Meraviglioso, bellissimo. Da sempre questo è stato uno dei miei brani preferiti del gruppo e non ho mai capito perchè nel second's out tour non è stato mai suonato. Forse anche Steve era rimasto deluso.. Comunque dimostra ancora di più di essere lui l'anima e lo spirito dei Genesis. Via lui, via il sound.. Qui ottima performance e un plauso all'ottimo Gary O' Toole sempre all'altezza nella non facile eredità di Phil Collins.
This is the first time I stumbled onto this. I was searching for other Genesis music. I saw the Seconds Out and Trick of the Tail tour. Forgive me. Who is this band? Is there more somewhere? They sound tight!
@rayb532 Thats Steve Hacketts own band. Steve is keeping the stuff he was involved in with Genesis alive. Check out his solo albums and if u need some Genesis in there try his Tokyo Tapes album -
Meaning: TV through the antenna "on the rooftops" replaced real experience. TV steals our motivation - skip the news, boy, while we make tea in safe homes. Hypnotized by Batman, Tarzan a surprise. Time for wine. What have I done to make a better world? Nothing? Oh well. There's blood on the rooftops, but wouldn't I rather watch Venice in the spring? Used to have real wars, now actors fight them for us on TV. Just feed us more Mother Goose tales. TV now launches 1000 ships, not Helen. Oh well...
@jeffteach this is a song of resignation,,,in a beautiful way...from time to time you resegenate, dont you ? And you should...I love that song...I dig its emotion...I don´t think it´s a call for political resignation, or resignation of any kind...It just describes a feeling....that´s only all too human and also legitimate
@somethingyettocome I agree with you. Before I looked into the details in the lyrics, I felt that peaceful resignation in the melody of it. So in a way it is at least two completely different experiences. Genesis is so incredibly gifted to have created a body of music that can awaken very special lost emotional states in us. "Blood on the Rooftops" is one of my favorite Genesis songs, either thru melody or in the words. => It's like you've fallen off a cliff & realizing your doom is also bliss.
I don´t know, I `m German and born in 1975. I got into Genesis in 1986, and listened to them intensly throughout the late 80ies and early 90ies, buying all their all albums, playing their stuff to people. I don´t think I convinced too many people of their greatness...Anyways, blood on the rooftops was always one of my favorites. I keep coming back to that song...
I think I may of been guilty of over exaggeration in order to make a point!
What I was really saying is that the song contains a lot of cultural & geographical references that would only make sense to a Brit or a true anglophile - The Queen's Xmas speech, The Wednesday night play on BBC1, the irony of it raining "again" in Wales, Cricket references, The Grime on Tyne.............. etc.
brings tears to my eyes remembering all that teenage confusion. Would listen to this then go to youth club where everyone was into madness and bad manners. Hackett wrote some beautiful stuff with genesiseven if he does look more and more like John Major
@joha77johaa Dear Joha, It means that the television aerial on the roof of your house (rooftop) brings death, violence, war and destruction directly into your home through the television set (fernsehenaparat). The TV aerial creates "blood on the rooftops". I hope this helps you understand?
Even a sub par vocal can't ruin the sheer beauty of this song...Musically there has never been a more melodic band than Genesis..33 years later this still gives me the shivers! : )
I have always loved the music of Genesis right from "Genesis to Revelation" to "I Can't Dance" just that each album had a different effect on me musically.
As a Genesis fan I understand where your comment come's from. In "MY" opinion us Genesis/ Progressive rock fans should use kind words to disagree with instead of the usual... you know what.
They never tried to replace Hackett in Genesis. Big mistake. It meant the end of good guitar parts in their music, one of the most important sides of Genesis music. Rutherford is an excellent bass player though.
As one can see by my name I am a Genesis fan through and through, and this is one of my favorite songs by them. Simply brilliant.
badrogue66 is right about Hackett being a genius with a guitar, no doubt about it, and when Gabriel left, he definitely left a void that could not be replaced, and Collins filled in nicely, took them to fame and fortune, the band was never the same without Gabriel.Hackett,and Phillips.sorry folks, but that was the true Genesis, the only Genesis in my opinion.
badrogue66, though I admit it DOES look odd on the camera.
What amazed me about this song where some of the chords. I prided myself on being able to work songs out on the keyboard after listening to them carefully.
Suppers Ready ? no problem ! Firth of Fifth solo ? Easy peasy.
but THIS one utterly defeated me.
I finally got the sheet music to it and - my oh my - it was wierd. Sheer genius. But wierd.
Hackett is a guitar genius, say what you want about the group after Gabriel left, but in my humble opinion, they really went downhill after Steve left, ToTT and Wind and Wuthering are 2 of my favorite Genesis albums. Whatever he brought to the table they certainly werent able to replace thats for sure.
@badrogue66 No argument about Hackett's guitar genius. But Genesis just went a different way after he left - I love W&W and ToTT, but (for example) Duke and Genesis have equally good moments, just in a different vein. The band's strengths changed and thus so did the sound.
I agree completely. People are always talking about either the Gabriels- or the Collins-era of the band. But for me the real Genesis started when Hackett arrived for Nursery Cryme, and ended after the Wind And Wuthering album, when he quit the band (although I do enjoy parts of ...And Then There Were Three...). Blood On The Rooftops is my alltime favourtie song, of any artist. A great accoustic intro, great singing by Collins, and the mood set by Banks/Rutherford is simply amazing.
i don't necessarily think so. I think if you like what Genesis gives to you, then you would have no problem with anything that the band put out, solo, or not. Phil Collins wrote this song, and this is a fantastic version of it. Wind & Wuthering was a "sleeper" of a Genesis album. Listen to it all, and maybe you'll see it differently...
