Watcher of The Skies - Genesis | The Midnight Special

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  • Genesis performed on The Midnight Special January 25, 1974
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  • @themidnightspecialtvshow
    @themidnightspecialtvshow  ปีที่แล้ว +212

    This Friday we will be releasing Episode 7 hosted by Paul Anka as a Live Premiere at 8pm EST 5pm PST. We look forward to meeting everyone in the live chat and enjoying the episode together. Hope you can make it!

    • @williamreichold1545
      @williamreichold1545 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So these are performances that were never included on the released DVD`s? I have all of them not including more78, more79, more80.

    • @michelvanbriemen3459
      @michelvanbriemen3459 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I love the way you guys are releasing the old show in episodic format in exactly the way it was broadcast back in the day.
      For a young man like me, it's the closest I could possibly get to actually seeing the show live in 1973. Means a lot to me. Big love.

    • @christopherastin6800
      @christopherastin6800 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please please release the... JIMMIE SPHEERIS Performance!!! so many of his fans are desperate to view this from the Midnight Special!!! 🤩

    • @larrybethune3909
      @larrybethune3909 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheKingInHiding Go Jim Dandy!

    • @ferminvillegas8156
      @ferminvillegas8156 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

  • @xenussister
    @xenussister ปีที่แล้ว +1679

    ❤ This will sound corny, but I'm sitting here sobbimg uncontrollably. This performance changed my life. Literally, as literally as could possibly be. Let me tell you a story. It's very long and will probably only be of interest to Peter, Gabriel, Kate Bush & Happy Rhodes fans, but please bear with me. I was a 17-year-old, just married woman, with a baby on the way. One night my then- husband and his brother, his brother's wife and I were sitting around watching television and I looked in the TV Guide and I saw that a group named Genesis was going to be on Midnight Special. I'd never heard of them. I could swear the TV guide said Todd Rundgren was going to be on too but I could be wrong. In any case something compelled me to watch. The second this song started. I was completely mesmerized. I'd never seen anything like it. At the time I was into more rock, like James Gang and also Black Oak Arkansas. By the second song I knew that this band was my favorite band in the universe. I knew that they were the ones. The people with me all loved them too, but no one was affected the same way I was. I was so obsessed by them that I was afraid to tell the people I was with just how much they were affecting me. I didn't want anyone else to think I was crazy.
    We found out that they were coming to concert in Kansas City, Missouri, about 40 miles away from where we lived. We all agreed that we were definitely going to go. If they hadn't been interested. I would have hitchhiked the 80 mile round trip. We did a road trip to a record store where we knew that tickets were being sold and bought the tickets. I knew that I wanted the album. I say the album because I assumed they only had one. I went to the Genesis section and found that there were several! I was in a quandary. I had no idea which one to get because I had no idea what the names of the songs were. I closed my eyes, reached in, grabbed an album and pulled it out. It was Foxtrot, which I later found out had Watcher of the Skies on it. Boy, did I luck out, since not only did it have Watcher Of the Skies it had Supper's Ready, and all the other wonderful songs that are on it.
    A digression, between the time I saw the Midnight Special and bought the album I'd had my baby. I named my son Adrian Gabriel. I had no idea until I saw the album credits that the lead singer who had mesmerized me so much was named Peter Gabriel.
    The concert was phenomenal, and I played that record To Death. I listened to it over and over and over and over again, all the time. So many times. I had to stop playing it when my husband was home because although he liked them he didn't want to hear the same thing over and over again. I did. I learned that album by heart. Other trips to the record store for other things allowed me to snag the other albums that they had too and I did the same thing with them, played them over and over and over again.
    When they came in concert for The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour I hadn't yet had a chance to learn the album so I didn't realize it was a concept album. But still the concert was amazing and of course I learned the album by heart after seeing the concert.
    My marriage didn't last, but my love for Genesis did. When Peter left I was heartbroken, but I stuck with both Peter and Genesis. I especially loved Peter's music. Around the time of Peter's third album I became a huge, huge huge Kate Bush fan, when a fellow Gabriel fan sent me a mix tape and I fell in love immediately. Because I was a Kate Bush fan, I met my current husband. We met in 1982 when he put an ad in a local music paper called the Penny Pitch saying "Kate Bush fan with records, videos would like to meet other Kate Bush fans..." and I flipped. I had been a fan for 2 years and had not seen a Kate Bush video, which is probably hard to believe for British and European fans since she was so well known for her many videos. So I met this wonderful guy in December 1982 and he showed me the white dress version of Wuthering Heights, and the official version of The Man With the Child in his Eyes. We fell in love almost immediately and have been together ever since. Because of him I've been to England three times, including being able to see Kate Bush live in 2014. I've been on so many adventures and seen so many wonderful things and met so many great people. I was a trailer park girl from Kansas, so I probably wouldn't have been able to see any of the things I've seen if not for him.
    Another thing Kate (and Peter) has done for me is introduce me to Happy Rhodes. A fellow Kate and Peter fan sent a mixtape of this artist I had never heard of. Happy is a very obscure singer-songwriter but I've been a fan for over 30 years. She has 11 albums, a phenomenal four-octave voice and a worldwide following. She has been retired for 15 years. My streak of having a pretty great life kind of ended last October, when I was diagnosed with Stage 4 small cell lung cancer. I figured I didn't have anything to lose so I wrote Happy and I said, you've never played Kansas City, would you please come here and perform a concert for me? She said yes! The concert was in April and it was amazing. People came from all over the United States and Canada to hear Happy perform her own music again and it was awesome, especially since I helped choose the playlist. Also nice was that everybody wore a mask out of respect for me.
    That's not all. Happy started a GoFundMe so that I could take a bucket list trip. A little girl from the plains of Kansas who was obsessed by mountains got to take a dream come true trip to Alaska! I might even get to go to Hawaii too. Those are the last two states I haven't been in, because my parents were big travelers and I used to be a truck driver.
    Every single bit of this is because I watched TV one night. My husband and I were just watching the versions uploaded to TH-cam, and I started sobbing. I just could not stop crying. I told my worried husband, I never would have met you if I hadn't watched this. I tried to lighten the mood by saying you might have been better off, but I wouldn't. My entire life is thanks to this video. Okay, not the cancer, but maybe that's because I watched something else. Just kidding. I don't know.
    For those who've made it all the way through this story, thank you. Please forgive any typos I might have missed.
    *Edit:* _Sadly, my beloved wife Vickie passed from this Earth on December 29th, 2023. She never made it to Hawaii but I am eternally grateful that Mr. Sugarman made this video available and she could relive the experience. Thank you, and your lovely wife Mary Hart for encouraging you to do so._

