We were 17-18 years old. We knew Genesis were good. We all had their albums and went to their shows. One night, I invited my friends over to my parents' house to listen to that VHS - the Mama tour VHS. We were in the living room (my parents were forbidden from stepping in) listening to that show, speechless, I mean, totally speechless. I think we may have listened to it three times in a row. We couldn't believe it. We weren't doing drugs, we weren't drinking or anything. We were just deeply impressed by the musicianship and moved by the performance. It's an evening that stayed with us all our lives. Genesis were otherworldly. These days, we are 57-58 years old. One only needs to mention that show to bring tears of joy to our eyes... Man were they good....
For me it's specifically 70s Genesis. They share a seat with the Beatles for me and that's largely because of The Lamb, because it's my favorite album of all time!
It doesn't get any better than this! They were all in top form. The way Phil comes from a really taxing drum performance (which he makes look effortless) and walks down and a few seconds later gives a stellar vocal on Afterglow is simply mind-blowing.❤
Genesis is one of the greatest musical performers and musicians of all time. Sad to say that we may never seen a band quite like this in our lifetimes.
Even if this isn't your favorite version of the medley, it's still pretty spectacular. If you aren't moved by this amazing performance, you need to check your pulse.
I love this medley. The addition of "In that Quiet Earth" was a real treat for their 1984 tour. The bass pedals are so powerful. Everyone's playing is excellent and intense.
Thats why ‘In the Cage’ was so loved by fans in the live shows as it was almost always merged with an amazing medley of instrumentals and some of the most powerful moments of their stage shows were built around it. Was lucky enough to see them 5 times in the late 70s and early to mid 80s and was always blown away…….
Thanks Doug for an absolutely great week ending mix. I seen this tour and boy it was epic, especially when Mike rolled out up his double neck. You knew it was gonna be good 👍
I mean... I see shows today the amount musicians and techs, singers put in each show is truly incredible. I saw Justin Timberlake last week. Its amazing all the efforts and changes, dances routine, special effects, musicianship that goes in that show. But I look at Genesis at that time... Playing that kind of music, with so many key changes and instrumentals, Phil singing high notes and playing the drums... You cant compare😮 These people are and where hard working. True greatness🎉
I saw Genesis Mama tour at NEC, Birmingham, 1984. This is one of the best live prog medleys I've experienced, up there with Yes for musicianship and emotion, amazing light show too. You could feel the power of the music building to final release with Afterglow, taking the audience through the whole gamut of sight and sound. Bought the concert video a year later, after much use not the best anymore, please re-issue on DVD! Keep it going Doug.
I was 10 when this came out. My dad had the video tape of the Abacab tour, and whenever he had to let off steam he always put on this medley as loud as the speakers could handle, the neighbours be damned. It's still obviously the best music ever created and I will die on that hill 🙂
@@aeropilot4419 That's not what I get from the Rolling Stones interview. If he hated it he would've left and done something else. He was an in demand drummer for those 3 decades he was on Genesis. He did have a falling out with Phil in 2010. Maybe that's what your talking about? Seems like he did hate that tour.
Masters of key changes and dramatic transitions in such an organic manner. No one can touch this. ABACAB live is amazing. To see them live is an out-of-body experience. Transcendental.
Goosebumps... Not more you can say... I was just 1 year old when they reached the pinnacle of musical craftmanship. The speed on all the instruments... INSANE.
My introduction to Genesis was when I was about 15 years old and I was at a friend's house. He put on an album called Nursery Cryme, and that was blown away. I had never heard anything like that before. My first tour was the Duke tour here in Illinois at the Rosemont horizon in Rosemont, IL on June 6th of 1980. Among their setlist was Duke's Travels / Dukes End, Los Endos, the closing section of the musical box, the knife (holy moly, what a hard, grinding song!), and this medley. I agree that the medley wasn't quite up to the standard that the 84 tour (which I also saw) had, but it still electrified the arena. Besides the very lights and the fog machines, one of the things that left me with a feeling I can still remember to this day is the deep tones from Mike on his bass pedals. Those tones shook the whole place and sent chills up and down your spine. There's where the best concerts I've ever been to, with Rush being second.
Loved watching you get into this and loving it. A true fellow Genesis fan! The classic era for me. Firth of Fifth next please! Seconds Out is still my favourite album 40 years later.
I saw this tour, Daryl was killing it on guitar. When Cinema show started they just light the original band members. The bass pedals shook the building. Live, I think this period was one of the best for Phil's voice
Fun Fact: Tony Banks said in an interview after first hearing afterglow on playback he exclaimed “Oh God I’ve re-written have yourself a merry little Christmas” 😂
One of Tony's underrated strengths is the way he transitions from keys. The first section of "Afterglow" goes from G to Eb with Cm6->E/B->A/E->B/E->Em-F#dim7->Eb (an elaborate and fairly tense move) and then goes back to G via Eb->Bb/D->C->D->G which is much smoother and resolves the tension. This medley (the 3SL version) is what got me into keyboards. The interplay between the keys and the drums is so exciting and I knew I'd never be able to play drums. Thanks for doing this.