@Merlyn974 Not sure I understand, there's no way you can say that this particular piece of music is even in the same ballpark as the dreck that is something like " I Cant Dance". As a Genesis fan I should say they are both great songs because they are by the same group? The group that wrote and performed W and W and TOTT in no way shape or form resemble what they became mid 80's / 90's and the quality of the music surely spiraled down after Hackett left, which was my original point.
@badrogue66 You, my friend have stated it perfectly. This cannot be associated with the latter Gen. When Hackett left, all style was lost and Collins took Tony and Mike down the drain.
@badrogue66 You may be right... there is still brilliant songwriting - after all that's what they started as - but the orchestration and song-writing just wasn't as brilliants diverse.
@badrogue66 You may be right... there is still brilliant songwriting - after all that's what they started as - but the orchestration and song-writing just wasn't as brilliantly diverse.
@badrogue66 to truly appreciate steve's sense of orchestration, listen to "Genesis Revisited"- I think it's some of the songs he wrote which were'nt quite the way he envisioned them originally, I love the sop sax in this
@flareonfire88 How do i get an answer or get to send a message?? I just want to know who the vocalist/drummer is??,I"m not flare on fire,but cant seem to do it any other way,/bit like Facebook for this 60 year old old F!!!!!!
Well not much of his stuff is impossibly hard, like "Firth Of Fifth". It doesn't have to be hard to be my favorite solo of all time. (Which it is.) But some of his stuff is hard as hell. Haha.
The chord at :018,,,WTF!! How to you get your fingers to move to that position , in time, and then change out of that to the next....dont have enough time in the day or years in my life to be able to learn to do that.
I'm neither a professional guitarist, nor one that prides himself with much experience, but I don't find this song particularly difficult. The position of that chord is actually pretty easy if you try--they tend to look impressive on camera though.
The difficult thing about this is rivaling the sheer beauty of its studio performance. It's one of those songs I listen to almost everyday wondering how to get such exquisite vibratos as Hackett did on the Wind & Wuthering recording.
C'est une pathologie, le choix des chanteurs par les membres de Genesis au sein de leur carrière solo est souvent incompréhensible excepté pour Paul Carrack et Paul Young au sein des Mike and the Mechanics. Dur dur de s'en sortir après avoir connu la sensibilité de Gabriel et la puissance unique de Phil Collins
I LOVE this song! However, one thing I've always found maddening about it is trying to figure out EXACTLY what it means. I understand it as telling the story of someone who floats through life day-to-day feeling detached and unaffected by major events swirling around them. Is that an accurate/reasonable intepretation, or am I missing the boat here?
great for absent friend ... me also I love that song ...but Blood has power only with Phil ... not only for the voice ... Blood is with Genesis ! a great diference ... dont liked to listening this version!
and ...Entangled... and Mad man moon, Los Endos ... but I agree that Blood on the rooftops is a masterpiece , Genesis for me has no eras , Genesis has what several band has ...changes of some member , evolution , It s obvious that we can have our personal opinion about it... me ,I love GENESIS in all eras... only!
This is the most beautifully crafted short song from the classic Genesis era. It's not surprising that Tony Banks said that he really wanted to play either this song or Many Too Many on the Genesis tour a couple of years ago. Instead, they chose Ripples, which ain't bad either.
I agree that Ripples is a beautiful song, and I thought they did a nice job with it in 2007. I count it as one of the highlights of the concert. Actually, my biggest regret is that I couldn't resist checking the web for the setlist before going to the show. It would have been a wonderful surprise to hear them play Ripples if I didn't know about it in advance.
Yes, I did too! Before the show at a little "pre-concert party", someone had printed out the setlist and I couldn't help myself from reading it. After so many years of the rumors about the band possibly getting back together for a reunion tour, I'm so happy I was able to see them again.
hello Ripples blue girl... coming every size... It s nice to find another comment from you ... Many too many is a song that turn me back in to a year so difficult to me with my mother , and so coincidently I had only the album AND THEN ... I left home with it and listen about 8 months with a feeling that I ll never forget.. It is inside my soul forever ...and so many too many !
Hello again genesisinsideme! That was so nice of you to share this personal story. I too have many experiences in my life, some good, some not so good, that I always think of when listening to certain Genesis songs. It's amazing how just hearing a song can transport you back to another time and place & it's like you never left! :)
really?... it s a pretty song, genial , but for me there are more than "one" favorite songs , is not easy to choose few favorite songs ... I love many in the same way and intensity , for me its more easy to name the songs that I don t like ,, ja, ja!
Oh absolutely! Let me clarify this...It is only just "one" of my favorite Genesis songs, from a list of favorites. There would be too many to list here. To me, this is one of those songs that you don't hear too much about but is just so beautiful that I wanted to comment on it.
This singer does a great job here. What an awesome song. God! Beautiful. Do they even write 'em like that anymore? I guess close is the Leonard Cohen Live in London DVD. (Old through Then There Were Three) Genesis rules progressive rock, though.
This is my favorite Genesis & they never play it. Why don't they just Throw out Land of Confusion (which makes me sick) and play this. Simply the most beautiful acoustic guitar I've ever heard. Close 2nd is Entangled which was Hackett Banks written. Please Lord Jesus Christ let Steve Hackett come back to Genesis!
past is past... we can have in our heart Genesis , so they will be inmortals , and in honour of truth it s Steve that didn t accept return to Genesis, but I believe in magic and miracles can do Genesis revival! do mental power with all us...Genesians of all the times!
