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                Analysis:   Supper's Ready   -  Italian version
                             (Rainbow Theatre '73  vs.  Live Box Set '08) series

Supper's Ready:  Lover's Leap    (Part 1)
                                   ~ Italian subtitles ~

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Grazie!
For the devoted fans of Genesis in Italy! :
la sua è la prima rata di un non-commerciali, serie di video didattici - assemblato con la (diretta intuizione informativo) l'assistenza di ingegnere Genesi & guru produzione - Nick Davis ... e il chitarrista Steve Hackett.
E i dettagli del restauro superlativo non-lineare di versione da concerto del famoso 1973 Rainbow Theatre di "Supper's Ready" - e il suo aggiornamento del suono surround 5.1 mediante Nick Davis e Genesis - a loro studio di registrazione a casa della Fattoria, nel Surrey, nel 2007.
Peter Gabriel porzioni ri-tracciato vocale di Lover's Leap, Iknaton / Itsacon & garantito eterno dell'uomo Santuario nel 1997 presso i suoi studi Real World - che si delineano qui.
Molte grazie a Mr. Davis, il signor Hackett., il signor Jorge Monteiro e sigg. Davide Raffaello e Jim Buntinx (artisti concettuali) per fare questa serie di video informativi possibile.
Tutti i vids consigliati sono stati ri-editato con clip di supporto non-lineare audio di musica - per offrire una maggiore discernimento della superbamente progettata 5,1 aggiornamento Surround e il restauro!
Buon divertimento

Supper's Ready:  Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man  (Part 2) ~Italian subtitles~

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Supper's Ready:  Ikhnaton & Itsacon ..and their Band of Merry Men  (Part 3)
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Part 3 of this NON-commercial, educational video - assembled with the (direct informational insight) assistance of Genesis engineer & producing guru - Nick Davis...and guitarist Steve Hackett. 
This is the last section in which the more mature Gabriel's special vocal inserts are present (on the first 3 sections of the Extra's Disk - 2008 Live Box set).

This section is much more dynamic than the previous two, with lively drums, a strong elegiac lead electric guitar solo from Hackett, and a lot of interplay between this guitar and the organ (including a section with fast organ and guitar arpeggios, Hackett employing the "tapping" style of playing). The lyrics refer to a battle of some sort, presumably involving Ikhnaton.

The program spells "Itsacon" as "Its-a-con". It describes this section as follows:

"Who the lovers see clad in greys and purples, awaiting to be summoned out of the ground. At the G.E.S.M's command they put forth from the bowels of the earth, to attack all those without an up-to-date "Eternal Life Licence", which were obtainable at the head office of the G.E.S.M.'s religion."

Many thanks to Mr. Davis, Mr. Hackett., Mr. Jorge Monteiro and Mr. David Raphael (conceptual artist) and Wikipedia for making this informative video possible.

Supper's Ready:  How Dare I Be So Beautiful / Willow Farm intro  (Part 4)
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For the most avid early-Genesis fans, only! (Italian subtitles)

This is the continuation of a NON-commercial, educational video - assembled with the (direct informational insight) assistance of Genesis engineer & producing guru - Nick Davis...and guitarist Steve Hackett. 

This is a slow and gentle section, the only instrumentation being treated acoustic piano chords, each chord being faded-in on the recording, thus losing the piano's characteristic attack and sounding more like an organ (it was done on Hammond organ live). The title is a catchphrase used by the band's early music-business contact, Jonathan King. The lyrics deal with the aftermath of the preceding battle, and referring to the Greek myth of Narcissus, who turned into a flower.

The program describes this section as follows:

"In which our intrepid heroes invesitigate the aftermath of the battle and discover a solitary figure, obsessed by his own image. They witness an unusual transmutation, and are pulled into their own reflections in the water."

Many thanks to Mr. Davis, Mr. Hackett., Mr. Jorge Monteiro.and Mr. David Raphael (conceptual artist) for making this informative video possible.

Supper's Ready:  Willow Farm  (Part 5)
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A Flower?


Part Five of the NON-commercial, educational video - assembled with the (direct informational insight) assistance of Genesis engineer & producing guru - Nick Davis...and guitarist Steve Hackett. Live in concert, this section provided what is perhaps one of Gabriel's most iconic moments - the lyrics commence with the question "A Flower?", which would see Gabriel appear in his "flower mask" (by Gabriel's own admission, partly inspired by the BBC children's programme The Flower Pot Men.) Musically, this section is somewhat bizarre, featuring amongst other things: vaudeville-style sections, theMellotron Mark II's "combined brass" tape set, sped-up vocals, and musique concrète noises of trains and explosions. Lyrically, it has a Python-esque quality, dealing with elements of the absurd in the English psyche, "there's Winston Churchill, dressed in drag, he used to be a British flag, plastic bag, what a drag!" and numerous elements of word play, boarding schools, agricultural depravity and social conformity.

At this point there is a reflective interlude, not definitely belonging to either "Willow Farm" or the following "Apocalypse In 9/8", with bass pedal, electric guitar, organ and mellotron drones, followed by another melody on acoustic guitars, flute and Hammond organ.

