They are all amazing parts and each musician is playing with restraint and yet complete abandon. It just blows me away. I know what you mean Lee about the mystique of Genesis and Zeppelin. Their music has a spiritual clarity because, most of the time, they just let it flow through them. It's like they are discovering the music, rather than just writing it. It flows from the muse, and is thus music.
This is what I was listening to in high school nearly 50 years ago.
Steve Hackett still plays this song on his tours. If you have a chance check him out. He also has this song live on UA-cam.
I will definitely check it out! Thank you for the info, I would love to see this live.
BASS PEDAL is fantastic!!!
You can check out Steve Hacket’s live performance of this song with his own band 2023. And it’s great
Absolutely. I saw them in October 2023 when they did the entire Foxtrot album and of course they did Firth of Fifth. Absolutely beautiful, amazing, fantastic…
So inspirational! This is music of the Gods! I'm so thankful for it!
It would be nice to say,..."I lived in the days when I heard Beethoven perform ....." But I am glad to live in the days of
Gabriel, Banks and Hackett. Saw them first 16 years old in 76. You told it real art. It is. So nostalgic. But....some new are comming! Thanks for your upload. Tasted very good.👍👍👍👍
Thank you Thomas I appreciate it! That’s amazing you got to live through those times. Must have been something for sure.
Can't really leave out Rutherford and Collins of course as you saw them, too. Brilliant musicians, the whole lot. Especially in 1976 when I am thinking you didn't see Gabriel but had a clear view of the other 4 .
Mike Rutherford doesn't get the credit he deserves for his baselines. I got to see these guys do these songs live in the day and they were fantastic.
Mike is such an underrated but talented guitarist & writer. Everybody raves about Steve's solo in this song, but very few people know that Mike had to teach Steve how to play 12 string (not used here). Once Steve left, Mike (like Phil) just stepped up into the new role, & happily shared the lead/bass role with Daryl in live shows, just like Phil & Chester on drums
Based on your reaction to this masterpiece, I think you'd really appreciate the first song off this album too: "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight." Of course, "Supper's Ready" is also a must listen in the Genesis journey ☺️ Keep up the good work!
Thank you Haley I appreciate it! I am doing both of those next! I’m very excited, this was amazing lol
Suppers Ready is on "Foxtrot".
Around 1976/77, I was 11, my friend David Hanks was a Genesis nut. I was round his house, he had a Dual CS 505 deck, a bit of an audiophile and from a richer family, played this for me, and Supper’s Ready. He knew the words by heart. And just like that I was into Genesis. They weren’t big then. Not until Duke came out later and they sold some records. Happy days
It's funny that when I was in my teens in the 70s we took all the wonderful music for granted
I feel you Terence it’s crazy how you don’t know what you have till it’s gone.
Lucky for us the music lasts forever
It's just THE BEST prolonged guitar solo I've ever heard and am ever likely to hear ! Steve Hackett is such a guitar genius, and all the other band members are superb too.
SEBTP was IMHO, Genesis's best collaborative Album. Firth is the best, Cinema Show, Battle of Epping Forest....all fabulous examples of their individual & collective talents.
Supper's Ready = Masterpiece .
Everyone keeps saying that! I’m hyped. It will be the next Genesis song I do for sure 🤘😉
@@L33Reacts Would you increase the volume on the music please . I'm a hard of hearing .Thank you bro.
The main thing is that this is a composition where the instruments are for the music. No ego's.
Exactly! Music first, everything else second. We are here to create and perform, the other stuff is just outliers. But sadly the outliers are the entire production these days. Just about money and getting laid and clout.
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up. It's just pure unadulterated joy, and fantastic to see you get it. Musical mastery.
This is still one of my favorite songs I've discovered on the channel. So so so good.
Glad you loved it. one of my all time favourites by anyone!
Thanks scifi! I appreciate it. I loved this. I’m so glad I was encouraged to do it. This might be one of my favorite songs I’ve done in a while lol
Loved your reaction. It was similar to mine from almost 50 years ago when I first heard it. Amazingly, this was not a generally popular album in its day. I have always lobbied for this music among my my music pals with very mixed success. Many consider it to be bloated and excessive. I find it to be magical and wonderful. I spent hours learning the spectacular piano intro. It's a joy to play it.