@jcoleman200743 Yes. I was SHOCKED that Genesis never played this amazing song during the Wind & Wuthering tour in 1977. Hey, Steve Hackett played with the band RENAISSANCE here in New York yesterday. WOW. Annie Haslams voice, and Steve's guitar. Beautiful.
...anyway, that intro solo is one the most beautiful works of art ever created in my opinion. * * * GENESIS FANS ***...the real genius was not Gabriel even though he was excellent. THE MAN was obviously, and still is, Mister Hackett. Pre-Hackett, Genesis is nice but nothing great....yes, even Revolver. And Post-Hackett descends slowly, surely and commercially into rubbish.
I agree, but i believe that the secret was the magic that came when Banks and Hackett came together, this song for example, Steve wrote the verse and Tony added the chorus. Plus they also co-wrote one of my other favourite songs 'Entangled' pure music.
P.S. they needed Gabriel to add that extra flare though
I felt the same way when I was hearing that. Phil's voice was needed at "Dark and Grey..." Wouldn't it be great to see Steve and Daryl together with the band for one tour - and Ant showing up to do White Mountain
the song was write by Phil and Hackett ! I agree with eldanoth, Blood must be sung by Phil...nobody else! ...Genesis is magic all themselves together, Tony has the soul in the keabords, but Genesis are a plus of genius...all them make possible the magic!
I love this version even with its vocal imperfections. And this is not an easy song to sing. On the DVD, you see a quick shot of the drummer grimacing after a rough patch.
Very close to the original, except for the vocals. Almost like I would have sung it. Seems as if they just picked the drummer, in lack of anyone better.
Steve Hackett is the guitarist and one of the original members of Genesis who created this masterpiece. The vocals do spoil this rendition which is a shame, as I cannot find an original Genesis version on line and it is a very special favourite of mine, on the Wind and Wuthering Album (old School!). Can anyone help?
The best song Genesis never played live. The muscianship here is first class so it's a great shame the vocals are third class. Listen to Phil Collins on the Wind & Wuthering album - he's probably never sung better.
Phil Collins says Blood on the Rooftops is the greatest song ever written. What a compliment to Steve Hackett. It is one of the greatest songs ever made... If you want to purchase it, buy the WInd and Wuthering lp, by Genesis.
Collins' vocal is fantastic in the original. But those lyrics he wrote really do not match the feel of this song. It's about watching TV. I think this was one of his early attempts at lyrics.
very nice! I absolutely refuse to watch or listen to any tribute band..I stick with the genesis purists in that regard. but when I scanned this and saw hackett strumming I had to watch. He legitimizes the performance. Enjoyed it, added to my favorites.
That was WONDERFUL! Saw Steve solo back in '94 & it was greatBut THis! WOW would have loved to have been in the audiance. The other Lads og Genesis should take note ! When is Peter G. gonna stop being a prima donna & give us fans an original Genesis line up tour. We've all bought the solo albums ...Don't us fans deserve a tour? lol....80)
I first saw Genesis play live in '76,I had no ticket but a mate at work was working the door that night & knew I was a big fan ,the venue was Stafford Bingley Hall,a glorified cow shed ,what a night !I loved the band already but seeing them play live blew me away
Please note if you love this song then you can see the entire 'Wind & Wuthering' and 'Trick of the Tail' albums performed live for the first time ever by G2 Genesis when they play Birkenhead Pacific Arts Centre on 14th March 2009!
I find this song revelant in today's society........Ex. "Hypnotized by batman, tarzan, still surprised." It wasn't that long ago that people were being hyped for a film about an iconic character (The Dark Knight), in reality being distracted from real world conflicts. Ex "staying up late to watch some debate on some nations fate", the 2008 elections comes to my mind, I really dont think either canadate will be able make change for the U.S.
I find those connections freaky. Would anyone agree?..
Muy buena versión. La voz de Garý O´toole es diferente pero la escencia de la canción es la misma. Muy buen toque del saxo soprano. Pensar que esta canción tiene más de 30 años y la letra decía "Los arabes y los judíos, demasiado para mi" y nunca pararon de estar en querra
I love steve, because he always try to satisfy the fans..everyone was wishing to have a live version of this amazing, marvellous song..and so he did it..very nice version :)
Fajna wersja mojej ulubionej piosenki! Stev Hacket mial swoj wlasny niepowtarzlny styl gry.Szkoda,ze nie stanowil pozniej o charakterze muzycznym grupy Genesis.Wokalista naprawde daje sobie rade grajac jednoczesnie na perkusji.W koncowce niezle przycisnal.Niezle.Super Song.
Meraviglioso, bellissimo. Da sempre questo è stato uno dei miei brani preferiti del gruppo e non ho mai capito perchè nel second's out tour non è stato mai suonato. Forse anche Steve era rimasto deluso.. Comunque dimostra ancora di più di essere lui l'anima e lo spirito dei Genesis. Via lui, via il sound.. Qui ottima performance e un plauso all'ottimo Gary O' Toole sempre all'altezza nella non facile eredità di Phil Collins.
xxxnorman 5 months ago
phil blows this guy away
onetomanyish 6 months ago
where's collins on vocals, its not the same
Joesexy424 6 months ago
MI sciolgo.......
18165paolo 9 months ago
the drummer is great
lorenic95 9 months ago
Listen this version of Blood of the rootfots from "Bad Dreams" and then tell me. It's a live cover that include Steve Hackett's comment.
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I love this song.
Bye people!
winnicote 9 months ago
Ti amo.
