Legends of Rock Live:GENESIS

Shelley Archives Presents 

GENESIS
Featuring Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel
Rare Clips (1970s-1980s)

Hosted by Music Archivist Bill Shelley

For tickets call the box office at 203.967.3660x2

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: The prolific song writing of Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel gave the progressive rock group Genesis its sound. The group reflected both Gabriel’s love of theatrical presentations and wild costumes and Collins’ enjoyment of more straight-forward singing. In the beginning, their recordings were concept albums that attracted a strong and loyal fan base. Their theatrical use of lighting, costumes, pantomime, and instrumental sections became legendary. Some of their performances are only preserved because of their fan’s 8 mm and 16 mm films. The fans are the reason we have footage of Peter Gabriel’s “flying” routine, which will be included in this show. This program also includes television footage, concert films, promotional films, and selections from documentaries, as well as samples of fan footage. You will be able to see how stylish and unpredictable their staging was. Some of the songs showcased will be “Dancing With the Moonlit Knight,” “The Musical Box,” “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway,” “Earl of Mar,” “Your Own Special Way,” “Against All Odds,” “One More Night,” “Take Me Home,” and many more. 
In English | 110 minutes

ABOUT BILL SHELLEY: Bill Shelley has been filming since the 1970s when he recorded bands Twisted Sister and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, then later directed music videos for Public Enemy (PE). Shelley Archives was started in 1985 and today the company has over 100,000 reels of original 35mm and 16mm films in its archives and over 10,000 hours of rare concerts, television shows, promos, interviews, out-takes and home movies. Preservation of films and music clips is the main focus of the organization