One of the greatest rock albums
This is my favorite song I've ever found on the channel. It's absolutely perfect in every way
@L33Reacts when I first heard this track I am totally sure I did the same faces you did! Way back in about 1976! 😆
Yes suppers ready..
Regards from Chile South America
I'm just a few weeks away from turning 67. Hard for me to believe that this mind-blowing album came out when I was 17. I've loved this cut, in particular, for all this time.
I love watching the reaction videos because they almost make me feel as though I'm turning a new friend on to the tunes for the first time.
If you haven't done so already ... I also recommend setting aside a couple of uninterrupted hours, locking your door, turning down the lights, putting on a decent pair of old-school headphones, and listening all the way through the entire Peter Gabriel masterpiece that is Genesis' album, "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway".
Hey man, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. This is my favorite song I've discovered on the channel so far. It's almost perfect. The flute? The piano?? Steve's solo?!? I mean come on. It's majestic.
And i am 3 sides on the lamb. They are in my genesis playlist if you'd like to watch
Thank you again for watching my friend!
Your response is precious. The musicianship is off the charts. What a composition!
I missed that you’d done this. Music as always well above par, the theme from my point of view is the destruction of nature in the name of progress: blots on the landscape are likened to cancer growths. The “river of constant change” lyric reflects this without judgement. Title is a reference to the Firth of Forth, a famous river in the north (possibly Scotland). Maybe it was being ravaged by human hands in 1973?
You remind of how much I enjoyed hearing this ,30 something years ago!.. They are so together on this record, so inspirational!
Great reaction to an absolutely incredible song!
I kept finding myself shushing you lol, as you talked over one of the most expressive guitar solos of all time haha. Steve Hackett was the right fit for Genesis, and seeing him play this live is still exquisite.
Sorry I didn’t mean too lol I have to say it in the moment or I will forget to say it in the end. I don’t do any edits so I have to spread my thoughts out over the runtime usually 🤷♂️😂🤘
Ahead of their time? Considering that you don't find music like this today, I'd say they were right at the time they needed to be in. 1960s-1980s was an amazing time for music, with some gems also coming in the 1990s too.
For the best version, check out the live SECONDS OUT album. That's the one that introduced me to most of their best stuff and was extremely well recorded.
I am 64 and I always like this album, listened the first time at 16.
I'm 62 and I bought the album at my small town record store when I was 12. The owner told me I had great taste, I felt like a 16 year old girl.
Hey man glad you like the masters of prog , Ive been listening to them for forty years and they are STILL awesome .
That guitar solo by Hackett gets me every time. Haunting.
Amy, the classical musician reactor of the Virgin Rock channel, does an excellent breakdown of this gorgeous track.
beautiful beautiful beautiful... was around 10 years old when this album came out, heard it at a friends house and I was mesmerized by this so new, interesting and beautiful tunes and harmonies.. what a band and what great songs they've written!
Later at college I figured out the piano part, practiced and played it a lot..
“Way ahead of their time”
Errrr,no.
There’s nothing like these masterpieces from the golden era,60’s,70’s and 80’s today or ever will be.
Real musicians,real talent,no auto tune and get this…….original tunes!
I believe you bro! Creativity was unchained from revenue and the “content” era back then! This was real music! But in terms of composition and production, this was very before it’s time! They inspired so many bands.
Great reaction! Glad to hear your reference to heaven's gate. I always said this is what I expect to hear if heaven awaits....
Nice reaction to one of the greatest prog bands performing theatrical prog, released 50yrs ago. The greatest prog band called Yes and a song called Roundabout is a great introduction. 🙏🍁
I’ve been meaning to get around to Yes. Thanks for reminding me Les! I will do that song too.
@@L33Reacts will subscribe for Yes, saw them 36 times over forty yrs
theatrical prog? Hmm hadn't heard that one. What style of prog does Yes play?
