Supper's Ready
Okay. Here we go. Just finished a head to head comparison of Supper's Ready from the original Gabriel vinyl version on Foxtrot vs Collin's vinyl version on Seconds Out. First, both are amazing. Collin's version wins the live performance aspect obviously. Gabriel's version just has that raw, young person's angst to it. It really can't be redone. I tried to make the Collin's version compare and it just ain't there. Granted, if you never heard the Gabriel version you would think the Collin's version was the cat's pajamas. My 2 inane cents.
Having never seen Genesis with Peter Gabriel, seeing the Musical Box, was my “prayer capsule” back to Supper’s Ready. As SBANK mentioned, they’re definitely worth seeing if you have the chance. As to all the various incarnations of Genesis, I have a soft spot for each one, but I never picked up, “Calling All Stations”, where they enlisted Ray Wilson as their frontman. Not sure what was going on there.
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@sbank - Yeah, Musical Box are great! I've seen them do 'The Lamb' and also the set from the 'Foxtrot' tour, which was a treat for me as I saw Genesis on that tour in 1973! Deja vu all over again, as the Yoge said.... |
I've seen Musical Box every time they've been to LA. I saw Genesis do the Lamb at the Shrine Auditorium back in 1975, and the Musical Box performance was a pretty good reproduction. So were their other shows of other albums. My problem is every time I see a cover band, no matter how good they are, I can't help thinking about all the great, modern, original prog bands (in all prog subgenres), playing new, original music, that I'd rather see. |
As I watched The Musical Box play The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway show, I couldn’t help but think about the articles I’d read about the difficulty Peter had with some of the costume changes back then. Especially, Slipperman. I was impressed, based on pictures I had seen, how on point they were. Also, similarly when I saw them on their Selling England by the Pound tour. |
