Genesis Cinema Show

Another of my occasional demos! Preparing for the ReGenesis November UK tour

[@Piwork69]

This vid gives me a deeper appreciation for Banks’ ability to not only play this but to CREATE this piece of music. So many working parts.

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

A story: I was in college in 1981. I had (like everybody else) to take English Composition 101. I had a good teacher, who did assume she (or anyone else) had the "right" interpretation for anything we were analyzing. So, time came do do our big year-end composition. We had a poetry anthology which we'd been using the entire year. Our assignment was to find any poem in that book, and write a paper on it. Well, I looked and looked and looked and looked, but I just couldn't find anything in that book that resonated with me. So, the next day in class, I took a chance. I had been listening to Cinema Show for years by then, and had always loved it. But I didn't really understand the lyrics. So I asked Ms. Burcham if I could use that song instead of a poem from the book, for my paper. She asked me if I had really looked hard int the book. Then she said she'd think about it. Well, I guess since I had an "A" up until then in her class, she relented. "But," she said, "since I'm allowing you to do this, I will be grading your paper a bit harder than everyone else's. I agreed, and got to work. I tell you, I never did so much research, or worked so damn hard an any school project, since I'd done a presentation on Leonard Bernstein, in high school. I listened to the song on my Sony Walkman, while I perused the books in the college library. I probably spent 20 hours on that paper. And...............I got an "A."

[@oscaralfaro7648]

I have seen many movies with worse and more boring scripts. But I can also imagine the smile on the teacher's face when she told you that you could do it while she was thinking: "he doesn't know what he's getting into...". Anyway, lucky you were able to do it!

[@denveradams4909]

This gives you some appreciation for the musical genius talent of Tony Banks to not only to produce these sounds from the various keyboards, but to do it consistently night after night without flaw.

[@muzduz1]

Nice job. Hats off to Tony Banks for creating a stunning piece of music

[@stargate1555]

Incredibly great transitions. You rock. Thank you for playing one of my favorite tunes.

[@MartinJG100]

Excellent deconstruction. A revelation! Best band in the world for me. Thanks!

[@dougmelbourne8343]

Hi Nick, glad you liked it! As briefly mentioned in the vid - I'm using a couple of layered mellotron choir sounds, I layer them due to shortcomings in the samples provided on the Roland expansion boards which means that up high, they sound very sampled. In addition there's the slow string mellotron sound and a basic organ patch which as far as I can tell mimics the overdubs Tony Banks used on the album. Other than that it's various experiments with reverb, eq and panning to make it sound BIG!

[@BillPalmer]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone show how the sounds change throughout the song before. Excellent thanks

[@d.od.3463]

Great video; I've always loved Genesis and their music; I only wish I had some musical talent besides just being able to 'listen'!

[@psalmsurfer1]

teach yourself..u may have a hidden talent..Im a drummer but taught myself basic chords on keys and the rest is practice and hard work..and a good ear

[@caryheuchert]

Nice performance! “Selling England” is my fave Genesis album!

[@bwelchkeys5]

Nicely done. Thanks for tour.

[@hubbsllc]

Boy, you really nailed those Pro-Soloist patches!

[@jeffreyremillard9151]

This is one of my all-time favorite songs. Thanks for doing this.

[@dougmelbourne8343]

Hi, A brief recap... Lead Sounds - Korg MS2000 programmed by me, mostly by lining it up with my ARP ProSoloist to get a reasonable match. Mellotron sounds - all from Roland Expansion boards, some layering of choir/string samples from "Vintage Synths" and "Keyboards of the 60s and 70s". Organ - Nord Electro. Hope this helps! Cheers, Doug

[@TheHive616]

just found this... very informative, and probably the best performance I've seen on KZbin. Well done!

[@jangyune]

Very fantastic play! This information helps a lot. Thanks.

[@JgMcCloskey]

Top notch playing and explanation of the various sounds. Love it!

[@KevStevens-Music-Drums-Art]

That was beautifully played, Doug. How wonderful to see and hear Tony's compositions played with such fine attention to detail. Thank you. I saw you play with ReGenesis in Newcastle many years ago. I would guess at 2006/7. I remember it was absolutely first rate.

[@mantra3000]

Excellent simulation of Tony's sound on the MS2000, well done!

[@aarmington]

those lead sounds are spot on!!....please mention your gear again in the description

[@timbaldwin9951]

BRAVO!! That was so cool! My hat's off to you.

[@richardbeaupre6723]

I can only echo previous comment. Sadly, amateur keyboard players are destined to remain amateurs because we started late in life. Most great keyboard players started at the age of 4 or 5. This a great video and I especially admire the programming required to replicate the synth sounds.

[@mel2401]

Bravo!! Nicely done my friend. One of my faves.

[@ny21live]

Thumbs way up! Nicely done! :)

[@danieleggenberger9034]

brilliant. Well done Doug. You're the man!

[@gasgiant7122]

Not a lot wrong with that effort, I wish I was your neighbor, great video.

