Epic flanging effect on Mike's guitar during his epic solo. Daryl Stuermer adding some funky bass guitar riffs which was not on the studio version. Chester, Daryl and Tony carry this version. Mike hit one bum note on 6:57 but other than that rocked. Phil made up for his vocal delivery (voice kept cracking, he also goofed the lyrics on "In the Cage") with one of the best drum performances.
The Boys are a legend, don't put them down! ****** They were way ahead of their time with the equipment they had to work with. Just imagine them coming out now with all the hi-tech stuff! it wouldn't be the same.
Why is it I can no longer find the Turn it On Again live from this particular concert? To me it is their best version of the song. Yet it's nowhere to be found on here.
I like this song! There is this blog called SongSense.info where they tell you what the song really means. I can't believe what some songs are really about. I never would have imagined some of it. Cool Stuff.
I love the instrumental portion in the second half of this video. The vintage synths, the dual drummers, the fine guitar work. It would be hard to mistake that sound for any other band.
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same with John Cougar Melloncamp and Hall and Oats - OR how about Led Zepplin Tears for Fears - Prince - Michael - Madonna - Elton - Rod - Freddy - they all had their time!
phil sounds great on this! i agree abacab is a great album,i think this(abacab)and duke are there best as a three piece.after that i think they had 5 great songs on all albums combined
I don't know what's up with Phil's vocals on this performance, but on The Invisible Touch Tour AKA "Live at Wembley Stadium" it's perfect, that was a seriously kickass show.
The album version was performed on another date. The one on the album was from 12-23-81 in england where this version is from 11-29-81 and phil was struggling a bit that night. in fact, mostly everything on Three Sides Live isnt from the video version.
Dodo/Lurker, Abacab and In the Cage medley are from Birmingham NEC. TIOA, BTL, Duchess and Me and Sarah Jane are from Nassau Coliseum. Follow You Follow Me was from Lyceum 1980. Three Sides Live was so named here in the US for its fourth studio side was the UK 3X3 EP (Paperlate, You Might Recall and Me and Virgil) plus the two Duke B-sides (Evidence of Autumn and Open Door). The UK got live readings of One For the Vine (1980), Fountain of Salmacis (1978) and It/Watcher of the Skies (1976)
I just realize It's not the same version that they use for the album, maybe this was from a different night but there's obvious differences between this video of three sides live and the actual album.
@fendweller So what if it's not spot on dude. This is one of the best Genesis songs ever and Three Sides Live is one of the greatest albums ever man. Does it really matter if they mixed and moshed things?? I remember as a kid, riding my bike 5 miles to a local record shop to buy Three sides Live with my lawn mowing money. Don't ruin my childhood memory by say Phil's voice was a little off. So what if it was? When you were 12 years old, it didn't matter!
@Burke68 it's not off. it's very hard to sing those high notes and in the live element he wasn't off, it just cracked a little in places where phil usually has excellent control, but it's rock and roll, and genesis were one of the best.
According to Genesis bandmate Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins can't properly play drums nor piano nor write songs now. PC's right hand still bothers him after he had neck and spinal surgery at the conclusion of the Turn It On Again Tour in 2007 to correct some back damage. On top of that, PC is now deaf in one ear. These sad development officially ends Genesis. If Phil Collins can regain his strength to play drums again then we may see one last Genesis gig. If not, they ended with the 2007 tour.
Brought Up With This Stuff,My Uncle 'KIDDO' Kidson Played Nowt Else,Pissed Myself When i First Saw Him Hoovering The Stage On The 3 Sides Live Video,Great For Backstage Passes,Especially On The Mama Tour 84 NEC Birmingham UK. Ex AC/DC Stage Manager, Now Retired To Marbella,Cheers KIDDO, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the version from the Mama tour is the best... I've never been too keen on this version. Maybe they hadn't played it enough times to really stretch out on it...
I love the Wembley concert version of Abacab (Especially the funky instrumental) but this version of Abacab is more true to the original & still my favorite. The tone of Mike's guitar & his playing really sounds phenomenal here.
@boongg It's amazing the amount of bassists in the industry list him as a major influence. From Geddy Lee, to Steve Harris of Iron Maiden (Mike DID play one of the first "Mosh bass lines" in "Supper's Ready") ;) and many many others.