This medley is really a masterpiece and a round voyage. Always loved the improvisation of "rain drops falling on my head"... Sign of the musicality and confidence of the whole band. 🎸🎤🤟💥🙏❤️👏
Doug thank you for reacting to this wonderful performance by my favourite band. Genesis were just so good live, I was lucky enough to see the legendary six of the best show in 1982 when I was 17 ( a one off show with Genesis and Peter Gabriel ) doing all their 70’s classics and Steve Hackett joining at the end for an encore of the knife. In total I have seen Genesis live over 5 tours over the years. Phil was an exceptional singer drummer and entertainer, he would tell little stories and jokes between the songs. Yes we have the films and videos of the live performances, but they never can fully capture the impact and magic of Genesis playing live. So sorry you never got the opportunity to see them live, although Steve Hackett’s band live is the next best thing, and highly recommended.
Great coverage Doug! My uncle who is about 10 years older than me got me into them when I was in Jr HS (78 or so). I got to see them on Tour in spring of 81, fall/winter of 81, and 1984. LIve is definitely better than the recorded versions :-) It was visual and audio overload in the best way possible! It is really neat to see the video footage so that we can get an up close view of the playing. Phil & Chester playing together was a highlight each time.
Saw this tour in '84 as a teenager just learning the drums. Over the years after that I listened to the TSL version hundreds of times. When they played it on the 07 tour as they were finishing up Afterglow and the tears were flowing the person next to me, who I didn't know, asked me if I was ok....never better I said....what a memory!! Nice job Doug!
14:50 keybords-drums-keybords-drums-keybords-drums-keybords-drums I love change of instruments. They complement each other almost perfectly. This was also used by P. Collins in his solo work.
My original theory teachers. Tony taught me how to hear the vertical sound of music when everyone else in this genre was worried about flashy solos. The most underrated keyboard player of all time, but the reason I chose music as a career.
Genesis in concert was the fullest way to appreciate their music, as it was performed with more energy and passion, as well as they incredible light show/special effects that also helped interpret the varying moods. By 1984, the band had invested so heavily in the development of the computerized VariLites (they were co-owners of the company) that they were the first band to utilize them exclusively on this tour. I believe there were 180 in all, incorporated in 6 pie-piece trusses that could move independently from each other utilizing dozens of electronic motors hung from cables attached to the ceilings of each arena they played. Like their music, the hundreds of hues blended were incredibly complex, beautiful, and awe-inspiring.
Being born in 1976 and from the UK, I obviously knew about Genesis, even when they were at the peak of their powers. However, I have only very recently "DISCOVERED" Genesis - thanks in part to this channel. They are so good. I'm blown away. How could I not have noticed?
This medley was always the highlight of their concerts for me. I was lucky enough to see them play the In the Cage medley on several tours. I remember how disappointed I was when they did not play it on the We Can't Dance tour of 92-93
Thanks for reviewing this medley. I’m a HUUUUUUGE Genesis fan since I saw them live in Melbourne Australia back in 86. I never realized that Cinema Show is also in 7/8. It’s great to see your reactions to each part of the medley. Love your work Sir! Thank you 😊
I had the pleasure of seeing Phil and Chester drumming together in Baltimore. Chester's home town. It was an electric performance. I was a teacher at the time and drove up to Baltimore from my Alexandria Virginia place. It was around '76
I saw them in 1976 on the "Trick of the Tail" tour and it was amazing. Saw them in 1978 "Mirrors" tour, while they still worked, and on Afterglow they had lasers type lights bouncing off the mirrors and they reached a new level of Greatness. I love this medley and listen to it often as the band is so tight and shows the best of the Progressive rock Genesis before they turned into a Pop band.
The passages from Slipperman for me will always be the highlight of the medley (after the famous Cinema Show theme). It’s just such a brilliant, sad, nostalgic moment and then you are suddenly embraced by Afterglow.
I saw Genesis live three times (this lineup), including their first reunion tour (Turn It on Again). I have watched a lot of videos of The Cage, but have yet to see one with a light effect that I loved - in fact, those few seconds were one of the highlights of the concert for me, and I'm sorry they stopped doing it. It's a long time, but as I recall, Phil was standing on a box-like platform. At the second he sang "Stalactites", beams of light shot down from above, and when he sang "Stalagmites", beams of light shot up from below, effectively creating a cage of bars of light around him. It made me catch my breath every time (I think they only did it the first two times I saw them). So dramatic.
Great Medley. I never liked afterglow as a song itself that much but as said here it is great when it's ending a suite-like piece of music. Like on wind&wuthering or the in-the-Cage-medley. And As you say: The turn-it-on-again-medley is also an absolute highlight. Especially in the version of "live at wembley"
I went to see them on this tour at the Tacoma Dome. It was an amazing show, and they were the only band that I ever saw that could actually fill the Dome sonically. Absolutely stunning sound and lightshow.
I like that toward the end of Cinema Show, in 7/8, Tony Banks throws part of the keyboard solo from The Scree from LLDOB, which is in 9/8. He puts an eighth test in at the beginning, and truncated the held note so it works out.
