Had they said, Were going to change the feel a bit, I would have been fine with that. Man, I still love to play. Steve and I always stayed pretty good friends. Theyre such great singers. It was just different. Basically, he tried to come up with stuff the band couldnt play, and we always managed to pull it off. Turns out they had hired Jaco. Im not 100 percent involved, but its really interesting, the stuff that happens here. And I think its a fantastic opportunity that his son gets to play with him because his son drummed backstage when he was five. And Phil and I had a lot of the same roots. I never went in under any pretense of thinking it was going to be anything other than what it was. I checked with the manager. First of all, I arrived in California straight out of the hood in Baltimore. It started with some frat parties. How much did you know about prog-rock bands like Yes, King Crimson It was just there. Thanks for sharing. They just edited in that other day of his recording. 153K views, 2.9K likes, 787 loves, 221 comments, 2.6K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Genesis Reunion 2020: Phil Collins and Chester Thompson Genesis The Last Domino Tour . Among other things, in one interview Bruford said: "In YES, the most important members are the singer, the bassist and guitarists like Rabin and Howe. This new thing Ive been working on with my friends in L.A., its [bassist] Pee Wee Hill and [keyboardist] Michiko Hill, his wife. But Phil being Phil, he detailed every single fill, every single detail of every single song. When the audition came, I was absolutely up for it. For lack of a better word, they are really, really British. Smart interviewer, letting an interesting subject just go. Just trying to make the best use of the time. Sat 27th Nov 2021 20.00 GMT. So I can understand he creates mixed emotions , the disappointment we all felt with the direction of music through the 80s but I think he has been turned intoa scapegoat for a much broader trend. Yeah, apparently so. What was he like? They didnt find out until pretty late in the game that Bill wasnt going to do the next tour. Thats what they did when they left their gigs with Miles [Davis] and Cannonball [Adderley] to start Weather Report. Breaks Down His Killer White House Correspondents Dinner Set, Bernie Sanders: Many GOP Leaders 'Don't Even Believe in Democracy'. I was asked by Genesis's manager if I would go and photograph the band at a secret location in Surrey (which may have been Mike Rutherford's studio) and take some pictures while they rehearsed ahead of the Knebworth show in 1978. How about pop music? [Alarza] Lee Collins was the bass player on the session. The very first day of rehearsal he said to me, How do you play that lick? It was a thing that Ralph Humphrey and I did on the end of [Frank Zappas] Trouble Every Day. It was this double drum lick that Phil wanted to learn, and it did wind up in a Genesis song, a live version anyway. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Chester Thompson took to the drums at an early age.James Harris, a family friend and jazz drummer, first introduced Chester to the drum kit at age 11, and by the time he was 13, Thompson was already doing club gigs in the greater Baltimore area. JavaScript is disabled. And the tour was that way too. I think try get hold of the album. When I was old enough to get my own transistor radio, that was huge. Chester Thompson sheds some light on relationship with Phil Collins Drummers and keyboard players don`t have the same status as them". You did well enough that he hired you. I knew it was in the works. Watcher of the skies is very good and solid vocals by John Wetton, Fountain of Salmacis is great with an acoustic guitar intro and Steve singing ections with vocodsr , but my favorite is the Orchestral version of Firth of Fifth, very beautiful. He turned around and stared at me. Genesis Reunion 2020 - Phil Collins and Chester Thompson - Facebook Basically, I literally transcribed everything Phil played on those early prog-rock albums. He kept trying to get me to take less than what I was already making. It was a big part of his background, and we just hit it off immediately., One of his biggest problems on his first Genesis tour was trying to understand his English bandmates speech. Chester Thompson on His Years With Genesis, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report, Northern California between Sac and SF, CA, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. Phil Collins lost ability to drum on 2007 Genesis reunion tour Well appreciated, keep up enjoying Phil Collins! Discover what he did to anger Thompson so much they haven't exchanged holiday cards since 2019. Did they talk to you about being a part of that? Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Progatron, Feb 4, 2021. . Reading the book I get the feeling that he only felt really involved in Selling EnglandFirst he says he had a slight inferior complex as a composer, his ideas were not well recieved, his marriage ended etc. And Caribou Ranch was magical. Mike says that Phils drumming added a new dimension to Genesis. His work ethic was just phenomenal. Id say we agree on his drummingskills. And Id been doing it long enough at that point that I didnt have any expectations beyond knowing, Im here to do what he did [on the records]. When we played together, it was like he was the guy and Im there as the backup, to support him. Chester Thompson on His Years With Genesis, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report He spent 30 years in Genesis as a touring drummer, but he had a falling out with Phil Collins in 2010 and they haven't spoken since www.yahoo.com 1975 Slingerland Stage Band, Poplar/Mahogany, White Marine Pearl (20,12,13,14, plus 16 Premier) Oh, my goodness! Everything wasnt that, but a lot of the tunes went that way. Yes, some of his ballads are cheesy. Die DVD-Version zeigt ein ganzes Konzert vom 15. She was with Michael Jackson and was actually working with Prince when he passed. But since I had been in his band and on the road so much, I hadnt had time to do any networking or meet many people in L.A. The very first live concert I saw was Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. They have a game plan that was a whole lot different scenario than anything Weather Report had experienced. I don't think Phil Collins can be fully blamed for the change of direction. I dont know details of what happened with that, but I think Peter was busy putting something else together. How was that? We went up to New York to record. I got to play some really cool stuff. George shared with me that [violinist] Jean-Luc [Ponty] didnt enjoy it so much because he couldnt stand being silly. Just like Dean Martin or Perry Como were passe by the 70s prog was out of fashion in the late 80s and I don't think anyone could really change that.