    • @christebo7305
      @christebo7305 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Blessings

    • @BobSperber
      @BobSperber ปีที่แล้ว +58

      I’ve been obsessing all morning on early Genesis, and I’m so glad I took the time to read your comment. I appreciate your story so much. Music is creation, and creation is life. It lives forever. Wishing you comfort for as long as humanly possible until you, until all of us, find ourselves keeping company with the Watcher. Peace.

    • @DavidBee
      @DavidBee ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Wow, what an amazing story! Thank you so much for sharing that. Sending love through the twinkling lights of the internet to you, and a big hug.

    • @xianshep
      @xianshep ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Weird: I almost named my son either Adrian (after Belew) or Gabriel (after Peter)...

    • @Drivingfrog
      @Drivingfrog ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hi Vickie, here from the Hoffman forums. Wishing you all the best!

  • @krashboombang
    @krashboombang ปีที่แล้ว +398

    Peter Gabriel, Phill Colins, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hacket and Tony Banks, the best Genesis lineup ever!

    • @Phobero
      @Phobero 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      The one with Anthony Phillips isn't bad either

    • @jollcheist1443
      @jollcheist1443 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Unfortunately they all got tired of Peter Gabriel theater costumes .

    • @davshaw5
      @davshaw5 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      The best lineup, no doubt!

    • @virginiare.artist
      @virginiare.artist 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Agreed! ❤

    • @richardbradley3684
      @richardbradley3684 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      . @jollcheist1443 It was unfortunate. I love PGs costume performances and I don't think they detract from his singing, quite the opposite; Genesis lost a vital something when they lost Peter.

  • @JohnMacRae23
    @JohnMacRae23 ปีที่แล้ว +918

    after years of watching the blurred copy... just a HUGE thanks from all Genesis fans

    • @Lemopalm
      @Lemopalm ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Now they need to find the negatives of In Concert from 1976 and do a 4K scan

    • @Fygee
      @Fygee ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@@LemopalmThe original filmmaker has those and has been extremely stubborn about releasing them.

    • @Lemopalm
      @Lemopalm ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Fygee I wonder why? They're not making him any money sitting on a shelf

    • @verginithe
      @verginithe ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i think id rather watch the blurred copy. Is this for real, its like some 6th graders made a halloween special at school

    • @Fygee
      @Fygee ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@verginithe It's 1973. This was something back in the day.

  • @rodturner6759
    @rodturner6759 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +314

    Can we just give Phil the credit he deserves for being one of the very best drummers in rock history..

    • @manco828
      @manco828 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yeah, but now he's just In Too Deep.

