I have loved them since 1979 and never stopped. Even as they evolved. The early days were the best but the sadest day ever was when phil left because they aslways threw in some classic with every consert!!!!!!
I've been obsessed with the album Trick of the Tail for two weeks now. I won't go a day without playing the whole thing, not to mention a couple songs twice over.
@escapefromitaly What about Wind And Wuthering? My favorite Genesis is Trick Of The Tail through Duke. Phil's voice sounded best on this tour and record in my opinion.
its definately not the duke tour as he didnt have a beard then,was older looking and it was the time when girls were taking more an interest in the band..the duke tour was my first time seeing genesis in southampton gaumont now the mayfair.
The rumor has it that this song was about Peter Gabriel leaving the band. Read the lyrics and tell me what you think. I think Gabriel turned around and replied with "Solsbury Hill" on his solo album.
makes my heart sing, trick was the 1st album i ever bought, had the good fortune to see the W&W and Then there were 3 tours, the 90's big venue tours were but a pale imitation, nice namechecks on JLP, RTF, what about Stanley Clark (Schooldays),Quantum Jump etc
@Ludhamlad Yeah, speaking of fans, I drove to Florida once to see them, guess it was around 1990. Phil came out, sat down on the edge of the stage, and called the thing off. Said his voice was giving him problems. Now, I think he could have spent a bit more time, and everyone seemed to think it was a joke. But when it turned out to be real, there was lots of booing and stomping of feet. Not what I would have expected in the 70's.
@Ludhamlad Yeah. I felt like a golden oldie at their concert in Detroit a few years back. Flew in from Japan to see that concert. 13th row center section. I was singing along to I Know What I Like and this young guy behind me, seeing the concert with his mom, asked me what album it was from. I think a lot of the crowd probably wasn't really familiar with early Genesis. I remember traveling from N.C. to Virginia a couple of times in the 70's. Drove from N.C. to Iowa once.
Genesis, my all time favorite band, saw this tour and many many other tours. Phil is a kick ass drummer, him and chester together, a high light of a concert. Hope their is a reunion concert, I'll be there.
WAS AT SHOW IN PHILA -OUT-SIDE- TWO DIFFRENT TIM'E !'S PHIL'S TOUR??//OR MA MA ~LAND OF CONFUSION TOUR ! WAS ON GROUND'S BOTH TIME'S SUMMER DID I WILL FOLLOW ! OR FOLLOW ME ! WAS THE BEST ! DONE AS IT WAS DAY TIME SUN WAS SETTING ! WAS SO COOL ! COOLER FULL OF BEER AND GOD KNOW'S WHAT ! FROZEN MUSHROOM;S !
@Tommygun1028 It was 6th May 1980 in fact, I am pretty certain. The night before the BBC Whistle Test recording on 7th May 1980. The 6th May one was much better! They washed their hair for the 7th May one! Mike and Phil both had less unruly hairstyles onb the 7th. Phil's voice was rough as a porcupine's ass in places for the 7th May gig that was broadcast. It's magic, whatever. I love this 'Squonk'. It might as well be about me. :-( It is like 'Trick of the Tail' live, 4 years later.
@Tommygun1028 Also, Phil couldn't sing this song in 1976 with the power and soul he displayed here in the 1980 version, although he always had a lovely voice for the softer material like "Entangled" and "Ripples". His voice steadily improved with each tour, but the quality and projection of his vocals made a quantum leap in between "And Then There Were Three" and "Duke."
Will always remember this Trick of the Tale tour..we were in beautiful Toronto,Canada 1976...ahhh the greatest generation...feel so sorry for the kids today.
@repelghosts Wasn't Phil's first ever singing frontman gig at London Ontario Canada, 1976? So you had one of the VERY FIRST Phil gigs! Imagine you have a tremendous group, one of the best ever, your famous singer leaves and then you start afresh with one of your own family as new singer. That is so wonderful really. No-one says that it is so BRILLIANT that they had the talent to replace Peter Gabriel in the band already and didn't have to recruit an outsider. That is why Genesis is so special.
@xylographersbus You are mistaken. Peter NEVER sang on "Squonk". This was originally on "A Trick Of The Tail", the first album AFTER Pete had already left the group!
@SilentWingsOfFreedom Well said. On the 1993 Virgin UK remasters, the stupid record company put Wind and Wuthering before Trick of the Tail on the album picture list. Idiots. Just because they were both 1976 and someone cocked up. Of course Trick was before Wind as you say. Tric was recorded I think Oct/Nov 1975 and released early 1976 The Trick tour, then the Wind album later in 1976, then Wind tour in 1977 (most of Seconds Out live album is from that 1977 tour).