My second concert when I was 13 was earlier on this tour in Chicago (thanks to my older sister). The bar was set high very early on for other live shows thereafter. I was just starting as a drummer and we sat behind the stage, which for most people might have been a bummer. but for me was the best drum clinic ever! Saw them from the front on the next tour. Glad you watched this one. :)
My first concert was this tour in NYC at Madison Square Garden. Barely knew the band, but little did I know I would end up in love with them for decades.
They played three nights in Chicago for this tour - I was at two of them - only $12.50 for great seats back then (Rosemont, November 11, 12, 13, 1983). There are bootlegs of the 1983 Chicago show on UA-cam, including a video of their afternoon sound check. Search around for them - they’re fun.
My bad - the Chicago soundcheck video is from the 1986 Tour (they sold out Rosemont 5 consecutive nights) and you can find it here: ua-cam.com/video/lSJt-fFkg4o/v-deo.htmlsi=C7zJnn2YMy5J2RDy
@@UBRK Thanks for the dates, we were there on the 11th. I was also at one of those 86 shows, too as I mentioned in my original comment. Great memories.
Super cool Doug .... I got the lamb when I was 11 years old.. I saw Genesis for the first time on And Then There Were Three (A sophomore in high school) and never missed another show after that ..... Thank You... for entertaining us and keeping great music alive over the years....
Back then it was me, the Genesis fan, and then everyone else in my crowd, into everything else but Genesis. Lo and behold, Genesis announced they were coming to Winnipeg for this tour and I immediately jumped on the phone and bought 8 tickets, row 16 floor and invited my non-believer friends to attend. Needless to say it was way, way more than they expected. Those vari-lights were the best thing any of us had ever seen, so perfectly matched to the style of Genesis. And the medley was such an intense non-stop onslaught of incredible music we could hardly catch our breath. Easily the best concert any of us had ever seen (ok, my bias!) and we had seen quite a few great ones (Bowie, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Van Halen, Neil Young to name a few). On to today: this friday it's off to the Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall to watch the Genesis cover band, The Musical Box, doing the Selling England by the Pound concert. Bringing my son and a friend, should be a blast. Second time seeing The Musical Box, and the first time which was a few years ago, was fantastic -definitely recommend them!
This is my favorite version of the medley. Wish you would have gotten to see them live. There is nothing like it. Those bass pedals rock whatever "house" they are in=^.^=
To see and hear Genesis live is the most spectacular experience. They were so damn good. Iv seen so many bands, but no one really no one beats Genesis. The older I may become, the more I admire there great skills. Love those guys.
@@danclark745 After watching this performance you are actually saying they weren't great here? Why make it a contest? Gabriel bailed on the band, never produced another piece of prog after that (though great music is his own style), while the core of Genesis continued to provide us new and old prog in concert. And noone, absolutely noone could have been better than Phil in stepping up and taking over the lead vocals. He isn't Peter, but he is fantastic in his own way. In the Cage has never been sung live better, ever.
@@Vince-lq3ve Comments talk about skill and great players, great musicians are a dime a dozen. The inspiration, the imagination, these are fleeting things, set and setting, a time and a place, after Lamb it was gone, only thing left to do was cash in...just look at Phil's ridiculous pop tunes...gated drums anyone! These guys are great but don't confuse Music with Business.
@@danclark745 I hear what you are saying but it should be noted that Peter Gabriel wrote the lyrics for the Lamb, while the rest of the band wrote the music in a separate room. That applies to pretty much 90% of the album. So, yes, while Peter brought his excellent clever lyrics with him, and his voice and unique live presentation, the creativity of the actual music was brought forth primarily by Tony Banks and then Mike Rutherford with additional contributions by Phil Collins and Steve Hackett (though not much by Steve other than some beautiful sprinkling touches). So, after Gabriel left, what remained was actually the music writing, which to me is the defining part of what makes Genesis, Genesis.. Yes, the lyrics went down a notch but the important folks were still there to write amazing songs. So, as usual, the singer gets too much credit. Tony is the real deal here, always has been.
@@Vince-lq3ve No doubt, the early 12 string stuff is also really cool, however, Music, is so much about the context, surprising the good doctor does not go into this more, the history of rock is so rich, Prog was over by '77, so this concert is primarily a history lesson, bands like Dream Theatre, Rush, they're playing historical music, just like a band playing Rock-a-Billy today. Interestingly enough a keyboard player this summer did 'Genesis Piano Project', its great and a real testament to what you are saying, as Rutherford and Banks on solo piano is killer. Going back and listening to old music out of context as if it was created in a vacuum just looses so much. I'm sure Doug knows this, as the history of classical music is amazing and tells the real human story of all of this stuff. Now, you got me remembering seeing Lamb live, the girl I went with was the high school's paper reporter and we chased Gabriel into a hotel bar, I didn't have the guts to go in but she slipped in.. thinking about context, we went from Genesis to Sex Pistols in what 2.5 years? unbelievable looking back at it.
22:50 is a nod to More Trouble Everyday from Frank Zappa’s Roxy & Elsewhere of which Chester played on, & I believe is one of the reasons Phil wanted Chester to replace Bill for the W&W tour.