    • @gwencollins6384
      @gwencollins6384 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We do.

    • @alanFconrad
      @alanFconrad 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Amen,,,,,creativity personified

    • @notarookie1
      @notarookie1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      more than that. a prophet as well with Duke. I have so much to share with you damned, enslaved mankind if your freely created bodies and minds.

    • @brianschindlbeck2807
      @brianschindlbeck2807 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is actually 1 of the few songs that Collins did a great job with when he took over.

  • @ejb7969
    @ejb7969 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +137

    Watching this on Jan 25, 2024 ... exactly 50 years later. I remember those days. I miss them.

    • @kkampy4052
      @kkampy4052 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Life was so much simpler and better then.

    • @robertw.bauesjr9190
      @robertw.bauesjr9190 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Ditto...

    • @gavingulick
      @gavingulick 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Me watching a little over 50 years later at 19 willing to sell my soul to see Geter Gabriel with genesis live

    • @AmonRa33
      @AmonRa33 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Would love to see Pete perform those tracks in his concerts

    • @tonvanbart6606
      @tonvanbart6606 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Same here…

  • @anthonybrakus5280
    @anthonybrakus5280 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    Who travelled back in time for these masters? Anyway, whoever it was, THANK YOU!

  • @fatharold1788
    @fatharold1788 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    i love how these young kids in their 20s can create such great work

    • @raahustaja7267
      @raahustaja7267 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And Peter Gabriel..that strange pain on his face. I kind of miss it.

  • @carladams8332
    @carladams8332 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Just incredible. Gabriel was so ground breaking and theatrical. He's a real original. Love this song.

  • @mikemicrael5749
    @mikemicrael5749 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    This version does not have the two video glitches that traders have had to deal with for years. This video is so clean and crisp!

    • @lmp9726
      @lmp9726 ปีที่แล้ว

      What were the alledged glitches?

    • @mikemicrael5749
      @mikemicrael5749 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lmp9726 Around 1981 I traded for a VHS tape of the 1973 Genesis performance from The Midnight Special and got a third or fourth generation copy of this broadcast. I was thrilled to have it in the days before quick and easy access to videos, when the occasional photo in a music mag was about as close as you could get to seeing a Genesis show back then. The beginning of Watcher of the Skies started with wobbly tape that distorted the video and audio for about three seconds. There is another glitch when Peter sings "Come ancient children, hear what I say" that interrupts that line. The final, longest glitch occurs when Peter sings his silent scream at the end of the tune, and the audio and video come back in time for what I believe is canned studio audience cheering. That was followed by a pretty flawless, though blurry version of The Musical Box. Every trader I know had this same version, and my generation was one of the better versions available. It is glorious to see this moment of music history in such fine quality. On the day of the original performance, my Dad heard me tell my girlfriend that I was going to come home early from my restaurant job to see Genesis on The Midnight Special, but he was having none of it and I missed the show. Pf course, that was back when parents had authority over their children.

    • @lmp9726
      @lmp9726 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mikemicrael5749 What a glorious tale, and thank you so much for taking the time to share it with everyone!

    • @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG
      @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​​@@mikemicrael5749 My dad pulled the same shit on me when I learned George Harrison was going to be on the Smothers Brothers in '68; "No, you're too young to stay up that late; go to bed..." I never forgave him for that (though it was really an anticlimactic appearance... perhaps I should have... nah; he's a dick)

  • @gregoryduncan3067
    @gregoryduncan3067 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    I've seen both Genesis clips in perfect quality now. I can die happy. Thank you, Midnight Special.

  • @wincup
    @wincup 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    When I listen to and watch music from the 70's and 90's, it is amazing that this type of music could be popular (in a good way). I can't help but think that it was a blessed time in music history.

    • @MarieChristineLAMBOLEY
      @MarieChristineLAMBOLEY 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Je suis contente de l'avoir vécu cette époque 🙏 ! J'avais 17 ans quand cet album est sorti et je l'ai toujours !

  • @manco828
    @manco828 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Phil's drumming is phenomonal.

    • @AryanAdhikary-fv9ph
      @AryanAdhikary-fv9ph 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      In the Air Tonight’s drum fill is my favorite.

  • @rockmusician7269
    @rockmusician7269 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    One of the best prog rock bands of all time...🎼🎵🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵

  • @larrybethune3909
    @larrybethune3909 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    6:22 When Gabriel used the tambourine to represent the singular watching eye of totalitarianism he couldn't have been more right or more current in his artistic expression.

