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jps wrote:Genesis played two nights here during the TOTT tour, I went both nights, as it was a real "Treat Of The Tail" to see Collins and Bruford on stage together. I saw Genesis every time they came to Cleveland up through the W&W tour, so, I did see the LLDOB show.

The TRICK tour was unique. Bruford alone was worth the price of admission. And of course, Rutherford, Hackett, and Banks were still "vintage Genesis." Phil was newly up front and did a fine job. They still used many of the slides and films from the old days so we did get to see some of the LAMB visuals from the previous tour. I saw them at the Beacon Theater so it was an intimate experience.

The 1977 WIND tour was a whole different experience...Madison Square Garden because they had started to hit the big time. They were excellent on that tour. Chester was so powerful and the visuals started to be very impressive. I think this was my favorite tour because Phil hadn't let the fame go to his head yet and he still had the long hair.

In 1978 they continued the trend. The mirrors that they used overhead were such a clever approach. They made for excellent lighting effects and were also used to great advantage so we could get an overhead look down on the players which was very nice for Tony and for the drummers. It made for excellent photo ops! Phil was starting to get a bit big-headed on that tour and delighted in manipulating the audience. But the best thing for me was the show I attended had a special appearance...Peter Gabriel came out for the encore ("I know What I Like"). Most folks didn't recognize him...a bald head and a brown Chinese "Mao" jacket hid him pretty well. There were lots of new fans there but we old-timers knew right away and were blown away. It ws so cool for Phil and Peter to share the mic. Very special!

But I still kick myself for missing LAMB!

Off topic somewhat,i am listening to a track on Pandora,from a group called Jadis,the track is "holding your breath",and its pretty obvious the guitarist is a big fan of Steve Hackett. ( its an excellent track,too). consider this a PSA,i guess,now back to our regularly scheduled program.....

woodyng wrote:Off topic somewhat,i am listening to a track on Pandora,from a group called Jadis

It also reminds me a bit of the band Saga.

Ok now thats 2 jadis tracks i've heard! Very nice,jeff! The track i mentioned is an instrumental, so its nice to know they have vocal music, too.

And then there were three!

I don't know how i missed this band for the last 20 years,but am really enjoying the music now! Thanks again,Jeff!

I too, am really liking Jadis, now to order some CDs.