313fabio 10 months ago
@clockwork. Thanks for the info. I'll do that.
rayb532 1 year ago
This is the first time I stumbled onto this. I was searching for other Genesis music. I saw the Seconds Out and Trick of the Tail tour. Forgive me. Who is this band? Is there more somewhere? They sound tight!
rayb532 1 year ago
@rayb532 Thats Steve Hacketts own band. Steve is keeping the stuff he was involved in with Genesis alive. Check out his solo albums and if u need some Genesis in there try his Tokyo Tapes album -
clockworkaccordion 1 year ago
soprano sax is dreamy
uttersman 1 year ago
I think that this song is for the kids. One of the messages is: hey kid, why not be free off downloading a vulnerabilities into your head.
...
Shit seems to have
An invisible touch
Yeah
It eats control
And slowly fixes butt's art.
input111 1 year ago
Meaning: TV through the antenna "on the rooftops" replaced real experience. TV steals our motivation - skip the news, boy, while we make tea in safe homes. Hypnotized by Batman, Tarzan a surprise. Time for wine. What have I done to make a better world? Nothing? Oh well. There's blood on the rooftops, but wouldn't I rather watch Venice in the spring? Used to have real wars, now actors fight them for us on TV. Just feed us more Mother Goose tales. TV now launches 1000 ships, not Helen. Oh well...
jeffteach 1 year ago
@jeffteach this is a song of resignation,,,in a beautiful way...from time to time you resegenate, dont you ? And you should...I love that song...I dig its emotion...I don´t think it´s a call for political resignation, or resignation of any kind...It just describes a feeling....that´s only all too human and also legitimate
somethingyettocome 1 year ago
@somethingyettocome I agree with you. Before I looked into the details in the lyrics, I felt that peaceful resignation in the melody of it. So in a way it is at least two completely different experiences. Genesis is so incredibly gifted to have created a body of music that can awaken very special lost emotional states in us. "Blood on the Rooftops" is one of my favorite Genesis songs, either thru melody or in the words. => It's like you've fallen off a cliff & realizing your doom is also bliss.
jeffteach 1 year ago
@somethingyettocome Agree. "The arabs and the jews, boy. Too much for me". This song has 35 years and still in war.
Ucumar10 11 months ago
@somethingyettocome
I have never really thought of it that way!
You may be onto something there. What I would say is that unless you are English & born pre 1970 85% of it will probably make no sense at all!
98pup100 10 months ago
@98pup100
I don´t know, I `m German and born in 1975. I got into Genesis in 1986, and listened to them intensly throughout the late 80ies and early 90ies, buying all their all albums, playing their stuff to people. I don´t think I convinced too many people of their greatness...Anyways, blood on the rooftops was always one of my favorites. I keep coming back to that song...
somethingyettocome 10 months ago
@somethingyettocome
Fair comment somethingyet : )
I think I may of been guilty of over exaggeration in order to make a point!
What I was really saying is that the song contains a lot of cultural & geographical references that would only make sense to a Brit or a true anglophile - The Queen's Xmas speech, The Wednesday night play on BBC1, the irony of it raining "again" in Wales, Cricket references, The Grime on Tyne.............. etc.
Shame not more people you know liked the band.
98pup100 10 months ago
Hackett's a genius
SimonMics 1 year ago
brings tears to my eyes remembering all that teenage confusion. Would listen to this then go to youth club where everyone was into madness and bad manners. Hackett wrote some beautiful stuff with genesiseven if he does look more and more like John Major
strawhouse65 1 year ago
Saw this song live in 2009 in leamington spa, magic
skintrade 1 year ago
Hats off to the drummer.
Both hands, both feet, keep time, stay in tune, make the flams and hit the notes.
Impressive.
timpovikings 1 year ago
That sounds like a great show. Thanks for the comment!
jcoleman200439 1 year ago
Goofd bloody job!
Wanderlustus 1 year ago
Breathtaking! One of his finest moments as a songwriter with Genesis...
preshrunk1 1 year ago
AWESOME
tulipwinesoup 1 year ago
please who can help a progger from berlin??;-)
what is the meaning of "blood on the rooftop" ?? iam understand the words, hat it means??? is it slang ???
joha77johaa 1 year ago
@joha77johaa Dear Joha, It means that the television aerial on the roof of your house (rooftop) brings death, violence, war and destruction directly into your home through the television set (fernsehenaparat). The TV aerial creates "blood on the rooftops". I hope this helps you understand?
Jonsumo 1 year ago
@Jonsumo dear jonsumo, MANY thanks to you. NOW I understand it...
greetings to you from berlin
joha77johaa 1 year ago
@Jonsumo Perhaps it should be retitled "Blood in the fiber optics". At least here in the States. Do love the song though.
albertoclipper 1 year ago
Even a sub par vocal can't ruin the sheer beauty of this song...Musically there has never been a more melodic band than Genesis..33 years later this still gives me the shivers! : )
splicer45 1 year ago 2
this guy did a great job on drums and vocals, BRAVO!
SephynnXx 1 year ago 2
wot a great song....
jmmys321 1 year ago
One of the bestest songs.
Ever.
End of.
CompanyGimp 1 year ago
I have always loved the music of Genesis right from "Genesis to Revelation" to "I Can't Dance" just that each album had a different effect on me musically.
Dannymusic1999 2 years ago
Danny your right.....................but sometimes I just can't hold back when individuals like that make ignorant comments. Have a great day.
Jimbo1151960 2 years ago
Thanks. No biggie.
Dannymusic1999 2 years ago
thegarmentroom...............................you moron you have no knowledge of Genesis as Ib can see from that comment
Jimbo1151960 2 years ago
As a Genesis fan I understand where your comment come's from. In "MY" opinion us Genesis/ Progressive rock fans should use kind words to disagree with instead of the usual... you know what.