    • @gustavsturksteinwall4027
      @gustavsturksteinwall4027 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He also predicted in the aeroplane 25 years before it was released

    • @wilhelmorangenbaum
      @wilhelmorangenbaum หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think you're overthinking beyond belief lmao

  • @trondrew
    @trondrew ปีที่แล้ว +99

    It's staggering to me how great this looks. The copies online always looked a little like they were taken from a VHS, but this right here, it's like I'm hovering over it and right in this with them.

    • @madpeddler8263
      @madpeddler8263 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      my very thought

    • @QueenAllTheWay
      @QueenAllTheWay ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Because they were from VHS copies but it wasn’t until of course a few years ago that a better copy emerged which made me believe the masters from this show were lost but thank goodness it wasn’t

  • @johnmason6213
    @johnmason6213 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    I’ve always ignored Genesis, I’m 60 and I’ve always loved British psychedelic music but never found a connection with what they were doing. Yesterday I bought “Selling England by the Pound” on vinyl and listened to it last night and I loved it! I’ve never been into jazz until my son introduced me to it and now I get what’s going on here. I also appreciate the stage craft they used. Now I have a lot of exploring to do.

    • @merlin5476
      @merlin5476 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I always ignored genesis, I'm 59 & back in that period it was hawkwind king crimson & elp for me, but listening to this track " watcher of the skies " has severely enlightened me.

    • @stutzbearcat5624
      @stutzbearcat5624 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Really? This is a bunch of self indulgent slop. I'm watching at this point in disbelief. 😁

    • @merlin5476
      @merlin5476 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@stutzbearcat5624 each to there own, i guess, I dont like gay country & western music nor do i like the " village people", but i dont go & slag them off. Perhaps if you stick with something thats more suitable & less taxing on your intellect such as Taylor swift or 1 direction.

    • @danilaespada4956
      @danilaespada4956 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Never too late to discover Genesis. I'm 57 and I bought selling England by the pound 40 years ago. It's my favourite. I was lucky to see Steve Hackett last summer playing foxtrot in the 50 aniversary tour. Genesis of the 70's forever...

    • @michaelparton71
      @michaelparton71 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      keep exploring bud am 60 soon been into genesis bout 2 years

  • @demonicsweaters
    @demonicsweaters ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Absolutely mesmerizing! The Midnight Special is quickly becoming my favorite TH-cam Channel! Genesis from this period are without a doubt one of the most unique and amazing bands to ever exist!

    • @serenadevon
      @serenadevon ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This was a real show. No music like this today 4 sure!😔

    • @jlambe19
      @jlambe19 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good grief, the only thing redeemer here is Phil Collins.

    • @MikeLaundry
      @MikeLaundry 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dick Cavett also had a bunch of amazing performances. Same time period. Wish shows like that still existed

  • @Bonnev-jt8hl
    @Bonnev-jt8hl ปีที่แล้ว +21

    You can hear how well Peter & Phil’s voices blend. So it only made sense Phil took over vocals when Peter left.

    • @ianthesoccerref
      @ianthesoccerref หลายเดือนก่อน

      As I understand the search for a new vocalist, they interviewed quite a number of artists. But they always ended up coming back to Phil. Finally threw in the towel and went with it. Brilliant choice.

  • @christopherkloepffer9359
    @christopherkloepffer9359 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Wow! Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins! Excellent classic Genesis!

    • @karlhelm875
      @karlhelm875 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      their voices sound alike. phil should thank his lucky stars for that. when peter left the group phil took over.

    • @jml-rj5re
      @jml-rj5re 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@karlhelm875 That's why I like Phil's vocals on Trick of the Tail, because they were part of the band. Before Phil became PHIL.

  • @AlbertoVO5
    @AlbertoVO5 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I’m ever grateful these guys found each other.

  • @dimebag6384
    @dimebag6384 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Classic Genesis clear as crystal....awesome band

  • @dodibenabba525
    @dodibenabba525 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Incredible that a piece so complex performed live flawlessly. Thanks 😊

  • @philiphardy2715
    @philiphardy2715 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I just love the unmistakable sound of the rickenbacker ❤

    • @karlhelm875
      @karlhelm875 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      who's on the rickenbacker? steve or mike?

  • @marcdewolf7334
    @marcdewolf7334 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Thank god for the imagination of Peter Gabriel, he brought those brilliant songs to life. Never seen this before, thanks for the upload.

  • @bluebird925
    @bluebird925 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The classic Genesis lineup.

  • @OscarProvisión
    @OscarProvisión 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Tony is so underrated. He's very imaginative. The Genesis' keys intros are awesome.

    • @catherinegrimes2308
      @catherinegrimes2308 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I think that Tony Banks and Dave Stewart were the best keyboardists in that era.

