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kevins_concertsI'm not very familiar with Steve Hackett, the original guitarist of Genesis. I've always kinda wanted to see him. He announced this tour where he was performing Genesis's Selling England By the Pound, and we got tickets.
He played that, and a lot of tracks from Spectral Mornings. Steve sounds great. He did a bit of singing, but his guitar is where he shines. The band sounded great. The keyboardist, Roger King (?), was really great. The vocalist, Nad Sylvan, was a bit odd onstage, but he sounded much like Peter Gabriel. The bassist, (?), occasionally played a doubleneck guitar/bass. The drummer, Craig Blundell, was really good. Watching him reminded me how good Phil Collins was, back in the day. And Rob Townsend played keyboards, flute and tenor and soprano saxes, among a few other things.
Selling England was awesome, of course. They didn't play all the songs note-for-note like the original album. One song in particular was very funky. Looking at the setlist, "Deja Vu" could have included the drum solo. "Dance On A Volcano" is also a Genesis song.
Setlist:
Everyday³
Under the Eye of the Sun²
Fallen Walls and Pedestals²
Beasts in Our Time²
The Virgin and the Gypsy³
Tigermoth³
Spectral Mornings³
The Red Flower of Tachai Blooms Everywhere³
Clocks - The Angel of Mons³
Dancing With the Moonlit Knight*
I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)*
Firth of Fifth*
More Fool Me*
The Battle of Epping Forest*
After the Ordeal*
The Cinema Show*
Aisle of Plenty*
Deja Vu
Dance on a Volcano
Encore:
Myopia / Los Endos / Slogans / Los Endos
Songs from albums:
* Selling England
² At the Edge of Light
³ Spectral Mornings
He played that, and a lot of tracks from Spectral Mornings. Steve sounds great. He did a bit of singing, but his guitar is where he shines. The band sounded great. The keyboardist, Roger King (?), was really great. The vocalist, Nad Sylvan, was a bit odd onstage, but he sounded much like Peter Gabriel. The bassist, (?), occasionally played a doubleneck guitar/bass. The drummer, Craig Blundell, was really good. Watching him reminded me how good Phil Collins was, back in the day. And Rob Townsend played keyboards, flute and tenor and soprano saxes, among a few other things.
Selling England was awesome, of course. They didn't play all the songs note-for-note like the original album. One song in particular was very funky. Looking at the setlist, "Deja Vu" could have included the drum solo. "Dance On A Volcano" is also a Genesis song.
Setlist:
Everyday³
Under the Eye of the Sun²
Fallen Walls and Pedestals²
Beasts in Our Time²
The Virgin and the Gypsy³
Tigermoth³
Spectral Mornings³
The Red Flower of Tachai Blooms Everywhere³
Clocks - The Angel of Mons³
Dancing With the Moonlit Knight*
I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)*
Firth of Fifth*
More Fool Me*
The Battle of Epping Forest*
After the Ordeal*
The Cinema Show*
Aisle of Plenty*
Deja Vu
Dance on a Volcano
Encore:
Myopia / Los Endos / Slogans / Los Endos
Songs from albums:
* Selling England
² At the Edge of Light
³ Spectral Mornings