Peter Gabriel
Masonic Auditorium
Detroit, Michigan
13 March 1977

Lineage: Teac M-100 mic => Sony 153SD => Wavelab => Flac8 (JEMS master)

Disc 1 44:36. 1. Here Comes The Flood* 2:15.  2. On The Air 4:06.  3. Moribund The Burgermeister 5:01.  4. Waiting For The Big One 8:44.  5. A Song Without Words 3:30.  6. Excuse Me 3:18.  7. Solsbury Hill 5:16.  8. Ain't That Peculiar 5:10.  9. Why Don't We? 7:12 * First 15 seconds sounds rough

Disc 2 38:07 1. Humdrum 4:33.  2. Slowburn 5:18.  3. All Day And All Of The Night 3:43.  4. Here Comes The Flood 5:44.  5. Modern Love 4:02.  6. Down The Dolce Vita 7:54.  7. Back in NYC 6:10 Peter Gabriel - Keyboards, Vocals Dusty Rhodes Robert Fripp - Guitar Steve Hunter - Guitar Tony Levin - Bass Larry Fast - Synthesizer Alan Schwartzberg - Drums Phil Aaberg - Keyboards Jim Maelen - Percussion

Do not be fooled by thinking that this is simply an "audience" recording from the 70's - many of which are poor compared to today's technology. This is an outstanding recording for the era -  you'll even think that the tracks/songs are from another source - SB or FM even -- because there is great fideltiy and balance. But if you listen closely to the transitions, you'll hear some audience members talking and cheering for Peter. Only the FM broadcast of the LA Roxy show is a better-sounding document of the tour.

This particular recording is from very early in Peter Gabriel's solo career I believe the first show of the tour was earlier that week.  These shows were  very inspired and the band was great. Peter's first album (Car)was a surprise to early Genesis fans, as Peter moved away from his progressive rock tendencies.  And to further cement that he was no longer Genesis - the covers in this show proved to be one of the most interesting part of the set. Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar" and the Kinks "All Day And All Of The Night" were both very faithful to the original versions,  Only "Back In NYC" provided a look back at Genesis who had played the same hall a month earlier. Robert Fripp's playing from behind a curtain just off the stage was also a unexpected surprise, seeming a world away from King Crimson. But Peter still manages to squeeze in some performance art efforts between some of the songs. There's something for everybody on this great show.

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