Genesis - 1976 Cleveland

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GENESIS - Holy Mother Of God Live at the Music Hall, Cleveland, OH; April 15, 1976. Excellent Pre-FM. 0:00:00 Dance On A Volcano 7:11 0:07:11 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4:36 0:11:47 Fly On A Windshield 3:07 0:14:54 Carpet Crawlers 6:40 0:21:34 Cinema Show 12:06 0:33:40 Robbery, Assault & Battery 6:57 0:40:37 White Mountain 7:47 0:48:24 Firth Of Fifth 8:39 0:57:03 Supper’s Ready 25:13 1:22:16 I Know What I Like 6:09 1:28:25 Los Endos 8:37 1:37:02 it 3:24 1:40:26 Watcher Of The Skies 2:57 1:43:23 Radio Announcement 1:06 Tony Banks - keyboards, 12 String and backing vocals Phil Collins - lead vocals, drums and percussion Steve Hackett - lead guitars and effects Mike Rutherford - bass guitars, guitars and backing vocals with special guest Bill Bruford - drums and percussion Notes: Move Into The Light: It was February 1976. To everyone’s amazement, Phil Collins had taken over the lead vocal duties in Genesis with a natural aplomb and the minimum of fuss. The band’s new album, ‘A Trick Of The Tail’, their first as a quartet, had received universally positive reactions from fans and the music press, and had reached unprecedented heights in the charts, proving beyond the shadow of a doubt that the band could survive the loss of their charismatic former lead singer, Peter Gabriel. Having replaced Gabriel and recorded a purposeful, classic new album, there was now one major hurdle remaining for the band: reconnecting with their fans on the live stage. One of Peter Gabriel’s great strengths had always been his ability to create a unique bond between himself and his audience. Wisely, Phil decided not to imitate Peter’s style, choosing instead to present himself on stage as he was in real life - a witty, amiable chap, with an infinite capacity to entertain both with his easy humour and superb musical talent. So, in the spring of 1976, reinforced by the addition of Bill Bruford on drums, the new Genesis lineup set out to continue their ongoing quest for global recognition. As with the legendary ‘Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’ tour, this one kicked off in North America. But unlike the ‘Lamb’ tour, when the album had not been released in time for the early dates, this time the new album was released well ahead of the tour, giving fans ample opportunity to familiarise themselves with the new material before seeing the band live. North American audiences responded warmly and immediately to Phil’s relaxed stage persona. Even the press, who had written Genesis off when the news of Peter Gabriel’s departure was revealed, had to admit that they had been hasty in their dismissal of the band. Genesis were still a major force to be reckoned with, and the new tour gained them wider acclaim with each passing day, something that no-one, not even the band members themselves, could surely have predicted. The ‘Trick Of The Tail’ tour proved to be the band’s most successful North American crusade to date, so much so, in fact, that two renowned rock radio stations, in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, sought and received permission to roadcast a complete Genesis concert live. The first of the two concerts was broadcast from the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh on April 13 1976. The second, which PRRP brings you now, was broadcast by WMMS, Cleveland, Ohio, two days later. Both broadcasts have provided, in whole or in part, the source material for many bootlegs over the years and, more recently, have been remastered by the likes of FADE, BURP and Eeklair. So the question now is: Why release yet another remaster of this widely circulated show? The answer is very simple: the recording used to create this new remaster was presented to us as being from a pre-FM source, an rresistible start for any kind of remastering job. The result is pretty impressive to our ears and we now offer it to you, the discerning listener. With no claims to being the ultimate remaster of this show, here is PRRP’s version of this famed broadcast from April 15 1976.