If you enjoyed this, you'll love their 1987 Live at Wembley concert. Brilliant 6 minute drum duet with Chester, rolling into Los Endos the a brilliant Turn It On Again filled with snippets of covers of other artist's work.
Bringing back memories... The Mama Tour VHS was one of the first concert videos i owned back in the days. This medley is an amazing performance of great music that sounds relevant even today. Thank you!
Thanks for this, Doug. Not sure how else to make a request, but here it is. In my teenage days I was obsessed with Klaatu’s concept album “Hope”. I think the second side would make a lovely masterpiece Friday.
Doug, I love it that there is still Genesis music that you haven't heard. You still have much to look forward to! I saw this tour in 1983 in Austin - Great show!
This concert was the first time I'd seen them since the Selling England tour and I was absolutely stunned by the incredible light show . The way the Varilites moved an changed colour was amazing. Where I sat you could see the mixing desk and the lighting control desk .
I have loved Genesis since the 70s. Saw them on their final tour in Chicago a couple of years ago. Despite Phil's obvious and sad health issues they were still awesome and his son was unbelievable on drums. They are the musical backbone of my life.
Good things of being over 60... I Did... a dozen times, I think... solo band members tours too. Starting with the Lamb Tour with Peter Gabriel in Cascais, Portugal back in 75... It was really imersive and an amazing show... and then I attended their Concerts every Tour ( from 76 on) for I was studying Architecture in Paris... I used to follow their Tours at several places in Europe... Actually my favotite band... Thank you... Should listen to the "Old Medley" in their "We can Dance" - the Longs live album... Best regards from Portugal.
I saw this tour at the Philadelphia Spectrum. I was 17. Was and still is the most amazing show I’ve ever seen. The video doesn’t really do the lighting justice. Genesis was instrumental in the development of the vari*lite system that became the industry standard.(They wrote the check) Thanks Doug!
Thanks for this, its probably my favourite Genesis recording alongside the Three Sides Live version. Both works of genius in my opinion. As for multiple drummers I was wondering if you had covered King Crimson? Three superlative drummers and amazing and complex tunes. PS just seen your message about them being on your patreon account. Excellent 👌
A KILLER version of the "In The Cage medley", Genesis are here at the top of their game....... also an interesting contrast here is hearing their 70´s music being performed on 80´s sounding instruments, it gives a "new" perspective of their older music.
I must have listened to this medley about 3 and a half million times, and I still wonder how many more listens it will take before I get bored of it.
This Progressive era was the pinnacle of modern artistic music. There has been no equal.
We were 17-18 years old. We knew Genesis were good. We all had their albums and went to their shows. One night, I invited my friends over to my parents' house to listen to that VHS - the Mama tour VHS. We were in the living room (my parents were forbidden from stepping in) listening to that show, speechless, I mean, totally speechless. I think we may have listened to it three times in a row. We couldn't believe it. We weren't doing drugs, we weren't drinking or anything. We were just deeply impressed by the musicianship and moved by the performance. It's an evening that stayed with us all our lives. Genesis were otherworldly. These days, we are 57-58 years old. One only needs to mention that show to bring tears of joy to our eyes... Man were they good....
I’m 54 and I was listening to this in 84/85 the music 🎵 is incredible and the talent was real
One of the BEST live bands you mean, probably THE best.
These guys were Gods ....i was there...and i'll never forget seeing this live...simply unbelievable
So was I, and you're spot on!
Genesis, the best band of all times
😅😅😅
Sono d'accordo. Ci sono prima i Genesis e poi gli altri.
yep
I can´t agree more.. I have most of their albums.
For me it's specifically 70s Genesis. They share a seat with the Beatles for me and that's largely because of The Lamb, because it's my favorite album of all time!
best live rock band that graced the planet right here.
It doesn't get any better than this! They were all in top form. The way Phil comes from a really taxing drum performance (which he makes look effortless) and walks down and a few seconds later gives a stellar vocal on Afterglow is simply mind-blowing.❤
Genesis is one of the greatest musical performers and musicians of all time. Sad to say that we may never seen a band quite like this in our lifetimes.
For Chester and Phil to hit those fills in time with each other is incredible, they're bang in sync. Such a great composition.
Even if this isn't your favorite version of the medley, it's still pretty spectacular. If you aren't moved by this amazing performance, you need to check your pulse.
I love this medley. The addition of "In that Quiet Earth" was a real treat for their 1984 tour. The bass pedals are so powerful. Everyone's playing is excellent and intense.
Totally agree ... I'm also a huge fan of the dark and ominous voicings of the Moog Taurus pedals.
This rendition of 'In That Quiet Earth' is the perfect tempo. So mean, fat and gnarly. The Taurus Bass Pedals used to full effect. Masters.
this medley got me into old Genesis (and prog in general) when I was very young
Thats why ‘In the Cage’ was so loved by fans in the live shows as it was almost always merged with an amazing medley of instrumentals and some of the most powerful moments of their stage shows were built around it. Was lucky enough to see them 5 times in the late 70s and early to mid 80s and was always blown away…….