Dannymusic1999 2 years ago
They never tried to replace Hackett in Genesis. Big mistake. It meant the end of good guitar parts in their music, one of the most important sides of Genesis music. Rutherford is an excellent bass player though.
Topographer 2 years ago
if this guy can sing and play drums at the same time how come phil coul'nt do it?
thegarmentroom 2 years ago
temaso
wind and wuthering
no envejecio nada
tremendo!
laspenasdelfenix 2 years ago
As one can see by my name I am a Genesis fan through and through, and this is one of my favorite songs by them. Simply brilliant.
badrogue66 is right about Hackett being a genius with a guitar, no doubt about it, and when Gabriel left, he definitely left a void that could not be replaced, and Collins filled in nicely, took them to fame and fortune, the band was never the same without Gabriel.Hackett,and Phillips.sorry folks, but that was the true Genesis, the only Genesis in my opinion.
squonkdh 2 years ago
f*cking great
kuukflum 2 years ago
great music! the vocals, well, lets just say, i've heard better
stevecitano 2 years ago 2
Yep. Phil Collins ;-)
aihoschema 2 years ago
The guitar chords aren't actually that bad
badrogue66, though I admit it DOES look odd on the camera.
What amazed me about this song where some of the chords. I prided myself on being able to work songs out on the keyboard after listening to them carefully.
Suppers Ready ? no problem ! Firth of Fifth solo ? Easy peasy.
but THIS one utterly defeated me.
I finally got the sheet music to it and - my oh my - it was wierd. Sheer genius. But wierd.
meowpurr2008 2 years ago
Hackett is a guitar genius, say what you want about the group after Gabriel left, but in my humble opinion, they really went downhill after Steve left, ToTT and Wind and Wuthering are 2 of my favorite Genesis albums. Whatever he brought to the table they certainly werent able to replace thats for sure.
badrogue66 2 years ago 27
@badrogue66 RIGHT !!
greetings from an old progger from berlin
joha77johaa 1 year ago
@badrogue66 No argument about Hackett's guitar genius. But Genesis just went a different way after he left - I love W&W and ToTT, but (for example) Duke and Genesis have equally good moments, just in a different vein. The band's strengths changed and thus so did the sound.
malthuswasright 1 year ago
@badrogue66
I agree completely. People are always talking about either the Gabriels- or the Collins-era of the band. But for me the real Genesis started when Hackett arrived for Nursery Cryme, and ended after the Wind And Wuthering album, when he quit the band (although I do enjoy parts of ...And Then There Were Three...). Blood On The Rooftops is my alltime favourtie song, of any artist. A great accoustic intro, great singing by Collins, and the mood set by Banks/Rutherford is simply amazing.
Proglove85 1 year ago
@badrogue66 I wholeheartedly agree. After SH left they became a pop band. A good one, granted, but nothing more.
Steevlan1 1 year ago
@badrogue66 i totally agree i would love to see a full reform but i would rather see a reform with hackett that with just gabriel
chunkymunkycjo 1 year ago
i don't necessarily think so. I think if you like what Genesis gives to you, then you would have no problem with anything that the band put out, solo, or not. Phil Collins wrote this song, and this is a fantastic version of it. Wind & Wuthering was a "sleeper" of a Genesis album. Listen to it all, and maybe you'll see it differently...
Merlyn974 1 year ago
@Merlyn974 Not sure I understand, there's no way you can say that this particular piece of music is even in the same ballpark as the dreck that is something like " I Cant Dance". As a Genesis fan I should say they are both great songs because they are by the same group? The group that wrote and performed W and W and TOTT in no way shape or form resemble what they became mid 80's / 90's and the quality of the music surely spiraled down after Hackett left, which was my original point.
badrogue66 1 year ago
@badrogue66 You, my friend have stated it perfectly. This cannot be associated with the latter Gen. When Hackett left, all style was lost and Collins took Tony and Mike down the drain.
hambone9444 1 year ago
@badrogue66 i agree, when Gabriel left the band was never the same. When hackett left, they were no longer genesis in my book.
FatherUnderground 1 year ago
@badrogue66 You may be right... there is still brilliant songwriting - after all that's what they started as - but the orchestration and song-writing just wasn't as brilliants diverse.
aboveriver 10 months ago
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@badrogue66 You may be right... there is still brilliant songwriting - after all that's what they started as - but the orchestration and song-writing just wasn't as brilliantly diverse.
aboveriver 10 months ago
@badrogue66 to truly appreciate steve's sense of orchestration, listen to "Genesis Revisited"- I think it's some of the songs he wrote which were'nt quite the way he envisioned them originally, I love the sop sax in this
flareonfire88 9 months ago 2
@flareonfire88 How do i get an answer or get to send a message?? I just want to know who the vocalist/drummer is??,I"m not flare on fire,but cant seem to do it any other way,/bit like Facebook for this 60 year old old F!!!!!!
hawkedl22 8 months ago
Well not much of his stuff is impossibly hard, like "Firth Of Fifth". It doesn't have to be hard to be my favorite solo of all time. (Which it is.) But some of his stuff is hard as hell. Haha.
Hogweed11 2 years ago
i saw them live doing this not long ago, it was fabulous.
ImperatorAsus 2 years ago
The chord at :018,,,WTF!! How to you get your fingers to move to that position , in time, and then change out of that to the next....dont have enough time in the day or years in my life to be able to learn to do that.
badrogue66 2 years ago 2
@badrogue66
I'm neither a professional guitarist, nor one that prides himself with much experience, but I don't find this song particularly difficult. The position of that chord is actually pretty easy if you try--they tend to look impressive on camera though.
