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Kevin, Our brother(s).....  ;-)

9/28/2011

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Kevin
What a brilliant job you have done in a passionate and loving way for all genesis fans, I was lucky to have a brother 7 years older than me so at the grand age of 7 in 1972 I was introduced to the band and have all the albums from then into the 90's.

Your youtube analysis is a tribute to your enthusiasm and attention to detail you are a credit to your profession for a wonderful job. 


Lileigh

Why thank you so very, very much Kevin (my brother's name, too)!
I can't tell you how much I appreciate the words you chose to describe my unusual Genesis analysis work: "passionate" and "loving".    Those are the emotions with which I try to imbue all of my technical & artistic work...as well as my daily life.
It is a gift beyond price that you noticed (and pointed to) this...  *genuine, brilliant smile*

All my best to you...with hopes you enjoy the rest of the Lamb (and other series) I am working hard to yet still produce!

xoxo  Lil
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9/22/2011

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New Comment 9/23/11:
Comment from Brad G.

Hi Lileigh,

It's hard to express the emotions felt by the soundscapes created by Genesis in 'Selling England by the Pound', and 'The Lamb...'. I, like you, was 15 in 1975 in Lisbon, Portugal (next to Cascais, which I saw referenced in one of your videos). I've been in the US for 30 years and am a citizen. I enjoyed your video. Guitar is my favorite instrument, but the rich sounds of the synthesizer work in those two albums take me to another dimension as well (like Rick Wakeman does in 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'). Thanks for sharing your passion. Very few people understand when I literally go into a 'different zone' while listening to Steve Hackett's ethereal solos, well... I'm glad to know you truly get what that means.

All the best,

Brad

Lileigh answers:

Hi, Brad ~

Your eloquent descriptions of the shared cause/effect (of the "evoked-emotions-to-familiar-musical-soundcapes") we all feel when we listen to early Genesis and Steve Hackett's work - are right on the $$, my dear!  *beaming look*I think that most of us feel this way about this collection of unique musical genius.I often wonder about the underpinnings of it all, psychologically - on the whole for our age group.Is it that the music became an important identifier during our "formative" teenage/young adult years...so much so that it became ingrained in our organic, inner souls?Why is it, that most of us could be brought to tears by the sounding of the opening arpeggio keyboard fingerings of Tony's intro to The Lamb's Title Track...or at the penetrating boom of Mike Rutherford's base pedals...or Phil's lilting, winsome background vocals to Peter's "Veil-of-Smoke" sung lines like "...For She's A Lady....", within the song The Musical Box? I'm told that even the most hardened of men (and a few women) have been seen with tears streaming down their face at certain parts of the Tribute Band "The Musical Box's" perfectly-detailed performances.What is it - within those melodies, counter-melodies and lyrical arrangements - which captures us, so intrinsically, as a group?I think I'd love to have a recorded video feed of us, the audience, at one of those Musical Box performances..as we all get transported - en masse - into that rare "Different Zone", of what you speak.Mesmerized by what once was...both in original performance and in who WE were, individually, at that point in time when The Lamb (or any of early Genesis' music) was entrenched in our very souls, developmentally.I know this might sound a little too esoteric and grandiose to some people (on the outside)...but, to those of us who experienced this same musical "bonding" with Gabriel & Genesis' early recordings, way back when...it makes perfect sense, does it not?Like some deeply implanted Tuning Fork, within us, is struck - when we here those familiar chord progressions and often romantic-yet-mercurial sung lyrics.Powerful and heady stuff, all.It's nice to know that I am not the only one locked into this tractor-beam of personal historic significance - while listening to their work.Before this video series came to be...I had drifted away.  Attention diverted to Life's demanding everyday needs.But, now...through that serendipitous YouTube series...I've come to re-discover the depth of what their music truly meant to me, all those years ago.  A magical mirror in which I may gaze (like in Harry Potter) where I may see the floating images of who I once was and how far I've come to be who I am now.But, always - at the core - the 15-yr-old girl who found great solace in Gabriel's intonations & grit, Steve's magical, musical filigree paintings of colorful sounds, Mike's solid, double-neck Rickenbacker duty of 12-string & Bass, Phil's incredibly complex drumming structure (offset by his lovely, winsome high tenor harmonies) and, finally, Tony's overwhelmingly precise & illustrating keyboard fingerings!*shake of head*  There's not much more to be said, than that.  *knowing smile slowly grows on my face*Thank you so very much for writing me...and being so open in sharing your story of personal discovery ala the Genesis Journey.It has made my day...xoxo Lil  
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9/22/2011

