Genesis - Back in NYC - Lamb live at Bern 1975

[wmprokipchak]

great song & since audio & video dont match this is mislabelled. A Photoshopped experience=I prefer the real thing

[ClassicRockDVD]

@wmprokipchak no photoshop used. The video is authentic and the audio is from the 1975 Shrine show in LA because I"m using the video to showcase the audio on my 3-disc 2CD/DVD set. The original audio is on the DVD version.

[bassmanjoe]

Phil Collins at his best, people tend to forget how amazing he really was. Most idiots only know him as a wimpy pop singer.

[MrAndersOFlaherty]

Hey :D this recording is amazing. I wanted to ask though uhm... on the Bern DVD, is the version of this song longer? Like is the whole song on there? :)

[Tommygun1028]

@MrAndersOFlaherty The version here is the exact version on the Bern DVD. Any Lamb footage is scarce so we try the best we can.

[spoombung]

Amazing bit of music from every angle. Incredible drumming, singing, playing

[vivelavidarocka]

With all the political correctness credo of some people here in this city these days, I could only imagine the furor of the protest this show may had caused outside MSG against Rael's dark brown painted face (a la blackface).

Thank God back in the 70's New York was a thriving cultural mecca that embraced all forms of art expressions.

[vivelavidarocka]

@vivelavidarocka Cont.

But on the other hand, doesn't Gabriel's portrayal of a Puertorican makes it a bit like a caricature with that painted face?

He really could had used several other stage props to characterize Rael, but he chose a painted face?

BTW I'm not been touchy, since my ancestry isn't black nor puertorican. (Spaniard-Argentinean)

[InProgWeTrust]

@vivelavidarocka Spics and niggers will always find something to complaint about. Of course Gabriel is making fun of a fucking puertorican, like blacks, they're an easy target for ridicule.

[vivelavidarocka]

@InProgWeTrust Jeez, Dude! Watch the name calling! Totally unnecessary!

[fontinau]

@vivelavidarocka

Considering

1. that Peter's face isn't painted black or brown, but rather has some kind of black pattern painted over a grimy veneer (Google "Peter Gabriel" + "Lamb" for some better pictures)

2. the face paint that Peter wore on the preceding Selling England by the Pound tour (v=zr9ErxWW4bA)

...I think we can rule out charges of blackface.

[vivelavidarocka]

BACK IN NEW YORK FUCKING CITY!!!!

[ballroomblitzkid1994]

@vivelavidarocka Amen, brother!

[ProjectSalvo]

absolutely love this song though. great performance. im glad there's a live video of this up.

[ProjectSalvo]

anyone notice phil collins fuckin up at :20. hesitation.

[TheOneEyedHound]

I love how after one adoring fan takes a picture, another twenty do. It's like Rael's a museum oddity on tour. I can just picture all those people asking and speaking to the others in the audience, "Can, can we take a photo? He's taking one! I'm going to anyway."

*flash of camera*

Ha! Just look at the little things in the video; Really make you wonder.

[skaterat121]

I see faces and traces of home back in New York City -

So you think I'm a tough kid? Is that what you heard?

Well I like to see some action and it gets into my blood.

They call me the trail blazer - Rael - electric razor

I'm the pitcher in the chain gang, we don't believe in pain

'cos we're only as strong, yes we're only as strong,

as the weakest link in the chain.

[zappahart]

peter was genesis...phil was good on the next lp but it went downhill from there...but still ok with phil singinging full on ...but not the same!!!

[cosmicrider287]

extraordinary performance was held by all.

[mrprogjazzgto]

LOL... PETER WAS SUCH A STREET PUNK BACK IN THE DAYS....!!

[tnc1221]

awesome. i had abootleg called A Piece of the Action ,that they played "lillywhite lillith/waiting room/anyway /it "as one long song. can ya find that cause it flowed so beautifully.