We use to call it classical rock or symphonic rock, we really didn't pigeon hole everything back then it was just great music
@@lesblatnyak5947 Yes that's what I thought and it made me curious about the theatrical prog label for that Genesis song as it's true we didn't really have those labels back then. It is an interesting task understanding each of those giants in the 70's prog world, as the overall label of prog does not explain what makes Genesis different from Yes, or Yes different from King Crimson, or Jethro Tull different from ELP. They are all considered Prog bands but they are very clearly different bands with a unique style that makes them one of kind and excellent in their own way. I never get into the best prog band statements as I've never figured out how to measure art. I can say which band I listen to the most but that's everything to do with me and nothing to do with which band is the greatest. Is one of them the greatest? They all achieved greatness, that I am sure of.
This is the best of prog Rock, and the solo of Steve Hackett it's Godlike
There's a video of Steve Hackett performing this with a full orchestra that is amazing.
Best song ever
Brilliant album way ahead of its time
I was only ten years old when I got hooked in the early 70’s 👏
Don't forget "A Trick of the Tail", please - it's also a masterpiece.
It's the first Genesis album with Phil Collins as the lead singer.
Awesome I will add it to the list thank you 🙏 sounds like fun!
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Aside from Genesis, Supertramp's self titled debut album (1970) is also well worth a listen - a true gem of an album from before the band took a more pop-rock oriented direction and added three new members.
It's full of great tunes combined with prog rock sections - a sign of great things to come.
I can keep listening to that album over and over and never get tired of it 😎
Magical and mystical! Yes!
It really does have this.... ancient Celtic vibe? Or this mystical ancient Wales feeling. They did a great job on creating such a vast and magical soundscape.
nostalgic feel in the beginning for the reprise in the middle... You have the touch!
Great reaction, if you haven’t yet you should listen to this song live in their live album Seconds Out
Again "floored" by ur selection n rxn comments, tks. Love what u tap into. Yes, was more free n different back then compared to today, n not just because i'm an old guy that i say that. We were faced with death drafted to war to kill other humans in their homelands. Mankind evolves as it should. It's because we blunder along that we are healthy n have any chance of survival i think. Ancient advice is: Always live in the present moment. Living in the past only brings sadness n depression. Thinking about and anticipating the future brings only worry and anxiousness. Peace☯️
Best album ever
When you're a young piano player and you listen to that, you say I WANNA DO THAT 😁. And you discover it's actually (much) harder to remember than to learn and play (I believe the drums are way more difficult technically but cannot judge). One of the manifests of prog rock in the 70s, absolutely amazing.
Exactly! This music is inspiring to those who hear it. Who knows how many piano players were originally created from hearing this song :)
Phil Collins on drums, before he took over the lead vocals - in his own words "I'm a drummer who can sing a bit". He's widely considered to be one of the top 10 best drummers of all time - against other drummers he looked up to, but his "originally 'off the cuff'" drum drop on "in the air tonight" is nearly always rated #1!
The album as a whole is a commentary on the effects of consumerism, dissolution of British idealism, loss of cultural identity, and the big bad American influence on English life. You could say that this song "Firth of Fifth" is just a commentary on British culture, their ties as a nation to the sea, and the change that comes with it like the tides and flowing rivers of a nation whose destiny was and still is tied to these very waters. Then again, it's just a song about a river ...
The first song on the album hits these points hard although it's hard to understand as an American since a lot of what's mentioned in the lyrics is based on British Cuture. For instance, the lyric "Knights of the Green shield stamp and shout" is reference to "points" consumers would get in the form of stamps they could attach to a booklet and turn in for discounts on items in the store.
The album is a masterpiece and very tongue in cheek about the points I made earlier about consumerism and English values.
You asked about a live version? The “Seconds Out” LP will amaze you, including this song, plus “Supper’s Ready”, and the whole double LP. IMHO, one of the best live albums of all time…..
I can’t imagine playing this live! But man, they probably kill it don’t they? I’m excited to see this!
@@L33Reacts Phil Collins and Chester Thompson both playing the drums at the same time. The whole record is heaven for a drummer.
