Genesis at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Tribute by Phish RRHoF 2010

[jensen91865]

NO REPLY AT ALL IS SHIT!!

[jensen91865]

Phil and Steve are two totally different writters, It seems Genesis worked because Mike, Tony, and even Peter could adapt to either pop or progressive very well. I just feel Phil should have kept his writting in his own band. Steve was right when he said Genesis were stronger in their solo acts as he said in other interviews

[MoveOverCasanova]

these phish are so lousy, what is the reason for all this humiliation, i do not get it? - what have genesis done to deserve such a treatment??

[MoveOverCasanova]

tony´s behaviour towards hackett is pretty nasty, but is was the perfect remark to break the silence after hackett´s joke failed -- these americans are just too idon´t know what to have self irony,- butts! gabriel was smart not to appear

[MoveOverCasanova]

the walll of blame was a great joke, the audience are just butts, as is the whole hall of fame thing

[TheDensley7]

Tony is being a bit of a prick to Steve.

[DrRobDammet]

You have to give Phish credit for trying to play these songs in front of the band themselves. But the intro to Watcher was rushed and NO ONE on this planet can play with the rhythmic precision of Tony Banks. And no one else in the Hall of Fame uses as many diminished & minor6 chords as him. Definitive version of "Watcher of the Skies" for me is still from Genesis Live (1975).

[Axeman89]

I don't understand how the band can talk ill of Watchers. It was one of the biggest prog rock masterpieces along with suppers ready, incredible music that doesn't get made anymore yet they would rather phish had played turn it on or invisible touch?! oh please give me a break...

[cyberdemon93]

they should have played duchess, misunderstanding, that's all or abacab instead of no reply at all. but it was important to play a song from the mainstream era.

[stevedrums]

The folks in Phish really can't sing. But muscially, they seem pretty good.

[skintrade]

Seems like tony doesn't like steve at all?

[kamwrites]

@skintrade Tony's always protected the integrity of the band. Steve seems a little...off. That drug joke wasn't really appropriate. But they've always got along, still do according to what the band says.

[skintrade]

@kamwrites i love them all but was steve a little drunk here?

[kamwrites]

@skintrade I have to wonder. He was pretty restless for a while and didn't seem to think before he spoke. I think Tony was a little uncomfortable. Not meaning to discredit Steve, understand, but I don't know that he was up to par this night.

[Jaialai12]

Bad Song Selection By Phish to Remember This Great Band. Watchers i love but that Audience that was setting look like they couldn't wait for it to be over No Reply at all was a no no So Many Great Songs i think if i has to pick one from Pete and one from phil .. i know what l like and Hold on my Heart what two songs would you guys say ?

[mamelaurent]

@Jaialai12

Very bad selection indeed!!!

[gatolocoverga152]

what mike did say at the end?

thanks

[animal90sFreak5]

was Peter Gabriel busy,I'm kinda everyone else was there,especially Phil Collins,just felt bummed out he wasn't there,was he busy at the time?

[rwk1983]

haha lol!!!!!!! genesis was communicating with each other like a bitter divorced couple.

[retisonic]

phish was horrible.

[rwk1983]

@retisonic a half ass fuck you. watcher of the skies was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!but no reply at all was horrible (it would of been better if page singed,but still not salvageable)............and phish is my fav band so believe me if i say something is good or bad im being real (im no liar fan who thinks everything my fav band has done is good,if it sucks it sucks)

[intheairtonight]

@retisonic yes! They should have got a better live band or the band songs they can actually play..!!

[setalip68]

What an interesting contrast in personalities. Hackett seems a little tipsy and Banks and Rutherford seem annoyed by it. Phil Collins thankfully saves them all because he is the only one comfortable in front of an audience, whether or not he's playing music. Can you imagine what it would have been like if Collins (like Gabriel) had not been able to make it to the induction. It would have been just these three. How boring and tense would that be?

