The strangest set of coincidences The third band that day, added at the last minute, was Kevin Gilbert's Giraffe, who did a tribute to Genesis by performing highlights of 'The Lamb Lies Down' [sic]. The fact is, there is a fine line between playing Genesis tunes for an hour and pretending to be Genesis for an hour.
Giraffe did the latter, and if it wasn't so perfectly executed it would have been a pathetic joke. Giraffe used all the authentic instruments, costumes, and the guitarist even sat down a la Hackett and had the hornrim glasses and the goatee. Musically, the performance was hauntingly exact and the only noticeable difference from Genesis was the voice of Gilbert, who did his best Gabriel impersonation and is a good singer in his own right, but doesn't sound all that much like Gabriel.
Gilbert did an excellent job relating to the audience between songs, and was sharp and witty to boot. The crowd definitely enjoyed it, and while Giraffe tagged 'It' with the finale of 'Watcher of the Skies' everyone was suitably impressed.
For an encore, none other than the 'Musical Box,' which Anglagard performed to everyone's surprise last year. But the question remains Sure, Genesis were great, sure they were mighty influential, but why opt for role playing instead of paying homage via combining your influences into something original? Perhaps the answer is to give everyone in the crowd something common to relate to.
And that they sure did, and they did it very well. Giraffe's set was a pleasant surprise that approached the comical but never succumbed. KG: I can give you guys an exclusive. I'm half way through writing a rock opera, that is God forbid a rock opera, that deals with a lot of the same things I've dealt with before like idealism being corrupted for money or fame or security.
I want to see this thing done on a laser disc format and I'm trying to get the funding together and the people together to do it. It's about half way recorded. I don't have much of a desire to be an actor, although I think that I should play Rael in the film version of "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" because I can sing it note for note. I used to rehearse that when I was a kid. This is the goofy thing that kids do when they're alone. I'd close the door, I'd put on my leather coat, and I would perform "The Lamb" from start to finish.
I probably performed it a hundred times. Actually, I have a pipe dream in the back of my head where if I ever get to the point where I have enough money and enough time, I want to put a band together and stage it again. The flickering needle jumps into red.
And the lamb lies down on broadway. Early morning manhattan, Ocean winds blow on the land. The weary guests are asked to leave the warmth of the all-night theater, having slept on pictures others only dream on. Movie-palace is now undone, The all-night watchmen have had their fun. Sleeping cheaply on the midnight show, Its the same old ending - time to go.
Get out! It seems they cannot leave their dream. The un-paid extras disturb the sleeping broadway. Nightimes flyers feel their pains. Drugstore take down the chains. Metal motion comes in bursts, The gas station can quench that thirst.
Suspension cracked on unmade road The truckers eyes read overload Enough of this - our hero is moving up the subway stairs into day- light. And out on the subway, Rael imperial aerosol kid Exits into daylight, spraygun hid, And the lamb lies down on broadway. With casual sideways glances along the wet street, he checks the motion in the steam to look for potential obstruction. Tuesday 17 August Wednesday 18 August Thursday 19 August Friday 20 August Saturday 21 August Sunday 22 August Monday 23 August Tuesday 24 August Wednesday 25 August Thursday 26 August Friday 27 August Saturday 28 August Sunday 29 August Monday 30 August Tuesday 31 August Wednesday 1 September Thursday 2 September Friday 3 September Saturday 4 September Sunday 5 September Monday 6 September Tuesday 7 September Wednesday 8 September Thursday 9 September Friday 10 September Saturday 11 September Sunday 12 September Monday 13 September Tuesday 14 September Wednesday 15 September Thursday 16 September Friday 17 September Saturday 18 September Sunday 19 September Monday 20 September Tuesday 21 September Wednesday 22 September Thursday 23 September Friday 24 September Saturday 25 September Sunday 26 September Monday 27 September Tuesday 28 September Wednesday 29 September Thursday 30 September Friday 1 October Saturday 2 October Sunday 3 October Monday 4 October Tuesday 5 October Wednesday 6 October Thursday 7 October Friday 8 October Saturday 9 October Sunday 10 October Monday 11 October Tuesday 12 October Wednesday 13 October Thursday 14 October Friday 15 October Saturday 16 October Sunday 17 October Monday 18 October Tuesday 19 October Wednesday 20 October Thursday 21 October Friday 22 October Saturday 23 October Sunday 24 October Monday 25 October Tuesday 26 October Wednesday 27 October Thursday 28 October Friday 29 October Saturday 30 October
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