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Dimenticatevi per un po'di Peter Gabriel, dimenticatevi di "The Musical Box", degli anni '70 dei travestimenti, della folta chioma con annessa barba di Phil Collins, ma scordatevi anche la tetra mano arancione che minacciosa si stampa sulla cover di "Invisible Touch", di MTV e del pop sintetico; una volta fatto questo potete immergervi in questo live.
Secondo molti critici e fans i Genesis hanno raggiunto la perfezione live tra il 1980 e il 1982, proponendosi come una live band fantastica, con una carica incredibile e un suono di una potenza fenomenale. Bene è vero, sentendo il materiale racchiuso in questo disco c'è la senzazione di trovarsi al cospetto di un gruppo pienamente conscio delle proprie potenzialità, inoltre il repertorio scelto per le esibizioni privilegia di molto i brani più rock e sacrifica i brani di atmosfera, ma anche le semplici canzoni pop sono dimenticate, rimangono solo "Follow Me Follow You" e "Misunderstanding", peraltro esempi di pop di classe.
Ascoltando "Three Sides Live" si riescono ad apprezzare i brani migliori di "Duke" e "Abacab", anche se vengono sacrificati ingiustamente la suite finale di "Duke" e i brani tratti dagli ultimi lavori, "Dance On A Volcano" per esempio che avrebbero reso molto interessante il disco; va detto che la scaletta riportata quindi è una pura semplice selezione dei brani eseguti durante il tour del 1982 e non ne riproduce fedelmente lo spettacolo. L'inizio allora è affidato a "Turn It On Again", canzone che trae una nuova linfa dall'esecuzione con Thompson e Stuermer, diventa così un pezzo diverso, perde la sua facilità e coinvolge l'ascoltatore, è la prima scarica di adrenalina; segue poi "Dodo" da "Abacab", brano con profonde caratteristiche prog che mutano come sull'lp verso una forma rock granitica, Collins canta in modo perfetto e Tony Banks regge con i ferri del mestiere in modo impeccabile la possente melodia per poi divertirsi con i suoni sintetici più disparati per l'intermezzo "Lurker". "Dodo" poi sfocia in "Abacab", il basso suonato da Stuermer risuona regolare e minaccioso, Mike sembra torturare la sua chitarra che emette quelle poche note che aprono alla voce di Phil, che si lancia in questo fenomenale brano, se in studio sono molto accentuati i toni disco dal vivo invece la canzone assume ben altri colori, un puro rock con una straordinaria coda finale percussiva, suonata da Colllins e Thompson in sincro, che mette i brividi.
Da "Duke" viene eseguita la suite di apertura mentre dal lp del 1981 ecco la bellezza semplice e efficace di "Me And Sarah Jane", chiude il primo cd "Follow You Follow Me". Il secondo presenta il meglio, esecuzioni incredibili e trascinati di "In The Cage", con in mezzo il medley tra "The Colony Of Slipper Men" e "The Cinema Show", e soprattutto della poetica "One For The Wine", dolce incanto di dieci minuti firmato Banks, questo brano, come "The Fountain Of Salmacis" e "It/Watcher Of The Skies" sono relativi alla versione originale inglese del doppio che presentava infatti quattro facciate live, l'edizione in cd infatti è proprio questa, cade di conseguenza il titolo dell'album.
Spariscono allora "Paperlate", "You Might Recall", "Me And Virgil", assenze mai rimpiante, discorso a parte per "Open Door" e "Evidence Of Autumn", due belle canzone risalenti alle sessions di "Duke". In conclusione un ottimo live, ripeto è il miglior modo per ascoltare i brani tratti da "Abacab" e apprezzarli, visto che i tre hanno escluso fortunatamente "Keep It Dark" e "Who Dunnit?" dal missaggio finale.
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01 Turn It On Again (05:24)
All I need is a TV show
That, and the radio
Down on my luck again
Down on my luck again
I can show you, I can show you
Some of the people in my life
I can show you, I can show you
Some of the people in my life
It's driving me mad
Just another way of passing the day
I, I get so lonely when she's not there
I, I, I, I
You're just another face
That I know from the TV show
I have known you for so very long
I feel you're like a friend
Can't you do anything for me
Can I touch you for a while
Can I meet you on another day
When we will fly away
I can show you, I can show you
Some of the people in my life
I can show you, I can show you
Some of the people in my life
It's driving me mad
It's just another way of passing the day
I, I get so lonely when she's not there
I, I, I, I
Turn it on
Turn it on, turn it on again
Turn it on
Turn it on, turn it on again
(I can see another face) Turn it on
(I can see another face) Turn it on, turn it on again
(I can see another face) Turn it on
(I can see another face) Turn it on, turn it on again
(I can see another face) Turn it on
(I can see another face) Turn it on, turn it on again
(I can see another face) Turn it on
(I can see another face) Turn it on, turn it on again
(I can see another face) Turn it on
(I can see another face) Turn it on, turn it on again
(I can see another face) Turn it on
(I can see another face) Turn it on, turn it on again
(I can see another face) Turn it on
(I can see another face) Turn it on, turn it on again
03 Abacab (08:43)
Look up on the wall, there on the floor,
Under the pillow, behind the door.
There's a crack in the mirror.