This medley
IS A MASTERPIECE
OF MUSIC COMPOSITION &
PERFORMANCE
!!!!!!!!!!!
Love watching Phil and Chester play. Pure magic and joy.
Best Phil Quote; We were entertainers...50 years later I'm still entertained...best cutting edge group of all time.
I love this medley but enjoy the 1981 version on Three Sides Live just slightly more. Either way, what a fantastic piece of music.
ya me too i just realised it when they went into afterglow
Best band. Period.
Truly. LP or Live. Something about their music😊
Thanks Doug for an absolutely great week ending mix. I seen this tour and boy it was epic, especially when Mike rolled out up his double neck. You knew it was gonna be good 👍
I mean... I see shows today the amount musicians and techs, singers put in each show is truly incredible. I saw Justin Timberlake last week. Its amazing all the efforts and changes, dances routine, special effects, musicianship that goes in that show. But I look at Genesis at that time... Playing that kind of music, with so many key changes and instrumentals, Phil singing high notes and playing the drums... You cant compare😮 These people are and where hard working. True greatness🎉
I saw Genesis Mama tour at NEC, Birmingham, 1984. This is one of the best live prog medleys I've experienced, up there with Yes for musicianship and emotion, amazing light show too. You could feel the power of the music building to final release with Afterglow, taking the audience through the whole gamut of sight and sound. Bought the concert video a year later, after much use not the best anymore, please re-issue on DVD! Keep it going Doug.
No other band have this much talent. Simply the greatest.
YES...
2007 "When in Rome" - The Cage medley was really nicely done as well.
The cleanest version.
I was 10 when this came out. My dad had the video tape of the Abacab tour, and whenever he had to let off steam he always put on this medley as loud as the speakers could handle, the neighbours be damned. It's still obviously the best music ever created and I will die on that hill 🙂
Tony Banks, what a composer!
Chester Thompson!!!!!!!
@@Bristolcentaurus CT hated being in Genesis it has come to be known
@@aeropilot4419 That's not what I get from the Rolling Stones interview. If he hated it he would've left and done something else. He was an in demand drummer for those 3 decades he was on Genesis. He did have a falling out with Phil in 2010. Maybe that's what your talking about? Seems like he did hate that tour.
@@liquidpulse1713 yes, I believe you’re right 👍🏼
Masters of key changes and dramatic transitions in such an organic manner. No one can touch this. ABACAB live is amazing. To see them live is an out-of-body experience. Transcendental.
Abacab live at Wembley is superb. One of my favourite live performances.
Goosebumps... Not more you can say... I was just 1 year old when they reached the pinnacle of musical craftmanship. The speed on all the instruments... INSANE.
this medley will always put a smile on my face until the day I die. a true masterpiece that will never be duplicated.
I attended that gig. So good to hear In That Quiet Earth. That was such a nice surprise. I saw Genesis in 82, 84 and 92. They were always brilliant.
Was just spinning this off of Three Sides Live from 82 and was reminded of how brilliant it is. Phil's voice is criminally underrated. Cheers.
My introduction to Genesis was when I was about 15 years old and I was at a friend's house. He put on an album called Nursery Cryme, and that was blown away. I had never heard anything like that before.
My first tour was the Duke tour here in Illinois at the Rosemont horizon in Rosemont, IL on June 6th of 1980. Among their setlist was Duke's Travels / Dukes End, Los Endos, the closing section of the musical box, the knife (holy moly, what a hard, grinding song!), and this medley. I agree that the medley wasn't quite up to the standard that the 84 tour (which I also saw) had, but it still electrified the arena. Besides the very lights and the fog machines, one of the things that left me with a feeling I can still remember to this day is the deep tones from Mike on his bass pedals. Those tones shook the whole place and sent chills up and down your spine. There's where the best concerts I've ever been to, with Rush being second.
Majestic, bombastic, and grandest of grand. What an absolutely incredible performance.
Always a showstopper, especially when the lights rise to illuminate the audience!
Loved watching you get into this and loving it. A true fellow Genesis fan! The classic era for me. Firth of Fifth next please! Seconds Out is still my favourite album 40 years later.
I saw this tour, Daryl was killing it on guitar. When Cinema show started they just light the original band members. The bass pedals shook the building. Live, I think this period was one of the best for Phil's voice
Fun Fact: Tony Banks said in an interview after first hearing afterglow on playback he exclaimed “Oh God I’ve re-written have yourself a merry little Christmas” 😂
It is, indeed, quite close to that song, but it all ended up fine.
@@STILL-KICKIN lol … classic 🥹
That was 40 years ago...and it sounds like it was done yesterday...that medley is timeless 👏👏👏👏
One of Tony's underrated strengths is the way he transitions from keys. The first section of "Afterglow" goes from G to Eb with Cm6->E/B->A/E->B/E->Em-F#dim7->Eb (an elaborate and fairly tense move) and then goes back to G via Eb->Bb/D->C->D->G which is much smoother and resolves the tension.
This medley (the 3SL version) is what got me into keyboards. The interplay between the keys and the drums is so exciting and I knew I'd never be able to play drums. Thanks for doing this.