@TheOmanJam Ahh, "Seconds Out". My favorite live album by ANY band! It definitely marked the end of an era for Genesis. They were still good after 1977 but the magic was gone. :(
Absolutely based on the date this is Chester - having seen both live in the 70's and then both solo Phil and Genesis the 80's and the 90's, Chester was always the better match for Phil's drum style.
Was lucky enough to see Phil's 1st solo tour at Penn State in the old Rec Hall (seated 5,000 max) in a first row seat directly over the stage - still maintain was one of the best showmanship shows I ever saw. Real w/out all the lasers, etc.....Just being himself - felt raw...
@BillBrolse agreed. i love gabriel genesis to death, but he often sounded pretty bad live. he had his "on-nights" too though. he sounds mostly good on the shepperton studios 1973 footage.
lets be careful before we jump all over someone....Bruford played live with Genesis for maybe 6 months in the mid 70s....I'm pretty sure it's Chester Thompson after that
@Tommygun1028 Tommy's dead on. I have two copies of this performance, both noting it was the 1980 Lyceum Theater show. Actually, among a lot of the bootleg traders it's simply known as 'The Lyceum Show' since it's one of the more heavily trafficked...:) Can't remember offhand who originally filmed / produced the performance
@N1095A I heartily agree!!! Not to mention "The Bearded" Look suited him well.
Gabriel always reminded me of a "Mysterious Traveling Minstrel" in his shows, whereas Phil "felt" like a bloke you could have a couple pints with swapping stories.
No bay thats Bruford on the chops..long before your time kiddy...he was in Brand X a bar band for the real 'listeners'..who appreciate this form of prog rock....$20. bux if you can tell me who made up the rest of Brand X...no computers G...you have 30 seconds?
A Squonk is a small creature with a beard that spends much of its early life hiding behind drum kits. When abandoned by its vocalist, it ventures forth to the front microphone to confront an audience, only to scurry back and hide behind the drums when confronted with instrumental passages.
Sadly, in later life, it can often be seen singing insipid pop songs.
Perfect song and performance!! The bass line is phantastic and I also love how Phil is telling us the story - with all the gestures, you could believe he's really got the poor Squonk in his sack.
Phil was a different human being here. It's hard to imagine how he became so 'Hollywood' and did all that insipid stuff later with Genesis and on his own. You can see the mischievous spirit of Collins and the band here - where did it go? I guess they just went for the money later and forgot the spirit. Now listen 'ere Collins!
1986 so very sad. All the king's horses and all the king's men coulldn't put him together again was there a sadder Genesis song? But LONELY MAN ON THE CORNER!!
Damn, its hard to listen to the album version of this song after hearing this. Phil's raspy voice and his phrasing on this version are so solid, and the bass pedals are so huge, it's my favorite version. And when people slag Phil, just direct them to this video. It will have the same effect of throwing a pie in the silly sod's face. 4:42 to the end in particular. (I can't listen to the album without the whistling bit now. Phil was The Kid.)
This is Genesis, so they can do what they want, but the song does call for closed hi-hat in the beginning. Like when I play it in my band, at the 1min and 58 sec mark (shameless plug). Search "waiting room promo"
FABULOUS! Did you know today is the 30th Anniversay of this Sqonk rendition 6th May 1980 it was - and now it's 6th May 2010. I bet the BBC don't bother to broadcastit! The BBC actually showed some songs from 7th May 1980 on TV that year on The Old Grey Whistle Test programme, (not quite as tight a performance as the bootleg video of the 6th, Phil's voice was rougher on the 7th) but wow, what a group!
I´m not fond of how Chester developed the beat on that song since the 70s. I personally think that nobody played Squonk better than Bill Bruford. He made the song flow while Chester emphasizes too much on 1s and 3s. Also, the permanently open hi-hat doesn´t really fit in here.
@jonquil4000 at the Lyceum Theater in London in 1980 and is available on Genesis Six Hours Live 2-DVD set available at Tommygunvideo website. Click below the video to see my website or send me a msg
Not to mention that typical Yamaha CP70 "Clang" that Tony is using here, I actually like it better than the Pianet he used on the recording.
To get back on Rutherford, I played a Shergold Doubleneck like the one he uses here, it was like strapping on a grand piano, by far the heaviest guitar I ever played.
