Peter Gabriel's First Show (Part 1)

[TopherBrink]

This is actually Peter's seventh show ever: Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 15 March 1977. If you need proof, listen at 1:52 to the accidental tap on the microphone in the line "they were getting older" -- this exactly matches the same tap on the PRRP Special Edition release of the boot from this show. I am fairly sure that the band was Steve Hunter, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin, Larry Fast, Phil Aaberg, Alan Schwartzberg, and Jimmy Maelen.

[cathoderoy]

I love Larry Fast's sample and hold synth panning back and forth across the stage...it's obviously a board recording, and great quality.

[filmneye]

@cathoderoy I have a bootleg tape rcdg of the full concert PG performed @The Roxy in LA where Robert Fripp is introduced as "Dusty Rhodes." I've been meaning to get it digitized & uploaded onto YouTube. It's a fairly decent rcdg. & it has most, if not all, of PG's eccentric intros to his songs. I'll get it uploaded here fairly soon.

[Slacktest]

@filmneye Please let us know when you do. TY

[filmneye]

@Slacktest I'll try to get it up soon. Thanks for the reminder.

[2006bauhaus]

Great upload, interesting comments. Thanks!

[mrbulkyc1]

I was at his first show was at the Academy of Music, NYC he didnt perform any songs from second album.He was very short of material ( he covered Aint that peculiar)his encore was Back in NYC.It was not a great show.He was very nervous.He wore a grey hoodie.The band from the second album (Bottom Line show)were the dudes from the Rockaplast video.I was standing at the bar,a short man on my right side,says excuse me steps in front of me,walks onstage, plays Here Comes the Flood...Robert Fripp

[54herve]

j ai vu ce spectacle a paris!! fete de l huma!! un pot pourri de son premier album solo!! plus un back sur the lamb!! 2 morceaux je crois!!

[vigovinie1]

This is awesome. Period.

[cathoderoy]

The first show Gabriel did with this line up was at The Roxy, there's a WAY better quality recording of it that's been around for decades, I've heard it many, many times...Fripp was called "Dusty Rhodes", I met him at a signing, and offered him a drawing I spent all night on, in order to get into a sold out Frippertronics show...he said he couldn't do it, and he proceeded to scribble on it with his magic marker...I asked him to sign it, and he signed it "Dusty Rhodes"...I won a ticket, anyway.

[treborolyat]

He did not do On the Air. The version of "Here Comes the Flood" is a latter one where he slowed it down on piano without the band. Live that night he did it with the full band. Robert Fripp at that time was rumored to be playing off stage but no one really saw him nor was he introduced. The encore was a great rendition of "Back in NY City" where he ran down the isles of the audience with lights up. He ran all over the stage quite a bit that night. Incredible concert worth the 4 hour drive.

[cathoderoy]

@treborolyat Gabriel and this band played an early incarnation of "On The Air" during his first post-Genesis tour, which I like WAY better than the subsequent live and studio one that ended up on his second solo record...I like Alan Schwartzberg's drumming 1000% better than Jerry Marotta's, too...he opened the show w/ the stripped down version of "Here Comes the Flood", which he liked better than Bob Ezrin's overblown production, although he did do it AGAIN during the show like the lp version.

[treborolyat]

Sorry folks, I was there as well - the most accurate statement I read here is about Television getting booed off the stage. They not only got booed but had fruit thrown at them and the lead singer/guitarist would sneer at everyone when that happened. This concert was not the first solo concert but the first North American solo concert - he did at least one show in London I believe.

[tacomadc]

@treborolyat Poor television! The progressive crowd wasn't ready for new wave music, and there was still a lot of hostility at that time.

[kennyl2112]

Also at this time Tony Levin HAD hair he had yet to shave his head

[kennyl2112]

The Capitol in Passaic was the best small theatre on the right coast USA. I saw U2 thereAmong many other s

[kennyl2112]

The show was definitely the first..I was there. The opening band was Tom Verlaines' band TELEVISION...They got booed off the stage

[racer500gp]

I saw this tour at the Roxy in L.A. Every show, every night.

[loekie64]

Robert Fripp was present in this gig but was placed behind the curtain and introduced as "Dusty Rhodes"... Clearly present on "Here comes the flood"

[hunkydorey2]

Amazing upload, outstanding

You do mean that this is his first SOLO show though.....right

[Slo4k]

How can this be Peter's first show when he'd already toured with the Genesis since 1970? or are you just counting from his first solo shows? =)

[cathoderoy]

@Slo4k OMG, are you shitting me??

[darley1958]

its 'here comes the flood' from the first album. Tut tut!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kikucchii]

Peter was young, and very cool.

[lorenic95]

peter seemed younger than 71-75 period with these hair

[jebuck51]

I was at this show! Capital Theater in Passaic NJ. Ended with a blistering version of Back in NYC. Smashed a tambourine to bits.

[maradei]

How can this be the 1st show playing On The Air from the 2nd album if Im not mistaken?? I will say it does sound like Fripp though for sure...just part of the setlist??

[derneueuntergang]

@maradei Some songs from the 2nd album were written 1976/77.

[vinstrumentals]

Thank you!  Priceless stuff

[cunoLein]

danke fuer den upload

[trople]

Thanks so much for uploading, amazing to hear this show!

[RadioCannedMusic]

I saw this show at Winterland in SF. Fucking Hot! I still talk about it to friends.

It was the first non general admission show there.

And I bought my ticket at the door that night! Like $6.50 or so.

[Dethancooper]

Thanks for posting this!!! As it turns out, I have this...but not on Youtube!!! Nice to have to listen to... I wish someone had his show at Winterland, SF 1977 (my first show seeing Peter Gabriel, Fripp, and Steve Hunter). He never had a band of heavyweights like this again....

[amebasc]

On the air first version, too much different.

Thanks a lot.

[PalerShadeOfWhite]

Thank you for putting up this series. You have no idea how much enjoyment it has brought me, Take care.

[gennatnic]

Loooord!!!! here comes the flood!!!....

[vuotopiuscuro]

definitely good 2 know

[MrLucasBrice]

This is NOT the Capitol Theatre show. It is the Cleveland show from March 15th, 1977. There's a bit cut out from the beginning where Gabriels says: "It's been a long while since I was back in...Cleveland...it's nice to be back".

Sorry.

[ksjoyjespeace]

WITH ROBERT FRIPP!!!! UNBELIEVABLE QUALITY!!! THANK YOU!!

[journeythruthepast]

Rough early version of "On the Air" but I like that reggae rhythm before the chorus in this version. I almost wish they used that on the studio version.

[rocker70sman]

Are those the pictures from the same show?

[derneueuntergang]

@rocker70sman no no. but approx. from the same year.

[chyrd]

@derneueuntergang damn... I miss the Capital theater... what a great place to see a show...

[makissoflife]

Wow! Fantastic!

Thanks so much! : )

[camarillobrillo68]

greaaaaaaaat!!!!!!!!! :-)))))))