Peter Gabriel w/Tony Levin: Sledgehammer 2023

[nostatic]

That's a great story. If it were me I'd get business cards made that proclaimed "Almost As Good As Tony Levin"

Well, the good news is he *didn't* replace me on the other eight tracks so I suppose I'm an 80% TL-solution

 

[jerry]

Anyone on the fence, if you haven't seen them - go see them. You (and they) only live once and you're dead a long time. The wife and I saw PG in 2012, was a great show. As for Ticketmaster, it is what it is. Neither my wife or I had seen the Eagles live - despite me growing up in SoCal and having them be a soundtrack to my youth. Earlier this year I saw they were going to be 4 hour drive away for probably the last run of the Hotel California tour and I ponied up close to $1K for a pair of good seats and food/gas. From the first chord it was worth it.

My fun Tony Levin story. I played on a friend's album, doing all the bass tracks. Before the album was released he pinged me and sheepishly said that I'd been replaced on two of the songs. His producer wanted something different so he had Tony record the tracks. Oh well, if you're going to be replaced, not a bad person to do it. And oddly enough my wife met Tony years ago before we got together - she was in an artist residency up at Banff and he was there as well, met in the cafeteria. Small world...

I worked for a songwriter and co-wrote a few songs with her but she recorded her album in Nashville and Willie Weeks was the bassist, didn't bother me in least.

 

[WG Plum]

I wonder if our American friends get that.

We do!

 

[Spupilup]

Here's the whole show LIVE IN BERLIN 2023.

 

[RichterScale]

I hope I'm still in their kind of shape when I'm their age...

I'm 50 and I wish I was in their shape now.

I saw Peter Gabriel on the Us tour in '93. It really was amazing.

If they played in Toronto that year, I think I saw them on that tour. Unfortunately, I was a kid, seats were really far away and I don't remember much of it at all. I wish I could remember it.

 

[Matt Dean]

Someone should correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't that also the same guy hitting the skins!? .... Manu Katche?

You may be right. I think there was a real band.

 

[Joe Nerve]

Yes. That was pretty freaking awesome! Thanks .

 

[Richland123]

Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel - Live May 20, 2023 (with Tony Levin on Bass)

 

[80jazz]

I can't believe it's was a little over 50 years ago that I saw him performing with Genesis. What an incredible performer/artist.

What a great bragging right to have!