With all due respect, I can't agree that Abacab sounds like a Phil Collins album. No Reply at All and Man on the Corner maybe, but can you imagine Phil doing Dodo/Lurker or Me and Sarah Jane (or for that matter, an extended ROCK instrumental solo like at the end of the song Abacab) on one of his solo albums? On the other hand, as soon as I heard Invisible Touch/Throwing it All Away/In Too Deep I pined for the "good old days" of Abacab
You are of course right in saying that Abacab doesn´t sound exactly like a P. Collins-album, but there is much more Phil in Abacab, compared to Duke, the Mama-album, etc., and that´s the reason why i dislike this album. I´m a Genesis fan, but i believe that Abacab was one big mistake. I think that Mike & Tony was so overwhelmed by the succes of Face value that they allowed more of Phil´s ideas on this album. -Like the awful horn section on No reply...
I didn't like No reply at all at first, I hated the fact theat Genesis had a Horn section in any of their songs..........................but then, i dont know how, but it actually grew on me. NOw I really dont mind it, i'l hear it every now & then. But yea, this album does that "phil-ness" all over it, more than some other ones......
I disagree - this is poor by Mike's standards. In fact, it's not a great version of Abacab - Wembley is far superior. As for Firth of Fifth, I can see Mike doing a good job of it, but not as good as Daryll!
Epic flanging effect on Mike's guitar during his epic solo. Daryl Stuermer adding some funky bass guitar riffs which was not on the studio version. Chester, Daryl and Tony carry this version. Mike hit one bum note on 6:57 but other than that rocked. Phil made up for his vocal delivery (voice kept cracking, he also goofed the lyrics on "In the Cage") with one of the best drum performances.
tjrrockandrollmaster 3 months ago
Really like the sound of Collins drums here
mulleoops 4 months ago
The Boys are a legend, don't put them down! ****** They were way ahead of their time with the equipment they had to work with. Just imagine them coming out now with all the hi-tech stuff! it wouldn't be the same.
jlc7300 8 months ago
sorry....just genesis
congrio67 8 months ago
The band Abacabb is better than this.
ariadarabi 10 months ago
Why is it I can no longer find the Turn it On Again live from this particular concert? To me it is their best version of the song. Yet it's nowhere to be found on here.
Msumner316 1 year ago
@Msumner316 Youtube removed it on here because the audio matches the same concert as the one found on the album version.
PhilGenesisDB 1 year ago
@Msumner316
there is a disco called "three sides live" in which you can find this version. I agree with you: this is the best version of this song-
RobertvonRankeGraves 1 month ago
6: 55 Mike: Ups.... Oh, well, nobody will notice.
MrMrEFE 1 year ago
Easily one of the hardest rocking tracks the Gen boys ever did.
mc3catss 1 year ago
Doing it again Genesis!!
Giving my ears the food thet need to whitstand all the stupid sound from Goverment, president, political suckers and so on =)
Hare Krishna
jajss 1 year ago
yeah,what hare said!
fclefer 1 year ago
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I like this song! There is this blog called SongSense.info where they tell you what the song really means. I can't believe what some songs are really about. I never would have imagined some of it. Cool Stuff.
FinalScoreProducts 1 year ago
I love the instrumental portion in the second half of this video. The vintage synths, the dual drummers, the fine guitar work. It would be hard to mistake that sound for any other band.
trekohio 1 year ago
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its all about chester..
cjkilty 1 year ago
ita all about chester..
cjkilty 1 year ago
those drums are banging
perrimybaby 1 year ago
My kids will learn from this video-Toni is age 4.5. She already won a few drum sticks from music raffles.
Pascy14able 1 year ago
love this song a lot...
7373Patricia 1 year ago
Tony Banks on keys, Mike Rutherford on guitar and Phil singing.What more do you expect? Fantastic performance.
MarkyCool67 1 year ago 3
wow Tony Banks was very sexy in this show...
7373Patricia 1 year ago 2
A Masterpiece.
LonesomeTroubadour 1 year ago
Sheer sexy. Love
lexdh9 1 year ago
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clapton00 1 year ago
Excellent and complexed song!
cbfall 1 year ago
What's up with Phil playing pocket pool?
badboybob1074 1 year ago
If you are not flying around 6:20......
jajss 1 year ago 3
people 4get how bid phil was - is -
same with John Cougar Melloncamp and Hall and Oats - OR how about Led Zepplin Tears for Fears - Prince - Michael - Madonna - Elton - Rod - Freddy - they all had their time!
Lets not forget the king!
E L V I S !
martind586 2 years ago
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ya but Elvis sucked cock
really big cock a lot of cock
he was reallty gay
not that anything is wrong with that.
faggot!
waveoflight 1 year ago
Tony at 5:09 looks like Jon Cryer from 2 AND A HALF MEN.
Chrisdrumz 2 years ago
ABACAB was the last great GENESIS album.
