Genesis / Newcastle 2021 The Video / 1DVDR

Genesis / Newcastle 2021 The Video / 1DVDR / Non Label
Live at Utilita Arena, Newcastle, UK 1st October 2021

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The reunion tour “THE LAST DOMINO? Tour” where three people gathered again. The gift release decision is the best video that you can witness the spectacle beyond your imagination from the front row.
This work was shot at “October 1, 2021 Newcastle Performance (2nd day)”. That transcendental audience shot … maybe. I’m sorry that I suddenly became unreliable, but it’s such a magnificent view. Before the quality you care about, first of all, the position of the show. Let’s review the schedule published so far.

● 2021
・ September 20th-October 7th: UK # 1 (12 performances) ← ★ Coco ★
・ November 15th-December 16th: North America (21 performances)
● 2022
・ March 7-22: Europe (11 performances)
・ March 24-26: UK # 2 (3 performances)

This is a panoramic view of the “THE LAST DOMINO? Tour” scheduled so far. Initially, it was only “UK # 1” and “North America”, but some dates have been postponed to 2022 (it seems that a positive reaction for the new coronavirus has appeared in the band). With the addition of the “Europe” leg of Continental Europe, the fun will grow until March next year. Even now, the stage has been moved to North America and the tour is in the middle of the tour, but the Newcastle performance of this work is in the early stages. It was the 9th performance of “UK # 1”.
Although it was recorded at such a show, this is a superb view of a super-individual group. The position is “front row, center. The Phil sitting on the chair is placed in the center of the screen, and the lining and back screen are completely symmetrical. As measured by a ruler, it is exactly in the center. And the audience is in the center. Nothing at all. I know it’s a real performance because the fingertips of the neighbors are reflected a little between the songs, but the scene itself is not so popular as if it were a rehearsal rather than a concert live.
Camera work further enhances the feeling of rehearsal. It’s completely immovable. As you can see in the screen capture, I have a wide view of the stage, but if I don’t shake it to the left or right, I don’t zoom. At the beginning, I became weak with “Maybe the audience”, but the reason is this. There is no presence of customers, and he just keeps monopolizing the screen image and light show of the super spectacle. It looks like a shot of the people involved to check the stage production.
It may seem like a boring cut-out video when you say “immovable / panoramic view”, but it is not. This tour has been talked about both of the stage production that was spectacular even while Phil was sitting, but this work grasps it from corner to corner. You can also feel the power of the movement and the hugeness of the contrast with humans. In the first place, it is not a band other than Phil that attracts with action, and it is clear that the photographer is aiming for it completely. It is a “dare immovable” super-individual image.
I have repeated “like a rehearsal” from earlier, but that is a metaphor, and this work is definitely the production. It is the voice that gives the feeling of production. The audience doesn’t seem to be in the sight, but the voice clearly records the mood of the venue, which is delighted by the many masterpieces and is very humorous to Phil. And, of course, it’s because the heat of the performance is also the actual performance. Here, let’s organize the set drawn by such an enthusiastic performance.

● Classics
・ Gabriel era: The Cinema Show / The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway / Firth Of Fifth / I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) / The Carpet Crawlers (with Dancing With the Moonlit Knight)
・ Storm of silence: Afterglow
● Three-person era
-And Then There Were Three: Follow You Follow Me
・ Duke: Behind The Lines / Duke’s End / Turn It On Again / Duchess
・ Genesis: Mama / Home By The Sea / Second Home By The Sea / That’s All
・ Invisible Touch: Land Of Confusion / Domino / Throwing It All Away / Tonight, Tonight, Tonight / Invisible Touch
・ We Can’t Dance: Fading Lights / No Son Of Mine / I Can’t Dance

GENESIS has always been at the forefront of the rock scene and progressed through light shows. That tradition was alive and well in the “THE LAST DOMINO? Tour”. Looking only at the set, it seemed like a reunion of old-fashioned melody, but in fact, the on-site spectacle unique to h2021 was evolving and cultivating. That’s why the world is bubbling with unexpected joy. In this work, you can completely witness such a powerful show of the century from the ultimate special seat called “front and middle”. A super masterpiece that is more than just a “trial of a special tour”. Please experience it to your heart’s content!

★ A superb view video of the reunion tour “THE LAST DOMINO?” Is released as a gift. It is a masterpiece that allows you to witness all of the spectacle show of the century with audience shots taken from the ultimate special seat called “front and middle”.

