a question about "Twilight Alehouse" by Genesis

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does anyone know when that song was recorded? I know that it was first published as the B-side of the "I Know What I Like" single,  but the sound of the song is just like the sound of "Nursery Cryme"; the song would fit perfectly on that album and on no other. so my surmise is that it was recorded at about the same time but for some reason did not get on the album. does anybody know more about this?

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Bald_Jean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: November 11 2013 Location: Cologne, Germny Status: Offline Points: 34	Topic: a question about "Twilight Alehouse" by Genesis Posted: February 05 2014 at 01:34
	does anyone know when that song was recorded? I know that it was first published as the B-side of the "I Know What I Like" single, but the sound of the song is just like the sound of "Nursery Cryme"; the song would fit perfectly on that album and on no other. so my surmise is that it was recorded at about the same time but for some reason did not get on the album. does anybody know more about this?

ExittheLemming Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2007 Location: Penal Colony Status: Offline Points: 11415	Posted: February 05 2014 at 02:21
	The song had been performed by Genesis since 1970 but was not recorded until the Foxtrot sessions in 1972

Razors Edge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 25 2013 Status: Offline Points: 11	Posted: February 05 2014 at 02:45
	Twilight Alehouse was recorded during the Foxtrot sessions (1972), but the composition came from 1970 (probably during the creation of Trespass). The song was already played during the Trespass Tour (1970-1971). However, there's an interesting fact that complicates the answer: the refrain of TA is a quote of From Genesis to Revelation's The Serpent introduction (recorded in 1968 and released in 1969)! Probably, that's was an embryonic version of the song. Source: my vast knowledge about prog.
	This story ends where it began.

Tom Ozric Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15916	Posted: February 05 2014 at 03:20
	^ Yep, FGTR has a Twilight Alehouse riff intro on 'The Serpent', and it does sound like it's from around Nursery Cryme. Just love when Banks de-tunes his Hammond at the end !!......and it's quite the heavy song too Edited by Tom Ozric - February 05 2014 at 03:21

a question about "Twilight Alehouse" by Genesis

Twilight Alehouse was recorded during the Foxtrot sessions (1972), but the composition came from 1970 (probably during the creation of Trespass). The song was already played during the Trespass Tour (1970-1971).