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PRRPGS003- GENESIS SERIES
WINDS ON THE PIER
March 25, 1977 (Winterland Arena - San Francisco, California)
CD1
1-1. Sqounk 6:45
1-2. Good Evening San Francisco! 0:42
1-3. One For The Vine 10:03
1-4. The Story Of Harry 1:32
1-5. Robbery, Assault & Battery 5:58
1-6. The Story Of Myrtle 1:24
1-7. Your Own Special Way 6:16
1-8. Steve Hackett Introduces An Older Number 1:08
1-9. Firth Of Fifth 8:27
1-10. Phil Introduces The Lamb 0:27
1-11. Carpet Crawlers 5:15
1-12. Introducing Chester Thompson 1:17
1-13. ...In That Quiet Earth 4:43
1-14. Afterglow 4:36
1-15. I Know What I Like 8:56
CD2
2-1. Story Of A Failed Scottish Uprising 0:39
2-2. Eleventh Earl Of Mar 7:51
2-3. The Story Of Romeo & Juliet 1:55
2-4. Supper's Ready 24:40
2-5. Dance On A Volcano/ 4:24
2-6. Drum Duet/ 0:48
2-7. Los Endos 5:53
2-8. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway/ 5:01
2-9 The Musical Box (Closing Section) 3:08
Genesis
Phil Collins - Lead Vocals- Drums and Percussion
Tony Banks- Keyboards- 12 Strings and Backing Vocals
Mike Rutherford- Bass Guitars- Guitars and Backing Vocals
Steve Hackett- Lead Guitars and Effects
Touring Member
Chester Thompson- Drums and Percussion
A Lasting Impression…Genesis 30 Years On*
I can not believe that it’s been 30 years already…no way…forget it…and still…it is. March 2nd, 2007 and I did turn 47 a few days ago…my, how time flies. Yet my memories of the event are so vivid it almost seems impossible that so much time has gone by since then....
March 2nd, 1977. I’d like to believe that I am the happiest teenager in the world right now, but I know that there are countless others, all over the province of Quebec, sharing the same feeling. A bunch of classmates and I are sitting on a chartered bus, en route to the Genesis concert at the Montreal Forum tonight. we’re all pretty anxious as a rather strong nowstorm is raging outside, but reassuring words from the seasoned, grey-haired bus driver soon put our minds at ease: “Don’t worry, guys, we’ll get there on time!” He has obviously seen worse, so we get to relax. Outside the bus windows, the wind is blowing tons of snow through leafless trees and the entire scenery is very reminiscent of the ‘Wind And Wuthering’ album cover, which makes for a very special atmosphere indeed. There’s a guy on the bus with a small but quite efficient cassette player who plays Genesis songs from all the albums, past and present, and we all find ourselves singing or humming along to countless classics. Clearly, this vehicle is loaded with rabid Genesis fans and everyone is having a ball…even the driver! A quick stop for a hearty meal along Auto-Route 40 West gives us a short respite from the storm, but we are soon back on the road for the final leg of this eventful trip.
Suddenly, there it is…the Montreal Forum, home of the Montreal Canadiens, proud holder of so many Stanley Cup banners, and host to the finest entertainment acts in the world. Tonight, it will be home for Genesis and an army of 16,000 fans! I’ve been here a few times to attend hockey games with my brothers, but tonight is quite different – I’m here to see MY BAND!!! A quick walk around the building to catch a glimpse of the huge Showco trucks and in we go, heading straight for a souvenir stand. Unfortunately, they’re already out of my size in T-shirts, so I have to settle for a tour program, and a great looking one it is. As I get seated, I quickly thumb my way through it, marveling at all the great pictures inside. I can hardly wait to read the text, but my attention now turns to the stage itself and the amazingly huge lighting rig suspended overhead. I’ve seen a couple of rock shows near my home town, but nothing on this scale. This is HUGE, and quite impressive to a 17 year old kid. But the most staggering thought is this: in a few moments Tony Banks, Steve Hackett, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford will be standing on that stage…Genesis will be there, performing their music exclusively for us. The anxiety is almost unbearable! Eventually, the wait is over. The house lights are turned off, a huge roar of applause fills the building (and my ears as well!) and I can feel my skin crawl as thousands of trembling little flames are lit by fans all over the place. From where I’m sitting I can see the guys in the band walk onto the stage and take up their respective positions. The stage is set…let there be light and Genesis music! Music we will have…Phil counts up to four…and the Montreal Forum explodes! To anyone present this night the first few bars of ‘Squonk’ will forever be remembered as a deafening blow. The volume of sound that engulfs us in that moment is but one step short from total aggression, yet everything is crisp and clear and every instrument or vocal harmony can be heard to perfection.
