Genesis - 10 - Firth Of Fifth (Katowice, Poland 1998)

[jensen91865]

MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENT CHESTER THOMSON AND DARYL STUERMER SUCKED!!!!!!!!!

[jensen91865]

BOUT TIME PHIL LEFT!!

[MrAntIbarra]

Anthony Drennan didnt to TOO bad but I thought Nir did pretty good on the drums. Considering the circumstances it really could have been worse but it was good for what it was. CAS is still a good album. You're stepping into Hackett and Collins territory. NO ONE is gonna be as good as the originals but these guys did a good job. IMO

[SPECTRE1961]

No words ... Eh ?

Chester Thompson is really Great !

But ... Nir ZIDKYAHU (Made in Israel) is a INCREDIBLE drummer !

No doubt ...

[SuperGrayeagle]

Chester and Phil are unbeatable

[comicerrant1]

i actually REALLY like the solo, but i think the drummer completely F*CKS the anticipated reprise at 4:13, and it really disrupts the atmosphere for me to the point where the i stop and come back down, with a frown on my face.

[kamwrites]

Damn, you people are harsh.

[sgq85]

genesis with collins was a tribute band

[kamwrites]

@sgq85 pffft. Please.

[tiyok]

it's just like watching a tribute band.

[dominiccarter77]

Mike should be doing the solo's.

[Tsnore]

And Then There Were Two? Next it could be Michael Rutherford is Genesis Live - Tour 2012!

[lastertower]

My favorite band playing horrible versions of every song on this tour. And Tony Banks keyboard sounds kept getting cheesier and cheesier over time. I could find better sounds on a Casio Tony!!!!!

[peteainsworth]

I do like it, but it sounds more like a Genesis tribute act than Genesis themselves.

[jwild611]

I do like the solo here. No it isn't as good as Steve or Dayrls but considering this was his first tour with playing it he does really nice. I think the thing I like the most is the tone.

[hubiex]

This is much more listenable than ANY of Dayrl's versions. Way to go Anthony Drennon!!

[Manotorras]

Daryl Stuermer always!!! I don't want to know second(tribe) opinion(s)...

[TheRaven21251]

Sorry secondtribe, gotta disagree. Daryl's playing on this song is much stronger and much more consistant. The reason they didn't allow this guy to play with them in 2007 is obvious. Daryl has been a part of Genesis live for over 30 years, this guy played with them for what, a couple months? His playing just doesn't stand up to either Daryl's or Steve's.

[SilentGunman]

I'm shocked there are no snide "This is Wilson's best performance of the show" comments.

[kjs01452]

I was lucky enough to see this tour. it was such a shame they did'nt continue after, after calling all stations.

[secondtribe]

Great solo, miles better that Daryl Stuermer's. I wonder why they let Anto off in 2007 tour. He really feels this song, and Daryl seems to get tired playing this.

[3SJL209]

I never knew why Stuermer and Thompson had to leave just because the change of the lead vocalist.

[TheRaven21251]

@3SJL209 Daryl left Genesis when Phil did- and the reason to why was obvious. He was involved in Phil's career every step of the way, whereas with Genesis his role was regulated to touring member. Chester had commitments at the time. 

[jaydeegenesis99]

Very Good Very Good Very Good....NiRz Very Best..Don't use Darryl & Chester they are awfull..

[PeterMayer]

@jaydeegenesis99 don't use who and who are awful? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING?

[hubiex]

A nice change up...i applaud this performance..you just gotta admire Anthony's own take on this..very creative..need i say the man is smooth...make's what is difficult look easy...gotta give it up for NirZ also!

[nerolupo70]

Ogni nota in più rispetto all'assolo di Steve saprei io dove posizionargliela.. Che affronto interpretare in questo modo rozzo uno dei brani più magici della storia del prog. Anche il batterista non ha la finezza espressiva del brano originario.

[angusyoung98]

this solo really REALLY! SUCKS! IT'S LIKE A NONSENSE JAMMING SESSION, THAT GUY DOES NOT HAVE ANY STYLE TO PLAY GENESIS, NO ONE WILL EVER REPLACE MR. HACKETT, AND THAT NONE OF YOU CAN TELL ME I'M WRONG! ALSO THIS VERSION OF THE ENTIRE SONG DOESN'T HAVE ANY FEELING I MUST SAY

[sirReginaldFartsalot]

I agree.. the solo was rubbish.

[PeterMayer]

@angusyoung98 thank you! Someone who didn't get paid for posting a totally, bogus, positive comment!!!

[angusyoung98]

oh my! this and the album is a disgrace for genesis

[jaydeegenesis99]

Very good In DRUM & GUITAR Vrey Dramatic,,,Theatric,,Amazing & VERY Attractive

[Tsnore]

Gabriel should swallow his ego and do one tour with the lads for all the fans that gave him enough dough to go solo in the first place!

[aboveriver]

@Tsnore I wonder if Gabriel returning to Genesis is somewhat like Lionel Ritchie returning to The Commodores. It would be worthwhile to make great songwriting in to great songs, but it might be akin to working in tough-as-hell conditions. I thought there were more than a couple of egos and/or muses jousting for position in the songsmiths' workshop.