Those were the trippy days. the days when we listened to pre-commercial Genesis music and knew that consciousness would turn mystical one day. I'm still hoping for that kind of spiritual evolution in our lifetime.
@jossy2112 They did bring it back into the set on the Mama Tour in the oldies medley they did including such songs as Eleventh Earl Of Mar, The Lamb, Firth Of Fifth, and The Musical Box and others. They switched that medley up a few times over the course of the tour, but Squonk was included for a while.
Once again the lack of anything resembling intelligent comment/discussion on a youtube comment board reigns supreme! Thanks for not letting us all down, asshats. Great video, by the way. Phil's hawaiian shirt/beard phase... and they made fun of Pete's costumes... tsk tsk
i really hated the guitarist they picked after hackett, this one guy with the 80's mustache adds so many little frills and unnecessary notes in his solos
fucking amazing
frankez1975 1 hour ago
I have loved them since 1979 and never stopped. Even as they evolved. The early days were the best but the sadest day ever was when phil left because they aslways threw in some classic with every consert!!!!!!
TheDaisyBell1 1 month ago
I've been obsessed with the album Trick of the Tail for two weeks now. I won't go a day without playing the whole thing, not to mention a couple songs twice over.
lavaxtris1 1 month ago 2
@lavaxtris1 same here
jrodtopo 1 month ago
OH god...what an amazing version. These guys will always be my favorite. They're just the perfect band; end of story.
DomValela 2 months ago
As nice a guy as Chester is, he just pounds ALL THE TIME. There is little to no subtlety in his playing.
rblechta 2 months ago
Phil was in his prime during this era, his vocals are amazing on the Duke record and tour.
bassmanjoe 2 months ago
13 dislikes?? Must fans of the song I can't' dance....lol
bassmanjoe 2 months ago
i'll never understand why genesis didn't officially release this concert vid.
kingcrimson234 3 months ago
a trick of the tail is Genesis's last album, as far as I am concerned
escapefromitaly 3 months ago
@escapefromitaly What about Wind And Wuthering? My favorite Genesis is Trick Of The Tail through Duke. Phil's voice sounded best on this tour and record in my opinion.
bassmanjoe 2 months ago
its definately not the duke tour as he didnt have a beard then,was older looking and it was the time when girls were taking more an interest in the band..the duke tour was my first time seeing genesis in southampton gaumont now the mayfair.
markjgoffin 3 months ago
@markjgoffin Yeah it is. 1980. Duke tour.
Chrisdrumz 2 months ago
I love those 2 albums, Trick and WW are my 2 favs, and then Duke Great all the way through.
HarldtheBarl 4 months ago
@Ludhamlad Duke tour....1980 bro....
raymarshjr 4 months ago
The rumor has it that this song was about Peter Gabriel leaving the band. Read the lyrics and tell me what you think. I think Gabriel turned around and replied with "Solsbury Hill" on his solo album.
roccotool 4 months ago
@roccotool As with 'Angels never know it's time to close the book and gracefully decline (Ripples)?
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Sim2428 5 months ago
makes my heart sing, trick was the 1st album i ever bought, had the good fortune to see the W&W and Then there were 3 tours, the 90's big venue tours were but a pale imitation, nice namechecks on JLP, RTF, what about Stanley Clark (Schooldays),Quantum Jump etc
Furryferret61 5 months ago
@Ludhamlad Yeah, speaking of fans, I drove to Florida once to see them, guess it was around 1990. Phil came out, sat down on the edge of the stage, and called the thing off. Said his voice was giving him problems. Now, I think he could have spent a bit more time, and everyone seemed to think it was a joke. But when it turned out to be real, there was lots of booing and stomping of feet. Not what I would have expected in the 70's.
3daypriest 5 months ago
@Ludhamlad Yeah. I felt like a golden oldie at their concert in Detroit a few years back. Flew in from Japan to see that concert. 13th row center section. I was singing along to I Know What I Like and this young guy behind me, seeing the concert with his mom, asked me what album it was from. I think a lot of the crowd probably wasn't really familiar with early Genesis. I remember traveling from N.C. to Virginia a couple of times in the 70's. Drove from N.C. to Iowa once.
3daypriest 5 months ago
@Ludhamlad First tour I saw was W&W at the Atlanta Fox Theater. Only time I saw Hackett with Genesis
3daypriest 5 months ago
@Ludhamlad Have to agree.
