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Thursday February 24th, 2022 with Doug Bird
Nothing clever to say. As usual, No wait. i just thought of something. False alarm. Maybe I'll just sing it to myself. No wait. How does that go again?

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David Wilcox - Boy In The Boat

Firth Of Fifth
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound

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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

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Sister Awake
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Light In The Sky
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Clear As The Driven Snow
The Doobie Brothers - The Captain And Me

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Benoît
Ah, some choice old stuff. On one awful day across that pond and farther away.

1:04 PM, February 24th, 2022

B
Genesis: when opera pop dared to get jazzy.

1:05 PM, February 24th, 2022

PeterB
Genesis, Floyd etc etc etc!!!!!!!!! Makes me wish I had some really good hash.... Can say that out loud now, right?

1:13 PM, February 24th, 2022

hillbilly
wish i had a pink doobie & hash & tea like man ;-) wait maybe i do...

1:27 PM, February 24th, 2022

I Doug That
Glad I could help with the flashbacks everyone

1:33 PM, February 24th, 2022

John Nicks
Not to appear totally pedantic, but you did mention on the air that "Selling England" was the third album from Genesis. Not quite right. It was the third album with the classic lineup of Gabriel / Hackett / Rutherford / Banks / Collins, but it was preceded by two other albums: "From Genesis to Revelation" (1969) and "Trespass" (1970). Their original guitarist was Anthony Phillips, who played on the two first albums. Their original drummer was Chris Stewart. John Silver played most of the drums on their first LP. John Mayhew replaced Silver and played all the drums on the second. Mayhew was let go and Phillips left. They were replaced by Collins and Hackett, respectively. Phillips left because he had developed stage fright during their early shows, but stayed to play on "Trespass". When they started touring again, he had to leave - and went to to a successful solo career. By that time, he and Rutherford had started developing the song that became "The Musical Box". Collins replaced Mayhew because they were looking for a drummer that better fit their musical style. Just an aging Genesis fan.

3:31 PM, February 24th, 2022

I Doug That
But I didn't have time to say all of that. Thanks for the info John

4:21 PM, February 24th, 2022

peebee
Regardless, Genesis 'Selling England By The Pound' is an absolute masterpiece. Waaaay ahead of its time. Genesis was truly jaw dropping live. ('The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' tour) .

7:48 AM, February 26th, 2022

John Nicks
I am often reminded of the first two Genesis albums, because "The Knife", from "Trespass", became one of their two standard encore songs. The other was "The Musical Box". They played one, the other, or both as their encore pieces for several years. When they played "Supper's Ready" in the show, they saved it for the end and then usually did not play an encore. One song that did not make the cut on their first album, "From Genesis to Revelation", was called "Let Us Now Make Love". It was sometimes played in their early live shows. A studio version of the song was released by "The Watch" on their album "Timeless" (2011). "The Watch" is an Italian prog band that also plays early Genesis material during their live shows.

11:31 AM, February 26th, 2022

I Doug That
I saw Genesis in I think 1974 here in Ottawa. I think Selling had just come out. Still one of the best shows I have ever seen.

10:57 AM, February 27th, 2022

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