PS, the move to D is C->G/B->A->D
Peter Gabriel's absolute poetry. What a wordsmith. Gets forgotten about too often amid the sublime music.
This medley is really a masterpiece and a round voyage.
Always loved the improvisation of "rain drops falling on my head"... Sign of the musicality and confidence of the whole band.
🎸🎤🤟💥🙏❤️👏
Doug thank you for reacting to this wonderful performance by my favourite band. Genesis were just so good live, I was lucky enough to see the legendary six of the best show in 1982 when I was 17 ( a one off show with Genesis and Peter Gabriel ) doing all their 70’s classics and Steve Hackett joining at the end for an encore of the knife. In total I have seen Genesis live over 5 tours over the years. Phil was an exceptional singer drummer and entertainer, he would tell little stories and jokes between the songs. Yes we have the films and videos of the live performances, but they never can fully capture the impact and magic of Genesis playing live. So sorry you never got the opportunity to see them live, although Steve Hackett’s band live is the next best thing, and highly recommended.
Great coverage Doug! My uncle who is about 10 years older than me got me into them when I was in Jr HS (78 or so). I got to see them on Tour in spring of 81, fall/winter of 81, and 1984. LIve is definitely better than the recorded versions :-) It was visual and audio overload in the best way possible! It is really neat to see the video footage so that we can get an up close view of the playing. Phil & Chester playing together was a highlight each time.
"Outside The Cage. I See My Brother John." - How good does Phil nail this section with the leather jacket! Dead!! The best!
The sensitivity that Phil radiates is something incredible
The best combination of old and new Genesis.
This is by far my favorite performance of any song, by any band of all time! GOATS in my opinion
Thank you!
Saw this tour in '84 as a teenager just learning the drums. Over the years after that I listened to the TSL version hundreds of times. When they played it on the 07 tour as they were finishing up Afterglow and the tears were flowing the person next to me, who I didn't know, asked me if I was ok....never better I said....what a memory!! Nice job Doug!
Tony Banks es un GENIO
He is!
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I love change of instruments. They complement each other almost perfectly. This was also used by P. Collins in his solo work.
My original theory teachers. Tony taught me how to hear the vertical sound of music when everyone else in this genre was worried about flashy solos. The most underrated keyboard player of all time, but the reason I chose music as a career.
Everytime I've ever watched or heard this medley I always wonder how many times they must have rehearsed and played through it. It's just brilliant.
This medley sealed the deal for me becoming a Genesis fan in 1986.
Genesis in concert was the fullest way to appreciate their music, as it was performed with more energy and passion, as well as they incredible light show/special effects that also helped interpret the varying moods. By 1984, the band had invested so heavily in the development of the computerized VariLites (they were co-owners of the company) that they were the first band to utilize them exclusively on this tour. I believe there were 180 in all, incorporated in 6 pie-piece trusses that could move independently from each other utilizing dozens of electronic motors hung from cables attached to the ceilings of each arena they played. Like their music, the hundreds of hues blended were incredibly complex, beautiful, and awe-inspiring.
Being born in 1976 and from the UK, I obviously knew about Genesis, even when they were at the peak of their powers. However, I have only very recently "DISCOVERED" Genesis - thanks in part to this channel. They are so good. I'm blown away. How could I not have noticed?
This medley was always the highlight of their concerts for me. I was lucky enough to see them play the In the Cage medley on several tours. I remember how disappointed I was when they did not play it on the We Can't Dance tour of 92-93
This light show for the 80's was just insane!!
Thanks for reviewing this medley. I’m a HUUUUUUGE Genesis fan since I saw them live in Melbourne Australia back in 86. I never realized that Cinema Show is also in 7/8.
It’s great to see your reactions to each part of the medley.
Love your work Sir! Thank you 😊
I had the pleasure of seeing Phil and Chester drumming together in Baltimore. Chester's home town. It was an electric performance. I was a teacher at the time and drove up to Baltimore from my Alexandria Virginia place. It was around '76
I was at that concert all those years ago, sitting here with tears running down my cheeks, thank you Doug and thank you Genesis.
In their high time they were the best live Rock Band in the world. I was lucky to see them in 1981 in Bremen.
The Best rock band of all time. No one even comes close. And in concert same goes.
Incredible musicians! Spectacular performance of exceptionally complex music. Love it!
I saw them in 1976 on the "Trick of the Tail" tour and it was amazing. Saw them in 1978 "Mirrors" tour, while they still worked, and on Afterglow they had lasers type lights bouncing off the mirrors and they reached a new level of Greatness. I love this medley and listen to it often as the band is so tight and shows the best of the Progressive rock Genesis before they turned into a Pop band.
The passages from Slipperman for me will always be the highlight of the medley (after the famous Cinema Show theme). It’s just such a brilliant, sad, nostalgic moment and then you are suddenly embraced by Afterglow.
Was fortunate enough to catch this tour about two weeks before this was filmed.
The live sound was Incredible. Wow.