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Thanks, I enjoyed these analyses. I just wish that the sleeve notes from the archive box set had been straight about the amount of re-recording. It's not like they didn't have enough space.
I'm sure you'll enjoy the Musical Box. 
Do you know about the Watch? (Given that you have a section with Italian subtitles, you probably have.) They are also in the USA this Autumn with the Selling England show. I don't think they are going anywhere near Phoenix, AZ. But catch them if you can. Or check out the live version of Stagnation from the last tour.

LiLeigh answers:

Hi, Gabble.  
I tend to agree with you as to the way Genesis (and Peter Gabriel) decided to market  the Archive 1 Collection.  In reading up on what they decided to put in the Liner Notes (Tony Bank's intro section to The Lamb at the Shrine concert recording) and what is floating around on the internet from 1998....it did not seem to be exactly forthright as to the amount and depth of the re-tracking/restoration process.  Of course, hindsight is 20/20..and it's so easy to be an "armchair quarterback" - but, should it have be put out, today - I would have loved to have seen in marketed as a "Rare Re-unification of the Superlative 5" early Genesis members (circa 1972-1975).  Or "Superstar vocalists Gabriel & Collins rejoin with their fellow members of that uber-original & talented group, known as early Genesis, to restore and release an historic live recording of their Cult Classic Rock Opera Lamb Lies Down on Broadway".  A little wordy, I know...but, marketed in the correct way - it could have been welcomed as a rare Hybrid of artistic and technical achievement.  A labor of love mounted by two incredibly talented but competing production houses (Real World Studios & Genesis' The Farm, with Nick Davis at the editing helm) -  to release a piece of history.  A rare coming-together of very separate corporate entities - all to present a veritable "What It Would Have Sounded Like If Gabriel & Genesis Toured The Lamb in 2007."*sigh*  But, alas...that tour never materialized in that design.  So, all we have left of that dream team - is the incredibly, painstakingly well-crafted Archive 1 restoration of the Shrine.Something (albeit small) to be re-joiced in...and recognized as a singular, rare work - unto itself.And, this, dearest Gabble (and everyone else who might chance to read this commentary) is the very premise and foundation of what my Analysis: Lamb Lies Down on Broadway series is all about. xoxo Lil   (P.S. - I will be on the lookout for The Watch, thanks for the tip!  As of this date, I am set to attend FOUR of the Musical Box's "Lamb" concerts :  L.A.'s LaMirada, Phoenix, both nights at the Keswick Theatre, in Philly. 
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Waveforms and Analyzing different trackings

9/13/2011

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A recent conversation between me and Jc... :

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Jc

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:23:12 am

Greetings. I have been a huge fan of your analysis videos since I stumbled upon them this past winter. I like the website as it makes it easier to find all of the vids in one place. My only issue is that I can't seem to watch them in full screen mode from the site like I can when I see them on YouTube.

I have a quick question for you. In your very first analysis Lamb video you talk about studying the waveforms to give you clues as to where the edits and flown in bit were. Can you explain that further as to how you were able to recognize those altered wave forms?

Thanks, and as a long time Genesis you have breathed new life into these old favorites of mine. I really enjoyed all of your great work.

Lileigh

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 6:42:25 pm

Hi, Jc ~
First, thank you so very much for being one of my original followers (since last winter, shortly after I started this series most serendipitously!)
It truly has become a work of passion - thanks to all the great feedback I receive via the YouTube videos.