[enfermacevic]

Please Genesis We are waiting the Final Word Tour ... for give us your magician music ! Do It for the World

[Kruegerisgod]

@enfermacevic I don't think it's gonna happen, I want it too happen but I don't it is

[MazerRackhamX]

BOSS

[TheDailyVinyl]

Good job lining up the audio & video. Can always count on TommyGun!!!!

[Colbystrns]

T.L.L.D.O.B is a phenomenal concept album! How come there was never a complete bootleg of one the shows? did nobody bother to film a whole show? or were all of the bootlegs damaged in some way?

[remnrone]

@Colbystrns The Lamb wasn't a big success at the time of it's release i think. They decided to promote the album live before release, thereby damaging the sales severely. Imagine never having heard the lamb, only the English whimsy of the previous albums, then seeing slippermen and giant snake-like cones running about on stage...

I think that's why no-one taped the entire thing. Sad, isn't it?

[wombatdude1]

unfucking believeable! I thought there was nothing recorded video wise during these years because nothing had ever been released. Thanks for this tommy!! You rock, you prog.

[daddysevenpointfiver]

good thing phil wore headphones that night, that explosion!

[Sylvain894]

It was maybe more dirty at the time; but seeing P.Gabriel acting a gay prostitute, is special. For that time, the quality of images is good; what a drum equipment but P.Collins had !

[daddysevenpointfiver]

@Sylvain894 PG was the first more asexual and weird acting than David Bowie and before him too! PG was always very overtly sexy, but not male or female... just lewd!

[littlecave]

lewd is a good word for it

[zappahart]

long live 70's genesis!!!!

[Satiaraha]

plese post again the video of the last song IT because is one of my favorite's and b-sides the voice of peter is so powerful scariest of this era.

b-sides i don't undestand why many people prefer phill collins voice in favor to pete?

[MetallicBill]

I was more a fan of Phil Collins, but everyone is aware of both singers, I wonder about the large animal heads and women's dresses. That may have struck people as odd.. Seeing the Genesis performance art of Peter G. With a Flower for a hat! ...surrounding his head, in makeup! Phil was just more straight forward with his stage persona

[Videodeathtyl]

Perhaps one of the most visionary records of mankind.

[hadimassa100]

Since Tommygun's video's I became a great fan of Genesis (yes after all those years!). Especialy the liverecordings (and film) which are NOT remasterd or re-whatever. Just the original liverecoring. Please tell me which DVD or CD contains the original liverecording (and pictures) of The Cage, NYC, The Lamia and Slipperman. The information on Tommy's site on this subject is a bit confusing to me. But I definetly want to buy this recording

Niek

[Tommygun1028]

@hadimassa100 Sorry for confusion, NYC here is on the Bern DVD which is part of Shrine 3-disc 2CD/DVD set. In The Cage clip is on Six Hours Live 2DVD set. In the Cage, Lamia, & Slipperman clips are on a compilation DVD I have of 8mm Lamb footage - email me

[hadimassa100]

@Tommygun1028

So if I order the Shrine 3-disc set I will als recieve the Bonus Bern DVD and will receive the desired The Cage, Lamia, Slipperman and NYC live recordings?

Niek

[Ekulioful]

@hadimassa100 SUK MI RETART

[labora4best]

In 1977... I was In England.

A true nice family-man that I knew just gave me this "The Lamb" LP... "Because I just Can't hear it', he said.

Even in UK , at that time...an LP was rather expensive to my low budget...and It was Genesis so I accepted thepresent , and I did not knew that one at that time.

Today, I do confirm it's one of the best Works Of Art delivered by the Peter Gabriel-Genesis!

Bernard

[mohomoho1]

Rare shit and decent quality.Excellent Gabriel at his best w. genesis

[andykelly]

It certainly was

[Spenc2010]

The audio is totally from Shrine Auditorium 1975. ;)

[oapez]

IS THAT PETER GABRIEL ???

[Tommygun1028]

@oapez Yes it is

[labora4best]

@oapez No-one else..ever sings like that!