The difficult thing about this is rivaling the sheer beauty of its studio performance. It's one of those songs I listen to almost everyday wondering how to get such exquisite vibratos as Hackett did on the Wind & Wuthering recording.
vicZeqqelin 2 years ago
it would be so great, with phil singing!
johnslullaby 2 years ago
Just beautiful...
warndonboy 2 years ago
is that billy sheehan on bass by any chance?
squeezy102 2 years ago
no my friend ! but billy sheenhan is a great bass player !!
papalazerus22 2 years ago
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Olympic1911 2 years ago
Absolutely Brilliant.. I hope they are still doing it for the 2009 tour I'm going :P
skintrade 2 years ago 8
C'est une pathologie, le choix des chanteurs par les membres de Genesis au sein de leur carrière solo est souvent incompréhensible excepté pour Paul Carrack et Paul Young au sein des Mike and the Mechanics. Dur dur de s'en sortir après avoir connu la sensibilité de Gabriel et la puissance unique de Phil Collins
sorenland 2 years ago
j'aime bien steve,son chanteur et batteur,et nul a chier....
70genesis 2 years ago
Best tour I saw Hackett on. This band was just fab. Great drummer.
davemakesawave 2 years ago
wii we beautiful magifieko !!
squonkk 2 years ago
lovely. just a touch more mellotron required.
sidstoke 2 years ago 2
I think the mix drowned out Steve's guitar on the album during the chorus.
PeterMayer 2 years ago
the singer is very good!!!
GuerrieroMediatico 2 years ago
I LOVE this song! However, one thing I've always found maddening about it is trying to figure out EXACTLY what it means. I understand it as telling the story of someone who floats through life day-to-day feeling detached and unaffected by major events swirling around them. Is that an accurate/reasonable intepretation, or am I missing the boat here?
raelraven2 2 years ago
Hackett's post-Gabriel Genesis piece. This gave me chills. Steve's drummer handles it well, too.
KyrionMyrthar 2 years ago
The only Hackett/Collins-Collaboration..and WHAT one..
Unique in the Genesis catalogue.
This song is home for all my puberty moods back then and all my friends who got infected wheter they liked genesis or not.
zebonaut 2 years ago
Not the ONLY one - there's "For Absent Friends". Which is also quite pretty, though not nearly as gorgeous as this.
vinvanveen 2 years ago 2
great for absent friend ... me also I love that song ...but Blood has power only with Phil ... not only for the voice ... Blood is with Genesis ! a great diference ... dont liked to listening this version!
genesisinsideme 2 years ago
the best masterpiece from Genesis-Phill-Collins era!!!
GuerrieroMediatico 2 years ago
and ...Entangled... and Mad man moon, Los Endos ... but I agree that Blood on the rooftops is a masterpiece , Genesis for me has no eras , Genesis has what several band has ...changes of some member , evolution , It s obvious that we can have our personal opinion about it... me ,I love GENESIS in all eras... only!
genesisinsideme 2 years ago
This is the most beautifully crafted short song from the classic Genesis era. It's not surprising that Tony Banks said that he really wanted to play either this song or Many Too Many on the Genesis tour a couple of years ago. Instead, they chose Ripples, which ain't bad either.
raelraven2 2 years ago
I would have loved to hear them play this song too, and many other of their older songs. But I'm so glad they chose to play Ripples!
RipplesBlueGirl 2 years ago
I agree that Ripples is a beautiful song, and I thought they did a nice job with it in 2007. I count it as one of the highlights of the concert. Actually, my biggest regret is that I couldn't resist checking the web for the setlist before going to the show. It would have been a wonderful surprise to hear them play Ripples if I didn't know about it in advance.
raelraven2 2 years ago
Yes, I did too! Before the show at a little "pre-concert party", someone had printed out the setlist and I couldn't help myself from reading it. After so many years of the rumors about the band possibly getting back together for a reunion tour, I'm so happy I was able to see them again.
RipplesBlueGirl 2 years ago
hello Ripples blue girl... coming every size... It s nice to find another comment from you ... Many too many is a song that turn me back in to a year so difficult to me with my mother , and so coincidently I had only the album AND THEN ... I left home with it and listen about 8 months with a feeling that I ll never forget.. It is inside my soul forever ...and so many too many !
genesisinsideme 2 years ago
Hello again genesisinsideme! That was so nice of you to share this personal story. I too have many experiences in my life, some good, some not so good, that I always think of when listening to certain Genesis songs. It's amazing how just hearing a song can transport you back to another time and place & it's like you never left! :)
RipplesBlueGirl 2 years ago
One of my favorite Genesis songs....
RipplesBlueGirl 2 years ago
really?... it s a pretty song, genial , but for me there are more than "one" favorite songs , is not easy to choose few favorite songs ... I love many in the same way and intensity , for me its more easy to name the songs that I don t like ,, ja, ja!
genesisinsideme 2 years ago
Oh absolutely! Let me clarify this...It is only just "one" of my favorite Genesis songs, from a list of favorites. There would be too many to list here. To me, this is one of those songs that you don't hear too much about but is just so beautiful that I wanted to comment on it.
RipplesBlueGirl 2 years ago
This singer does a great job here. What an awesome song. God! Beautiful. Do they even write 'em like that anymore? I guess close is the Leonard Cohen Live in London DVD. (Old through Then There Were Three) Genesis rules progressive rock, though.
jeffteach 2 years ago
i wish i could play good like this ...
sabourinrock 2 years ago
My god this is good. Steve's band isnt too shabby is it ? :-)
fuelboy962 2 years ago
That was Steve's finest creation, like Firth of Fifth showcases Tony.
potflip 2 years ago
Kenny G. joined the band
stevecitano 2 years ago
This song is a masterpiece and has historical / political / social value. A gem. I would like to see a lot of artist's do this piece.
rawrec 2 years ago 5
I agree with you, I was SO lucky to see them live.>WOW
losalman 2 years ago
great!!!
a god ensamble!