So sorry that I haven't quite figured out how to marry the "large" format that both you and I prefer. But, as of yet - YouTube only offers my website host - Weebly.com - the embedded video window.

They do ask you (if you move your mouse around the lower right hand corner of the window) if you want to transfer to YouTube to watch the video in all their different forms (HD, non-HD, small, large, etc)...
My website is mainly to offer a all-in-One "Home" paired with a "Backgrounder/Insight" menu to all of my different "Analysis" videos for Genesis.

YouTube offers "Playlists" that viewers can follow a series...but, to me, it seems somewhat haphazard.

And, if you did like several other of my subscribers mention they did - tracking down all of what I had to offer via my Channel page - then it seems better (more elegant) to offer this specialized website by which you can follow a menu (offering both explanation & video window), which I designed, in order to provide better viewing continuity!
Sorry to be so verbose...but, I hope my impetus for creating this site is more clear.

Now, as for the other query you posted...I must say you ask an excellent question - which, I am honestly can say I'm surprised has not been asked before - in all these many months - Bravo! *huge grin*

You ready for the WHOLE story? (grab your glass of wine..or cup of tea..and I will regale you, Sir!) hehehe

Initially, I only "heard" a distinct difference in the original "Live" recording of the Shrine concert - which a co-worker alerted me to, via the WolfgangsVault.com site (which features the same stuff recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour broadcast, that same night).
I had heard the "slightly restored" Archive recording many years previous..but, did not own it.

In listening to the Wolfgang's recording - I was struck by how many times Peter "reached" for his lower (softer) register in songs like "Carpet Crawlers" and it just. simply. was. not. there.

(Truthfully, I ended up memorizing the Live version - thanks to sitting in a hospital waiting room for a week, after my mother suffered a stroke. It was the only thing I had been able to download on my new iPod, prior to catching a plane back East). :-(

Having coached (spoken) vocals, professionally, for many years...I caught on quite quickly that he was obviously suffering from partial laryngitis, that singular evening/performance.

So, I got ahold of a copy of "Archive 1"..and started listening with rapt attention.

Where was it that Peter had a "full vocal tone"? Where was it that he relied on his "goat note end phrasing" vocal crutch?
Where did he meander off key...or off mic ?
Where was a "breathy" or "smoky" or more "mercenary" sounding?
Where did he beautifully "finish off" his phrasing with his now-famous "up-note, whip-like" closing of a phrase ?

All these aural observations really lighted the fires of intense curiosity for me, as an audio engineer, editor and director.

So, I printed off all the lyrics of the 2-album set...sat (on yet another 6-hour airplane ride) with two sets of headsets/earbuds on my head (Wolfgangs on the earbuds, Archive piped into my Bose noise-canceling headset)...and alternated listening to one partial-phrase, then comparing its "twin" on the next.
Many times, I had to "rewind" and listen several times to the only 3 or 4 words he sang, in succession - because Peter (and all his production team at Real World) had gotten it SO close! 

They really did a masterful job in laying-in just what was needed to "sew" the live performance together - where the live vocals actually needed it.

Now, I know there are a lot of people who would disagree with me. But, being a producer/director myself..and knowing of Peter's so-called "perfectionism"...I could see why he would NOT let something that technically/artistically-flawed go out on the market (and sell for that kind of $$) to his fans without there being some major reconstruction done on it.

Ok, I admit it..I digress (my apologies)...back to your very salient question:

In my old analog studio (which is featured in nearly all my videos...and now, sadly, has been dismantled (to make way for its replacement Grass Valley & Avid automation) - you will see behind me an old Enco product - called a D.A.D unit. (Digital Audio)

It has no artistic relation to the elegant waveforms which are rendered out of a ProTools or Logic editing system. But, it worked for my investigatory needs, at the time.

The D.A.D. offered a fairly straight-forward non-linear visual waveform offering of anything I transferred into the system. And, I could put the two waveforms windows up on my monitor where they were able to almost overlap....
An easy visual tool to see where the waveforms differed (even slightly)...for someone in my business.