[onemarilynfan]

@oapez yes,it is the MASTER Peter Gabriel! The REAL Genesis front man. It's so funny to me when I hear ppl ask,PG was in Genesis? LOL, really, He was what made them so special. Yes, I am bitter b/c he refuses to do a tour with the guys. I feel that for people like my mom, who has LOVED them since the beginning, he kinda owes it to them for one more tour! She saw them in LA in 74(?) ish, and I am so jealous! She took me to see them in 78,but of course PG was gone by then, I was 2! My 1st concert!

[vardebo]

@oapez No, it is Rael aka Peter Gabriel ;-)

[jeffteach]

@oapez No matter what he looks like, you can't mistake that voice!

[cristicini]

You people must understand that this is not mainstream rock, it's progressive. Most misunderstand this music and thus created the now broken band. The masses forced these individuals to seek out pop music for money. Steve Hackett remains the only true progressive rock artist left form this band. See his versions of music and remakes of Genesis for amazing creativity in progressive rock!

[MrGb1965]

7/8 time, yes?

[remnrone]

@MrGb1965 the best that ever was:)

[Imperial7Progtasian]

@MrGb1965 Yes, it's mainly in 7/8 but occasionally slips in to 3/4, 5/4, 9/4 and even 17/8 in the "Off we go!" parts...

[ThefightingCelt]

Peter Gabriel has now been a solo artist three times longer than he was frontman with Genesis. He is absolutely correct in his decision to not even entertain the thought of any proposed reunion. Cherish the memories.

[onemarilynfan]

you know what point Id like to make, WHY will the radio stations not EVER play any of this great music? They play the same rolling stones and bob segar songs over and over again, the only time u hear genesis is w/ phil singing or Peter singing Sledgehammer. I think if they would FINALLY give the credit where its due, some more ppl could hear this and I wouldn't hear the comment "I didnt even know Peter Gabriel was in Genesis" DUH.

[chronos1411]

@onemarilynfan

The Rolling Stones are SOOOOO god damn overrated, Don't get me wrong, they're great, but there were people back in those days that did music with MUCH more imagination than the rolling stones or bob dylan. I feel that sometimes the music was for those artists just an excuse for the lyrics and it should be the other way around. Music comes first, and that's what I feel when I listen to Genesis, Crimson, Gentle Giant, Yes or ELP.

[JASTERI1]

THIS is why YOUTUBE and vids like this MUST exist! I'm a Hackett freak myself but I always wondered what Rutherford used the 6 string bass part on. This vid answers a "musician question" of more than 25 years! Creativity at its finest!

[scandial]

Look and learn Slash

[chronos1411]

@scandial

Talking about overrated...

[Alhazrel]

Uno dei miei pezzi preferiti.. Mi lacera l'anima...

[mooners40]

how about a full length epic animated movie of this album? - such imagery - i'd love to see it - and what a soundtrack!!

[digitalimagine]

It's fantastiic to be able to watch this stuff!!! After so many years. A B S O L U T E L Y G R E A T!!!!!! THANKS!

[piroschka6]

saw this show in germany in munster...75?

one of the best concerts ever....fantastic and trippy album.....!!!!!

[leirbagpeter]

Is that what your dad told you?Peter wanted out,because the guys were all jealous of him,and being idiots.But he stayed until the end of the 75 tour,to end it amicably.

[degree7]

Chill out mate, I was being sarcastic. I know the reasons why Peter left (probably for the best).

But my Dad did miss the concert because of Gabriel leaving, I'll have to ask him about it again.

[leirbagpeter]

The only way I can think of,that your Dad missed a concert,is he had tickets,and the show was cancelled.Like in Wisconsin,or Minnesota.They did have shows on the tour cancelled,because nobody had heard the album yet,and ticket sales were low.Not because of Peter.Check out the VH1 special.Peter explains everything.The "boys" all fess up on it,too.

[degree7]

My dad was in England at the time.

[degree7]

My dad had tickets for a Genesis concert, his first and was looking forward to it.

But then Gabriel left, the bastard.

