I was there that first night in Kings Place. We could feel the nerves as they walked out, but within minutes they were playing out of their skin! VERY memorable gig, and so lucky I was there!
I remember that Steve Hackett solo in Firth of Fifth from SEBTP walking home from my girlfriend and thinking how cool is that solo ? This was about 1981 when I was 16. A little late getting into Genesis in 1980 I bought And then there were 3 because I loved Follow you follow me and right from the opening track Undertow I was hooked with that opening synth and wouldn’t allow myself to flip the album over to the last track. Greg you are such a brilliant advocat and musician for Prog rock, incredible talent you have sir.
A mate of mine used to grumble because I used to play various Prog albums in my lab that I used to run … he used to say “uhhh thinking man’s music”…he was from Leeds ad rough as f**k lol great guy and I turned him,,,haha I gave him a recording (very naughty) of Then there were 3 and he loved it… hahah
