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Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, USA 24th May 1980
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GENESIS in 1980 achieved further success with the masterpiece “DUKE”, which is catchy but also has a strong pride of progressive rock. An absolute masterpiece live album that vacuum-packed the full show is now available.
“May 24, 1980 Long Beach performance” is imbued in this work. It is a superb audience recording recorded by the historical master Mike Millard. Speaking of “1980 GENESIS mirrored recording”, the masterpiece “THE ROXY 1980 (Amity 621)” also comes to mind, but of course this work is a separate performance. Let’s first look back at the tour schedule at that time, even in terms of grasping the situation around it.
《“SMALLCREEP’S DAY” Released on February 15》
・ March 17-27: UK # 1 (7 performances)
《“DUKE” released on March 28》
・ March 28-May 9: UK #2 (35 performances)
・ May 17-June 30: North America (35 performances) ← Coco
《Production of “FACE VALUE” started in June》
This is GENESIS in 1980. The Long Beach performance of this work is the beginning of the final stage. It was a concert that was the 5th performance of the final “North America” leg. From this “North America” leg, in addition to the aforementioned “THE ROXY 1980”, the definitive soundboard album “PERFECT MONTREAL (Virtuoso 057/058)” was also left. Let’s further zoom in on the schedule here and organize the collection.
●Details of the North American leg
・ May 17-23 (4 performances)
· May 24: Long Beach performance ← ★ this work ★
・May 25 “THE ROXY 1980”
・May 26-June 17 (18 performances)
・June 18 “MISUNDERSTANDING IN BOSTON”
・June 19 “PERFECT MONTREAL”
・June 20-28 (7 performances)
・June 29 “MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 1980”
・ June 30: Saratoga Springs performance
… and it looks like this. This work was not only “THE ROXY 1980” and the same recording artist collection, but the show was also a sister work the day before. However, even if it is a sister work, the sound is different. Of course, since it is the work of the absolute master Millard, it must be the best, but the individuality is completely different. The factor is, of course, the venue. While “THE ROXY 1980” was a club gig with plenty of closed rooms, this work is a “Long Beach Arena” with more than 10,000 people. The sense of scale is completely different.
However, this does not mean that the sound is far away. The recording of the absolute master Millard can’t be empty, and the recording position of this work is the 12th row. The strong core that is on as usual is full of direct feeling, and the details are clear. Although the hall sound is thicker than “THE ROXY 1980”, it does not give a sense of distance even if it becomes the dynamism of the ensemble. Rather, it is easier to listen to than “THE ROXY 1980”, which was close to applause and cheering.
And what is drawn with such a dynamic sound is the full show that accompanies the masterpiece “DUKE”, which is said to be the last prog album. Actually, there are two songs less than “THE ROXY 1980”, but that’s just because the club gig was special, and this work is a regular set. Here, let’s organize it while comparing it with the sound board album “PERFECT MONTREAL”, which is a masterpiece of the North American leg.
● Duke (7 songs)
・Behind The Lines/Duchess/Guide Vocal/Turn It On Again/Duke’s Travels/Duke’s End/Misunderstanding
● Classics (14 songs)
・ Gabriel era: Dancing With The Moonlit Knight / I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) / In The Cage / The Colony Of Slippermen
・ Four-person era: Squonk / Ripples… / Dance On A Volcano / Los Endos / One For The Vines / Afterglow
・And 3 people remained: Deep In The Motherlode／Say It’s Alright Joe（★）／The Lady Lies／Follow You Follow Me
* Note: “★” marks are songs that cannot be heard on the decision board “PERFECT MONTREAL”.
… and it looks like this. It is a style that cuts “Carpet Crawlers” and “The Knife” from “THE ROXY 1980”, but “Say It’s Alright Joe”, which is not on the symbolic sound board “PERFECT MONTREAL”, is firmly taken up. This song is a valuable song that will not be played at the end of the “DUKE Tour”, and it will be performed in a large song version of 7 and a half minutes, which is much longer than the album.
Mike Millard loved the GENESIS family, including Peter Gabriel. Despite the fact that he does not usually record the same band repeatedly, his deep affection is clear from the fact that he left a huge amount of recordings related to GENESIS. This work is a masterpiece live album that was recorded with that passion. This work itself is also an excellent music work, but if you combine it with the sister work “THE ROXY 1980”, you can also enjoy the skills of an absolute master in different situations such as clubs and halls. A product full of pleasure unique to the finest audience recording. Please enjoy it to the fullest.
★ The best audience recording of “May 24, 1980 Long Beach Performance”. A masterpiece by absolute master Mike Millard, it is a sister work that hits the day before “THE ROXY 1980 (Amity 621)”. While “THE ROXY 1980” was a club gig with plenty of closed room feeling, this work has plenty of arena scale. Moreover, the closeness of the 12th row is compatible, and the details are clearly approached with a strong core when it is on. This work itself is an excellent music work, but if you combine it with “THE ROXY 1980”, you can also enjoy the skills of an absolute master in different situations such as clubs and halls.
Amity 699