[tamzinrose]

I only found out yesterday that Jeff Buckley didn't write this. He just does an amazing cover of it. Check it out!

[TheUnderc0verMan]

OH shit! Rock'n'roll Hall of Fame, with Madonna and Eminen (arrrghhhhh!!!!)

Better be out or just in our RocK Hall whith The Beatles, Yes, Crimson and others who really do make MUSIC!

[Dannymusic1999]

Finally Genesis will be inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" in 2010!!!! Don't expect a reunion like in 1982 my friends because Mr.Phil Collins is done drumming, do

to a spinal injury.

[mooners40]

@Dannymusic1999 seriously? that would be terrible - Phil is an awesome drummer -

[Dannymusic1999]

@mooners40 Yes, It is disappointing about Phil not being able to play!

 Not just that but Peter Gabriel won't be at the awards ,as he is busy with some shows in London. Figures anyway he always seems to be busy when it comes to Genesis.

[johndrct]

I saw this Live at the Palace Theater in Waterbury,CT....Really bring me back...wow

[bleedingelite]

The Trail of Dead cover of this song is awesome.

[slobomotion]

Early Genesis was astounding. I saw them many times in Cleveland, Ohio. No words to explain it. This tour was and still is the most astounding I ever saw. Nothing else has compared to it, and I quite prefer totally other types of things now. Greetings from France.

[whiskeynale69]

gabriel and collins both amazing in their own right..I feel live some of the gabriel songs sung by phil are completely interchangeable between them. BUT their are some songs that phil lacks the malice in his voice to emulate peter's.

[marsic1]

Grandi ^^

[LeathalWorksInc]

my god! gabriel was so flamboyent back then, i see videos when hes doing his solo career, its sssoooo boring...i think

[Winonasalibi]

MIRACLE this exists! Armando Gallo musta shite when he saw this....

[Catorzio]

I think I am going to let him know :)

[siforestify]

I became a Genesis fan after PG had left the band, and so I'm so happy to watch those extracts from former live performances ..

so, Tommygun1028, thanks a lot!

[jiddu1970]

very good dubbing. who knows whether we'll see old Peter with his mates again live...

[platypusboy]

This is some sort of confusing mess

[klwewf]

There's always one....So, don't draw more attention to the "mess", dude.

[platypusboy]

me no understandee...

[klwewf]

LOL

[Chalica]

yes this is what we call a live ! pfff... i find that is so good played for such a complex rock music and the video is amateur !

[MediaPointEnt]

Bet a few of the Ramones were in the audience...

; )

[tsushima91]

I've got absolutely nothing against Collins, but I think he just wouldn't be able to pull most songs from the 'Lamb' off in concert. Gabriel is sooo emotional and it works, even though it's drastically different to the album version.

Another quality vid Tommy :)

[xa3phod]

Truth be told I found all the stuff Collins did from The Lamb was better live than Gabriel.

[TheCorrectAnswer56]

Kind of hard to be so sure about that judging by how little live footage and recordings there are from the original Lamb tour.

[xa3phod]

Well I don't mean video wise. I have a lot of bootlegs of Gabriel Genesis and I find I enjoy Collins singing more. Not to say i don't enjoy Gabriel, I do, he is wonderful.

[mattostatic]

"this is YOUR mess I'm stuck in, I really don't belong...."

[telemacherT2]

"when I take-out my bottle, filled-up high with gasoline, You can tell by the night-fires where RAEL has been"

[deafftylii]

I was there at the reunion gig. Simply fantastic. Got there just in time to miss John Martyn. Remember the coffin and the energy Gabriel put into it. SO want a video of that gig.

[Topographer]

Why isn't there any really GOOD footage from the Lamb tour? Did all the people at Charisma have their head up their a....

[WintersWar]

as I cuddled the porcupine!

The whole band is right on mark. Tony and Phil are incredible here. wow.

Genesis was number one in reproduction live.