3daypriest 5 months ago
I saw this tour at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey...unreal.
dianne99999 5 months ago
The Squonk is a legendary creature reputed to live in the Hemlock forests of northern Pennsylvania.
beprepared100 5 months ago
Genesis, my all time favorite band, saw this tour and many many other tours. Phil is a kick ass drummer, him and chester together, a high light of a concert. Hope their is a reunion concert, I'll be there.
thesinger126 6 months ago
This the Duke Tour - 1980 - i saw them at portsmouth guildhall - their last uk date on this tour - they were superb
TheMikehobson 6 months ago
What a far cry from Phil's vocals in the 2007 reunion.. his voice is badly shot now. let's reminisce then..
SuperGrayeagle 6 months ago
Trick + W&W are such great albums! I think 70's Collins-Era Genesis is some of the most underrated material...
GeorgeBurrito 7 months ago
in loving memory of my uncle Sandro...who teach me and growed me with this beautiful band...
comeduscemi 8 months ago
WAS AT SHOW IN PHILA -OUT-SIDE- TWO DIFFRENT TIM'E !'S PHIL'S TOUR??//OR MA MA ~LAND OF CONFUSION TOUR ! WAS ON GROUND'S BOTH TIME'S SUMMER DID I WILL FOLLOW ! OR FOLLOW ME ! WAS THE BEST ! DONE AS IT WAS DAY TIME SUN WAS SETTING ! WAS SO COOL ! COOLER FULL OF BEER AND GOD KNOW'S WHAT ! FROZEN MUSHROOM;S !
loverofthebigt9 9 months ago
@Ludhamlad you are correct, this is May of 1980
Tommygun1028 9 months ago
@Tommygun1028 It was 6th May 1980 in fact, I am pretty certain. The night before the BBC Whistle Test recording on 7th May 1980. The 6th May one was much better! They washed their hair for the 7th May one! Mike and Phil both had less unruly hairstyles onb the 7th. Phil's voice was rough as a porcupine's ass in places for the 7th May gig that was broadcast. It's magic, whatever. I love this 'Squonk'. It might as well be about me. :-( It is like 'Trick of the Tail' live, 4 years later.
TheOmanJam 7 months ago
@Tommygun1028 Also, Phil couldn't sing this song in 1976 with the power and soul he displayed here in the 1980 version, although he always had a lovely voice for the softer material like "Entangled" and "Ripples". His voice steadily improved with each tour, but the quality and projection of his vocals made a quantum leap in between "And Then There Were Three" and "Duke."
robste 3 months ago
Will always remember this Trick of the Tale tour..we were in beautiful Toronto,Canada 1976...ahhh the greatest generation...feel so sorry for the kids today.
Thanks for this and bless all my Youtube friends!
G
Toronto
repelghosts 9 months ago
@repelghosts Wasn't Phil's first ever singing frontman gig at London Ontario Canada, 1976? So you had one of the VERY FIRST Phil gigs! Imagine you have a tremendous group, one of the best ever, your famous singer leaves and then you start afresh with one of your own family as new singer. That is so wonderful really. No-one says that it is so BRILLIANT that they had the talent to replace Peter Gabriel in the band already and didn't have to recruit an outsider. That is why Genesis is so special.
TheOmanJam 7 months ago
Wow! I just saw a video of Daryl playing with Jean Luc Ponty. Hmm. The guy had his medals before joining Genesis...
vivelavidarocka 9 months ago
@vivelavidarocka Ahhh, someone else who knows of Jean Luc.
3daypriest 5 months ago
@3daypriest Isn't a shame? IMO one of the best composers of our time. Just saw him with Corea & RTF. Ergasmic!!
vivelavidarocka 5 months ago
@vivelavidarocka I've got a lot, if not most, of Jean Luc's work. I think Cosmic Messenger is my favorite. Can hear it in my head right now.
3daypriest 5 months ago
Where Is Peter Gabereal????????????????? Viva Peter and thanks for trying phill
xylographersbus 10 months ago
@xylographersbus You are mistaken. Peter NEVER sang on "Squonk". This was originally on "A Trick Of The Tail", the first album AFTER Pete had already left the group!
SilentWingsOfFreedom 9 months ago
@SilentWingsOfFreedom Thanks for correcting me on what Peter did not sing on due respect to Phill Collans thx agin
xylographersbus 9 months ago
@xylographersbus No problemo!
SilentWingsOfFreedom 9 months ago
@SilentWingsOfFreedom I think Wind & Wuthering came out right after Lamb and before Trick. Gabriel left after Lamb.
bdfilms01 9 months ago
@bdfilms01 Wind & Wuthering came out 6 months after A Trick Of The Tail. Both came out 1976.
