The Watch: The Fountain of Salmacis

The Watch plays Genesis, Montreux Prog Nights 2008, Ned Music Club, May 23, 2008

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[PaulHartXYZ]

GOOD LORD.

The lead singer sounds EXACTLY like a young Peter Gabriel. It's scary.

I love early early Genesis... Nursery Crymes, Trespass, etc.

[aihoschema]

Fantastic! Considering that The Watch is not a Genesis Tribute band (don't know if they started out as one though), but a Genesis-influenced band - they do a way better job than most. The atmosphere of the original is all there. Yep all keyboards are 100% convincing. Nice lead guitar. Great idea to use a Stick as the bass. Drummer sounds more Phil-ish than on their original tracks and the vocalist/flutist does the best Gabriel impression ever, including 'The Musical Box' wich I saw live once.

[sumstuff46]

This Band (The Watch) has to be one of THE BEST bands out there, there studio albums are deep, amazing stuff

Excellent Genesis Cover

[thanasse]

Not only the singer : they're all really good. SPlendid!!! Bravo!!!

[Eleonora1960]

Mio Dio. Del cantante si può dire quello che si disse di Phil Collins allorché Peter salutò il gruppo: che "sembra Peter Gabriel più di Peter Gabriel stesso" :-)

Magnifici. (Magnifici anche in sé, al di là del tribute ai Genesis).

Trying a translation: The lead singer sounds like Peter Gabriel more than Peter Gabriel himself... (which was said about Phil Collins, at the beginnings, after Peter saying goodbye).

A wonderful group!, thanks for sharing

[Eleonora1960]

Mio Dio. Del cantante si può dire quello che si disse di Phil Collins allorché Peter salutò il gruppo: che "sembra Peter Gabriel più di Peter Gabriel stesso" :-)

Magnifici.

Trying a translation: The lead singer sounds like Peter Gabriel more than Peter Gabriel himself... (which was said about Phil Collins, after Peter saying goodbye)

[bananeskit]

@PaulHartXYZ This don't have to be a good thing. No one loves a mimic. But i have to admit that they play so fucking good and he sings good even if he mimics.

[ozoshah]

these guys are not just the best re-interpreters of the genesis music, they have fortunately the right appeal for the prog music. (beards, moustaches, good faces). it is horrible seeing those amorphous guys in the tribute bands looking like "music hobbysits after the boring job"

[puppylover7117]

THE WATCH is a band to keep an eye on...they not only do Genesis music PERFECT but their original music is GREAT...sounds just like early Genesis...very talented...

[ScudoBR]

What can I say... IT'S FANTASTIC !

Guitar, keyboards, bass, percussion and the singer... WOW he's powerful and his voice is exquisite... without copy of the original version, he sounds like a free and unpredictable Gabriel on the stage... just like the real one.

Many many thanks for that, guys :)

[ghellogm]

Good work, but the drummer MUST stay still during the ending or the watering effect is completely ruined.

Beside that fibble solid performance and playing

[ontherush77]

Incredible, I would almost believe this was Genesis had I only heard the audio and not noticed the guy with the chapman stick