Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!! GLP's Winners Club Thread .. and rewindzzzzzz

I love Peter Gabriel too.. hang on. Looking for a favorite

This was a fun song, but in 1992, was 17 years after Peter Gabriel left. Their last real Genesis album, even though there was one other without Phil Collins, which I’ve never even listened to. They went more pop through the 80’s, yet still sold a lot of LP’s and toured. Yet, ironically, one of my favorite snongs came off the “The Way We Walk” album, called Fading Lights which they went back to their more prog roots, especially at 4:00 in which is just the three, doing a exquisite instrumental section. Nice way to end with this swan song. It was like they were saying to their fans, "Yep, we still got it, but it's time to go"



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I know where Squonk came from darling:

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Yea, I was disappointed Gabriel wasn't on tour in 1978 when they were at the Baton Rouge Centroplex, but completely spoiled that only 200 maybe showed for the event. Gabriel was the first person I painted a portrait of as a teenager.

We wandered around the floor like we owned the venue.

Very cool pool. (like that "cool pool" new user name? )I Really didn't discover Genesis till college buddy introduced me to them in 1979. I did learn a lot about music through other friends that played in bands

Wasn't the 1978 concert with the mirrors above the stage? There is very little footage, and whatever there is, is grainy.


I've never posted a photo, so hope this Imgur thing works. Well I tried, and it didn't work, so f-it.



Anyhow, here is a link to a book about PG and his spiritual Solsbury Hill experience. I bought this book a few years ago and it was quite intriguing. My cover is different, but it's the same author and content:
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Anthony Philips was one of the founders of Genesis and first lead guitarist (along with Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and PG). Much like Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd, Ant Philips had stage fright pretty bad, and couldn't get over it, so they hired Steve Hackett-- same time as Phil Collins took over on drums.

Anyhow, Ant Philips continued to write music and albums (but would not perform in public) and collaborated with Phil Collins on these two tracks in 1977:



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Rewind-- Here's a song originally from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1975--Peter's last album with Genesis) which was a 1999 remix with Peter Gabriel voice and Phil's backing when they were in their late 40's yo. I actually like this groove better than the original. "The Carpet Crawlers":


Solsbury Hill -- fun, yet full of spiritual metaphor:



Last Edited by Squonk on 10/13/2022 02:24 PM

Great parody!

That's Ace right there St. Tidbits. Going to share it with one of my old friends from Virginia who had a Beatles re-creation band, and is also a major liberal. I've already pissed him off enough since Sleepy Joe took office and I'd been slamming liberals and the Fake Covid. We were good friends when we worked together, but that's over now.

I carry the old Gen w me everywhere. Can't let go of listening to full albums.

I miss peace and war tracks.

Pool: I really didn't know or like Tears for Fears until I watched (and VHS'd) most of the Knebworth, 1990 show(s), and acquired a taste for their music. Lots of great performers. I still remember when Pink Floyd went on in the night, it was whipping winds and pouring rain. Unfortunately, t threw all my 1970's and 80's albums and stuff I'd taped back in 2015 during my divorce as I moved out. Left my awesome stereo system which was too big for my condo, and my ex gave it all away.

Here's Badman's song from that night June 30, 1990:

Here's a cover of the same song, by a (ex) friend I used to work with and also went to college with. We went to several concerts together and had similar music interests, and just had a good friendship. Unfortunately we don't talk anymore as his liberal politics and shit he's spew on FB during the last election, just turned me off. Anyhow, they used to have these house parties at one of the band members basement where he had a recording studio. My ex-buddy on lead guitar and vocals. They did a great job on this song:


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I get it. Really. I literally shut out all of my friends for over a year due to their pro-vaxx condescending behavior. Then a couple of their husbands and children died.

Their mentality is: "People die fighting an imaginary enemy, it's perfect to die."

:wtf4:

Maybe already posted...my fav band was Genesis.
ANyhow, my father died. A friend brought over a friend who had developed rapid onset ALS. At 20 something, his lifespan was severely restricted. We sat, drank Ontario's first craft beers, and smoked Afghani black and listened to this about 17 times. IT was pretty much the last time in my life that I cried, out loud, for the duration of all the renditions. I didn't even cry at my fathers funeral though I loved him dearly and all our loose connections were tied up.


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St, Tidbits— First of all, very sorry about your father. I’m so glad though that this song brought you some closure. One of my all time favorite Genesis songs about mother time and the aging process. Thanks for sharing this personal story.

I realized last night that spirits can not read our minds. And all I have spoken out loud has been enough for them to carry on without more contact. How brave are the touched by "god" with abundant easy talents lifting millions; and they have no qualm about their role. I would shrink into a glittering ancient past of books, booze and blue dresses to escape, like a nebula.

Brave are the truly talented. Every one has flaws, never use them to lead others. Hide them if you must, but above all others, never deny your time's purpose.

A friend is expecting their mother to die any day, that is an odd feeling.

Sorry for your loss Tidbits.

:hugs10: How are you doing?

Hell, they dunn it perty good too!

Thank you so very much. I appreciate you and the diligence you have for music and historical information. :)

Very nice. Thank you for sharing. :)

Thank you and love you all for dispensing raw painful truth. It is written.. I have a few tears ... Thank You God for Life. That's all I can do..

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Yeah. Very serene.

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