Excuse me, I need to go change my shorts...

Elspode · 11-07-2006, 02:54 PM

...as I have just learned that Genesis will do a reunion tour of Europe in the Summer of 2007, to be followed by 20 American dates beginning in September. Collins, Banks, Rutherford, Thompson and Steurmer, the live lineup that was so popular in the late 80's and throughout the early 90's are confirmed, but there has been held out a tantalizing possibility of Gabriel and Hackett possibly participating.

Damn, are they going to make a pile of money. Some of it will be mine.

Undertoad · 11-07-2006, 03:18 PM

Yes. Yes. For me this is just massively huge, and I am actually thinking about opening a separate savings account so I can be assured of getting the best possible tickets on eBay or StubHub.

Surely they will go for $500 and maybe more, but I can redeem myself for not having seen them all along.

Sheldonrs · 11-07-2006, 03:20 PM

What's all the excitement about? It's not like it's Manilow. :p

be-bop · 11-07-2006, 05:26 PM

I loved Genesis at one time,but this reeks of a money making scam
Don't get me wrong it would probably be a great show but their motives for getting back together are very suspect.
There are so many other new bands out there that are doing great stuff if you're into prog Dream Theatre,Porcupine Tree,Spocks Beard to name just a few are Genesis still relevant these days neither prog nor pop if I remember their last few albums..

Undertoad · 11-07-2006, 07:27 PM

I listen to a ton of new stuff but not prog. That represents a period of my musical life that I treasure and these were the heroes of it at the time. I still love it all.

Ibby · 11-07-2006, 07:35 PM

Dream Theater (and other associated shredprog) kicks ass, porcupine tree is alright, but prog is mostly dead.

Elspode · 11-08-2006, 09:18 PM

My favorite Spock's Beard number is "Counting Out Time", if that tells you anything.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-08-2006, 10:45 PM

Genesis? Oh yeah, that big cape with the collar, under blacklights, in a foot deep fog.....floating across the Walnut St Theater stage.

After Foghat finished, of course.

Undertoad · 11-08-2006, 10:47 PM

Oh F U!!!!!!

Are you sure that wasn't the Tower 1973.

And do you want to go to this next tour together, it will be easier if we carpool.

Elspode · 11-08-2006, 11:26 PM

Can you guys swing by and pick me up? I'll buy the gas and bring the smoke.

Shawnee123 · 11-14-2006, 03:26 PM

Ass, gas, or grass...nobody rides for free!

yesman065 · 11-14-2006, 03:40 PM

Holy shit! I am soooo innnnn please, please, please? The last time I saw them was 80-ish at JFK with a flock of seagulls and some other bands like 4 or 5 can't really remember - much too much

at the time. Now I gotta call my buddies and find out who was there and what I did. I know I could find some indica somewhere! ! !

Shawnee123 · 11-14-2006, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by yesman065

I know I could find some indica somewhere!

No way! I'm goin'!

yesman065 · 11-14-2006, 03:45 PM

Oh the connections I once had - my my my i am so reminiscing right now of like 70something to - 80 something. Many fractured memories and fragmented thoughts. (holding lighter in air) Dead shows up and down the east coast, Yes, the Who, (took my Dad), Genesis, Gabriel, Zepplin. . . Real Bands with staying power, not these one hit wonders. Partying with the bands afterwards. . . ugghh and what do l have to show for it? Loss of most of the memories and a lotta brain cells.

chrisinhouston · 11-18-2006, 07:32 AM

I first saw Genesis in about 1972 or '73 during the Foxtrot tour. They played in Atlanta at the old Fox theatre, one of the few surviving movie houses from the depression. The inside is like being in a moorish town with a star lit ceiling. At that time it was in disrepair and either was for concerts or crappy movies. I must have been 16 or 17.

The concert was general admission and we waited outside in a long line. I still remember the Atlanta police harrassing us. They kept shouting "stay in line up against the buildings!" and "Do you want to come with me to jail!?" The Atlanta police had a thing for beating up hippie types back then. I also remember an old homeless woman trying to bum smokes. She coughed up something on the sidewalk not far from us.