WillimDeCodDd 2 years ago
EXCELLENT VERSION NONETHELESS...
firstbooob 2 years ago 4
Very very nice version! The singer is not as elegant as Collins, but he isn't bad.
Jofruph 2 years ago
I agree. It was musically well done. But it does lack the Collins feel vocally. But nonetheless, acceptable.
codematrix 2 years ago
yoy know, the more I listen to it I think it's better then 30 odd years ago.
albertoclipper 2 years ago
You never know they got together to redo Carpet Crawlers.
jcoleman200743 2 years ago
Steve Hackett wrote this with Phil Collins
This is my favorite Genesis & they never play it. Why don't they just Throw out Land of Confusion (which makes me sick) and play this. Simply the most beautiful acoustic guitar I've ever heard. Close 2nd is Entangled which was Hackett Banks written. Please Lord Jesus Christ let Steve Hackett come back to Genesis!
jcoleman200743 2 years ago 15
agreed but it ain't gonna happen.
PeterMayer 2 years ago
well said man! Totally agree.. steves guitar on Firth of Fifth is just awsome!
oldbeanone1957 2 years ago
past is past... we can have in our heart Genesis , so they will be inmortals , and in honour of truth it s Steve that didn t accept return to Genesis, but I believe in magic and miracles can do Genesis revival! do mental power with all us...Genesians of all the times!
genesisinsideme 2 years ago
@jcoleman200743 Yes. I was SHOCKED that Genesis never played this amazing song during the Wind & Wuthering tour in 1977. Hey, Steve Hackett played with the band RENAISSANCE here in New York yesterday. WOW. Annie Haslams voice, and Steve's guitar. Beautiful.
PaulHartXYZ 1 year ago
@jcoleman200743 i am glad they don't play can't play this without steve
chunkymunkycjo 1 year ago
my fav Genesis song ;-)
blondie1159 2 years ago
It was better 30 odd years ago but this is still a damn good version.
albertoclipper 2 years ago
id rather listen to this than any pumping amped guitar solo long live steve!!!
buchanangenesis 2 years ago
it`s so wanderfull, me dan ganas de llorar. pero de alegría.
mfjcarlos 2 years ago
This is one beautiful song
wigginsdesign 2 years ago
Hackett and Tony together were a awesome force! I loved this sung by the Phil beautiful voice
Eldanoth 2 years ago 2
...anyway, that intro solo is one the most beautiful works of art ever created in my opinion. * * * GENESIS FANS ***...the real genius was not Gabriel even though he was excellent. THE MAN was obviously, and still is, Mister Hackett. Pre-Hackett, Genesis is nice but nothing great....yes, even Revolver. And Post-Hackett descends slowly, surely and commercially into rubbish.
stepilon 2 years ago
I agree, but i believe that the secret was the magic that came when Banks and Hackett came together, this song for example, Steve wrote the verse and Tony added the chorus. Plus they also co-wrote one of my other favourite songs 'Entangled' pure music.
P.S. they needed Gabriel to add that extra flare though
genesisrock43 2 years ago
hackett & collins wrote blood
jcoleman200743 2 years ago 3
Steve and Phil ... must be playing together this song, I miss Phil here ... in Blood, great and genial song of Wind...
genesisinsideme 2 years ago
I felt the same way when I was hearing that. Phil's voice was needed at "Dark and Grey..." Wouldn't it be great to see Steve and Daryl together with the band for one tour - and Ant showing up to do White Mountain
danastev924 2 years ago
I like justice...Phil and Steve wrote BLOOD ,,,that s the true , so...I would give all my blood to PHIL when he sings ...blood on the rooftops....
genesisinsideme 2 years ago
the song was write by Phil and Hackett ! I agree with eldanoth, Blood must be sung by Phil...nobody else! ...Genesis is magic all themselves together, Tony has the soul in the keabords, but Genesis are a plus of genius...all them make possible the magic!
genesisinsideme 2 years ago
I love this version even with its vocal imperfections. And this is not an easy song to sing. On the DVD, you see a quick shot of the drummer grimacing after a rough patch.
stepilon 2 years ago
Very close to the original, except for the vocals. Almost like I would have sung it. Seems as if they just picked the drummer, in lack of anyone better.
neiogneidu 2 years ago
Steve Hackett is the guitarist and one of the original members of Genesis who created this masterpiece. The vocals do spoil this rendition which is a shame, as I cannot find an original Genesis version on line and it is a very special favourite of mine, on the Wind and Wuthering Album (old School!). Can anyone help?
JRBwithME 2 years ago
its about watching TV? i never listen to lyrics and put them together. who's the singer?
MacGrurry 2 years ago
Great "cover" (even if the original composer is here on stage).
IzzyTush 2 years ago
The best song Genesis never played live. The muscianship here is first class so it's a great shame the vocals are third class. Listen to Phil Collins on the Wind & Wuthering album - he's probably never sung better.
EOS1DsMkIII 2 years ago
Third class might be a bit harsh, but the singer sure as heck isn't as good as Phil.