Chrisdrumz 2 years ago
He he so nice
jajss 2 years ago
phil sounds great on this! i agree abacab is a great album,i think this(abacab)and duke are there best as a three piece.after that i think they had 5 great songs on all albums combined
jltjr5 2 years ago
The best album of the Collins Era is.......Abacab ;)
jrlynn79 2 years ago
Good Job To them
Look Forward to Seeing them in the Rock Hall Of Fame, 2010
Peace and Love From Me:)
ghetoswift 2 years ago
The lyrics sound like someone is doing "lines" of cocaine on a mirror or glass. Also like someone is desparate to find their stash.
Captain7863231 2 years ago
The version on 3 Sides Live was way better than the studio recording. The extended closing section is mindbending brilliance.
KenMrshll 2 years ago 4
I don't know what's up with Phil's vocals on this performance, but on The Invisible Touch Tour AKA "Live at Wembley Stadium" it's perfect, that was a seriously kickass show.
DisasterPiece73 2 years ago
Wow! I have such great memories from this tour ~ Thanks for posting this!!
RipplesBlueGirl 2 years ago
Phil's voice struggles a bit in places. Did they do overdubs for the album?
fendweller 2 years ago
The album version was performed on another date. The one on the album was from 12-23-81 in england where this version is from 11-29-81 and phil was struggling a bit that night. in fact, mostly everything on Three Sides Live isnt from the video version.
PhilGenesisDB 2 years ago
Dodo/Lurker, Abacab and In the Cage medley are from Birmingham NEC. TIOA, BTL, Duchess and Me and Sarah Jane are from Nassau Coliseum. Follow You Follow Me was from Lyceum 1980. Three Sides Live was so named here in the US for its fourth studio side was the UK 3X3 EP (Paperlate, You Might Recall and Me and Virgil) plus the two Duke B-sides (Evidence of Autumn and Open Door). The UK got live readings of One For the Vine (1980), Fountain of Salmacis (1978) and It/Watcher of the Skies (1976)
floydgenesisnut 2 years ago
@PhilGenesisDB
Darned, that will teach me not to read before posting :-(
Right on, thanks!
Eaulive 1 year ago
@fendweller
he doesnt struggle. it's called rocknroll. :-)
romaneberle 1 year ago
@fendweller this is the actual sound without all the studio magic.
Opinionatedguy1989 1 year ago
@fendweller
I just realize It's not the same version that they use for the album, maybe this was from a different night but there's obvious differences between this video of three sides live and the actual album.
At least for this song.
Eaulive 1 year ago
@fendweller
Eaulive 1 year ago
@fendweller So what if it's not spot on dude. This is one of the best Genesis songs ever and Three Sides Live is one of the greatest albums ever man. Does it really matter if they mixed and moshed things?? I remember as a kid, riding my bike 5 miles to a local record shop to buy Three sides Live with my lawn mowing money. Don't ruin my childhood memory by say Phil's voice was a little off. So what if it was? When you were 12 years old, it didn't matter!
Burke68 1 year ago
@Burke68 it's not off. it's very hard to sing those high notes and in the live element he wasn't off, it just cracked a little in places where phil usually has excellent control, but it's rock and roll, and genesis were one of the best.
daddysevenpointfiver 1 year ago
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Now he writes songs for Disney.
(puke)
septip123 2 years ago
According to Genesis bandmate Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins can't properly play drums nor piano nor write songs now. PC's right hand still bothers him after he had neck and spinal surgery at the conclusion of the Turn It On Again Tour in 2007 to correct some back damage. On top of that, PC is now deaf in one ear. These sad development officially ends Genesis. If Phil Collins can regain his strength to play drums again then we may see one last Genesis gig. If not, they ended with the 2007 tour.
floydgenesisnut 2 years ago
Brought Up With This Stuff,My Uncle 'KIDDO' Kidson Played Nowt Else,Pissed Myself When i First Saw Him Hoovering The Stage On The 3 Sides Live Video,Great For Backstage Passes,Especially On The Mama Tour 84 NEC Birmingham UK. Ex AC/DC Stage Manager, Now Retired To Marbella,Cheers KIDDO, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
inspectorsteff 2 years ago
I think the version from the Mama tour is the best... I've never been too keen on this version. Maybe they hadn't played it enough times to really stretch out on it...
DoubleACbg 2 years ago
This is good.
TheConstruct 2 years ago
love this song. wonder though, what the synth he plays for the synth solos? doesn't look like a jupiter 8
markdepper 2 years ago
I love the Wembley concert version of Abacab (Especially the funky instrumental) but this version of Abacab is more true to the original & still my favorite. The tone of Mike's guitar & his playing really sounds phenomenal here.
vodude 2 years ago 3
@vodude I hate to say, but Mike hits a really bum note at 6.57.
