I think his first four solo albums are just in a class of their own. Echoing his work with Genesis in many songs, but more so staking out a new and highly varied sound of his own. I saw his first concert as a solo artist, since he opened his first tour in Oslo, and I later got to interview him over lunch, accompanied by the lovely Kim Poor. Fantastic musician and an overall very kind, curious and thoughtful guy. Great memories.
Oh wow, thanks so much -- missed that, obviously! Though I see now there's a YT offering with some footage from last fall. Which I will watch immediately! His groups are incredibly well rehearsed given the complexity of some of the material (looking at Lamb here); even via video you get there's genuine immersion in the material and a commitment to bringing it to life in the most vibrant way possible. Much respect for that.
“Though he hasn’t yet devoted a tour to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway…”
Er, the tour is ongoing; I saw the U.K. leg at the Albert Hall last October and a great show it was, as usual. The European section follows this spring followed by North America. Unlike the previous Genesis albums whose 50th anniversaries he’s marked by playing in full, he only does about half of The Lamb, which is fair enough given that it’s a double album and he likes to split his shows into half of his own material and then after the interval the Genesis revisited material.
I think his first four solo albums are just in a class of their own. Echoing his work with Genesis in many songs, but more so staking out a new and highly varied sound of his own. I saw his first concert as a solo artist, since he opened his first tour in Oslo, and I later got to interview him over lunch, accompanied by the lovely Kim Poor. Fantastic musician and an overall very kind, curious and thoughtful guy. Great memories.
Oh wow, thanks so much -- missed that, obviously! Though I see now there's a YT offering with some footage from last fall. Which I will watch immediately! His groups are incredibly well rehearsed given the complexity of some of the material (looking at Lamb here); even via video you get there's genuine immersion in the material and a commitment to bringing it to life in the most vibrant way possible. Much respect for that.
“Though he hasn’t yet devoted a tour to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway…”
Er, the tour is ongoing; I saw the U.K. leg at the Albert Hall last October and a great show it was, as usual. The European section follows this spring followed by North America. Unlike the previous Genesis albums whose 50th anniversaries he’s marked by playing in full, he only does about half of The Lamb, which is fair enough given that it’s a double album and he likes to split his shows into half of his own material and then after the interval the Genesis revisited material.