[klwewf]

@setalip68 Tony does joke. He's the one that says, "we don't know who this guy is. We couldn't get rid of him", in regards to Steve's Hall of 'Blame' joke. I have heard him make many jokes over the years. They all have actually. Peter & Phil were able to be front men as well as musicians because they both happened to have the ability to communicate w/ the audience.

[PittFan888]

@setalip68 That's probably the way it was in the studio too. Phil would bring everyone down to earth and crack some jokes to ease the tension.

[powscience]

Wow, Phish dude's vocals are horrible! Nice brass section though.

[DopeSpace9]

and this is why Tony Banks is awesome.

[onedayitwillcome]

That can be a difficult cover live. Wish Genesis could have pulled through for this... It would have been far more impressive.

[Gianthogweed]

Two of the most misunderstood bands, and two of my favorite bands ...

[lastertower]

Phish did a good job covering, they did it in a lazy way as Jam bands do. The piano dude was a bit off timing and he fudged the lyrics up too. Tony seems a bit grumpy during the night, but everyone has bad days... I bet he wanted to get up there and play... Poor Phil Collins couldn't because of injuries... Gabriel did not make it because of some new tour that he is doing (zzzzzz.... snore).

[pinkfloydrule27]

i like that they did something from phils era its very hated but it still has great moments even on duke and abacab, mama and invisible touch were poor but even invisible touch had some good progressive(ish) songs

[seanboud]

Why did Steve Hackett have to be such a colossal douchebag?

Sigh.

[kaimargonar86]

Per me è un errore inserire i Genesis nella Hall of Fame e non perché fanno schifo (li adoro e ho tutti i loro dischi), ma perché nella Hall of Fame ci sono gli artisti che hanno cambiato profondamente la storia della musica e i Genesis non hanno rivoluzionato niente, hanno fatto solo splendida musica

[quasifuzzy]

how many other non-hall-of-famers are tapped to cover an inductee's tunes?... can anyone offer another band besides phish that could cover Genesis's complex compositions? Phish CAN jam but as Mike said, they are one of (if not the most) composition-oriented bands out there. There's HUGE genesis (early genesis, not p-collins blather) influence in their early stuff... Some don't "Get It" just as Salieri didn't "Get" Mozart in the Amadeus screenplay. Genesis/Phish?... genius meets genius.

[quasifuzzy]

how many other non-hall-of-famers are tapped to cover an inductee's tunes?... can anyone offer another band besides phish that could cover Genesis's complex compositions? Phish CAN jam but as Mike said, they are one of (if not the most) composition-oriented bands out there. There's HUGE genesis (early genesis, not p-collins blather) influence in their early stuff... Some don't "Get It" just as Salieri didn't "Get" Mozart in the Amadeus screenplay. Genesis/Phish?... genius meets genius.

[codlyman]

@quasifuzzy

--Pretty spot on.

With the exception of a very small few modern groups, the only bands that could cover Genesis' stuff would be bands of that era - Yes, Kansas, Rush - to name a few. Very few bands nowadays have the background, the schooling or the skills to even dream of pulling off songs of the pre-80's Genesis' albums.

[sandro28grizz]

@codlyman

I doubt Rush could pull off a song like Dancing With the Moonlit Knight, because they only had 3 members.

[luvjammin04]

Genesis not liking their live version of No Reply At All??? The live version off Archive 2 is PHENOMENAL!!!

[frankibio]

I like Phish but they destroyed the song.

[DarkeningSkies1]

Nah... it wasn't real fighting at all, just the usual Genesis banter. Honestly I wish they had done something acoustically with Steve, and then Phil wouldn't have had to worry the drum thing, plus Chester was there, so if they wanted drums, why not?

[o2avilla]

Got to love Steve trying to get into Tony`s nerve...ha,ha,ha. Tony took it pretty good. Maybe they just screwing each other for fun.

[ForestScamp]

Why didn't they get The giraffes to play!! I commend Phish for the effort but come on "Watcher of the Skies" isn't adult contemporary.

