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I’m a sucker for a bit of Genesis and since the demise of the band opportunities to hear them live have disappeared although, to be fair, I thought that the last time the band played together (in 2007) they were pretty disappointing. That said I still love to hear their music played and these days …
A quick look at my last.fm profile will tell you that I am pretty fond of a bit of Genesis. While I don’t mind the Phil Collins era (I’m a fan of Duke for example) it’s the Peter Gabriel era that really floats my boat. There have been numerous suggestions over the years that the …
This month seems to have been a rich period for new music releases that I love. So much so that I thought that I would share them here. Enjoy!
A more manageable list this month after the bumper lot in May. This months additions are: Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited – Live at the Royal Albert Hall Laura Mvula – Live with Metropole Orkest (SoS) LSO – Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 4 (SoS) OKGO – Upside Out Foxes – Amazon Artist Lounge Live Various – Best of the 60’s The gem of this …
Today’s park was Universal where we had planned a route to include the Simpsons ride, Men in Black, Jaws and then the Beetle Juice show. The park was very quiet and so we were quickly onto the first couple of rides without any fuss at all. The Jaws ride proved more problematical in that it …
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If you like classic Genesis, by which I mean Gabriel era, then about the only way you are going to be able hear their music played live with a member of the band these days is to go to see Steve Hackett. I’ve seen him play a couple of times before when he played just …
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