SilentWingsOfFreedom 9 months ago
@SilentWingsOfFreedom Well said. On the 1993 Virgin UK remasters, the stupid record company put Wind and Wuthering before Trick of the Tail on the album picture list. Idiots. Just because they were both 1976 and someone cocked up. Of course Trick was before Wind as you say. Tric was recorded I think Oct/Nov 1975 and released early 1976 The Trick tour, then the Wind album later in 1976, then Wind tour in 1977 (most of Seconds Out live album is from that 1977 tour).
TheOmanJam 7 months ago
@TheOmanJam Ahh, "Seconds Out". My favorite live album by ANY band! It definitely marked the end of an era for Genesis. They were still good after 1977 but the magic was gone. :(
SilentWingsOfFreedom 7 months ago
@SilentWingsOfFreedom Right you are. A Trick Of The Tail and Wind and Wuthering were the first two Genesis albums I listened to.
3daypriest 5 months ago
OK Iam looking for Barbara from 1978
lungsounds1 10 months ago
A Squonk is a possum like creature that is ugly and often hunted and ridiculed in PA.
JTLfive 10 months ago
I always thought the ending on this song seemed a bit strange on the album, but here in concert it makes sense. Feels more natural than on the album.
binary78 10 months ago
Yes it is Chester! I remember Phil's shirt on the Tour . I queued up overnight outside Birmingham Odeon and got 4 front row tickets
27cliffp 10 months ago
Chester is Main Man!! Bill Bruford is Very Good on the Skins,but for Me its Chester every time.
walaron1 10 months ago
@walaron1 gotta be joking bruford has much more talent than chester
nicothemusicfan 5 months ago
Absolutely based on the date this is Chester - having seen both live in the 70's and then both solo Phil and Genesis the 80's and the 90's, Chester was always the better match for Phil's drum style.
Was lucky enough to see Phil's 1st solo tour at Penn State in the old Rec Hall (seated 5,000 max) in a first row seat directly over the stage - still maintain was one of the best showmanship shows I ever saw. Real w/out all the lasers, etc.....Just being himself - felt raw...
GreenEyedAngelFL 11 months ago
This is Toronto? Probably explains the absence of dim-witted heckling.
Sometimes I'm not proud to be English.
TheExcelsior1 11 months ago 3
@TheExcelsior1 Actually it's the Lyceum Theatre in London
Tommygun1028 11 months ago
the best band ever
MrBazman9999 9 months ago
Sorry guys, but it's time to admit that Phil was the superior live singer. Oh, and Chester is twice the drummer Bruford ever was with Genesis.
BillBrolse 11 months ago 5
@BillBrolse agreed. i love gabriel genesis to death, but he often sounded pretty bad live. he had his "on-nights" too though. he sounds mostly good on the shepperton studios 1973 footage.
kingcrimson234 1 month ago
lets be careful before we jump all over someone....Bruford played live with Genesis for maybe 6 months in the mid 70s....I'm pretty sure it's Chester Thompson after that
jasaggio 11 months ago
great beard
thedraizetrain 1 year ago
Grande Phil grandissimo Phil
MrContemarco63 1 year ago
@MrContemarco63 diciamolo forte!!! non mi piace chi, storce il naso sostenendo l'assoluta superiorità di Peter Gabriel. sono 2 grandissimi. punto.
chiploggg1 1 year ago
What an aweful version of the song. I rather listen to the studio version.
PhilistineTheArtLuvr 1 year ago
@PhilistineTheArtLuvr ha ha... it is different for sure...
therealvaliantthor 1 year ago
Daryl Stuermer on guitar... played with Ponty, Gina Vanelli... great guitarist.
dsteele1 1 year ago
@dsteele1 Daryl has some pretty good solo albums too. Steppin' Out is really good. "Go", well, it took a few listens.
3daypriest 5 months ago
good days thanks for posting good song
gypsygirl731 1 year ago
Saw them at the Richfield Collisieum south of Cleveland about this time.
Seeing Peter Gaberial and Phill together was unbeliveable.
MadisonCutlass44057 1 year ago
obviously it's chester!!
oldbuddyhank 1 year ago
I love the subtle fusion spin these guys put on their songs in the mid/late 70s and early 80s
PittFan888 1 year ago
They should have kept this song in the setlist on EVERY tour. The 83 medley was okay, but a full version would have been better.