[Dobbiegr8]

Did anyone see the Gabriel/ Genesis reunion gig in 1982? I was there (aged 15!) and they opened with this, Gabriel came on in a coffin! Would love to see some footage, if anyone has it

[deafftylii]

I went age 17. Got their just in time to miss the brilliant John Martyn. I remember Supper Ready. It was a magical gig. Gabriel was just in a class of his own wasnt he?

[mdornbos27]

Peter's vocals in this song are delivered so beautifully and with so much emotion. I can't get enough of this song or album for that matter.

[fogdelune]

I love the atmosphere on this song, and this album. This was my favorite song on the album.

[vivelavidarocka]

Mine too. After listening this album maybe one million times, this song, The Lamia and Riding the Scree are the ones that still can deliver some type of new emotion every time I listen to them.

[johnnydelbravo]

If those are you three favourite songs, then I dub thee "way cool"! Back In NYC is my fave also, along with Riding The Scree and Fly On A Windshield. I saw this show live, in 1975 and subsequently listened to the album x number of times, where x is less than 1 million but more than when all the grooves wore out.

[vivelavidarocka]

I can't help myself but to feel jealous. This is my fav band (one of three) and the 1st time I had the oportunity or old enough to go and see them, was with the Invisible Touch tour. I know a totally different act. So I just saw the good stuff live when they played those unfamous "10 minutes medleys" . Btw I read Hackett is recording a new album and Squire is collaborating in it.

[littlecave]

I think mine too but I also adore carpet crawlers

[RockinFilms]

Wow...shivers up the spine!

I've seen Peter on tour a few times, always great. Genesis too, but Genesis with Peter was before my time.

See my Tony Levin Band video ;)

[Dueuenisian]

Man this mmusic inspires me so much.

Peter Gabriel Genesis ftw!!!

[sledgeinc2]

Tommy, thank you for sharing this ultra-rare footage!! This Genesis fan thanks you !!

[thewish4]

lol:)

[Slammo]

watch him swereve around on suppers ready

[ladywithtime]

Omigod - can't take my eyes off that pelvis!!!

[Slammo]

HAAAA

[thewish4]

excellent!!!as i cuddle a porcupine.

[Tommygun1028]

ok, I get your 'point'

[NeedHeadMusic]

@thewish4 is this a joke referring to porcupine tree? i dont get it :P

[mutinyinheav3n]

@NeedHeadMusic it's a lyric in this song

[hfisher]

genesis in thier finest hour with peter,nice clean footage and audio as well,sweet

[Thiago1950]

genesis's music are so good and inspired!! I use to hear him in the 70's for hours and now it's good to remember

[LadyStardust876]

Thank you so much for this! One of my favorite songs, and I finally get to see it being performed. Contrary to many disgruntled parents' opinions, Youtube is not the devil. And I definitely don't think Mr. Gabriel was tripping on acid. Interesting people don't need to be stimulated by drugs.

[mattisprettycool]

Holy shit how is the audio SO good and the video SO bad?

[LithikRob]

Because you didn't read the information on this video.

[mtopper66]

Love when he explodes the bottle--I saw The Musical Box perform "The Lamb" here in LA a few years back but can't remember if the singer did the exploding bottle...it was still awesome, but nothing beats seeing Gabriel do it. Super-rare footage, here. Amazing.

[jenkinspond]

he was trippin w/o acid. i think,.

[latierraeduca]

difficult to see a reunion with peter and steve, the most productive fans (in terms of financial support) came after the departure of them both, and i couldn't imagine something more horrible than PG singin invisible touch or hackett playing abacab hahahahahaha that my friend is hallucinating

[captaincomputa]

should be exploded in space,diffrent orbits for my bones...

[spanishbomb808]

He's, he's not full of shit.

[RonMorganMusic]

I think it's astounding Gabriel has never looked back at this part of his career- has NEVER played a single Genesis song in concert-NEVER done a song even remotely like this.

[guaripolo]

i prefer the version of tony levin... sorry..

[vivelavidarocka]

Me too, I just saw it, and man!!.... Even the Album's version is better than this one....

