The Watch – Genesis ‘tribute’ band at The Ferry, Glasgow
The Watch are an Italian band who, it seems, sometimes perform as a Genesis covers/tribute band. They seem to have a good reputation for doing what they do quite well so I am interested in seeing them at The Ferry in Glasgow on Friday 12 Feb 2010. Genesis are not an easy band to cover so they gotta be on the ball.
The last Genesis tribute I saw was the French Canadian band called The Musical Box at the Clyde Auditorium a few years ago. They were very good and are very proud of the extremes to which they go to capture a Genesis show. The front man has studied every little body movement and voice of Peter Gabriel to re-present the early Genesis gigs in minute detail.
They use the original stage set used by Genesis in the 70’s (made out of crepe paper and orange boxes I reckon) to deliver as close to the original gig as humanly possible and regard their gig as ‘theatre’ rather than being a covers band. Memorable moments were (I guess obviously the ones with a clear costume) such as Watcher of the Skies, the Musical Box, I know what I like and Suppers ready
was at the ferry last night,been a genesis fan since 1976 trust me they were fantastic and such nice guys.close your eyes when they were doing suppers ready and you could picture gabriel,best night out in years
Have seen “Musical Box” at the Clyde Auditorium and thought they would be difficult to beat but Friday night at the ferry for “The Watch” was better musically by a long way. Next time lads how about Firth of Fifth and Cinema Show. There was also a good mix with their own compositions. Keep up the good work.
Hi Scott
I agree totally. Purely as a ‘live band’ The Watch were great and really ‘into’ the gig. They were beaming after the great applause they got. I believe they were quite nervous about the famous Glasgow welcome – if it’s good it’s great, but if it’s bad it’s terrible.