Turn it on again!

In March I went to my third Genesis gig of their Last Domino tour.

I’ve been a Genesis fan since I heard Turn It On Again on the radio in 1980. I quickly collected all of their albums, declaring my fandom by writing Genesis on my school sports bag in 6” high letters. Not surprisingly, my nickname switched from Dunks to Genesis at the same time.

I was a bit obsessed.

Over the years I saw them live through the 1980’s and 90’s, until Phil Collins retired from the band around 1994. I thought I’d missed my chance to see them again.

Then they announced a final tour, and there was magic in the air.

Somehow the music played live has a different quality to the studio recordings. Tracks I don’t care for on record are entrancing when performed on stage.

I’m sure half the older guys in the audience were wiping tears from their cheeks.

I was one of them.

But there was also magic in being with 20,000 other Genesis fanatics, fans and enthusiasts, singing along for over 2 hours of our music. For that time, I was among my people.

It was bliss, and the Afterglow still puts a smile on my face.