The concert was great and I still remember Peter Gabrial doing "Watcher of the Skies"

11-07-2006, 02:54 PM	#1
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Excuse me, I need to go change my shorts... ...as I have just learned that Genesis will do a reunion tour of Europe in the Summer of 2007, to be followed by 20 American dates beginning in September. Collins, Banks, Rutherford, Thompson and Steurmer, the live lineup that was so popular in the late 80's and throughout the early 90's are confirmed, but there has been held out a tantalizing possibility of Gabriel and Hackett possibly participating. Damn, are they going to make a pile of money. Some of it will be mine. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-07-2006, 03:20 PM	#3
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	What's all the excitement about? It's not like it's Manilow. :p __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

11-07-2006, 07:35 PM	#6
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Dream Theater (and other associated shredprog) kicks ass, porcupine tree is alright, but prog is mostly dead. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

11-08-2006, 09:18 PM	#7
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	My favorite Spock's Beard number is "Counting Out Time", if that tells you anything. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-08-2006, 10:45 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Genesis? Oh yeah, that big cape with the collar, under blacklights, in a foot deep fog.....floating across the Walnut St Theater stage. After Foghat finished, of course. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-07-2006, 03:18 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yes. Yes. For me this is just massively huge, and I am actually thinking about opening a separate savings account so I can be assured of getting the best possible tickets on eBay or StubHub. Surely they will go for $500 and maybe more, but I can redeem myself for not having seen them all along.

11-07-2006, 05:26 PM	#4
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	I loved Genesis at one time,but this reeks of a money making scam Don't get me wrong it would probably be a great show but their motives for getting back together are very suspect. There are so many other new bands out there that are doing great stuff if you're into prog Dream Theatre,Porcupine Tree,Spocks Beard to name just a few are Genesis still relevant these days neither prog nor pop if I remember their last few albums..

11-07-2006, 07:27 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I listen to a ton of new stuff but not prog. That represents a period of my musical life that I treasure and these were the heroes of it at the time. I still love it all.

11-08-2006, 10:47 PM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Oh F U!!!!!! Are you sure that wasn't the Tower 1973. And do you want to go to this next tour together, it will be easier if we carpool.

11-08-2006, 11:26 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Can you guys swing by and pick me up? I'll buy the gas and bring the smoke. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-14-2006, 03:26 PM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Ass, gas, or grass...nobody rides for free! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-14-2006, 03:40 PM	#12
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	Holy shit! I am soooo innnnn please, please, please? The last time I saw them was 80-ish at JFK with a flock of seagulls and some other bands like 4 or 5 can't really remember - much too much at the time. Now I gotta call my buddies and find out who was there and what I did. I know I could find some indica somewhere! ! !

11-14-2006, 03:45 PM	#14
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	Oh the connections I once had - my my my i am so reminiscing right now of like 70something to - 80 something. Many fractured memories and fragmented thoughts. (holding lighter in air) Dead shows up and down the east coast, Yes, the Who, (took my Dad), Genesis, Gabriel, Zepplin. . . Real Bands with staying power, not these one hit wonders. Partying with the bands afterwards. . . ugghh and what do l have to show for it? Loss of most of the memories and a lotta brain cells.

11-18-2006, 07:32 AM	#15
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	I first saw Genesis in about 1972 or '73 during the Foxtrot tour. They played in Atlanta at the old Fox theatre, one of the few surviving movie houses from the depression. The inside is like being in a moorish town with a star lit ceiling. At that time it was in disrepair and either was for concerts or crappy movies. I must have been 16 or 17. The concert was general admission and we waited outside in a long line. I still remember the Atlanta police harrassing us. They kept shouting "stay in line up against the buildings!" and "Do you want to come with me to jail!?" The Atlanta police had a thing for beating up hippie types back then. I also remember an old homeless woman trying to bum smokes. She coughed up something on the sidewalk not far from us. The concert was great and I still remember Peter Gabrial doing "Watcher of the Skies"

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