If the band wanted to grab the audience’s immediate attention, choosing this particular song as the show opener was a sure way to do it! Grabbed we are, and grabbed we will stay until the very last note of this incredible show. While my ears are being given a workout, my eyes are catching their first images at a furious pace, trying to see everything and everyone at once. Steve Hackett on the left, dressed in beige slacks with knee-high boots and a white loose-sleeve shirt, is playing standing up, which is quite a contrast from the old Gabriel-era pictures that I have of him, sitting down, hunched over his golden Les Paul.
Mike Rutherford, all dressed in white, looks like a tower of strength with his huge Shergold double-neck guitar in hand. He has grown a beard since the last tour. Tony Banks, perhaps the only member of Genesis that will never change, quiet, stoic, hunched over his keyboards in concentration, with only a few head nods here and there to indicate that he seems to be enjoying himself. He too is all dressed in white. Chester Thompson, newcomer to the Genesis fold, appears to be a very discrete and efficient musician. I’ve heard him play on a couple of Frank Zappa records and was very impressed. My guess is he will impress me again tonight. And in the middle of all that: Phil Collins, dressed in white trousers and a sailor-like striped shirt. At first glance, the man appears as he really is…a huge ball of positive energy, running around the stage, smiling, clearly having a ball. His voice is in great form this night; every word can be heard clearly and seems to flow like water. I’ve never heard ‘Squonk’ played live before so the finale truly grabs me as Steve Hackett’s chilling guitar sound sends shivers up and down my spine. Wow!!
After a huge standing ovation, Phil addresses us for the first time. Much to everyone’s delight, he has chosen to speak French for the most part.Since his first real brush with the French language comes from when he took over as lead singer the year before, he has to rely on written notes on a small stack of typing paper, a practice that (unbeknownst to me at the time) he would carry on for years to come. The next number in the set is a new one, ‘One For The Vine’, and will afford us the opportunity to see Phil play the drums for the first time tonight. What an amazing drummer he is! The music really takes off when he’s sitting behind the kit. The song also provides our first glimpse at the amazing laser effects, the best of which are still to come. After two more recent numbers, namely ‘Robbery, Assault & Battery’ and ‘Your Own Special Way’ (introduced in French by Mike Rutherford), the moment that we’ve all been waiting for finally arrives. Time for the band to dig into the older material, and Steve Hackett is the one delegated to bring us the good news. ‘Firth of Fifth’…what more can be said about this classic number from the ‘Selling England By The Pound’ album? It is pure magic to see Genesis performing this amazing song. Phil’s dynamic drumming and Tony’s masterful keyboard playing carry us to the powerful climax provided by Steve’s most celebrated guitar solo, which brings tears to the eyes of many, including myself.
Another incredible high for everyone is the inclusion at this point of the song ‘Carpet Crawlers’, from ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’. Phil’s voice is so beautiful, and so are Steve’s guitar cries in the background, but the thing that truly gets to me is the amazing respect shown by the audience. Not a single sound can be heard outside of the music itself. A fly could have flown by and one would have heard it. Before playing two more of the new umbers, ‘In That Quiet Earth’ and ‘Afterglow’, Phil introduces special guest drummer Chester Thompson to the audience. Montreal is renowned for its warm welcome to progressive rock bands and musicians, and Chester soon finds out what that means. The man stands up to acknowledge the applause, visibly taken aback by such a prolonged standing ovation. For the Montreal audience, it is only natural to greet Chester this way, for the man has already proven himself worthy of entering the Genesis family.
