Wednesday, June 1, 2011

PG - 1977-03-05 - New York, NY

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Dr. Forrester said...

Peter Gabriel : The Lostbrook Tape Series - Volume 12

I didn’t have a ticket to this concert, but I received an offer
I couldn’t refuse – a first row seat directly in front of Peter
Gabriel’s piano for his first gig as a solo artist! It was a
privilege to witness this historic event from such a location.
We already knew that Genesis could survive without Gabriel, and
all doubts about Peter were erased when he released his first
solo album eight days before this concert. The “visible’ band
that included Larry Fast, Steve Hunter, and Tony Levin was already
first class, but the addition of Robert Fripp, even though he was
hidden behind the stage, was a prog fan’s dream. Gabriel took to
the stage wearing a simple sweat suit, sat down at the piano in
front of me, and played the opening chords of “Here Comes the Flood.”
Near the end of the first verse, Fripp’s signature sound appeared out
of nowhere, and the crowd roared in approval as it welcomed back not
one, but two progressive rock icons. If I craned my neck at just the
right angle, I could see Fripp behind the amplifiers, and even convinced
myself that he was tilting his head back at me. I thought the concert
was spectacular, but just before “Down the Dolce Vita,” Gabriel declared,
“It’s been a total zero.” I think he was unhappy with a few things: a
tape machine that malfunctioned, a slip-up when he introduced “Humdrum”
instead of “Why Don’t We”, and the introduction of “Ain’t that Peculiar”
as “Ain’t it Peculiar.” He may have also been upset with the relentless
calls for Genesis songs. I thought I detected a little extra anger in
the Rael character, especially when he hurled the mic stand across the
stage. In my opinion, Peter didn’t need to be concerned. His performances
didn’t just get better over the years. They improved exponentially.

March 05, 1977
Capital Theater
New York, NY
USA


Recording Equipment: Internal Mic - Sanyo tape deck - Alesis TapeLinkUSB - Audacity - WAV
Taper: Lostbrook
Mastering: CQ

01 Here Comes The Flood (piano version)
02 On The Air
03 Moribund The Burgermeister
04 Waiting For The Big One
05 Why Don't We
06 Excuse Me
07 Humdrum
08 Solsbury Hill
09 Ain't That Peculiar
10 Indigo (splice tape flip)
11 All Day And All Of The Night
12 Here Comes The Flood
13 Slowburn
14 Modern Love
15 Down The Dolce Vita
16 Back In NYC

June 1, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Anonymous said...

awesome recording.. one correction - the Capitol Theater is in Passaic, NJ, not NYC NY

Keep up the great work thanks for evferything that you share :)

July 13, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Osvaldo said...

Thank you very much!

January 19, 2012 at 4:21 PM

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