TheJman2600 2 years ago
What a wonderful rendition of this most classy post-Gabriel song!
beyond7 2 years ago
What a wonderful rendition of this most classy post-Gabriel song!
beyond7 2 years ago
would loved to have heard Gabriel sing this!
ayews 2 years ago
steve, you're the genius mate!
ayews 2 years ago
di una dolcezza infinita
aus80 2 years ago
Phil Collins says Blood on the Rooftops is the greatest song ever written. What a compliment to Steve Hackett. It is one of the greatest songs ever made... If you want to purchase it, buy the WInd and Wuthering lp, by Genesis.
wintervannicola 2 years ago 6
Collins' vocal is fantastic in the original. But those lyrics he wrote really do not match the feel of this song. It's about watching TV. I think this was one of his early attempts at lyrics.
Great cut though. Thanks for posting.
jjiimmyytthheejjiimm 2 years ago
What an incredibly beautiful performance of that song.
Where did you find this???
bottleimp007 2 years ago 2
very nice! I absolutely refuse to watch or listen to any tribute band..I stick with the genesis purists in that regard. but when I scanned this and saw hackett strumming I had to watch. He legitimizes the performance. Enjoyed it, added to my favorites.
WintersWar 2 years ago
tre' bien
sandwich451 2 years ago
Beautiful stuff. Sounds better then on Wind and Wuthering. The more you listen to Hackett the better he sounds.
godsofmagog 2 years ago
Such a beautifully romantic song. One of Steve's masterpieces. I'd love to hear Peter Gabriel sing this one.
slw59 2 years ago
That was WONDERFUL! Saw Steve solo back in '94 & it was greatBut THis! WOW would have loved to have been in the audiance. The other Lads og Genesis should take note ! When is Peter G. gonna stop being a prima donna & give us fans an original Genesis line up tour. We've all bought the solo albums ...Don't us fans deserve a tour? lol....80)
m14butch 2 years ago
Wow! a thousand times wow! What a genius...
Floydian1384 2 years ago
Absolutely brilliant.
gene921 2 years ago 2
I first saw Genesis play live in '76,I had no ticket but a mate at work was working the door that night & knew I was a big fan ,the venue was Stafford Bingley Hall,a glorified cow shed ,what a night !I loved the band already but seeing them play live blew me away
lufc58 3 years ago
GENESIS !!!!
dirckson 3 years ago
You`re Cristobal Colon!!!!!!!!!
otoya2006 2 years ago
STEVE HACKETT !!! Best guitar player EVER !!!!! Beautiful, thank you for posting this!!!
dirckson 3 years ago 2
Please note if you love this song then you can see the entire 'Wind & Wuthering' and 'Trick of the Tail' albums performed live for the first time ever by G2 Genesis when they play Birkenhead Pacific Arts Centre on 14th March 2009!
BluesideUK 3 years ago
i love this song!
caitlin3232 3 years ago 2
Although I prefer Gabriel-era Genesis, I reckon this is my favourite Genesis song... Probably even my favourite song period...
Proglove85 3 years ago
True my friend. Screw the the money grubbing "war machine" and war mongers.
10dudes 3 years ago
I find this song revelant in today's society........Ex. "Hypnotized by batman, tarzan, still surprised." It wasn't that long ago that people were being hyped for a film about an iconic character (The Dark Knight), in reality being distracted from real world conflicts. Ex "staying up late to watch some debate on some nations fate", the 2008 elections comes to my mind, I really dont think either canadate will be able make change for the U.S.
I find those connections freaky. Would anyone agree?..
Laminateddeffect 3 years ago
I actually prefer his voice to Phil's.
Mystep 3 years ago
Muy buena versión. La voz de Garý O´toole es diferente pero la escencia de la canción es la misma. Muy buen toque del saxo soprano. Pensar que esta canción tiene más de 30 años y la letra decía "Los arabes y los judíos, demasiado para mi" y nunca pararon de estar en querra
dgvdrt 3 years ago
Great version!
it is very differnet hearing this song without phil, but this singer does a good job.
GeraldBostock72 3 years ago
And Genesis has NEVER played this one live....
GraachAhim 3 years ago 2
Still speechless after 32 years !!
wots36 3 years ago
this is amazing
orion848 3 years ago
brilliant song! one of the the best genesis songs of all time
FoxOnTheRoxxx 3 years ago 2
The Arabs and the Jews boy. too much for me.
Prunesqualer 3 years ago 5
excellent vocals by gary o'toole, but nothing can touch phil's version.
alvern99 3 years ago
i rented this DVD and i must say THIS IS A GREAT SONG! i feel kind of bad that i had not heard this song before.
weirdguy59 3 years ago
Great song off a great album. Very Good. Thanks.
Quantanthead 3 years ago
one of the best Genesis songs ever.
slw59 3 years ago 3
The vocalist on this rendition is superb!!! Excellent I must say!! He sings it with such beauty!!!
Laminateddeffect 3 years ago
goosebumps... one can only imagine the memories going on inside steve hackett's mind when moving his lips to the music...
romaneberle 3 years ago 2
Who is that guy? He can play drums and be third harmony in our band any day.
terrence2112 3 years ago
lol, thats great, love it
princesseldi 3 years ago
Thankyou to the guy who told me who the band members are kudos.
blondie1159 3 years ago
this is one of the greatest song created by steve hackett and genesis..God bless them!!
americanboydeluxe 3 years ago 2
I love steve, because he always try to satisfy the fans..everyone was wishing to have a live version of this amazing, marvellous song..and so he did it..very nice version :)
gardenwall07 3 years ago
Fajna wersja mojej ulubionej piosenki! Stev Hacket mial swoj wlasny niepowtarzlny styl gry.Szkoda,ze nie stanowil pozniej o charakterze muzycznym grupy Genesis.Wokalista naprawde daje sobie rade grajac jednoczesnie na perkusji.W koncowce niezle przycisnal.Niezle.Super Song.
ryszardadamski 3 years ago