Time to kick up our heels and join the fun as Genesis launch into ‘I Know What I Like’ and the audience is transformed into a gigantic choir every time the well-known chorus comes in. Phil’s tambourine dance brings a smile to the proceedings, and I suspect that many people in the hall are too busy having fun to notice that Steve has just thrown in a snippet from ‘Dancing With The Moonlit Knight’ or that the music has turned, for a brief moment, into the ‘Stagnation’ chorus. I’m convinced that even a lot of my friends will not believe me when I tell them what I’ve heard.
After the festive mood brought on by the last number, the band returns to the ‘Wind And Wuthering’ album for the last time tonight. ‘Eleventh Earl Of Mar’, the song that many thought would surely be the show opener, is instead played almost last. The rendition is superb and paves the way for the most exciting moment of the evening. As Phil starts telling the story of Romeo and Juliet, I have a look at my watch and think: “If they go into ‘The Cinema Show’ now, they won’t have time to play ‘Supper’s Ready’!” The song that I had most anxiously hoped for was now slipping away, until…Phil unexpectedly announces ‘Supper’s Ready’ at the end of the Romeo story, and I think that everyone’s heart must have stopped for a brief moment in time. Here is the song we all wanted to see and hear! Steve Hackett grabs the old 12-string acoustic guitar and sits down for the first time. The amazing ride is about to begin! I think no words can truly describe the feeling that one gets when seeing Genesis work through the various movements of their most fabulous song.
After Peter Gabriel’s departure, the band decided to modernize the song a bit, so everything is there, so familiar and yet so fresh and new. Genesis were always known as a visual band, and ‘Supper’s Ready’ is about to prove this statement beyond our wildest dreams. The giant dancing flowers that pop up from behind the stage, the breathtaking red laser cone that fills the Forum from floor to ceiling, seemingly giving a whole new dimension to the place, and the amazing blue laser beam that comes down to surround Phil as he sings the final ‘New Jerusalem’ part, all of these leave us speechless. As the last rings of smoke evaporate from the stage, the ovation that follows the last few notes of the classic song grows to an amazing roar as the musicians stand there to acknowledge the applause and catch their breath. The place is simply going wild and Phil is desperately trying to regain control at the microphone. Finally, the applause dies down and he quickly offers us another thank you. “Now we’ve come to the last song” he says, and only such a statement could have brought up booing sounds on this wonderful night. The band quickly jumps into ‘Dance On A Volcano’, much to everyone’s delight. It comes as a bit of a surprise that this song should be performed so late into the set, but the most surprising moment is still to come. Instead of the usual finale, Phil and Chester launch into a quick drum duet that soon leads us into ‘Los Endos’. The amazing instrumental totally blows us away as Genesis are giving us every bit of energy they have left. At the climax of the number, visuals take over again as amazing orange laser swirls suddenly surround the entire lighting rig over the stage. ‘Los Endos’ ends in a mighty crash as we all jump to our feet once again. “Bonsoir Montreal!” Phil shouts just before leaving the stage. The quest for an encore starts immediately.
If I thought the audience had been noisy before, this opinion is quickly dispelled upon hearing the gigantic roar of applause that we are now offering in the hope of luring the band back onto the stage. Our prayer is quickly answered as the guys come back wearing Montreal Canadiens jerseys
and jump into ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’. At the end of it, we are taken by surprise once again as the song is brilliantly segued with the finale of one of their most enduring numbers, ‘The Musical Box’. With that last blast, Genesis bow to us one last time and leave the stage for good. The show is over…it went by so quickly, and yet I have a feeling that I will never forget a single moment of it.
March 2nd, 2007. As I sit here 30 years on, remembering that wonderful night, I cannot help but smile at the thought that my assessment was quite correct. I do remember everything that I saw and heard that night. These memories are forever etched in my mind and will remain with me until the day I die. This was my first big show, and it featured my most beloved band of all, how can a person ever forget such a moment in time? I saw Genesis play live on six more different tours after that, but even though I thoroughly enjoyed all of them, they were never the same as the first one. Steve Hackett was no longer with the band, and a lot of the magic left with him. A few days from now, tickets will go on sale for the new and quite unexpected Genesis world tour. They are rumored to be appearing at Olympic Stadium in Montreal on September 14, 2007. Again, I will do my best to land the best tickets I can afford, and again, I will be the happiest man in the world when I do so. I know that ticket prices have skyrocketed in the last few years and that it will most likely cost me at least 150 Dollars to see them this time, but hey…it’s Genesis!!!
