The Watch plays GENESIS - Blue show , comes from an idea of the band, an attempt to blend The Watch music with the love for Genesis very early productions. The purpose is to create a show where people can be brought back to the seventies by the absolutely unique The Watch way of re-creating Genesis atmospheres, enjoying at the same time a few new compositions, inspired by this timeless kind of music.

Re-creating old atmospheres does not only mean to play those great songs, rapturous performed, with a stunning Gabriel like voice, but also to catch the mood and the deep emotions coming from the stage.. from a band who, like Genesis did since the very early days, can write its own music and that has also been able to catch the spirit of Genesis during a life devoted to prog music and in particular to the one of Genesis.

Great feedbacks from attenders in every part of Europe and UK, and from some Genesis members like Steve Hackett or Phil Collins, who let us know how much he appreciated Marco and Phildas drums duet at the Steve Hackett convention France 2010, are a great reward for The Watch. Nonetheless the collaboration both live and studio with John Hackett has been another great satisfaction for all our camp..  a way to keep this musical flame, that we all love, alive.

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Here there are some infos:

The Watch plays GENESIS - Blue show - whole FOXTROT album 1972
Complete Foxtrot album performed plus extras from very early GENESIS  production and unreleased material.

USA and Canada tour infos and presales here

Video excerpts here

Take a look at some feedbacks here



From Rockradio UK:

The Watch are an early-Genesis tribute band who also record their own material. Billed as The Blue Show - the Foxtrot album - they start with acoustic-based songs and build the tension as they add more powerful numbers. Exactly the way Genesis themselves used to do it around 1970/71

These guys really knew their subject, with singer Simone Rossetti sounding exactly like Peter Gabriel . As they moved into the  powerful numbers such as Time Table and Can Utility and the Coastliners, you could feel the atmosphere build. By the time we got Musical Box and In the Cage, the band were feeding off a rapturous reception .

Guitarist Giorgio Gabriel (his real name!) managed a beautiful rendition of Steve Hackett's classical solo piece Horizons, made all the more captivating by playing it on 12-string.

Performing everything from Foxtrot could only mean one thing – the highlight of the evening would be Supper's Ready. It was flawless: absolutely stunning . Tears flowed. Like most of the audience I've seen all the Genesis tribute bands of the last few years. No-one outwith Genesis themselves has played this song better. I would dare to say they were the best tribute band , Genesis or otherwise , I've ever seen . Rockradio UK


... a strong and powerful performance - Steve Hackett

...it was impressive (drums duet with Phildas) - Phil Collins