  • @lizzymayethebordercollie
    @lizzymayethebordercollie 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Classic lineup! That drummer might become something one day. Always loved their progressive/ psychedelic era.

    • @jonathanbeatrice8317
      @jonathanbeatrice8317 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yes, there is something about that drummer. I can feel it in the air. Tonight, in fact.

    • @The_OneManCrowd
      @The_OneManCrowd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jonathanbeatrice8317 Hey man, it's a job he does lol

    • @AryanAdhikary-fv9ph
      @AryanAdhikary-fv9ph 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Phil Collins

  • @TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen
    @TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen ปีที่แล้ว +66

    The amazing thing about early Genesis is how young they were. This video is from 1974 when all of them were between the ages of 23-24 years old. The fact that they wrote such deeply complex songs and displayed prodigious musical ability at this age is simply stunning. I can't imagine today's bands made up of 24-year-olds coming even close to this type of rare talent.

    • @MrGozieBoy
      @MrGozieBoy ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Agree, but other musical genius at that age could be found during this era. Members of Yes during Roundabout were 22-24 too, and also several other super groups. Today? Well, there's not much new musical genius around...

    • @TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen
      @TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrGozieBoy Thanks for the info!

    • @yellowkangdexasthur4904
      @yellowkangdexasthur4904 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There is a modern band called black midi who are pretty damn close to the quality of the 70s prog/avant rock and they are all in their early 20s

    • @PIPEHEAD
      @PIPEHEAD ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah it's 1974. They recorded Musical Box in 1971 and this song in 1972, released early 73.

    • @alejandrososa5146
      @alejandrososa5146 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Rush has entered the chat…

  • @jml-rj5re
    @jml-rj5re 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Can we pause a moment to appreciate Phil's drumming here? Spectacularly sophisticated.

  • @originalchilehed
    @originalchilehed ปีที่แล้ว +31

    KEEP THE OLD GENESIS COMING! WE WANT IT ALL!!

  • @fernandodevecchi2597
    @fernandodevecchi2597 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That period was incredible.

  • @nicolascheradame
    @nicolascheradame ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I've spent my whole life wishing I'd seen this. Now I have, it feels like Christmas!

  • @papwithanhatchet902
    @papwithanhatchet902 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    So wonderfully weird and beautiful, sophisticated and engaging. I freaking loved then and still do. Peter is a real showman.

  • @martinolson761
    @martinolson761 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Just colossal greatness!.....Peter G. in all his weirdness...Love it!

  • @PinkFloydBootlegs
    @PinkFloydBootlegs ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Absolutely INCREDIBLE. It looks so much better than I ever imagined.

    • @SanitiveRevolution
      @SanitiveRevolution 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Try "Topaz Video Enhancer". You can take this video and make it even better than this. The technology is only going to get better.

  • @mancebo7
    @mancebo7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The image is unbelievably good for a footage over 50 years old. Brilliant!

  • @ikhnaton
    @ikhnaton ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Watcher of the skies in glorious quality, thanks Midnight Special ! We all had been waiting for years to see this in high quality. It was worth the wait.

  • @lotstodo
    @lotstodo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I loved The Midnight Special shows. I'd be at a party and find a room with a TV. Kids would be downstairs playing air guitar to Smoke On The Water. I was so cool, in my opinion.

  • @333wheeler
    @333wheeler ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Outstanding performance. Genesis one of the few bands who could up the quality from a very high bar even more live .

    • @harrybaran2683
      @harrybaran2683 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely. Probably the tightest band ever!!!

  • @florinpitulice5735
    @florinpitulice5735 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Woooowwww...Classic!
    Love from Romania!❤

  • @alkebulansan
    @alkebulansan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    probably the best band in the world, ever. I love the jazz and funk in this song. groove. thanks for the upload, truly.

    • @kennyblackbird5674
      @kennyblackbird5674 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Phil was a master drummer. Funk, rock , jazz he could proficiently play anything on the drums.

  • @Jeffrey.Seelman
    @Jeffrey.Seelman ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thanks Midnight Special. This is another brilliant performance brought back to life and in perfect condition.

  • @Intake33
    @Intake33 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Now 50 years old (though the song is even older). Must have been mind-blowing to see this at the time.

    • @cathyt502
      @cathyt502 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was... Auditorium Theater in Chicago w/ my sister in our platforms and shiny clothes. Good times.

  • @rebeccawagner4167
    @rebeccawagner4167 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love Genesis. The Midnight Special, really knew what people wanted to listen 🎶 to. Genesis is freaking phenomenal. Ty,Midnight Special.

  • @andycotton162
    @andycotton162 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This was the track they opened with at Sheffield City Hall, England when I first saw them live in 1973. The costume was exactly how I remember it and the opening chords still send a shiver down my back, after all this time.