PittFan888 1 year ago
I always found this song to be much better live than the album version.
ladyjerrico 1 year ago
@ladyjerrico check out the 2007 remix in the Genesis 1976-1982 box set. It packs a lot more punch than the original mix.
PittFan888 1 year ago
Thought it was live in Toronto,Canada 1980...looks like it...
repelghosts 1 year ago
@repelghosts This was recorded at the Lyceum Theater in London 1980
Tommygun1028 1 year ago
@Tommygun1028 Tommy's dead on. I have two copies of this performance, both noting it was the 1980 Lyceum Theater show. Actually, among a lot of the bootleg traders it's simply known as 'The Lyceum Show' since it's one of the more heavily trafficked...:) Can't remember offhand who originally filmed / produced the performance
NevrSilent 5 months ago
That's Chester Thompson on the skins!
Makdaddy68 1 year ago
Jeez, what a stiff and lifeless version this is. Viva G+ Bruford 76!!!
helmuthb 1 year ago
Thank God ...... I saw Genesis live once .... I can die in peace
Adair Torres
Adairpsg 1 year ago
Phil is good, but he's no Peter Gabriel
limelight707 1 year ago
Phil did some of his best work in a Hawaiian shirt.
N1095A 1 year ago 12
@N1095A I heartily agree!!! Not to mention "The Bearded" Look suited him well.
Gabriel always reminded me of a "Mysterious Traveling Minstrel" in his shows, whereas Phil "felt" like a bloke you could have a couple pints with swapping stories.
ScooterandSparky 1 year ago
No bay thats Bruford on the chops..long before your time kiddy...he was in Brand X a bar band for the real 'listeners'..who appreciate this form of prog rock....$20. bux if you can tell me who made up the rest of Brand X...no computers G...you have 30 seconds?
Gemma
repelghosts 1 year ago
@repelghosts Chester Thompson is on drums here
Tommygun1028 1 year ago 8
@Tommygun1028 chester played for zappa also!!!
zappahart 1 year ago
..."surprise, surprise"... This is my youth
donnaquichotta1 1 year ago
@repelghosts john goodall was the bassist
daddysevenpointfiver 1 year ago
@daddysevenpointfiver I think he was the guitarist. Percy Jones was the Bassist.
dsteele1 1 year ago
@repelghosts not Bill Bruford on the drums actually its Chester Thompson
avalanche344 11 months ago
@jim546 Both Hackett and Rutherford played the guitars on "A trick of the Tail"
recordings of the album. Live, yes . Steurmer played lead guitar.
Progrose 1 year ago
GREAT STUFF!
666pokey 1 year ago
It was wonerful in front row ,dead center in 1980 in Toronto..little too close though K...email me
Hard Hugs
Gemma
repelghosts 1 year ago
Love this song! Thanks for this. Such a good song. Never gets old.
BrokenArts 1 year ago
what's a squonk?
nat00ben06 1 year ago
@nat00ben06
It's kind of like the sound of a Duck
rlevanony 1 year ago
@nat00ben06
A Squonk is a small creature with a beard that spends much of its early life hiding behind drum kits. When abandoned by its vocalist, it ventures forth to the front microphone to confront an audience, only to scurry back and hide behind the drums when confronted with instrumental passages.
Sadly, in later life, it can often be seen singing insipid pop songs.
TheOmanJam 1 year ago 4
@TheOmanJam but he did well... great play along..
micktheMaag 1 year ago
Darryl stuermer, a quite acceptable guitarist.
skippy180864 1 year ago
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sherrytoo , Mike played ALL guitars on And then there were three .
Daryl was only used for live shows
tulipwinesoup 1 year ago
sherytoo , Mike Rutherford played ALL guitars on And then there were three .
Daryl was only guitarist for live shows
tulipwinesoup 1 year ago
steve hacket played guitar till the and then there were three album.
sherrytoo 1 year ago
@sherrytoo no, Steve Hackett's last album with Genesis was Wind & Wuthering. Daryl Steurmer was the guitarist on And Then There Were Three.
Tommygun1028 1 year ago
@Tommygun1028 Steurmer was only used in live performances, Rutherford did all guitars on that album.
jim546 1 year ago 2
@jim546 Thanks, I didn't know that
Tommygun1028 1 year ago
@Tommygun1028 and genesis would never be the same again :(
LegionsOfTheSerpent 1 year ago
who is playing guitar
garthfinney 1 year ago
Timeless & Epic
mactheartofwarfare 1 year ago
Perfect song and performance!! The bass line is phantastic and I also love how Phil is telling us the story - with all the gestures, you could believe he's really got the poor Squonk in his sack.
