Salsbury Hill ping
Jiggernaut does a cool Celtic version of that song:
https://youtu.be/b9vhB7puzqw?si=H0nt2HWUr0eeaFWy
Not sure why you posted it but it’s a tribute to how conservatives can be happy even in bleak times. Thanks for adding to the variety.
Saw him live twice.
Absolutely astounding concerts.
I have always liked his music.
I find “Mercy Street” to be an evocative, haunting song.
His live version of “Biko” at Live Aid in ‘85 is one the greatest concert videos on YouTube that I’ve ever watched.
I wondered where Solsbury hill was. Its located not far from Bath.
Tony Levin is one of the best bass players of all time.
I remember when Gabriel left Genesis. Some people were saying it would be the ruin of both. Of course Solsbury Hill let the world know Gabriel was going to be just fine, and one listen to Follow You, Follow Me let us know Genesis was left in good hands as well.
A trip back to a time when popular music was truly outstanding and enjoyed by a broad swath of people. Quite unlike things today, where all have been pigeonholed by the internet and fed sonic pablum.
Marking.
Fantastic concerts. Saw him a few times back in the old days, and took my wife last year. She started crying when he did Solbury Hill.
Coincidence?
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I remember watching him live his first tour after leaving Genesis...
Ge had Fripp on guitar, Synergy on keys, Tony Levin stick bass, and Steve Hunter on lead guitar...
One heck of a show
P.S. he did perform Genesis songs
His rendition of the Bowie song “Heroes” in Verona
is excellent.
The whole album is fantastic. Especially “Here Comes The Flood”, and the Barber Shop Quartet “Excuse Me”.
What a clever video. I am a huge fan of Peter Gabriel. I saw him live with Genesis on the 1975 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour, and was totally blown away by his showmanship on solos — head and shoulders above Phil Collins, who also came out and did a solo turn. Singer, dancer, dramatist. Wish he weren’t left-leaning; but he’s not totally far left.
Gabriel is one of the top tier of performers I’ve ever seen live, and I’ve seen many, from the likes of Pavarotti and Itzak Perlman to the Stones, Zappa, Bonnie Raitt, Charlie Daniels, REM, Yes, Annie Lennox, and many, many more.