In closing, I would like to add these few figures, only to show how things have changed since March of 1977.*
Genesis ticket price: $7.50
Genesis tour T-shirt: $3.00
Genesis tour program: $2.00*
Kind of brings tears to the old eyes, doesn’t it? Enjoy this great ‘Wind and Wuthering’ show. The band sounds every bit as good as I remember them being in Montreal.
RH*
Notes from the Re-Master*
We began with the SHN files that had been distributed via torrent just a few months ago. As was mentioned when the show was released, the beginning of Squonk was missing the first few notes and the Left channel was essentially absent for the first minute or two. The audience recording of this
show was, in part, used to repair this beginning section as were other sources. The audience recording was also used to help patch a tape flip gap later on as noted below. For the show in general, multiple noise reduction techniques were used to remove tape noise where necessary. There was also an intermittent noise that interfered with the enjoyment of the dialogue and other quiet sections. This needed to be repaired when found and was repaired successfully. The balance was audibly off-center when listening to the original recording but was easily fixed for the remaster. The dynamics of the show were also enhanced where possible but no significant change to the tonality was made.
A tape flip gap occurs just before The Carpet Crawlers. The gap leaves out the introduction to this song. Rather than splice in another soundboard sourced song introduction, we made the decision to splice in the audience recording from that night. This patch itself is incomplete because a gap in this section occurs in this source as well but still, we decided to use this source. The reason was two-fold. First, as an alternative source for that evening’s performance, using the audience recording was more accurate to represent the evening’s event. This is important because Phil jokes
that the band will begin to play the entire Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. Secondly, this audience source does capture the beginning of The Carpet Crawlers and so easily completes the song.
Probably the most important component of this remaster was the speed correction. Each disc was speed corrected separately. The tracks were compared with established references and a clear pattern of speed error emerged. Correction of this error improves the recording enormously, in our
opinion. The show was then re-tracked to separate the songs from the introductions and to insure that the track points conform to established standards.*
PRRP Staff
(these guys are way, way long winded... But ya gotta love it!)
https://tinyurl.com/y73t62d4
PRRPGS003- GENESIS SERIES
WINDS ON THE PIER
March 25, 1977 (Winterland Arena - San Francisco, California)
CD1
1-1. Sqounk 6:45
1-2. Good Evening San Francisco! 0:42
1-3. One For The Vine 10:03
1-4. The Story Of Harry 1:32
1-5. Robbery, Assault & Battery 5:58
1-6. The Story Of Myrtle 1:24
1-7. Your Own Special Way 6:16
1-8. Steve Hackett Introduces An Older Number 1:08
1-9. Firth Of Fifth 8:27
1-10. Phil Introduces The Lamb 0:27
1-11. Carpet Crawlers 5:15
1-12. Introducing Chester Thompson 1:17
1-13. ...In That Quiet Earth 4:43
1-14. Afterglow 4:36
1-15. I Know What I Like 8:56
CD2
2-1. Story Of A Failed Scottish Uprising 0:39
2-2. Eleventh Earl Of Mar 7:51
2-3. The Story Of Romeo & Juliet 1:55
2-4. Supper's Ready 24:40
2-5. Dance On A Volcano/ 4:24
2-6. Drum Duet/ 0:48
2-7. Los Endos 5:53
2-8. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway/ 5:01
2-9 The Musical Box (Closing Section) 3:08
Genesis
Phil Collins - Lead Vocals- Drums and Percussion
Tony Banks- Keyboards- 12 Strings and Backing Vocals
Mike Rutherford- Bass Guitars- Guitars and Backing Vocals
Steve Hackett- Lead Guitars and Effects
Touring Member
Chester Thompson- Drums and Percussion
A Lasting Impression…Genesis 30 Years On*
I can not believe that it’s been 30 years already…no way…forget it…and still…it is. March 2nd, 2007 and I did turn 47 a few days ago…my, how time flies. Yet my memories of the event are so vivid it almost seems impossible that so much time has gone by since then....