I did not do this for the entire Archive 1 Lamb concert. I only did this in a few places where I suspected, but my ears could not absolutely ensure, was the "mature" vs. the "young" Peter, singing. 

Nick Davis is one of the best in the world at doing this kind of "reconstructionist" audio engineering (since he's a musician, as well).
And, between Peter's team at Real World..and Nick & his team at The Farm - even WITH the back-to-back, nearly overlapping waveform displays - I had a tough time making certain calls as to which was which.
To be fair to myself...there was always the 3rd option of that Nick took Peter's old, original vocals..and both cleaned & beefed them up so much (utilizing all the dynamics processors, equalization filters, and delays he had at The Farm) or manipulated Peter's more mature vocals to match his younger tones (and peaks) - that even the most adept engineer would be impressed! 

So, it is within several of these areas - where I hold up both pics of Peter (25 & 47 years old, respectively). *nod of head*

Does all this answer your question, my friend? *kindly smile*

I hope so...but, if not...or if you'd like to actually see what I am talking about - I am noodling around with the idea of actually filming a "talking" blog vid, in which I could demonstrate (utilizing my home version of ProTools) dual waveforms analyses. ;-)

All my best (and sincere thanks for all your enthusiastic support!),

Lil

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Lileigh's Introductory Blog

9/9/2011

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New website...new place to visit and compare our mutual love of early Genesis and solo Peter Gabriel.  I am both so excited and grateful to have garnered so many Genesis loyal and and truly dedicated subscribers via YouTube.
Thank you for all your support of this unique Analysis series ...it is all for you !

xoxo Lil
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First Post!

9/6/2011

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Please visit the  latest releases by "Peter Gabriel News" and "Steve Hackett News" via the Genesis/Gabriel drop-down menu..for the very latest in what our favorite musicians are working hard to produce their unique brand of Art !

xo Leigh
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Analysis: Chamber of 32 Doors - Part 1
YouTube: http://youtu.be/wUYoeUeg-r8


Analysis:  Chamber of 32 Doors - Part 2
YouTube:  http://youtu.be/eJfgDEE8BQI



Analysis:  Chamber of 32 Doors -Part 3
YouTube:  http://youtu.be/piueJ_0N-Kk


Analysis: Tom Lord-Alge & the Chamber of 32 Doors  (alternate version of Part 1/Tom's intro)
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*FOR SERIOUS LAMB FANATICS ONLY !!!* 

A
n Analysis of the many allegorical layers, written by Peter Gabriel, within the pivotal song "The Chamber of 32 Doors" on the original Lamb Lies Down on Broadway album.

Jungian Archetype Theory, The Power of Myth's Hero's Journey and the Tibetan Book of the Dead provide the framework with which Gabriel wrote of his pending decision to leave Genesis.
Add onto that the visual work of "El Topo" director Alejandro Jodorowsky, as Peter's inspiration - and you have one, very serious surrealistic work of art.

WARNING/ADVISORY:   This trilogy of videos are DEEP (because these metaphysical/psychoanalytical works were what Peter Gabriel had been reading up until the uber-rushed writing of The Lamb)!
Although, he claims the lyrics are flawed - many still consider it a layered work of genius.
Part Surrealism, Part Metaphysical, Part Self Psychoanalytical. 

These videos are the result of 2 years of intense research and many contributions by many people (several, quite close to Peter Gabriel & Genesis).

As Tony Robinson wrote for the 1970-1975 Genesis Box Set: "It's a mistake to think of the narrative as only having one meaning because every listener must create their own personal story."
This trilogy's analysis is not set in concrete.  It is meant to elucidate upon the metaphysical texts by which Peter was reaching to obtain his own new pathway (out of the band and into his own solo career, away from "Genesis-the-Big")....as well as start new discussions as to what the album meant to YOU, the listener.
From all of us who collaborated on these videos....ENJOY!!
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