I saw Genesis live three times (this lineup), including their first reunion tour (Turn It on Again). I have watched a lot of videos of The Cage, but have yet to see one with a light effect that I loved - in fact, those few seconds were one of the highlights of the concert for me, and I'm sorry they stopped doing it. It's a long time, but as I recall, Phil was standing on a box-like platform. At the second he sang "Stalactites", beams of light shot down from above, and when he sang "Stalagmites", beams of light shot up from below, effectively creating a cage of bars of light around him. It made me catch my breath every time (I think they only did it the first two times I saw them). So dramatic.
It was incredible to see this live. We were so lucky to grow up when we did. So many great bands and so much great music.
Saw this tour back in the day... Phil and Chester playing together was magical.
Great Medley. I never liked afterglow as a song itself that much but as said here it is great when it's ending a suite-like piece of music. Like on wind&wuthering or the in-the-Cage-medley. And As you say: The turn-it-on-again-medley is also an absolute highlight. Especially in the version of "live at wembley"
This is the tour where I saw them for the first time, but to me Seconds Out is simply perfection.
Genesis are the best band ever, I love them.
I went to see them on this tour at the Tacoma Dome. It was an amazing show, and they were the only band that I ever saw that could actually fill the Dome sonically. Absolutely stunning sound and lightshow.
I like that toward the end of Cinema Show, in 7/8, Tony Banks throws part of the keyboard solo from The Scree from LLDOB, which is in 9/8. He puts an eighth test in at the beginning, and truncated the held note so it works out.
My second concert when I was 13 was earlier on this tour in Chicago (thanks to my older sister). The bar was set high very early on for other live shows thereafter. I was just starting as a drummer and we sat behind the stage, which for most people might have been a bummer. but for me was the best drum clinic ever! Saw them from the front on the next tour. Glad you watched this one. :)
My first concert was this tour in NYC at Madison Square Garden. Barely knew the band, but little did I know I would end up in love with them for decades.
They played three nights in Chicago for this tour - I was at two of them - only $12.50 for great seats back then (Rosemont, November 11, 12, 13, 1983). There are bootlegs of the 1983 Chicago show on UA-cam, including a video of their afternoon sound check. Search around for them - they’re fun.
My bad - the Chicago soundcheck video is from the 1986 Tour (they sold out Rosemont 5 consecutive nights) and you can find it here: ua-cam.com/video/lSJt-fFkg4o/v-deo.htmlsi=C7zJnn2YMy5J2RDy
@@UBRK Thanks for the dates, we were there on the 11th. I was also at one of those 86 shows, too as I mentioned in my original comment. Great memories.
Super cool Doug .... I got the lamb when I was 11 years old.. I saw Genesis for the first time on And Then There Were Three
(A sophomore in high school) and never missed another show after that ..... Thank You... for entertaining us and keeping great music alive over the years....
Why can’t I like this more than once? :)
Back then it was me, the Genesis fan, and then everyone else in my crowd, into everything else but Genesis. Lo and behold, Genesis announced they were coming to Winnipeg for this tour and I immediately jumped on the phone and bought 8 tickets, row 16 floor and invited my non-believer friends to attend. Needless to say it was way, way more than they expected. Those vari-lights were the best thing any of us had ever seen, so perfectly matched to the style of Genesis. And the medley was such an intense non-stop onslaught of incredible music we could hardly catch our breath. Easily the best concert any of us had ever seen (ok, my bias!) and we had seen quite a few great ones (Bowie, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Van Halen, Neil Young to name a few). On to today: this friday it's off to the Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall to watch the Genesis cover band, The Musical Box, doing the Selling England by the Pound concert. Bringing my son and a friend, should be a blast. Second time seeing The Musical Box, and the first time which was a few years ago, was fantastic -definitely recommend them!
When I went to my first Genesis concert in 1976 I looked at the others standing in line to get in and wondered what other Genesis fans looked like.
There’s a live version of firth of fifth/I know what I like from their 2007 tour in Rome that’s out in video/ j think you’x enjoy it!
Great stuff....but the Three Sides Live version is a bit more energetic with better sound....in my opinion...😮
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The Three Sides Live Version is one of the best progressive rock live performances by any band, ever.
Three Sides Live is the best performance ever, totally agree. Completely underrated live album. The Dodo/Abacab is worth the entire thing.
Awww I was hoping it would be that version! I totally agree.
Duke is so underrated imo! Best album of 1980!
I saw them on this tour. Epic show! The drum duets were insane. Hard to believe it was 40 years ago.
Time is the enemy.
This is my favorite version of the medley. Wish you would have gotten to see them live. There is nothing like it. Those bass pedals rock whatever "house" they are in=^.^=
To see and hear Genesis live is the most spectacular experience. They were so damn good. Iv seen so many bands, but no one really no one beats Genesis. The older I may become, the more I admire there great skills. Love those guys.
Yes with Gabriel they were great
@@danclark745 After watching this performance you are actually saying they weren't great here? Why make it a contest? Gabriel bailed on the band, never produced another piece of prog after that (though great music is his own style), while the core of Genesis continued to provide us new and old prog in concert. And noone, absolutely noone could have been better than Phil in stepping up and taking over the lead vocals. He isn't Peter, but he is fantastic in his own way. In the Cage has never been sung live better, ever.