WhiteWolfDief 1 year ago 3
Phil Collins was just so awesome. Powerful singer, great drummer and song writer. Very under rated, truly one of the all time great rockers...
Jangocat 1 year ago 2
Back at this...Daryl S. is good, really good. Must be a strange position to be in for him
woofycalling 1 year ago
Phil is on FIRE
woofycalling 1 year ago
Phil was a different human being here. It's hard to imagine how he became so 'Hollywood' and did all that insipid stuff later with Genesis and on his own. You can see the mischievous spirit of Collins and the band here - where did it go? I guess they just went for the money later and forgot the spirit. Now listen 'ere Collins!
TheOmanJam 1 year ago
The bass line on this is so fucking awesome and love the keyboard outro at the end!
Latt87 1 year ago 2
THIS IS SO GREAT!! Thank You :*
ToxicMindJunk 1 year ago
Chester is all over the drums...wow, excellent. Thanks for posting.
hellonwheels2u 1 year ago
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SHAKEDOWN72 1 year ago
1986 so very sad. All the king's horses and all the king's men coulldn't put him together again was there a sadder Genesis song? But LONELY MAN ON THE CORNER!!
Big5XL 1 year ago
Damn, its hard to listen to the album version of this song after hearing this. Phil's raspy voice and his phrasing on this version are so solid, and the bass pedals are so huge, it's my favorite version. And when people slag Phil, just direct them to this video. It will have the same effect of throwing a pie in the silly sod's face. 4:42 to the end in particular. (I can't listen to the album without the whistling bit now. Phil was The Kid.)
LiquidLen333 1 year ago
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Tony resent to steve,because hackett most favoured music
antoniopinamarques 1 year ago
Phil is singing through a Shure 57?? Was that really the mic of choice for the tour?
ReverbAndBeer 1 year ago
@ReverbAndBeer No, it's a Killeen harmony.
miamad 1 year ago
Yeah I saw them at Winterland in SF in the mid 70's? They wrere great!!
ceswert 1 year ago
This is Genesis, so they can do what they want, but the song does call for closed hi-hat in the beginning. Like when I play it in my band, at the 1min and 58 sec mark (shameless plug). Search "waiting room promo"
M32Encina 1 year ago
Love it!!!
M32Encina 1 year ago
FABULOUS! Did you know today is the 30th Anniversay of this Sqonk rendition 6th May 1980 it was - and now it's 6th May 2010. I bet the BBC don't bother to broadcastit! The BBC actually showed some songs from 7th May 1980 on TV that year on The Old Grey Whistle Test programme, (not quite as tight a performance as the bootleg video of the 6th, Phil's voice was rougher on the 7th) but wow, what a group!
TheOmanJam 1 year ago
God, A Trick of the Tail was SUCH A GREAT ALBUM! Not too many people know about it.
poptartsandburgers 1 year ago 2
I´m not fond of how Chester developed the beat on that song since the 70s. I personally think that nobody played Squonk better than Bill Bruford. He made the song flow while Chester emphasizes too much on 1s and 3s. Also, the permanently open hi-hat doesn´t really fit in here.
rybnikpl 1 year ago
@rybnikpl weren't open hi-hats in the albumversion to,,. I thought so,,.
emiel4sma 1 year ago
thank you Thank You THANK YOU TOMMYGUN ~ !!
gaileeoh 1 year ago 7
You're WELCOME!!
Tommygun1028 1 year ago
@Tommygun1028 Tommy, do you know where this was filmed?.
jonquil4000 1 year ago
@jonquil4000 at the Lyceum Theater in London in 1980 and is available on Genesis Six Hours Live 2-DVD set available at Tommygunvideo website. Click below the video to see my website or send me a msg
Tommygun1028 1 year ago
thank you Thank You THANK YOU TOMMYGUN ~ !
gaileeoh 1 year ago 2
KiCk ASS!!!
USAJungleGym 1 year ago 2
The way the beat kicks in is out of this universe.
Max11551 1 year ago 3
AMAZING SINGER
ryno9534 1 year ago
that tour was angry phil tour, right?
negriux22 1 year ago 2
Chester was kickin the fuckin drums here!
jboogiee 1 year ago
Collins is a fuckin dynamo here, Gabriel or no Garbiel.
alzico 1 year ago 3
holy fuck, this is a great song. amazing live video, too.
enmasse 1 year ago 3
love the deep bass of the old Moog Taurus 1 bass pedals
great song!
retrosound72 2 years ago 12
Not to mention that typical Yamaha CP70 "Clang" that Tony is using here, I actually like it better than the Pianet he used on the recording.