[moondogf]

Wrong. I have video footage of him playing The Lamb (title track) in a show from his 2nd tour.

[thadkirk]

That's wrong. He played Lamb and Back in NYC during his early solo career.

[tttbne]

I have seen him play back in ny city in chicago on his first solo tour ..and it was awesome

[MrPapaBill]

Wrong.

I attended his initial solo concerts in the 70s and he performed two Genesis songs as I recall - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and Back In NYC - during which he donned the leather jacket and jumped on top of a grand piano. The audience ( mainly Genesis fans ) went absolutely bananas.

Great days.

[buopako]

whatever happened to genesis...tsk, tsk, tsk...money won out I gues

[rael7894]

i like it when he screams in mike rutherfords face

[littlecave]

hahahaha me too!!!!

[AlGoreFan]

This is sooo.. great ! Waiting for reunion 2008 or 2009 ?.... , ´hope !

[12bullseye12]

Ohhhhh boy! NYC was the opening song to the Peter Gabriel/Genesis Womad concert at Milton Keynes UK in '82. I was 3 rows from the stage. Gabriel was brought on in a coffin to the sound of a bass drum heart beat. The lid opened and he emerged to an ecstatic crowd, and burst into Back in NYC. I disolved in tears!! F***ing AWESUM!!

Thank you for posting this.

[srtyxczewlsrolkid]

Great simply great.

Genesis is my lovely group.

Silver from Poland.

[bald17]

son la polla!!lo mejor k llevo viendo en estos 17años k tengo..mu wen video;)

[yothdagor]

truly amazing! How can I see the rest?

[Huntingguyking]

About the song in general (not this video): Although I read about this song and how great it is on Prog, Genesis etc forums by fans, I have only ever known one other person to understand it anything like I do in the sense that it must be the very best piece of music ever made. It tears apart all preconceptions of prog music and is olso the epitome of the term

[Gnosistic]

Freaking awesome... I was lead to this song by way of Jeff Buckley who did a decent cover, but this is wicked!

[t3hpez]

ho - ly shit

[GabrielsNob]

I'm staggered! Footage of this quality is SO rare and proves that Gabriel is/was a genius.

[sujaul1971]

unbelievable!

proves that petes genesis is a like a mythological creature! he was to genesis what waters was to floyd - wish they hadnt split-

wish this stuff was

[littlecave]

I'd say he's more like what Syd Barrett was to Pink Floyd although Waters is/was amazing Peter is surely the Syd of the band....except not on drugs.

[Unifaun]

wow !! Thank you so much, fantastic perfomance !.

There´s only one Peter Gabriel.

[giputti]

Pelle d' oca!!!! 32 aani fa come oggi Peter è sempre Peter!

[skybluelucy]

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[philobealo]

Awesome, love it, thanks.

[jmorrell22]

goose-bumps, goose-bumps, goose-bumps !! The 25 mins the guy showed, were they included on the ´collage´ concert footage of the whole show or is this some new film ??? thanks for posting.

[Tommygun1028]

It's a new film and the quality is s'posed to be just like what you see here

[beardjohnwilliam]

great stuff again tommygun

[paulrob2006]

I always knoew, someone, somewhere, had to have filmed the Lamb. Finally, I get to see some great footage, not that grainy 8mm stuff that's been around for years. Let's hope this guy releases the rest. Thanks for posting this clip.

[hogweed1975]

VERY VERY GOOD!!

[jabs1960]

WOW!!! Goose-bumps! Where the heck is the rest??? There must be more. I want, I want, I WANT!!!

[Tommygun1028]

Some guy showed the whole 25 min video at a Genesis fans convention in Italy. He only allowed this clip to go public. The rest he took back home with him, which is cool. It's his footage. If I were him I'd negotiate a price with Genesis themselves to use on the 1970-1975 DVD/SACD box set if they wanted.

[boz170]

Grazie!Thank you!So magic!!......

[Veralucy]

Grata Tommy!

Saudades desta banda toda reunida forever!