Wednesday, June 1, 2011

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

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  1. 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

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  2. 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 :)

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