To get back on Rutherford, I played a Shergold Doubleneck like the one he uses here, it was like strapping on a grand piano, by far the heaviest guitar I ever played.
WouterJ 1 year ago
hackett is my favorite musician of all time, but daryl can definitely play...
ralphus555 2 years ago
Is that really Daryl?!?!?
CallMeDjm 2 years ago
Nope,,,,,stunt double
mugencart 2 years ago
YES...IS DARYL ...
genesisinsideme 2 years ago
Americans....well there is merely 2 kinds: the hamburger-casino idiots , and the genuine PEOLPE. TOMMYGUN is CLASS!
Bernard De Schepper is my name.
lekezenman 2 years ago 3
hello friend! 5***** for this Genesis vid
and have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
SUN :)
sun21760flower 2 years ago 4
Those were the trippy days. the days when we listened to pre-commercial Genesis music and knew that consciousness would turn mystical one day. I'm still hoping for that kind of spiritual evolution in our lifetime.
jeffteach 2 years ago 3
And do you rember such bands like YES, ELP or King Crimson? That was fantastic, wasn' that?
mangione56 2 years ago
Wow, Collins was in superstar form. His voice was perfect as well.
If casual fans like that, they need to seek out Seconds Out right NOW!
genesis1975 2 years ago
Too bad this song was only played live for a short period. I believe after Duke, they never played it live anymore
jossy2112 2 years ago
@jossy2112 At least they play Los Endos.
shaynegryn 2 years ago
@jossy2112 They did bring it back into the set on the Mama Tour in the oldies medley they did including such songs as Eleventh Earl Of Mar, The Lamb, Firth Of Fifth, and The Musical Box and others. They switched that medley up a few times over the course of the tour, but Squonk was included for a while.
bigman208 2 years ago
Who is the guy with the perm on guitar?
Stroboskop 2 years ago
@Stroboskop Daryl Stuermer. Replaced Steve Hackett only live.
jossy2112 2 years ago
@Stroboskop it's Daryl Stuermer. He looks a lot more respectable these days.
shaynegryn 2 years ago
Dont care what kind of shirt he wears, talent is talent my friends!
leenie41 2 years ago 2
F#($#*ing A!!!!! Phil was on F#@($# INg fire in these days!!! It reminds me of my childhood, my teenage years, damn, were those the daze!!!!!!
hikernut1968 2 years ago 4
Love the use of the Moog Taurus bass pedals by Mike!
mrgoodvibrations 2 years ago 3
Great performance with a really inspired Phil Collins...very good the whistle at 4.47!
andreassi11 2 years ago 2
hawaiian shirts were in fashion in the uk in the 80's these songs remind me of smoking weed in the summer school holidays
happy times
centralscrutinizer9 2 years ago
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rcameront 2 years ago
hawaiann shirt phil wow
bbobb84 2 years ago
It seemed for awhile parts were interchangeable,but the outcome was the same---Beautiful,heartfelt,pounding music...
PoconoMtnMan 2 years ago
This reminds me of how I had " Seconds Out " on LP years ago and played the shit out of it!!
I need to finally buy a copy of it on CD.
bigal838 2 years ago
Once again the lack of anything resembling intelligent comment/discussion on a youtube comment board reigns supreme! Thanks for not letting us all down, asshats. Great video, by the way. Phil's hawaiian shirt/beard phase... and they made fun of Pete's costumes... tsk tsk
obsidiansands1 2 years ago
better than the no shirt and wristband phase? lol
excelerater 2 years ago
i really hated the guitarist they picked after hackett, this one guy with the 80's mustache adds so many little frills and unnecessary notes in his solos
Crimsonphilosophy 2 years ago
Daryl Stuermer- he was great in Jean Luc Ponty's band, but I can see your complaint.
obsidiansands1 2 years ago
It's called individual style.
kamwrites 2 years ago
well everyone has their opinion, cheers:)
Crimsonphilosophy 2 years ago
Cheers back to ya, friend!
kamwrites 2 years ago
Phil is very expressive in this performance. I wonder if it's the beard? :)
N1095A 2 years ago 2
How can any Genesis fan not know thats Chester on drums????
That astounds me!
squonkynut 2 years ago
There's a discussion about this?
Wanderlustus 2 years ago