  • @lubbertwestra7452
    @lubbertwestra7452 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Awesome performance. Brilliant😊😊

  • @5argetech56
    @5argetech56 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is splendid.. Peter at his best. The costumes, and his voice are totally unique. Superb live performance. 💯❤

  • @toadynose89
    @toadynose89 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I love prog rock era Genesis. Peter Gabriel is a wonderfully talented weirdo

  • @cabledog802
    @cabledog802 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love it.....great performance.

  • @mrstephenjbroadhurst
    @mrstephenjbroadhurst ปีที่แล้ว +7

    outstanding. no other words needed. a very happy genesis fan.

  • @madpeddler8263
    @madpeddler8263 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I remember watching this just a few months before seeing Genesis live. Can't believe it is almost 50 years. I am old

    • @sergiob924
      @sergiob924 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anch'io 😂😊

    • @paulm749
      @paulm749 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, being old beats the alternative...

    • @madpeddler8263
      @madpeddler8263 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulm749 the alternative being a Yes fan

    • @paulm749
      @paulm749 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@madpeddler8263 Well, in addition to being an old Genesis fan I'm also an old Yes fan and I just checked my pulse... Yep, still alive and kicking!

  • @serenadevon
    @serenadevon ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Omg what a voice 😮 ONE & only Peter Gabriel

  • @eileenhetherington3704
    @eileenhetherington3704 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The vocals and drums are out of this world astonishing. I come from a long line of musicians, singers, drummers, performers. Those unbelievable key changes, coupled with the time signature shifts are crazy difficult to play and sing. Masters of their art, no band comes close to this level of musicianship.

    • @TheSic9
      @TheSic9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jethro Tull played right along.

  • @gregkirchner1907
    @gregkirchner1907 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Tribute to all of God's fallen ones, human and divine. Sounds and lyrics capture the sadness of such fates. God's mercy gives us so many chances to redeem ourselves and rejoin our lifewave. Pure genius Genesis, just like the Book.

    • @matthew-1710
      @matthew-1710 หลายเดือนก่อน

      this song's about aliens...

  • @citizenpaul8289
    @citizenpaul8289 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Damn! This song still stirs me 50 years on. These guys were brilliant beyond words, and they could pull off their music even live. What an incredible gift!

  • @rpag92
    @rpag92 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    1974! I am going to see Peter Gabriel for the second time this coming October! Amazing artist. Genesis was awesome. Thank you for posting this video.

  • @hardluckclub7271
    @hardluckclub7271 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    this was performed on the day i was born! january 25th 1974. too cool

  • @neobes
    @neobes 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    So much talent on that stage! I didn't know who Peter Gabriel was until the "Shock the Monkey" video came out when I was a little kid--I'd recognize that voice anywhere of course. It's crazy to see him and Phil Collins standing side-by-side. This music, image, everything is very brave and pioneering, and must have been mind-blowing in '74! It's amazing they were able to get on a huge show like this that must have been competing for viewership with much more mainstream shows like American Bandstand. This must have looked and sounded like they just beamed down from Mars!

  • @MrMjp58
    @MrMjp58 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This was the rock band that came the nearest in conception to classical music IMO (with this line-up, ‘70 - ‘75).
    They composed, arranged, sang and played specific parts and utilised their instrumentation to create an expressive overall effect. They composed and recorded a series of masterpieces, that represented a kind of perfection of the genre.
    I’ve never come across anything like them.

  • @qdHazen
    @qdHazen ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I can only imagine how amazed, mesmerized, and/or confused the studio audience in Burbank and television audience across America were upon seeing Peter "Batwings" Gabriel with little (if any) preparation as to what Genesis did on-stage or the pinnacle of progginess they exemplified. I know they had a following Stateside, but they weren't yet hit-makers.

    • @knuteboy3778
      @knuteboy3778 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah I would imagine this was a real wtf moment for the average Joe who stumbled upon this. However, I assume the majority of people who watched the Midnight Special were younger, and would be a lot more open-minded and prone to enjoying this despite it's strangeness. After all, Bowie and Alice Cooper had already arrived by this point, so it wasn't something that was a complete shock.

    • @Brianp823
      @Brianp823 ปีที่แล้ว

      No audience at these tapings.

  • @rufusbass
    @rufusbass ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A HUGE thanks for uploading such a fantastic arechival performance-the quality is incredible.

  • @carlubambi5541
    @carlubambi5541 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Just awesome performance .No auto tune !

