561 Genesis in Concert

First  viewed  :  30  August  1982

Following  on  from  Mick  were  edited  highlights  of  a  Genesis  concert  ( 45  minutes  from  a  two  and  a  half  hour  gig ). The  concert  filmed  was  the  7  May  1980  gig  at  the  London  Lyceum   as  part  of  the  tour  to  promote  the  Duke  album. This  was  just  before  Phil  Collins   broke  out  as  a  solo  performer  but  they  were  on  an  upward  trajectory  nonetheless.

I  had  some  time  for   Genesis  as  they'd  recently  put  out  some  a  couple  of  very  good  singles  in  "Follow  You  Follow  Me"  and  "Turn  It  On  Again"  but  I  didn't  have  any  of  their  albums. The  songs  featured  were  nearly  all  unfamiliar  to  me   and  live, this  version  of  Genesis  , had  only  one  person  with  any  stage  presence. Tony  Banks. Mike  Rutherford  and  their  touring  appendices,    Daryl  Stuermer  and  Chester  Thompson  had  the  combined  charisma  of  a cauliflower. Therefore  this  was  of  only  mild  interest.