Genesis - Rome 14th jul - For Absent Friends

How about a bit more info on the gig then L4F.

Edited by Easy Livin - July 16 2007 at 05:21

Well I enjoyed the Dusseldorf set I saw in a UK cinema immensely and I'm certainly no 'pigeon'. The set-list is really balanced this time around, imho- and I like some of the later stuff and don't care who knows about it. The highlights on the show I saw were, however, 'In The Cage'/'Cinema Show'/'Duke's Travels'/'Afterglow' (a superb version- I actually prefer it in that key it's in now) and was delighted to hear 'Ripples' (my all time favourite Genesis song) and the drum duet/'Los Endos' was brilliant- indeed, the drum solo and 'Los Endos' brought the house down in the cinema showing!

I understand that this Rome set was the concert filmed for DVD release, and I heard that Tony lost his way a bit on 'Firth Of Fifth' (checked it out on YouTube and he stumbled a little). I think they could have released the Dusseldorf 27th June set, it was flawless. But I'll certainly be getting the DVD of this Rome set as a memento.

Edited by salmacis - July 16 2007 at 13:43

Easy Livin wrote: How about a bit more info on the gig then L4F.   Set list, running time, solo spots, backing musicians, highlights, visuals, etc.?

Sorry for lack of information but believe me it is difficult for me to realise what they actually played on that gig and what they left out..(and this is not because I was drunk!)
It all looks like a dream and memories will take time to materialise in my mind..Then I will be able to tell you what actually happened.
I can compare the setlist with some previous shows and I can tell you they didnt play Behind the lines but started with Duke's End.
No Firth Of fifth in full except a beautiful medley introduced by Phil with "canzoni d'annata" (old songs).As for Tony missing the rythm I am not sure it was him...I would rather say Phil made a mistake in this song..
The DVD will be absolutely fantastic as I believe this was the greatest audience for Genesis (more than 500000 people).
I also think this show was chosen for DVD because of the fact it started at 9pm when sunset was darkening the sky and the majesty of the screen behind the band and the images shown, could be fully appreciated..
For those who were there (500.000 pigeons?)  this is something difficult to forget .
Genesis with PG was another story? Could be, but let me say this was also a good show!
Ciao

Looking forward to see the DVD...