March 2nd, 1977. I’d like to believe that I am the happiest teenager in the world right now, but I know that there are countless others, all over the province of Quebec, sharing the same feeling. A bunch of classmates and I are sitting on a chartered bus, en route to the Genesis concert at the Montreal Forum tonight. we’re all pretty anxious as a rather strong nowstorm is raging outside, but reassuring words from the seasoned, grey-haired bus driver soon put our minds at ease: “Don’t worry, guys, we’ll get there on time!” He has obviously seen worse, so we get to relax. Outside the bus windows, the wind is blowing tons of snow through leafless trees and the entire scenery is very reminiscent of the ‘Wind And Wuthering’ album cover, which makes for a very special atmosphere indeed. There’s a guy on the bus with a small but quite efficient cassette player who plays Genesis songs from all the albums, past and present, and we all find ourselves singing or humming along to countless classics. Clearly, this vehicle is loaded with rabid Genesis fans and everyone is having a ball…even the driver! A quick stop for a hearty meal along Auto-Route 40 West gives us a short respite from the storm, but we are soon back on the road for the final leg of this eventful trip.
Suddenly, there it is…the Montreal Forum, home of the Montreal Canadiens, proud holder of so many Stanley Cup banners, and host to the finest entertainment acts in the world. Tonight, it will be home for Genesis and an army of 16,000 fans! I’ve been here a few times to attend hockey games with my brothers, but tonight is quite different – I’m here to see MY BAND!!! A quick walk around the building to catch a glimpse of the huge Showco trucks and in we go, heading straight for a souvenir stand. Unfortunately, they’re already out of my size in T-shirts, so I have to settle for a tour program, and a great looking one it is. As I get seated, I quickly thumb my way through it, marveling at all the great pictures inside. I can hardly wait to read the text, but my attention now turns to the stage itself and the amazingly huge lighting rig suspended overhead. I’ve seen a couple of rock shows near my home town, but nothing on this scale. This is HUGE, and quite impressive to a 17 year old kid. But the most staggering thought is this: in a few moments Tony Banks, Steve Hackett, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford will be standing on that stage…Genesis will be there, performing their music exclusively for us. The anxiety is almost unbearable! Eventually, the wait is over. The house lights are turned off, a huge roar of applause fills the building (and my ears as well!) and I can feel my skin crawl as thousands of trembling little flames are lit by fans all over the place. From where I’m sitting I can see the guys in the band walk onto the stage and take up their respective positions. The stage is set…let there be light and Genesis music! Music we will have…Phil counts up to four…and the Montreal Forum explodes! To anyone present this night the first few bars of ‘Squonk’ will forever be remembered as a deafening blow. The volume of sound that engulfs us in that moment is but one step short from total aggression, yet everything is crisp and clear and every instrument or vocal harmony can be heard to perfection.
If the band wanted to grab the audience’s immediate attention, choosing this particular song as the show opener was a sure way to do it! Grabbed we are, and grabbed we will stay until the very last note of this incredible show. While my ears are being given a workout, my eyes are catching their first images at a furious pace, trying to see everything and everyone at once. Steve Hackett on the left, dressed in beige slacks with knee-high boots and a white loose-sleeve shirt, is playing standing up, which is quite a contrast from the old Gabriel-era pictures that I have of him, sitting down, hunched over his golden Les Paul.
Mike Rutherford, all dressed in white, looks like a tower of strength with his huge Shergold double-neck guitar in hand. He has grown a beard since the last tour. Tony Banks, perhaps the only member of Genesis that will never change, quiet, stoic, hunched over his keyboards in concentration, with only a few head nods here and there to indicate that he seems to be enjoying himself. He too is all dressed in white. Chester Thompson, newcomer to the Genesis fold, appears to be a very discrete and efficient musician. I’ve heard him play on a couple of Frank Zappa records and was very impressed. My guess is he will impress me again tonight. And in the middle of all that: Phil Collins, dressed in white trousers and a sailor-like striped shirt. At first glance, the man appears as he really is…a huge ball of positive energy, running around the stage, smiling, clearly having a ball. His voice is in great form this night; every word can be heard clearly and seems to flow like water. I’ve never heard ‘Squonk’ played live before so the finale truly grabs me as Steve Hackett’s chilling guitar sound sends shivers up and down my spine. Wow!!