[wscott16]

Seems like Banks/Collins/Rutherford would've preferred Steve Hackett not show up. Or maybe they're just playfully bantering, and they all have this sort of "whatever" attitude. I honestly don't think there's bad blood between SH and the rest...

[awcindy]

@wscott16 Yeah I don't know, there certainly was bad blood when they broke up in 1977. I honestly don't know, I could see it as just joking or them adding "just kidding" even though they truly hate each other.

[wscott16]

@awcindy ...i think they're probably so far removed from one another that it really doesn't matter anymore. That and of course over three decades have passed. They're just cranky old men now (just look at Phil). Banks gives the impression he doesnt like anyone or anything anymore.

[evsxrk]

@wscott16

Not true. Banks always looks like that. People who joined the group (Steve, Chester, Daryl) all have said that at first they thought maybe Tony disliked them but later they realized it was just that he's very reticent. He himself says that in videos he's always looking grimly at the keyboard. But if you pay attention, you see he is grinning as he responds to Steve's jokes. He's just not the type to grin broadly or laugh a lot like Phil.

[klwewf]

He does joke. He's the one that says, "we don't know who this guy is. We couldn't get rid of him". I have heard him make many jokes over the years. They all have actually. Peter & Phil were able to be front men as well as musicians because they both happened to have the ability to communicate w/ the audience.

[BaDeeRich]

No Peter ! speaks volumes.

Seemed very awkward ( press conference )

[CompanyGimp]

Banks ( regarding Steve ) - 'Can you get rid of him ?'

Tony, you did. In 1977 !!

I'm joking of course ....

Or am I ??

[uk70sprogrock]

too funny Battle of the GENS

[RealLightningFans]

Phil destroyed this band, Banks and Rutherford were just Sheep.. Go Hackett! F' Banks! Englishmen with Keyboards WTF? HONESTLY PHISH IS HORRIBLE! DO THEY TAKE VOICE LESSONS? Change name from Phish to Garbish!

[prosoloist]

@RealLightningFans hey, I gave you a 'thumbs up' for part of your rant. But really....keyboards dominated the band a lot more than electric guitar. Phish keyboardist singing did sound pretty bad there. But the other guy was great doing Watcher especially. I'll see Hackett in a few months....hopefully

[jrosenr]

@RealLightningFans you dont know what you're talking about when it comes to phish. I agree that phish's vocals were off for no reply at all, but to simply throw them away as a joke is just stupid. phish has been one of the most important bands of the last 20 years without question and i'm sorry that you have no clue when it comes to their music. I reccommend you check them out because you are simply missing out right now

[RealLightningFans]

@jrosenr Phish ptfffffffff wannabe greatful dead band greatful dead = Garbage

[onedayitwillcome]

I'm a bit perplexed myself with Phish's performance...

[Icculus123]

For what phish lacks in vocals they make up more than enough in musicianship. You obviously dont know much about music if you think Phish is garbage.

[jrosenr]

@RealLightningFans just shows how you know nothing about phish, lets atleast admit that pal. phish sounds more like genesis than the grateful dead sport

[Gossage54]

I always thought there was much more prog rock and Zappa influence in the sound of Phish than the Dead by far. I spent my formative years listening to the Dead and when Phish came out I never really saw a true lineage to the Dead. Don't listen to a lot of Phish but I've listened to enough to hear the inner workings. The Dead had the real anything goes west coast feel. Real loosey goosey.

[onedayitwillcome]

Phil didn't destroy anything but did what he does best. Maybe not satisfying all the previous followers, but give him a break. If you know him at all, he is one talented dude. Just not Peter... Phil took this band on an astronomical ride of success.

[RazielMEX]

Wow great to see them togheter, but Gabriel is still missed

[onedayitwillcome]

yeah, but they should have put something together with Peter as well. In respect of all the fans. It was a perfect opportunity to put a short set together, regardless of problems.

[ProcolHarum1967]

Steve still looks about 30.