2007 Genesis Production Rehearsal – Expo Centre, Brussels Belgium:
Il 4 giugno 2007, i Genesis si sottopongono a una data zero del Turn It On Again Tour, davanti a 250 invitati all’Expo Centre di Bruxelles. Ecco i video di quella prova generale.
Agli addetti ai lavori la band appare subito un po’ arrugginita ed è evidente che ha avuto bisogno di rallentare o semplificare alcuni passaggi. Ma il Tour alla fine sarà un successo.
Il 12 maggio i Genesis avevano ricevuto il VH1 Rock Honors, al Mandalay Bay Resort di Las Vegas negli USA. La loro era stata la prima apparizione pubblica elettrica con Collins da 14 anni. E’ infatti dal Cowdray Concert del 18 settembre 1993, ultimo concerto con Phil che non si mostravano insieme.
Ecco il video dell’evento, con l’indimenticabile introduzione di Robin Williams:
Con il Turn It On Again Tour (che il 14 luglio ha toccato Roma)è calato il sipario sulla gloriosa storia dei Genesis dal vivo.
At the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002, Phil took over the drums at Buckingham Palace Garden as part of the “house band”. Can you name the other musicians he’s performing with? https://t.co/vHViQVciIG
“On the evening of Monday 3 June 2002, in what is the culmination of the BBC’s UK-wide Music Live Festival, an incredible line-up of artists will descend on London to take part in a unique rock and pop concert in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. BBC One cameras will be there to capture all the excitement live on screen. This fantastic musical party celebrates 50 years of great British music and includes unique collaborations, performances of landmark songs and new arrangements of classic numbers. Artists from every generation are taking part and, as well as having a strong British contingent, the concert also includes major international artists who have been inspired by, or who have influenced, the British music scene. Artists announced so far include: Blue, Dame Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennett, Emma Bunton, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, The Corrs, Aretha Franklin, Sir Elton John, Tom Jones, Atomic Kitten, MIS-TEEQ, Sir Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Rod Stewart, Queen and special guests, Sir Cliff Richard, S Club 7, founding member of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, and Pop Idol winner Will Young. The concerts are being presented by Ben Elton and Lenny Henry. The show is under the creative guidance of Beatles producer Sir George Martin and respected music producer Phil Ramone, and the musical directorship of acclaimed musician and composer Michael Kamen. The Queen’s Concerts – Party At The Palace is a BBC production for BBC One.”
Il 1° giugno 1978 esce il secondo album solista di Peter Gabriel, senza titolo, come il primo, ma chiamato informalmente Scratch dall’immagine. Ecco perché riascoltare questo disco.
“In The Air Tonight” di Phil Collins, il video raggiunge i 100 milioni di views l’11 maggio 2010:
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
And I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord
Well if you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand
I’ve seen your face before my friend, but I don’t know if you know who I am
Well I was there and I saw what you did, I saw it with my own two eyes
So you can wipe off that grin, I know where you’ve been
It’s all been a pack of lies
And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord, oh Lord
Well I remember, I remember, don’t worry, how could I ever forget
It’s the first time, the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep your silence up, oh no you don’t fool me
Well the hurt doesn’t show, but the pain still grows
It’s no stranger to you and me
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
Well been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord
Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
And I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord
Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord, oh Lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord
Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord
Qualche giorno prima, con un post sui suoi social, Phil aveva messo l’acquolina in bocca ai fan, specialmente di quei paesi, come l’Italia, non ancora toccati dal suo tour. Del resto non andava in Nord America da 12 anni. Ecco l’annuncio su Facebook: