Drummer reacts to "Mama" (Live at Wembley) by Genesis 

Dont forget to leave a like on your way out! And dont forget your hat.

Your admiration for Phil is great. In the 80s,the British press, for some reason, totally trashed him. I never understood why. Phil is everything... total musician. Talented beyond normal.

They sold the place out 4 days in a row! Amazing.

Home by the sea. Live 1992. Masterpiece

The "tonight tonight tonight" version from this same concert is epic as well! 👍

As a drummer, you should watch the drum duet Phil does with Chester at the same concert, in fact watch to the end of the concert. You won't be disappointed.

Mama is a sensational song. Phil’s voice is incredible

Lol, 😂 first time I saw Genesis it was upstate New York in Rockland county community college gymnasium. It was general admission ( no assigned seat ) tickets were $6.50. Show was fantastic, theatrics and light show was second to none

The last time I heard this Genesis tune was about 41 years ago. At the time, I thought that the theme of the song was not only different, but strikingly poignant. Well done Phil Collins and crew!

Genesis were huge. If you think that was a big crowd check out the 2007 concert from Rome where the crowd was 500,000!!!!

You should listen to "Home By The Sea/Second Home By The Sea" live version next. SO powerful.

Phil sings the hell out of this one!

Yes, they were THAT big.

No cell phones, just people enjoying a great concert.

I've seen Genesis 7 times (1978 thru 1992) and Phil solo 3 times (1981 thru 1991) and every show was awesome.

The grip the band had on the crowd. We would have done anything. Ears, heart and brain felt they were going to burst. I have goosebumps to this day

Jesus lord, THANK YOU for doing this particular song. Everyone always goes for In The Air Tonight (I know it's a Phil song and not Genesis but ya know..) while this gem gets no love. It is a freakin AWESOME song with sooooo many feels. And you're doing the live version. Such a boss move. PS: I LOVE your intro song-it is one of my faves by APC. Good call, dude ❣

I was in the coast guard 1985 when I First heard that AND NO JACKET REQUIRED!!

We were blessed with the best bands and music!

The Video to this is great too

Phil brought a more "joe lunchbox" approach as the frontman or an "every man" approach, whereas Peter was more "the mysterious stranger" regaling the crowd with tales of his travels. Both are legends. And both came out of a legendary band.

Loved your reaction on the "laugh" ❤ I think we all had that reaction at first..😂

I saw them at work in 2021 and was completely blown away. Phil doesn’t play drums anymore, but doesn’t matter that much to me …they still kick ass.

They really were that big and for decades

One of my favourite songs of all time. I still have this album bought for my 24th birthday by my then boyfriend in 1984. So many memories attached to this song!!

Every song from this concert (and most of their concerts) reveals just how great they were as live players, along with Chester Thompson and Daryl Stuermer, who often toured with Phil on his solo tours, etc. From this concert, "Home by the Sea/Second Home by the Sea," "Domino," or the instrumental, "The Brazilian," are excellent!

"Domino" from this same concert is epic as hell. I'd check that one out next or soon, if you liked this. :)

We were blessed with the bestn bands and music!

When this album came out, I cranked it to 11 every time 😎. Actually, any great song…if I were listening to it, so were my neighbors.

I saw then on this tour in Madrid. I was 16 and it was my first concert. They started with this song. Unbelievable concert. My best one up to now

LOL ha ha ha Your face said it all !!!!!!!!!!! 🤣 Nice💙🎶🎶

Love seeing your face during the first laughing.

This is my fav concert filmed, every part of this concert is 👌👌👌

SOME OTHER TIMES..1987 no smart phones, just sound and good fun now and here

What a treat!! ❤️🎶

Fairly new sub working my way thru your channel. Loving it, especially the Genesis reactions... Definitely need to check out Domimo from this same concert. Its just, i dont know... perfect The whole concert is perfect honestly

This was Genesis at the peak of their popularity, they sold out that stadium 4 nights in a row. So many great songs, the one they played after Mama was Abacab, which takes on a whole new life played live. PLEASE do that one next!

Fantastic reaction. Your personality in infectious. Its great watching these.

Genesis at their peak of popularity. In 1987, the thing cool to do was attend a Genesis concert, they've done Wembley stadium sold out 4 nights at the really end of the Invisible tour. They never got bigger than this. Awesome tour. My first rock concert with Genesis in Paris Bercy in june 87. You should do the whole concert on your own. Try Drum duet- Los endos, The brazilian, Abacab, Tonight, tonight, tonight, Domino, Home by the sea from the same concert.

I remember stinking of piss all weekend but seeing Genesis at Knebworth in 1978 was so worth it, Saw them at Milton Keynes too when Pete climbed out of a coffin...❤

your face when Phil does his creepy voice is priceless. :-) yeah, I’m much more a Gabriel era Genesis fan vs Phil era, but gotta give Phil his due. he’s a monster drummer, musician, performer. and this is a very, very strong song.

You mentioned Chester. You MUST check out the Drum Duet with Chester and Phil on this album. INSANE!

You're awesome keep it up 😊 hello from Cody Wyoming

Genesis is totally awesome saw them several times..I miss them.. they were great shows..all of them

My dad had tix to go to this. But i was born the week before this set of shows so he couldn't go - only the second tour my dad missed between his first Genesis gig in 1975 and the last one in 2022.

I saw them on the this tour, 1987, NC....what a show. Lee, this is a fantastic concert DVD...so well recorded for 1987. Being a drummer that your are, you musy listen to the Duo Drum solo which leads into Los Endos, which ends with the amazing Turn it on Again medley.

Man your look. To camera on the haha ha bit made me almost wet myself 😂

Genesis is still huge. Though the tours are done. Every show was sold out. I saw them in Chicago Illinois durring Invisible Touch tour. It was one of the best shows i have ever seen. Check out Tonight Tonight Tonight, Land of Confusion, Dreaming While You Sleep, On the Shoreline, Home By the Sea pts 1 & 2, Way of the World, and many many more. You talked about In The Air Tonight, there is a live version that blows your mind. Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, and Tony's and Mike's solo music. Also ELP is a band you should check out to.

Absolutely Genesis' commercial peak, this was the end of a 10 month world tour that ended being one of the top 10 grossing tours of the 80's. They were an incredibly tight live unit, and Chester Thompson (who also drummed for Frank Zappa and Santana throughout his career) and Daryl Stuermer (who would alternate bass or guitar depending on what Mike preferred to play song by song) were essential components of the live Genesis sound. I was still too young to be going to massive concerts like this at the time, but had the VHS release and played it a ton as a kid. Awesome reaction, and you made some very good points afterwards, thanks.

Saw them 7 times, from a 3000 seat indoor theater to twice at 3 Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Amazing live band no matter what size the venue

One of their best and really, most popular tracks!!!

*Been a Genesis fan since 1998. They played four consecutive sell-out nights at the 80,000-capacity Wembley Stadium in July 1987, which was a record at the time and lasted for five years until Michael Jackson played seven nights. Genesis were likely the biggest musical act on the planet circa 86/87, as in addition to the record-breaking four night run their 1986 Invisible Touch album spawned five Top 5 US singles, including a No.1 in the album title track Invisible touch which topped the US singles chart, while the album topped the UK charts and made No.3 in the US.* *Practically anything from this specific gig is sublime, especially the drum duet into Los Endos and finishing with the remarkable Turn It On Again Medley.*

I was losing interest in new Genesis material by 1984 but they were always FANTASTIC in concert. Chester Thompson and Daryl Stuermer are virtuosos and were mainstays of live Genesis for most of their post-Steve period. Chester was on some of the best Zappa albums and tours, and Daryl's work with former Zappa jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty stands on its own. Daryl played some fantastic solos when playing Steve's parts. His solo at the end of "Say It's Alright, Joe" during the 1978 tour is legendary. What a fantastically talented and fascinating band. I love most of the Phil era and am thankful that Peter left to fulfill his visions, both musically and in the world of global social justice, Great reaction, but I'm still hoping for the 1993 live version of "In Your Eyes" by Peter, which might change your life. :)

First song to go from low fidelity in the beginning. To high fidelity when the drums come in. Brilliantly produced song

Love it!

Mullett watch. Nice one Phil!

mama released 1983, best latter track they ever did, love it

Listen to " Home By The Sea part 1&2 ". Great song !!! 👍

You should react to Abacab live from this concert and Los Endos live is also great! I'm really enjoying your Genesis Journey

Yeah dude, Genesis was one of the biggest bands in the world at the time. Invisible Touch was a massive hit.

I haven't heard this song in a long time and as I'm listening, it reminds me of NIN a lot, of Closer specifically. Anyway, love the song Mama, it's always been one of my favorites of Genesis-so unique, so interesting, so cool. Yes, Genesis was that big-they had been around a long time before this concert-one of the best bands of all time

Then do Abacab next lol! It's the very next song from this Wembley show and it's hands down the best ever version.

This is one song where I like the album version more than live, mainly because Phil's voice reaches the higher registers - in the concert, he needed his voice to last for the rest of the concert. Watch the music video to hear the original.

Daryl is there dude - playing bass.

Bro! Has anyone ever told you that you look exactly like NERDORK? If you don't know who I'm talking about, look him up, and you'll see for yourself!! The resemblance is uncanny!!😲

Check out their 'Mama' official video. It is incredible and leaves no doubt as to what this song is about. Odd but powerful subject matter.

Phil, to me, has more soul than Peter

That Wembley Stadium was so much better than the new one for acoustics.

You must listen to and watch Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb Live at the Pulse Tour! What an experience!

First of all... When Genesis(before they did get their name Genesis) started as a group in about 1966, they´re goal was to make popsongs for other artists, before that they emerged from two school bands, The Anon and The Garden Wall. However the songs they made were taken to the music-guru and former artist from same school, Jonathan King (who had a own pop hit in 1965) and saw some talent in these guys, and ultimately gave them the name Genesis, and produced their first album "From Genesis To Revelation". The album did not so well as recordstores put them in the religious section....for obvious reasons... So, they aimed to do pop-songs and failed.... They eventually did something on their own, mainly inspired by other english bands as King Crimson and Van Der Graaf Generator but also with other bands. As time goes by, they found their "Genesis sound" as became succesful. However, times changes and to stay alive, you need to change, whatever fans thought...And they gained more fans, lost some but got more successful. To even belive that one could change minds of original members such as Mike and (more) Tony, to do music they did NOT want to do... Ridiciolous.... They were the leaders of the band, more Tony than Mike but rest asure, it was NOT Phil "ruining" the band.... I´m one of the lucky ones who loves E V E R Y T H I NG they did! My first listen was in 1981, probably Duke before Abacab but could be the other way around. Loved it, and then ATOTT and the Lamb and so on. Everytime I heard something new it was a bliss, a new revelation! And, I did not wear the same clothes in the ´70s as I did in the ´80s and even music changed! Still love it though! (or for some clothes I do regret...) :D

Domino has incredible fills by chester Thompson in this gig. The drums for the first half of this song was on tape. Chester joins halfway through. But seriously watch the drum duet from this gig

Love this concert’s version of Abacab.

Genesis back catalogue is epic. They have such an amazing body of work it's just amazing. both with Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins as lead singer. You gotta do more man Genesis were of course the pioneers of 70s Prog Rock. May I suggest the final suite on Wind And Wuthering entitled Unquiet Slumbers For The Sleepers/In That Quiet Earth/Afterglow which is just off the charts. All their music is superb. This song Mama is actually about a prostitute in Cuba back in the 1950s it's definitely not about their Mother!

Chester, of course, was in Frank Zappa's band, the Mothers of Invention, and was the drummer you watched playing Inca Roads live

Love your Hair.

They were massive, between Invisible Touch and We Can't Dance they had 10 hit singles.

Yeah its not the 70's Genesis, but still, it was something. One of the best Genesis song of their pop era.

Phil doing a Gene Simmons with the tongue .

Watch the performance of Los Endos on this as well - absolutely insane stuff!

Wembley Stadium back then had a capacity of 100,000 i think for concerts it was limited to about 75,000 as stands at the far end was out of use because of tbe stage after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 Wembley went to 80,000 all seated and concerts to about 72,000.

Amazing version of Abacab at this concert also, with some stupendous drumming!

If you like Wembley people and a guy who catch them all I suggest 1985 Live Aid with Queen. Here we have the Genesis version of In the air tonight (You remembered that at 11:30 and it's not a case). If you like Genesis music listen to 1970-1980 all albums, whole albums, you'll like them! 😍😍😍

I think you'd dig a lot of the '80s Genesis. That's where I started with them and worked backward. A lot of folks point to Phil as pulling Genesis into more pop territory, but I really think that was a full-on band thing. A lot of those hits - Follow You, Follow Me, Invisible Touch, Turn It on Again, Land of Confusion, I Can't Dance, Throwing It All Away - are were born out of all Rutherford's guitar. Rutherford wrote lyrics on Follow You, Illegal Alien, Land of Confusion too. Banks seems like a guy who doesn't do anything he doesn't want to do either. But all those albums had prog-like pieces as well. Plus that nice and loud gated drum sound on most of them. Duke's Travels/Duke's End, Dodo/Lurker, Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, Home by the Sea/Second Home by the Sea are just a couple examples.

Daryl played Steve’s parts; Mike played the pieces he created from And then there were three onwards.

Abacab-live at the same concert as Mama.

Although I prefer Genesis with Steve and Peter they were still great at those point. I saw them in 78, 81, 82, 83, and 07.

If you think that's a large crowd it's small compared with the When in Rome concert. This was a free concert performed in front of 500,000 people. I recommend "I know what I like in your wardrobe " where Phil shows his total control of a vast crowd.

I as there incredible gig

Another great song is "I know what i like" live 1973 Shepperton. Peter Gabrial on vocals and Phil Collins on drums.

Yeah, Phil's voice and style is more melodic and musical than the theatrical rock era of Pete and his jaggerish stage presence. Phil was always working on side projects in the late 70's. In the 80's he slowed down and got into producing other artists. But, he was always making product. "The hardest working man in the british music biz".

Bangin'

In 1992, I came SO CLOSE to seeing "The Way We Walk Live" in Detroit. The guy I had just started dating had bought tickets with his little sister before we met. He tried to buy hers off her so I could go, but alas, she was having none of it. That was really, I think, the last tour where they were in peak form. Phil's voice cracked a couple times, but by the time they toured again, it had gotten to the point where they had to drop the songs to a lower key because Phil couldn't hit the high notes any more, as as much as I love them, it just never sounds right to me when that happens. I keep wanting to sing it in the key I know it's supposed to be in. So, yeah. I missed my shot. But I've seen the video and it was an excellent show.

Nobody in music worked harder than Phil, he was phenomenal at his peak, live and studio, he’s worthy of his superstar status. Earlier days he played a lot of drums live, then getting back on vocals, outstanding drummer as well, Chester was a good stand in as well but I prefer Phil as a drummer.

Love this one❤good pick. I want to recommend "Find the Cost of Freedom" by CSN. I don't think anyone has done it yet. I like to recommend the best of the best that haven't been done yet. I hope you love it.❤

By far their best album after Peter Gabriel left. For me, this is the only one I listen to without Gabriel. Totally agree, the build is excellent and masterful in this song.

yes. they were that big... came a long way from cancelling the last two shows of the lamb tour with Peter due to poor ticket sales

Hey Man ❤ all yr reactions, Look up meaning/context of song then you'll understand phils face expressions @ mannerisms, Luv to see u react to Elton john rocketman LIVE VERSION @ Royal Festival Hall 1972! To witness pure-raw-talent ❤ Xxx .

You should ABACAB from this concert vid, really great hard, jamming version with Phil pulling double duty on vox and drums.

I dont see that you watched "Home by the Sea" yet. Please do....from this same concert

Phil was the only Brit besides Bowie who felt comfortable forcing EWF down MTV’s throat. That mash-up was imprinted on me at age 4 in 1982. Asia as the “dad” soundtrack and Let’s Groove by EWF as mi Madre = Phil’s solo albums. I was 4!