Now Godfather presents us with a soundboard recording (which has also been torrented), not of the show itself, but of the rehearsal held at the Hammersmith Odeon on 29 September.
Those wishing to acquire a recording of the show itself are directed to the recent CD-R release from the Mindwarp label, One Night Stand. (The Blue Snaggletooth website calls the former “definitive” and the latter “even more definitive.”) Superior in sound to the Highland release, these versions are, as might be expected, still a little rough around the edges. More recently, a compilation of seven audience recordings known as the FAde 003 version appeared on torrent sites and this was soon supplanted by the TM Productions version.
Some years ago an audience recording of the show, in mediocre sound quality, appeared on the Highland label entitled Six Of The Best. This concert, given the name Six Of The Best, was held at The National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England on 2 October, 1982. (As Gabriel himself put it, he “lost a pile of money.”) Genesis manager Tony Smith was consequently instrumental in reuniting Gabriel with his former bandmates to perform a one-off concert designed to ease Gabriel’s economic plight. Unfortunately for Gabriel, his substantial investment in the organization saw little return and he found himself in financial difficulties. WOMAD was set up on the assumption that many more people would come to appreciate the music of other cultures if that music was made more accessible, and the first WOMAD festival was held in Shepton Mallett, England in 1982. Meanwhile, Gabriel had not only been releasing solo material but had become a significant figure in world music as the co-founder, with Thomas Brooman and Bob Hooton, of World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD). These developments necessitated the recruitment of additional touring members, Bill Bruford and then Chester Thompson on drums and Daryl Stuermer on guitar and bass. Guitarist Steve Hackett had also jumped ship by 1977, leaving the remaining trio to transform itself from a progressive rock band into a mainstream pop group.
“Six Of The Best” Rehearsals, Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK – 29 September, 1982ĭisc 1: Back In N.Y.C, Dancing With The Moonlight Knight – Take 1, Dancing With The Moonlit Knight – Take 2, The Carper Crawlers, Firth Of Fifth, The Musical Box, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Fly On A Windshield, Broadway Melody Of 1974ĭisc 2: In The Cage Part 1, in The Cage Part 2, Supper’s Ready, The Knife, Solsbury Hill – Take 1, Solsbury Hill – Take 2, Solsbury Hill – Take 3Īs is well known, vocalist Peter Gabriel left Genesis after The lamb Lies Down On Broadway Tour in 1975, the band subsequently becoming a quartet with drummer Phil Collins assuming vocal duties.
Genesis All The Help I Can Get (Hammersmith rehearsals with Peter Gabriel, September 1982)
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