KenMrshll 2 years ago
rutherford = better than eric clapton
CougarLee 2 years ago 3
are you serieus??
i'm a huge genesis fan!!
I've got many live dvd's from them.
But rutherford sucks compare to eric clapton!
I've you compare eric clapton or daryl stuermer to rutherford, rutherfor is a pusy then...
pisax121 2 years ago
No.
CougarLee 2 years ago
you have the right to think that...
pisax121 2 years ago 2
He's alright on the guitar. NOthing special, nevertheless, pretty good.
If anything, BAss was his specialty.
I believe he's even said that before
YOu cant compare clapton & rutherford.
Apples & oranges my friend.
Laminateddeffect 2 years ago
that's true
he isn't bad but not that good
it's still good music!! :-)
Apples & oranges my friend?? --> very funny dude! ;-)
pisax121 2 years ago
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MisterQuebec 2 years ago
Mike is a decent rock guitarist. However, he is a lengedary rock bassist.
boongg 2 years ago 13
@boongg It's amazing the amount of bassists in the industry list him as a major influence. From Geddy Lee, to Steve Harris of Iron Maiden (Mike DID play one of the first "Mosh bass lines" in "Supper's Ready") ;) and many many others.
ScooterandSparky 1 year ago
Abacab sounds like a Phil Collins solo album, rather than Genesis. It has always been my least favourite Genesis album.
kaspervzzzbx 2 years ago
With all due respect, I can't agree that Abacab sounds like a Phil Collins album. No Reply at All and Man on the Corner maybe, but can you imagine Phil doing Dodo/Lurker or Me and Sarah Jane (or for that matter, an extended ROCK instrumental solo like at the end of the song Abacab) on one of his solo albums? On the other hand, as soon as I heard Invisible Touch/Throwing it All Away/In Too Deep I pined for the "good old days" of Abacab
raelraven2 2 years ago 2
You are of course right in saying that Abacab doesn´t sound exactly like a P. Collins-album, but there is much more Phil in Abacab, compared to Duke, the Mama-album, etc., and that´s the reason why i dislike this album. I´m a Genesis fan, but i believe that Abacab was one big mistake. I think that Mike & Tony was so overwhelmed by the succes of Face value that they allowed more of Phil´s ideas on this album. -Like the awful horn section on No reply...
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...And of course there are still lots of Mike & Tony trademarks on Abacab, like the ones you mentioned. :-)
kaspervzzzbx 2 years ago
I didn't like No reply at all at first, I hated the fact theat Genesis had a Horn section in any of their songs..........................but then, i dont know how, but it actually grew on me. NOw I really dont mind it, i'l hear it every now & then. But yea, this album does that "phil-ness" all over it, more than some other ones......
Laminateddeffect 2 years ago
I disagree - this is poor by Mike's standards. In fact, it's not a great version of Abacab - Wembley is far superior. As for Firth of Fifth, I can see Mike doing a good job of it, but not as good as Daryll!
beng1lh00ly 2 years ago
Not much emotion in the Wembley version. Here you have Mike on fire.
MisterQuebec 2 years ago
FUCK emotion. You don´t need emotion for it to sound good. And the Wembley version sounds GOOD, emotion or not.
emufan23 2 years ago 3
Mike is on fire during this guitar solo!
MisterQuebec 2 years ago 2
If I had to choose one guitarist in my rock band, I would take Mike anytime! I just love his solos!!
MisterQuebec 2 years ago 7
@MisterQuebec What about Mike Rutherford vs Steve Hackett? Who'd you pick then? :)
SPeacock 1 year ago
From 6:22: Best Rutherford's solo ever. Just perfect. Sometimes harsh, sometimes romantic. Sour and sweet!
MisterQuebec 2 years ago
You're right. This is his best solo. Very Floyd type of sound.
cagwa 2 years ago
I wish I could hear him playing Firth of Fifht solo. I'm positive it would sound better than Darryl.
MisterQuebec 2 years ago
genesis ya no ya!!! es lo maximo!!!
cesitar03 2 years ago
absolut great
thanks for posting
retrosound72 3 years ago 3
nice thx for the vid
91schumacher 3 years ago
Oooohhh my all time favorite Genesis song, no doubt. :)
Abacab1982 3 years ago
Apocalypse in 4/4.
ABittenfeld 3 years ago 2
Filthy and DELICIOUS!
TULLYCAST3 3 years ago