The program describes this section as follows:

"Climbing out of the pool, they are once again in a different existence. They're right in the middle of a myriad of bright colours, filled with all manner of objects, plants, animals and humans. Life flows freely and everything is mindlessly busy. At random, a whistle blows and every single thing is instantly changed into another."

"Willow Farm" was originally a stand-alone song, with music and lyrics by Gabriel. At one point, while "Supper's Ready" was being written and assembled, Banks or Gabriel had the idea of including "Willow Farm" in the middle of it. Banks commented that this jarring, fast-paced piece prevented "Supper's Ready" from seeming too much like a repeat of their earlier epic "Stagnation".


Many thanks to Mr. Davis, Mr. Hackett., Mr. Jorge Monteiro.and Mr. Jim Buntinx (conceptual artist) and Wikipedia for making this informative video possible.

Supper's Ready:  Apocalypse in 9/8
(co-starring the delicious talents of Gabble Ratchet)
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At this point, the drums enter, with the rhythm section of Collins, Hackett and Rutherford striking out a pattern using the unusual metre of 9 beats to the bar (expressed as 3+2+4).[6] Over this, Gabriel sings lyrics filled with apocalyptic imagery akin to the Book of Revelation, alternating with a complex organ solo from Banks (played in various time signatures against the 9/8 rhythm section), then switching to a climactic vocal from Gabriel, and the mellotron "three violins" tape set. Banks has said that for this section his approach to writing the solo was to almost parody the style that Keith Emerson had developed withEmerson, Lake & Palmer.[citation needed] In live performances, during the organ solo, Gabriel would don a bizarre "Magog" outfit of geometrical head-dress (which can be seen on the cover of the band's Genesis Live album). Gabble Ratchet is a reference to the Hounds of Hell;[7] they are usually portrayed as geese, which explains the sound effect heard during this section (18:48–18:53 on Foxtrot). They are also known as Gabriel's Hounds, a punning reference to Peter Gabriel himself. Indeed, the programme for the 1972/3 tour refers to this section as "co-starring the delicious talents of wild geese"[8]

The program describes this section as follows:

At one whistle the lovers become seeds in the soil, where they recognise other seeds to be people from the world in which they had originated. While they wait for Spring, they are returned to their old world to see Apocalypse of St John in full progress. The seven trumpeteers cause a sensation, the fox keeps throwing sixes, and Pythagoras (a Greek extra) is deliriously happy as he manages to put exactly the right amount of milk and honey on his corn flakes


Many thanks to Mr. Davis, Mr. Hackett., Mr. Jorge Monteiro and Misters. David Raphael and Jim Buntinx (conceptual artists) and Wikepedia for making this informative video series possible.

Supper's Ready: As Sure As Eggs is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)  Part 7 
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"As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs" is a folklore variation of the logical tautology that "X = X"[9] and in this context is a reference to certainty and faith—being absolutely convinced of the ultimate victory of good over evil and that God and Heaven do indeed exist. "Aching Men's Feet" is a play on "making ends meet".
"Apocalypse" segues into this part via a slower section which reprises the lyrics from "Lover's Leap" in combination with the chord progression from "The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man", backed by a pressed snare drum roll and tubular bells. As this reaches a peak, during live shows, a flash charge would be fired and Gabriel would discard his Magog costume to reveal himself in shining white apparel which glowed when exposed to black light. During one gig, he infamously attempted flying on a kirby wire, and was nearly strangled.[citation needed] From this point to the end, drums, deep bass pedals and mellotron brass are present, Gabriel singing Blakean lyrics which reference The New Jerusalem (The Crystal City of God that is established after the death of the AntiChrist) and the Second Coming of Christ with reference to the biblical Revelation 19:17:

I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of God.

(According to some interpretations, this passage of Scripture refers to the bodies of the wicked dead left-over after the forces of the AntiChrist are supernaturally destroyed, after which the birds are called to feast on the flesh of the wicked. Hence, the song's bizarre title: Supper's Ready.)

After completing the lyrics in this section, Gabriel would then pick up and raise an active blacklight tube, holding it near himself, upraised with both hands, as though it were a sword. Gabriel would be the only one lit onstage at this point and would actually appear to be glowing from the combination of blacklight, his reflective white costume and fluorescent makeup. Gabriel considered this effect to be a theatrical way of symbolizing the victory of good/light over evil/darkness. (This "glowing" also reflects a spiritual transformation, changing from a fleshly body to a spiritual one, also referenced in the preceding lyrics, "Can't you feel our souls ignite..").

Then, the piece fades out on overdubbing cascading lead electric guitar parts from Hackett. On the original recording this section is in the key of A, but because of Gabriel's inability to properly re-create the same vocal performance onstage from either hoarseness or tiredness, the band regularly had to change the key to G.

The program describes this section as follows:

Above all else an egg is an egg
'And did those feet ............' making ends meet.
Jerusalem = place of peace

Many thanks to Mr. Davis, Mr. Hackett., Mr. Armando Gallo, Mr. Robert Ellis and Misters. David Raphael and Jim Buntinx (conceptual artists) and Wikepedia for making this informative video series possible.