As a drummer you must list "Dancing with the moonlit knight" from this same album.
I’m gonna do that one after suppers ready! I’ve had a few people mention this song too so I’m down to do it!
🤯🤯🤯 Masterpiece!!!! 💯🎼🎶🎶
If you like early Genesis, you should check out the Genesis tribute band, The Musical Box. They play early Genesis music/shows with Peter Gabriel-era costumes, props, lights, and projections. I have been to 2 of their concerts so far. Amazing!
Shivers simple shivers
In Montreal we had Genesis and all the prof groups except vdgg and Hammill. That was too much for them. But I remember they played often Tubular bells during the night. Caravan too
Neptune has claimed another soul: mine...!
Dancing with the moonlit knight , Blood on the Roof Tops, Cinema Show. And more great works by them
Wow! You said it baby! 😊
isnt this one of the best songs you ever heard? like literally, this was my case. Supper's ready and Close to the edge (YES) best prog songs ever written imo, also a MUST is "Man erg - Van der graaf generator" its a masterpiece. Please add to the list!! i suscribe
ps: im gonna see Steve Hackett live in august in Buenos Aires, im so excited dude
Awesome thank you for subscribing bro! I will add that to the list. That is so awesome you are seeing him, I hope you have a great time 🙏🙏🤘
Another acolyte begins the journey. The lore is strong on this one, maybe even life changing. Enjoy.
La cúspide del progresivo y de la música popular contemporánea
Your right, there is something mystic in their sound. 5 very creative minds at their best in a time that all was possible. You can name this Art, why not, it stands on its own, great stuff. In the mid seventies they were probably one of the best live bands in the world, but only the fans knew. A mentioning: let's not forget that Phil Collins was a fantastic drummer. Boy he could hit those toms.
That’s amazing man. Your absolutely right, right place perfect time. They all were destined to do this for sure. I’m glad I got to experience this! So much fun.
@@L33Reacts Great to see somebody from another time capsule enjoying the specialness of this group. Keep investigate them, such a fabulous body of work they have.
Boy you just opened the pandora box!
So I see! I loved this, I’m definitely checking out more this weekend.
So, since nobody as far as I can see told you what year this was: 1973, they were 22-23 years old. Tony Banks composed this one.
I think you, as a drummer, would appreciate most of their music, but check out the opener on this album (Dancing With The Moonlit Knight), and the opener on Trick Of The Tail, Dance On A Volcano, if you haven't heard them already of course.
Rutherford helped with the composition on this one. And of course Gabriel wrote the lyrics.
They were HOW old? Seriously! That’s insane! This is an amazing composition. They killed it! I love this song so much already. Thank you for the info!
Some Yes will be great too!!! Just remember: You don't need to take a stand on which band was the best in the 70's 😁
Haha I won’t! Thanks for watching bro 🙏 I will do some Yes this week for sure
Tellement d'accord. Même moi qui a 60 ans, et qui a passé mon adolescence à écouter du Yes, du Genesis, du Pink floyd, du Genthe Giant ect... je ne saurais me prononcer
You need to check Echoes by Pink Floyd. Pompeii live
I’ve never heard it! I will take a look thank you
timeless!
You said you really liked the flute part - that was played by Peter Gabriel, the lead singer.
Peter Gabriel still making incredible music. Steve Hackett still touring and paying tribute to early Genesis. Big Big Train picking up the torch - check out the live videos especially EAST COAST RACER
masterpiece!
Old school Genesis. 🎶 nice! If you haven't tried "Domino" from their 80s era, do it!!
Best track for Hackett and Rutherford. Every track is Tonys. For Phil, you should listen to Cinema show, which must be the live version , though, from the seconds out album. You won't regret it.
Phil subtly adds colour to every track on SEBTP
Very well said
Thanks Clive I appreciate it!
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Phil's drumming is great BUT when Phil became the lead singer he would always drum during the instrumental section. He played it differently on every live recording since this came out in 73. Seconds Out has a great version you should check out.
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Might I suggest, that you, as a drummer, might appreciate Every Step of the Way, by Santana. The percussion is incredible.