Genesis - 1978-04-15 - Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (Millard Master Recording)

Genesis
1978-04-15
Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
Audience Recording (Mike Millard Master Tapes via JEMS), very good quality
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 175
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320 kbps) versions

Here's another great Genesis show from Yesteryear, and another show from taper Mike Millard's Lost and Found Master Collection, and also a show that had not been previously available until Mike's original recordings were uncovered a few years ago. This tour, of course, was their first without guitarist extraordnaire Steve Hackett. So, at this point the band consisted of just the trio of Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford. For the tour, which was in support of their latest album, And Then There Were Three, which makes an obvious reference to the band personnel changes, they are joined by the able support of guitarist Darryl Stuermer and ace drummer Chester Thompson. Once again, they had a lot to prove, after losing another key member of the band. But once again, they put on a great concert and show. I saw them on this tour, and although I was really disappointed not to get to see Steve with the band, it was a great show nonetheless, featuring songs from throughout their catalog. 
 

Tracklist:
01 Eleventh Earl of Mar
02 In The Cage
03 Burning Rope
04 Ripples
05 Deep In The Motherlode
06 The Fountain Of Salmacis
07 Down And Out
08 One For The Vine
09 Squonk
10 Say It's Alright Joe
11 The Lady Lies
12 The Story Of Romeo & Juliet
13 Cinema Show
14 Afterglow
15 Follow You, Follow Me
16 Dance On A Volcano
17 Drum Duet
18 Los Endos
19 I Know What I Like

FLAC - Genesis_1978-04-15_SanDiegoCA(Millard)_FLAC.rar

Mp3 - Genesis_1978-04-15_SanDiegoCA(Millard)_mp3.rar

 

Genesis - 1976-05-01 - Starlight Amphitheatre, Butrbank, CA (Millard Master)

Genesis
May 01, 1976
Starlight Amphitheatre, Burbank, CA
Audience Recording (Mike Millard Original Master Tapes via JEMS), very good quality
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 23
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320 kbps) versions

OK, I'm back with some more classic progressive rock shows. Over the past year or so I've featured several shows from the Mike Millard Masters collection (high quality audience recordings taped by Mike Millard), and today I have another gem from that series, a classic Genesis show from 1976. The 1976 tour was their first without former lead singer Peter Gabriel (who left the band the previous year) and thus the first with Phil Collins as frontman, and that featured music from their first Gabriel-less new album Trick of the Tail. And proving to their critics and fans that not only could they carry on, but thrive as well in their new incarnation, was vitally important to the band. For this tour they brought along legendary drummer Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson), the only time he played with Genesis, so Phil could spend most of his time up front of the band. And of course, both the album and tour was a raging success. Borrowing Bruford was a one-time only a temporary thing. For subsequent tours, the also legendary Chester Thompson (Zappa, Weather Report) toured with them on drums. So, this was the only chance to see and hear Bruford with Genesis. And it was a great show, featuring a mix of earlier songs (with Collins on lead vocals for the first time) and the new songs from Trick of the Tail (which were woven together perfectly), showed that Phil could handle the task beautifully. Anyway, here is a great shoe from that tour.

Tracklist:
01 Dance On A Volcano
02 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
03 Fly On A Windshield
04 Carpet Crawlers
05 The Cinema Show
06 Robbery, Assault and Battery
07 White Mountain
08 Firth Of Fifth
09 Entangled
10 Squonk
11 Supper’s Ready
12 I Know What I Like
12 Los Endos
13 It
14 Watcher Of The Skies

FLAC - Genesis_1976-05-01_Burbank,CA(Millard)_FLAC.rar

Mp3 - Genesis_1976-05-01_Burbank,CA(Millard)_Mp3.rar

 

Missing in Action

Sorry for the lack of posts this summer. Just been quite busy, and so ended up taking some time off from posting any new content. But I will be back soon and have plans for some great old live shows, some new album reviews. and more.  have started re-upping some of the dead links, with more being added all the time. So, just sit back, enjoy your summer, maybe check out some of the older stuff here you haven't gotten around to trying out. I'll be back with more soon. Thanks for dropping by, even if there wasn't anything new yet. Cheers.