@@Vince-lq3ve Comments talk about skill and great players, great musicians are a dime a dozen. The inspiration, the imagination, these are fleeting things, set and setting, a time and a place, after Lamb it was gone, only thing left to do was cash in...just look at Phil's ridiculous pop tunes...gated drums anyone! These guys are great but don't confuse Music with Business.
@@danclark745 I hear what you are saying but it should be noted that Peter Gabriel wrote the lyrics for the Lamb, while the rest of the band wrote the music in a separate room. That applies to pretty much 90% of the album. So, yes, while Peter brought his excellent clever lyrics with him, and his voice and unique live presentation, the creativity of the actual music was brought forth primarily by Tony Banks and then Mike Rutherford with additional contributions by Phil Collins and Steve Hackett (though not much by Steve other than some beautiful sprinkling touches). So, after Gabriel left, what remained was actually the music writing, which to me is the defining part of what makes Genesis, Genesis.. Yes, the lyrics went down a notch but the important folks were still there to write amazing songs. So, as usual, the singer gets too much credit. Tony is the real deal here, always has been.
@@Vince-lq3ve No doubt, the early 12 string stuff is also really cool, however, Music, is so much about the context, surprising the good doctor does not go into this more, the history of rock is so rich, Prog was over by '77, so this concert is primarily a history lesson, bands like Dream Theatre, Rush, they're playing historical music, just like a band playing Rock-a-Billy today. Interestingly enough a keyboard player this summer did 'Genesis Piano Project', its great and a real testament to what you are saying, as Rutherford and Banks on solo piano is killer. Going back and listening to old music out of context as if it was created in a vacuum just looses so much. I'm sure Doug knows this, as the history of classical music is amazing and tells the real human story of all of this stuff. Now, you got me remembering seeing Lamb live, the girl I went with was the high school's paper reporter and we chased Gabriel into a hotel bar, I didn't have the guts to go in but she slipped in.. thinking about context, we went from Genesis to Sex Pistols in what 2.5 years? unbelievable looking back at it.
22:50 is a nod to More Trouble Everyday from Frank Zappa’s Roxy & Elsewhere of which Chester played on, & I believe is one of the reasons Phil wanted Chester to replace Bill for the W&W tour.
Genesis dubbed that fill “The Chester Fill,” an homage to “Trouble Everyday” 👍 😎
If you enjoyed this, you'll love their 1987 Live at Wembley concert. Brilliant 6 minute drum duet with Chester, rolling into Los Endos the a brilliant Turn It On Again filled with snippets of covers of other artist's work.
Bringing back memories... The Mama Tour VHS was one of the first concert videos i owned back in the days. This medley is an amazing performance of great music that sounds relevant even today. Thank you!
Thanks for this, Doug. Not sure how else to make a request, but here it is. In my teenage days I was obsessed with Klaatu’s concept album “Hope”. I think the second side would make a lovely masterpiece Friday.
Doug, I love it that there is still Genesis music that you haven't heard. You still have much to look forward to! I saw this tour in 1983 in Austin - Great show!
This concert was the first time I'd seen them since the Selling England tour and I was absolutely stunned by the incredible light show . The way the Varilites moved an changed colour was amazing. Where I sat you could see the mixing desk and the lighting control desk .
GENESIS FOREVER!!!!!!!!
I have to say nothing beats the three sides live version, without a doubt. So much energy in that performance. And the sound is perfect.
I have loved Genesis since the 70s. Saw them on their final tour in Chicago a couple of years ago. Despite Phil's obvious and sad health issues they were still awesome and his son was unbelievable on drums. They are the musical backbone of my life.
Good things of being over 60... I Did... a dozen times, I think... solo band members tours too. Starting with the Lamb Tour with Peter Gabriel in Cascais, Portugal back in 75... It was really imersive and an amazing show... and then I attended their Concerts every Tour ( from 76 on) for I was studying Architecture in Paris... I used to follow their Tours at several places in Europe... Actually my favotite band... Thank you... Should listen to the "Old Medley" in their "We can Dance" - the Longs live album... Best regards from Portugal.
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I saw this tour at the Philadelphia Spectrum. I was 17. Was and still is the most amazing show I’ve ever seen. The video doesn’t really do the lighting justice. Genesis was instrumental in the development of the vari*lite system that became the industry standard.(They wrote the check) Thanks Doug!
One of my favorite tracks is this medley on three sides live. This performance is great as well! Glad you checked it out.
Incredible song....!! Genesis....!!!
Phil's voice was something else back then!
Phils at his best!
Thanks for this, its probably my favourite Genesis recording alongside the Three Sides Live version. Both works of genius in my opinion. As for multiple drummers I was wondering if you had covered King Crimson? Three superlative drummers and amazing and complex tunes. PS just seen your message about them being on your patreon account. Excellent 👌
A KILLER version of the "In The Cage medley", Genesis are here at the top of their game....... also an interesting contrast here is hearing their 70´s music being performed on 80´s sounding instruments, it gives a "new" perspective of their older music.