[jaydeegenesis99]

This is My Nationality Song....

[behindthelines72]

the solo sucks major balls

[Ltlegendary]

Nick did his guitar parts quite well and made this song his own but, still falls a little short on the creative side.

[johniaco1]

Chester was semi retired when this tour happened (From Chapter and verse) Phil even had a different drummer for 1994 and 1997 tours.  I agree Nir Z is a good drummer but needs some .....umph

[HoosierRobert]

The drumming is technically good, but boring. No sense of dynamics or emotion. What a waste on an amazing TB song that still moves me. I'd would have loved to heard Ray sing the vocal part.

[MattScales]

Better than Phil on drums ?!!! Slightly different maybe, not better, Phil hit perfection in his playing, this to me sounds a little bit 'session player' to me

[Avicamel]

Sometimes it seems like this guy is better than PC on drums...

[klwewf]

.....you mind explaining yourself?

[behindthelines72]

But still it would be better mike playing then this guy

[audiotrax2000]

Why did they hire that awful guitar player; no personality, just boring. Sounds like try out night. I''m a big fan of Nir Z, he's one of the best studio drummers out there, but somehow it all lacks passion. Wierd, 'cause you can hear the bass and the keyboards still have the original feel. Doesn't blend. Boy, am I picky - but I should be - it's Genesis!

[donutcookiepie]

I certainly agree about Nir Z. But, I think that Anthony Drenon is not a bad guitar player at all. He's not Hackett, but I think he does the job well enough.

[RonG40]

Nick DiVirgilio would have been a much better drummer for this tour, IMO...

[emiel4sma]

they should have taken Chester with them, but they didn't, which really is disrespectfull to him, he's great, and knows all there stuff...

[RonG40]

Rumor, is he wanted to be a full band member...something Banks and Rutherford weren't prepared to do. Still, I have to wonder that tour would have sounded with him getting as the only drummer for the first time.

[emiel4sma]

He was the only drummer, apart from 2 or 3 songs where phil jumped in, so I think he could have done it very well, but i guess we'll never know...

[behindthelines72]

Should have let Mike play the solo not this guy

[donutcookiepie]

MIke has said in interviews that he cannot play this solo very well and that is the case with most of Steve's stuff, so thats why Mike sticks to bass for most of the Gabriel stuff.

[klwewf]

Mike has never done this solo. He's the bass player in the band first & foremost. Always has been.

[beng1lh00ly]

Nothing can touch Daryll's version

[bohica4you]

guitar is all over the place, drummer need more conviction and Hackett clean and disciplined solo is still the best.

dissapointing ending.

Tony must have been wincing on this one

[analogueaddict]

Steve is obviously the best, but this a good second. - captures some the 'moodiness' of the original, but with some nice tasteful original lick thrown in. Can't stand Daryll's fretw***ing traversty.

[TornadoOf07]

Guitar work is sub-standard. This guy just doesn't bring to the table what Steve and Daryl did. Sounds like tribute band guitar work. Drumming could be a little better too, but the drumming is better than this lousy guitar work.

[arleco12]

I wouldn´t put Daryl´s work at the same level than Steve´s. I love this song in every version, but I think that the original studio version, with its little amount of notes, is unsurpassed in emotion.

The whole studio version, with all its subtle arrangements, has an oldie melancholy that kills me.

[kevycanavan]

see Tony managed to stay in time haha

[Squonk337]

Not the best I've heard. NirZ- good drummer, but his drumming just doesn't match the power of Chester's and definitely not Phil's. The guitar solo is fair- but lacks the fire of Daryl's playing and the atmosphere of Steve's.

[HaroldTheBarrel65]

I agree, drumming and guitar work not up to snuff.

[MrBigmuffer]

@Squonk337 the solo is crap, simple as that

[Laminateddeffect]

I'm sorry but this version is hard to sit through. Steve's version Hands down is the best, I like Struemer's version as well, both different, both played with a sense of wisdom. This guy sounds like struemer trying to sound like Hackett......the solo just doesn't do it for me, and a horrible ending at that as well.

[snoozingphil]

Not bad but doesnt sound right in places

[weirdguy59]

steve hackett will always be the best, but this guy is pretty good

[koenenbw]

No-one can beat Steve Hacketts solo.

[felsner1]

This was such a bizarre period... Not only did Rutherford and Banks hire a twenty-something to front the band, but two new backing musicians as well. It all had little to do with Genesis, in my opinion, and is interesting only as a curiosum. Still, I'm very grateful you have posted this - it's hard tome come by material from this time, and this version isn't bad after all.

[adamgarcia34]

Excellent rendition - the best since Steve Hackett left. I prefer the sound of Nir on his own to Phil/Chester's flashy bombastics. And Drennan's sympathetic soloing here is miles better than Stuermer's jazz-rock/hair metal atrocity.

[miestenmies]

I don´t care what people say..the truth is that this version of genesis plays very good.. better than "the real thing" on the very reacent tour.and this song expecially sounds beautiful..with the solo by mr Drennan.And Nir´s heavy and carefull drumming rocks!! "There must be some other way" is another Gem from this tour

[mikew4001]

Wow great version of this classic Genesis song!