After a huge standing ovation, Phil addresses us for the first time. Much to everyone’s delight, he has chosen to speak French for the most part.Since his first real brush with the French language comes from when he took over as lead singer the year before, he has to rely on written notes on a small stack of typing paper, a practice that (unbeknownst to me at the time) he would carry on for years to come. The next number in the set is a new one, ‘One For The Vine’, and will afford us the opportunity to see Phil play the drums for the first time tonight. What an amazing drummer he is! The music really takes off when he’s sitting behind the kit. The song also provides our first glimpse at the amazing laser effects, the best of which are still to come. After two more recent numbers, namely ‘Robbery, Assault & Battery’ and ‘Your Own Special Way’ (introduced in French by Mike Rutherford), the moment that we’ve all been waiting for finally arrives. Time for the band to dig into the older material, and Steve Hackett is the one delegated to bring us the good news. ‘Firth of Fifth’…what more can be said about this classic number from the ‘Selling England By The Pound’ album? It is pure magic to see Genesis performing this amazing song. Phil’s dynamic drumming and Tony’s masterful keyboard playing carry us to the powerful climax provided by Steve’s most celebrated guitar solo, which brings tears to the eyes of many, including myself.
Another incredible high for everyone is the inclusion at this point of the song ‘Carpet Crawlers’, from ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’. Phil’s voice is so beautiful, and so are Steve’s guitar cries in the background, but the thing that truly gets to me is the amazing respect shown by the audience. Not a single sound can be heard outside of the music itself. A fly could have flown by and one would have heard it. Before playing two more of the new umbers, ‘In That Quiet Earth’ and ‘Afterglow’, Phil introduces special guest drummer Chester Thompson to the audience. Montreal is renowned for its warm welcome to progressive rock bands and musicians, and Chester soon finds out what that means. The man stands up to acknowledge the applause, visibly taken aback by such a prolonged standing ovation. For the Montreal audience, it is only natural to greet Chester this way, for the man has already proven himself worthy of entering the Genesis family.
Time to kick up our heels and join the fun as Genesis launch into ‘I Know What I Like’ and the audience is transformed into a gigantic choir every time the well-known chorus comes in. Phil’s tambourine dance brings a smile to the proceedings, and I suspect that many people in the hall are too busy having fun to notice that Steve has just thrown in a snippet from ‘Dancing With The Moonlit Knight’ or that the music has turned, for a brief moment, into the ‘Stagnation’ chorus. I’m convinced that even a lot of my friends will not believe me when I tell them what I’ve heard.
After the festive mood brought on by the last number, the band returns to the ‘Wind And Wuthering’ album for the last time tonight. ‘Eleventh Earl Of Mar’, the song that many thought would surely be the show opener, is instead played almost last. The rendition is superb and paves the way for the most exciting moment of the evening. As Phil starts telling the story of Romeo and Juliet, I have a look at my watch and think: “If they go into ‘The Cinema Show’ now, they won’t have time to play ‘Supper’s Ready’!” The song that I had most anxiously hoped for was now slipping away, until…Phil unexpectedly announces ‘Supper’s Ready’ at the end of the Romeo story, and I think that everyone’s heart must have stopped for a brief moment in time. Here is the song we all wanted to see and hear! Steve Hackett grabs the old 12-string acoustic guitar and sits down for the first time. The amazing ride is about to begin! I think no words can truly describe the feeling that one gets when seeing Genesis work through the various movements of their most fabulous song.
After Peter Gabriel’s departure, the band decided to modernize the song a bit, so everything is there, so familiar and yet so fresh and new. Genesis were always known as a visual band, and ‘Supper’s Ready’ is about to prove this statement beyond our wildest dreams. The giant dancing flowers that pop up from behind the stage, the breathtaking red laser cone that fills the Forum from floor to ceiling, seemingly giving a whole new dimension to the place, and the amazing blue laser beam that comes down to surround Phil as he sings the final ‘New Jerusalem’ part, all of these leave us speechless. As the last rings of smoke evaporate from the stage, the ovation that follows the last few notes of the classic song grows to an amazing roar as the musicians stand there to acknowledge the applause and catch their breath. The place is simply going wild and Phil is desperately trying to regain control at the microphone. Finally, the applause dies down and he quickly offers us another thank you. “Now we’ve come to the last song” he says, and only such a statement could have brought up booing sounds on this wonderful night. The band quickly jumps into ‘Dance On A Volcano’, much to everyone’s delight. It comes as a bit of a surprise that this song should be performed so late into the set, but the most surprising moment is still to come. Instead of the usual finale, Phil and Chester launch into a quick drum duet that soon leads us into ‘Los Endos’. The amazing instrumental totally blows us away as Genesis are giving us every bit of energy they have left. At the climax of the number, visuals take over again as amazing orange laser swirls suddenly surround the entire lighting rig over the stage. ‘Los Endos’ ends in a mighty crash as we all jump to our feet once again. “Bonsoir Montreal!” Phil shouts just before leaving the stage. The quest for an encore starts immediately.
