The Wind and Wuthering tour – 1977
This review was published in The journal. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England), on the 17th January 1977.
This show took place at The Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England on the 16th January 1977.
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The Band has Biblical sense of time WITH a biblical sense of timing. Genesis had the first word when the 1977 rock season opened at Newcastle City Ball. Britain’s most well-bred band they are so civilised, they even have a crease in their own trousers – rewarded the loyal fans who queued in such vile weather for tickets with a two-hour show.
Their two Newcastle concerts – tonight’s show is also a sell out -come midway through their UK tour. Which is only their first leg of a worldwide marathon tour lasting the whole year.
Consequently. they were fresh. yet well run in. The audience mid-teens to and mainly male —listened respectively and applauded wildly they played their songs from their new – Wind and Wuthering’ album. but the biggest roars Were reserved for the older numbers.
Since Peter Gabriel left, there are less theatrics, but there was a variety of special effects, the best being the laser-like beams shooting round the rafters. The music, with Tony Ranks on keyboards, the main stay, was elegantly intellectual. But for a band which places such store on the lyrics, it must be counted a fault that they cannot be heard more distinctly.