再び3人が集ったリユニオン・ツアー“THE LAST DOMINO? Tour”。想像を超えるスペクタクルを最前列から目撃できる極上映像がギフト・リリース決定です。
そんな本作が撮影されたのは「2021年10月1日ニューカッスル公演(2日目)」。その超絶景オーディエンス・ショット……です、たぶん。いきなり頼りなくなってしまって申し訳ないのですが、それほどまでの絶景なのです。その気になるクオリティの前に、まずはショウのポジション。現在までに公表されているスケジュールからおさらいしてみましょう。

●2021年
・9月20日ー10月7日:英国#1(12公演)←★ココ★
・11月15日ー12月16日:北米(21公演)
●2022年
・3月7日ー22日:欧州(11公演)
・3月24日ー26日:英国#2(3公演)

これが現在までに予定されている“THE LAST DOMINO? Tour”の全景。当初は「英国#1」「北米」だけでしたが、一部の日程が2022年へ延期(バンド内に新型コロナ・ウィルスの陽性反応が出たそうです)。さらに大陸ヨーロッパの「欧州」レッグも加わり、お楽しみは来年3月まで伸びる事になりました。現在も舞台を北米に移してツアー真っ最中なわけですが、本作のニューカッスル公演はグッと序盤。「英国#1」の9公演目にあたるコンサートでした。
そんなショウで記録されたほんさくですが、これが超・個性派の絶景映像。ポジションは「最前列・ド真ん中。イスに座るフィルを画面ド真ん中に据え、ラインティングもバックスクリーンも完全に左右対称。定規で測ったようにピッタリとド真ん中なのです。そして、観客の姿は一切ナシ。曲間で隣客の指先がホンのちょっと映り込むので本番だと分かるのですが、光景自体はコンサート・ライヴと言うよりリハーサルかと思うほど人気が映らないのです。
さらにリハーサル感を高めているのがカメラワーク。まったくの不動なのです。画面キャプチャーをご覧の通り、ステージを広く全景で捉えているのですが、そのまま左右にも振らなければ、ズームもしない。冒頭で「たぶんオーディエンス」と気弱になりましたが、その理由がコレ。客の存在感もなく、ただひたすらに超スペクタクルのスクリーン映像とライト・ショウを余す事なく独り占めし続ける。まるで、ステージ演出を確認するための関係者ショットに見えてくるのです。
「不動・全景」と言うとつまらない手抜き映像のように思われるかも知れませんが、そうではありません。今回のツアーはフィルが座ったままでも見応えたっぷりなステージ演出の両方が話題となっていますが、本作はそれを隅から隅まで掌握。それもグリグリと動くド迫力と、人間との対比による巨大さも実感できる。そもそもフィル以外もアクションで魅せるバンドではありませんし、撮影者もそれを完全員狙っているのがハッキリ分かる。「あえて不動」な超個性派映像なのです。
先ほどから「リハーサルみたい」を繰り返していますが、それは比喩であり、本作は間違いなく本番。その本番感を醸しているのが音声。光景には観客の気配すらないのですが、音声には数々の名曲群に歓喜し、フィルのユーモアに大ウケする会場のムードがしっかりと記録されている。そして勿論、演奏の熱さも本番だからこそなのです。ここで、そんな熱演で描かれるセットも整理しておきましょう。

●クラシックス
・ガブリエル時代:The Cinema Show/The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway/Firth Of Fifth/I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)/The Carpet Crawlers (with Dancing With the Moonlit Knight)
・静寂の嵐:Afterglow
●3人時代
・そして3人が残った:Follow You Follow Me
・デューク:Behind The Lines/Duke’s End/Turn It On Again/Duchess
・ジェネシス:Mama/Home By The Sea/Second Home By The Sea/That’s All
・インヴィジブル・タッチ:Land Of Confusion/Domino/Throwing It All Away/Tonight, Tonight, Tonight/Invisible Touch
・ウィ・キャント・ダンス:Fading Lights/No Son Of Mine/I Can’t Dance

常にロック・シーンの先頭に立ち、ライトショウをプログレスしてきたGENESIS。その伝統は“THE LAST DOMINO? Tour”でも健在でした。セットだけ見ると懐メロ再結成のようにも思えましたが、実際にh2021年ならではの現場スペクタクルは進化・開拓していた。だからこそ、世界中が予想外の歓喜に沸いているのです。本作は、そんな世紀のド迫力ショウを「最前・ド真ん中」という究極の特等席から完全目撃できる。「際しツアーのお試し」では済まない超傑作。どうぞ、存分にご体験ください!

★再結成ツアー“THE LAST DOMINO?”の超・絶景映像がギフト・リリース。「最前・ド真ん中」という究極の特等席から撮影されたオーディエンス・ショットで、世紀のスペクタクル・ショウのすべてを目撃できる大傑作です。

1. Behind the Lines / Duke’s End
2. Turn It On Again
3. Mama
4. Land of Confusion
5. Home by the Sea
6. Second Home by the Sea
7. Fading Lights
8. The Cinema Show
9. Afterglow
10. That’s All
11. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
12. Follow You Follow Me
13. Duchess
14. Band introductions
15. No Son of Mine
16. Firth of Fifth
17. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
18. Domino
19. Throwing It All Away
20. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
21. Invisible Touch
22. I Can’t Dance
23. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight
24. The Carpet Crawlers

Phil Collins – lead vocals, tambourine
Tony Banks – keyboards
Mike Rutherford – guitar, bass guitar, bass pedals

Nic Collins – drums, percussion
Daryl Stuermer – guitar, bass guitar
Daniel Pearce – backing vocals, percussion
Patrick Smyth – backing vocals, tambourine

COLOUR NTSC Approx.147min.

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