Somewhere there's a hole in a window pane.
Do you think I'm to blame?
Tell me, do you think I'm to blame?
(When we do it) you're never there.
(When you show it) just stop and stare.
(Abacab) he's in anywhere.
(Abacab)
If you're wrappin' up the world
'Cause you've taken someone else's girl,
When they turn on the pillow,
Even when they answer the telephone,
don't you think that by now...
Tell me, don't you think that by now.
(When we do it) you're never there.
(When you show it) just stop and stare.
(Abacab) he's in anywhere.
(Abacab) doesn't really care.
Do you want it? You got it. Now you know.
Do you want it? You got it. Now you know.
It's an illusion. It's a game,
or reflection of somewone else's name.
When you wake in the morning,
Wake and find you're covered in cellophane,
Well, there's a hole in there somewhere.
Yeah, there's a hole in there somewhere.
Baby, there's a hole in there somewhere.
Now there's a hole in there somewhere.
(When we do it) you're never there.
(When you show it) you stop and stare.
(Abacab) he's in anywhere.
(Abacab)
04 Behind the Lines (05:25)
I held the book so tightly in my hands
I saw your picture, heard you call my name
There was something strange, I could not look away
I wanted to be there, I wanted to go
You gave me no warning, you gave no reason
But I was with you, right by your side
Just give me the strength and I can help you
They can try their hardest, they don't frighten me
It's written in the book
It's hotter than I've known before
But I feel so cold and I don't know why
But if the fire within your heart can beat the storm
Then I really believe you could make it right
The time has come now, we must show our feelings
But I'm looking right through you and your heart is empty
Whatever happened to you, it's too late to change now
There's nowhere you can run to, no place to hide
Ah, you let me down
...but wait a minute, I don't understand
It's getting stronger, so grab my hand
Don't wanna leave you, don't wanna go
But I'm losing all control
Can't you see me, I'm slipping away
I can only stay if you've the will to keep me here
It's written in the book
Oh, so many times since hten I've read those words
Just waiting to see you, can you see me?
05 Duchess (06:38)
Times were good
She never thought about the future, she just did what she would
Oh, but she really cared
About her music, it all seemed so important then
And she dreamed that everytime that she performed
Everyone would cry for more
That all she had to do was step into the light
And everyone would start to roar
And on the road
Where all but a few fall by the wayside, on the grassier verge
She battled through
Against the others in her world, and the sleep, and the odds
But now everytime that she performed
Everybody cried for more
Soon all she had to do was step into the light
For everyone to start to roar
And all the people cried: "You're the one we've waited for!"
But time went by
It wasn't so easy now, all uphill and not feeling so strong
Yes, times were hard
Too much thinking about the future and what the people might want
And then there was the time that she performed
When NOBODY called for more
And soon everytime she stepped into the light
They really let her know the score
But she dreamed of the times when she sang her songs
And everybody cried for more
When all she had to do was step into the light
For everyone to start to roar
And all the people cried: "You're the one we've waited for!"
06 Me and Sarah Jane (05:52)
The fires are burning in another land.
Don’t start counting, don’t start counting.
Colder and colder, the ice is moving closer and it gets me down.
Going round and round and down the same old track, pack on my back.
Going swiftly nowhere, heart in my ear, beating like a drum.
Where will you go?
All by yourself. Hah, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah.
And now I’m standing on the corner, waiting in the rain,
But then in sunlight without warnin’, I invent a name.
Me and Sarah Jane, we had a special thing goin’. Me and Sarah Jane.
It was a time of love and laughter. It wouldn’t come again.
We had our round of joyful laughter. Then began the pain.
Me and Sarah Jane, we had a special thing goin’.Me and Sarah Jane.
Sarah Jane.
Searching for a clue, traces on the sand.
First, I’m flying, going round, round, round.
Then, I’m sliding, going down, down, down.
Doesn’t matter - where I start, I always end up,
Crawling through those same old crowded rooms.
Me and Sarah Jane, we had it coming, all the pain.
Walkin’ down the streets and finding nothing is the same.
And now the city lights are dimmin’ one by one,
It costs too much money to keep them on.
Me and Sarah Jane, in silence walk along the shore,
Tears of joy and mocking laughter, words lost in the wind.
The tide was risin’ but there we stayed,
We had no fear of dying, we weren’t afraid.
07 Follow You Follow Me (04:45)
Stay with me
My love, I hope you'll always be
Right here by my side, if ever I need you
Oh my love
In your arms
I feel so safe and so secure
And every day is such a perfect day to spend
Alone with you
I will follow you, will you follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you, will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year
With the dark
Oh I see so very clearly now
All my fears are drifting by me so slowly now
Fading away
I can say
The night is long but you are here
Close at hand, oh I'm better for the smile you give
And while I live
I will follow you, will you follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you, will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year there will be
I will follow you, will you follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you, will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year
I will follow you, will you follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you, will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year
I will follow you, will you follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you, will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year
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Di AR (Anonima Recensori)
La versione live di "Turn It On Again" è migliore della versione in studio, specialmente verso la fine.
Three Sides Live dimostra come il gruppo sia in grado di reggere ancora qualsiasi live e che la creatività, perlomeno in sede concertistica, non sia andata a farsi fottere.