If I thought the audience had been noisy before, this opinion is quickly dispelled upon hearing the gigantic roar of applause that we are now offering in the hope of luring the band back onto the stage. Our prayer is quickly answered as the guys come back wearing Montreal Canadiens jerseys
and jump into ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’. At the end of it, we are taken by surprise once again as the song is brilliantly segued with the finale of one of their most enduring numbers, ‘The Musical Box’. With that last blast, Genesis bow to us one last time and leave the stage for good. The show is over…it went by so quickly, and yet I have a feeling that I will never forget a single moment of it.
March 2nd, 2007. As I sit here 30 years on, remembering that wonderful night, I cannot help but smile at the thought that my assessment was quite correct. I do remember everything that I saw and heard that night. These memories are forever etched in my mind and will remain with me until the day I die. This was my first big show, and it featured my most beloved band of all, how can a person ever forget such a moment in time? I saw Genesis play live on six more different tours after that, but even though I thoroughly enjoyed all of them, they were never the same as the first one. Steve Hackett was no longer with the band, and a lot of the magic left with him. A few days from now, tickets will go on sale for the new and quite unexpected Genesis world tour. They are rumored to be appearing at Olympic Stadium in Montreal on September 14, 2007. Again, I will do my best to land the best tickets I can afford, and again, I will be the happiest man in the world when I do so. I know that ticket prices have skyrocketed in the last few years and that it will most likely cost me at least 150 Dollars to see them this time, but hey…it’s Genesis!!!
In closing, I would like to add these few figures, only to show how things have changed since March of 1977.*
Genesis ticket price: $7.50
Genesis tour T-shirt: $3.00
Genesis tour program: $2.00*
Kind of brings tears to the old eyes, doesn’t it? Enjoy this great ‘Wind and Wuthering’ show. The band sounds every bit as good as I remember them being in Montreal.
RH*
Notes from the Re-Master*
We began with the SHN files that had been distributed via torrent just a few months ago. As was mentioned when the show was released, the beginning of Squonk was missing the first few notes and the Left channel was essentially absent for the first minute or two. The audience recording of this
show was, in part, used to repair this beginning section as were other sources. The audience recording was also used to help patch a tape flip gap later on as noted below. For the show in general, multiple noise reduction techniques were used to remove tape noise where necessary. There was also an intermittent noise that interfered with the enjoyment of the dialogue and other quiet sections. This needed to be repaired when found and was repaired successfully. The balance was audibly off-center when listening to the original recording but was easily fixed for the remaster. The dynamics of the show were also enhanced where possible but no significant change to the tonality was made.
A tape flip gap occurs just before The Carpet Crawlers. The gap leaves out the introduction to this song. Rather than splice in another soundboard sourced song introduction, we made the decision to splice in the audience recording from that night. This patch itself is incomplete because a gap in this section occurs in this source as well but still, we decided to use this source. The reason was two-fold. First, as an alternative source for that evening’s performance, using the audience recording was more accurate to represent the evening’s event. This is important because Phil jokes
that the band will begin to play the entire Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. Secondly, this audience source does capture the beginning of The Carpet Crawlers and so easily completes the song.
Probably the most important component of this remaster was the speed correction. Each disc was speed corrected separately. The tracks were compared with established references and a clear pattern of speed error emerged. Correction of this error improves the recording enormously, in our
opinion. The show was then re-tracked to separate the songs from the introductions and to insure that the track points conform to established standards.*
PRRP Staff
(these guys are way, way long winded... But ya gotta love it!)
https://tinyurl.com/y73t62d4