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic ปีที่แล้ว +1

      get off the autotune stuff. You could have es easily given a "just awesome performance" as that is so true!! but you have your political slant... All the other effects that change the voice is okay?? Tape speed, chorus, echo, reverb, distortions, ... it is all just a tool. The beatles ABUSED the tools to change the voices... OFTEN. They drove innovation because they wanted to CHANGE the vocal to something not natural... they get away with it>>>? Don;t blame the tool, blame the carpenter.

    • @carlubambi5541
      @carlubambi5541 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@morbidmanmusic But all those effects are to creat the sound .Does not mean the guitar player or the sound engineer is incompetent .I understand vocals is a difficult thing and everyone has their good and bad days .I had the pleasure to watch some 70S era bands less than 20 feet from the stage .I got to watch one of the most underrated guitar players 6 feet away from him and he could still belt it out !aThe Randy Bachman at the hard Rock Cafe in Toronto ..His voice is his voice .Him no auto tune .But I digress I can't rag on some performers but how many performers we caught lio syncing .or use recordings ..Compression ,echo reverb digital delay whatever .There is some genius involved in the coloration and spacial effects .Doesn't make the performer any less talented .what is the greater evil lip sync or auto tune ?????

    • @clutch1141
      @clutch1141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@morbidmanmusic You're right in that there is creativity in post editing, but there's also a vague rule for performing bands to not record things they can't recreate live. You can also abuse post editing to make yourself sound more skilled than one may actually be.
      There are many audiences and demographics to market all different styles and types of music to, including audiences who wants to be wowed by complex arrangements and great technical ability. It isn't uncommon for bands who perform at this level to almost seem like they hold back in the studio and instead put on extraordinary performances.
      There is a respect to be had for bands who perform complex material at peak levels without computers, and post editing is also an art form unto itself, when used ass such. Both are correct in my opinion.

    • @wiggy009
      @wiggy009 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@clutch1141this is the correct opinion

  • @jasonmehlhoff8877
    @jasonmehlhoff8877 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yay!!! Thank you so very much!!

  • @Cheese_1337
    @Cheese_1337 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    with in-ear headphones bass drum sounds godly

  • @SRV2013
    @SRV2013 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Incredible to see this. I had no idea Genesis appeared on Midnight Special twice. One of the favorite Genesis songs perform life. Live Mellotron!

  • @bobturnley2787
    @bobturnley2787 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Still remember seeing this. Bought their first Live album when I first saw it. Still think its the greatest song Genesis ever played.

  • @torqueytorque8861
    @torqueytorque8861 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Extraordinary! Rock theater at its apex! And perhaps eerily prophetic: “This is the end of man’s long union with Earth.”

  • @1971Sdiaz
    @1971Sdiaz ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is absolutely amazing 😍 The best Genesis years finally on HD and with better sound.

  • @peeduwee
    @peeduwee ปีที่แล้ว +7

    None can compare, utterly unique, true genius.

  • @wildweedle6012
    @wildweedle6012 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The quality of this video is outstanding.

  • @seanburns2669
    @seanburns2669 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Every time I see this (TY Midnight Special channel!) I always wonder what it must have been like for the members of the audience who had never hear of Genesis before. It must have been mind-blowing!

  • @mikedenmark
    @mikedenmark ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This video is nothing short of incredible!!! ~ pristine and perfect in every aspect, both quality and content. 🙏Thank you, for uploading/sharing and also a million thanks to the people responsible for the restoration of this very important historical concert content.
    It’s a piece of artwork of the highest value is what it is!! 👏👏👏

  • @MagravatorMag
    @MagravatorMag ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Back when Peter Gabriel was the lead singer and Phil Collins was the drummer. I've never seen them like on stage before. Thanks!

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Look up genesis live in bataclan, it is a restored version of a partial concert from 1973, it is one of the most spectacular pieces of Genesis restoration I’ve ever seen or heard. Thank me later. 👍🏼

    • @Brianp823
      @Brianp823 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Eleventhearlofmars The difference being between video tapes as this one is and film that one was.

    • @delby66
      @delby66 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was lucky enough to see them 4 times live. Selling England tour, Lamb tour, TOTT tour and Wind and Wuthering tour. This footage of Watcher of the Skies brings back those fond memories.

  • @garyvevang5283
    @garyvevang5283 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fell in love with them in 73 at 14 with Selling England......but why did it take many many years for me to fall in love with this masterpiece?

  • @TheKimykali
    @TheKimykali 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I sure miss this show. Each week would bring a different genre and fabulous live performances!

  • @stevendimmock4791
    @stevendimmock4791 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This phase of Genesis was my favourite. I was 13 when my sister bought the 'Genesis Live' album and played it to me. I didn't need much persuading and have been in love with it for the past 50 years. And, you know what? I don't see a time when I'll be too old that it becomes boring!!!

  • @joey6280
    @joey6280 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    I love the entire Steve Hackett's period in the Genesis but once Peter left that magic vanished. 1971-74 Genesis is perfection.

    • @markpoole8868
      @markpoole8868 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      yes the magic left but the music didnt it was steve hacketts departure that ruined the band

    • @hawkpaul8735
      @hawkpaul8735 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I tried to like them after Peter left but I listened to two albums and didn't like either so gave up on them. I wonder if they'd have been better if Peter stayed even. How do you follow an album like Lamb on Broadway?

    • @AmonRa33
      @AmonRa33 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The music was still great in Trick of the Tail but the out of this world creativity and madness magic had left

    • @オルタナティブ無職
      @オルタナティブ無職 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The magic remained until the time of wind&wuthering.
      hackett is the keystone of genesis.

    • @AmonRa33
      @AmonRa33 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      When Hackett was there the music was great but the emotions are best conveyed by Peter Gabriel though Phil is a great singer: its difference between listening to excellent music and going on a musical/esoteric adventure

  • @fpacheco3211
    @fpacheco3211 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beautiful and very particular versión of one of my favorite songs of Genesis. If you ever decide to visit Costa Rica, it will be an honor to know such a great artist as yourself.

  • @timemerich
    @timemerich ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Beautiful!

  • @avjake
    @avjake 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Phil Collins was such a FORCE back in the day. Seeing him and Chester Thompson live during the Trick of the Tail tour was just mind-blowing.

  • @morbidmanmusic
    @morbidmanmusic ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Phils great vocal doubles. Uncanny.

    • @jml-rj5re
      @jml-rj5re 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amazing

  • @skehleben7699
    @skehleben7699 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I remember buying this album when I was 14! A long time ago and an awesome album!

  • @spiehler
    @spiehler ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a treasure! So glad y'all are sifting through the vaults!

  • @MikeGervasi
    @MikeGervasi ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I mean...epic. Gabriel and the band brought so much show with minimal lighting or effects. Musically and visually captivating. Brilliant.

  • @MrGozieBoy
    @MrGozieBoy ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's things like Gabriel's quick little sneer at 3:17 detesting what he is "seeing" that helps make this the masterpiece it is.

  • @BKellyS
    @BKellyS 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Peter Gabriel, especially, is absolutely mesmerizing in this performance. He never blinks for one thing, his expressions and poise in the way he delivers his vocal performances is just spectacular to me. And of course the entire band is out of this world talented.

  • @ctimm5019
    @ctimm5019 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    They are on another level, just amazing. I’m so lucky my ears get to hear them.

  • @TylerBergstrom-br4jx
    @TylerBergstrom-br4jx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Legendary performance

  • @leonardiserge
    @leonardiserge ปีที่แล้ว +16

    intergalactic drumming!

    • @cosmojairzinho14
      @cosmojairzinho14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is a kind of magical Crystaline purity out of that drum kit..

  • @genwoolfe
    @genwoolfe ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks for another cracking upload 🙏

  • @delby66
    @delby66 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is amazing footage of one of the best bands of all time. I was lucky enough to see Genesis live 4 times, back in their hayday and this footage brings back those great memories. Thank-you for this.

  • @DrTomoculus
    @DrTomoculus ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is SO good! Peter Gabriel in this is just mesmerising. And shows that tambourines ain't just for playing. They are stage props. This dude was amazing.
    (band ain't bad either).

  • @jamieshanahan3769
    @jamieshanahan3769 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Fantastic performance - excellent video recording - gotta love those close-ups!

  • @lawrencejhutchinson
    @lawrencejhutchinson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    October 1973 watching them perform this live as a 14 year old was so thrilling! 50 years later it's still one of my fondest memories!

  • @kdp8133
    @kdp8133 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There was nothing better than this era of Genesis. Fantastic ❤

  • @Merylstreep1949
    @Merylstreep1949 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow that was awesome! Thank you!!! Memories of Genesis when they were still good

    • @fiberman1
      @fiberman1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To me there was never a time that they were not good.

    • @GustavoJacob
      @GustavoJacob ปีที่แล้ว

      They were always good, the lesser Genesis is still the sort of thing most musicians wish they could be.

  • @georgeoliveira7295
    @georgeoliveira7295 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing Genesis at the times of Peter. Thanks ❤

  • @davidalley7270
    @davidalley7270 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I definitely see and here where Marrillion got their influences...
    Genesis was awesome back in the day..

  • @JoeViveiros
    @JoeViveiros 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Peter Gabriel - one of a kind