[@PearComputingDevices]

That is amazing. Not exactly easy by any stretch. Good job!

[@peterobara6479]

extraordinary...thank You

[@Marctull66]

Very interesting Doug. and nice playing on one of my favourite instrumental pieces of music. That gives a more precise idea about how it's crafted. A lot of work was put into it, I guess. And you managed to emulate Banks' sounds on the 70's recording(s) very well :o)

[@kamilgroblewicz3184]

Awesome! I love this solo and I wish I could play this like You do! ;- )

[@m1goodwin]

Excellent! I would love to hear you do the ending as done on Seconds Out. That always gives me goosebumps!

[@VitorCastanheiro]

oh man that setup and sound is just amazing!!! realllyy good. I do know this track inside out and you are absolutely fantastic in every step of the way.

[@Antonio231095]

really really good. Awesome job

[@MarcoPaints]

insanely good

[@ignamax08]

i'm impressed on how good the instrument sounds. keep it up !

[@funklover24]

Still in love with these sounds ... ;)

[@dajojojo]

You, Sir, are a wonderful keyboard player

[@funklover24]

Indeed! :)

[@Artyom1997]

Majestic

[@cielobuio]

Love it !

[@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars]

Bloody marvellous!

[@Heathaze813]

Brilliant. It shows both your talent and Tony Banks talent in creating this. I have a Roland XP80 and would love to get those sounds. Looks like you cant do it with less than 3 rigs.

[@ancienbelge]

The Nord can do the Mellotron sounds too, but it may simply be more convenient to have a 3rd keyboard than to toggle sounds on two keyboards at once. Unless you're Jordan Rudess, of course, and preprogram all your sound changes and step through them with a foot pedal... If I were to play live again, I'd prefer two 'boards: a lower with a weighted piano action and 88 (or at least 73) keys, and an upper with a waterfall/synth action for organ and synth leads.

[@javierfilgueira]

BRILLANT !!!

[@jeffchristie1541]

well done Doug brilliant as always mate .

[@kinetozetetics4061]

Great job.

[@amonster8mymother]

Thats terrific! I'm trying to do that here with my samplers. The programming on the Korg sounds spot on. 😎

[@660reliant]

LOVE the choir at 5:29!!

[@kipp0man]

Superb, thanks for sharing Doug.

[@wesmatron]

That was a joy to watch

[@giampieromascelli8309]

Very great

[@pestaneira]

Bravo!

[@plakcanius4069]

Geweldig 👍

[@ciropostiglione2530]

Well done!!

[@philjohnson2371]

Most excellent! Im trying to get the same sounds with MainStage. Getting close.

[@Theolonius-ov1ij]

Bravo bravo bravo

[@entangledbandaustralia6671]

Awesome playing Doug. You inspired me to do a few things differently, both in terms of playing and the 3 keyboard set-up which I love, particularly for Cinema show. Hope to have a chat with you one day, and that the Genesis tribute is going well too?! We have one in Melbourne Australia, and I hope you won't mind me saying a show in June. When are yours?

[@dougmelbourne8343]

that would be great! Good to hear from you

[@ericrebourg2013]

Belle démonstration

[@robertoquiroga5302]

Como suena ese teclado. Exitos

[@surge6996]

Hi Doug Incredible similarity with Genesis ( Tony Banks ) How did your Nord Electro 2 Organ sound is set at 0:42 to be so close from the original

[@pctudo]

Great! Bravo!

[@andywells7525]

Good programming of the MS200O

[@rgenericson5361]

Awesome!

[@Steve-of8zo]

Nice playing. What kind of korg is that?

[@stephenwest673]

Excellent 👍😎

[@mrnduff2954]

Fantastic Doug! Looking forward to the tour!! Care to share any settings of the Roland?? Spent hours trying to programme sounds like that!! cheers! A flower?

[@timthomas9785]

love watching this video - spot on!!. Thinking of getting an old Yamaha organ CN 70 I believe it is. Do you think I can get alot of Genesis sounds from an old organ? I'm a rookie!! Thanks

[@nicklib2886]

Doug number one. Best wishes. Nick B.

[@mikeklesic7535]

Fantastic 5:28

[@charlieharpman2107]

Hi, great video. Can you tell me what the time signature of the keyboard solo is). Is this in 7/4? 7/8?

[@gilkj58]

7/8

[@frankielug62]

HI Doug. STUNNING JOB!! I've got the same Korg Ms2000 Synth, I seldom use. I scrolled thru the presets but I don't see any trumpet \ mute trumpet and the others you're playing on it. Did you get them somewhere or did you programme and stored them?

[@beneriksen7236]

I believe he programmed them to match the ARP :)

[@didierleroux189]

Same for me ! i didn't know my MS2000 was able to reproduce these great sounds !!! Doug, could you share about how you got/tuned to these legendary sounds ?

[@adrianh63]

Awesome performance! How did you load those ARP & choirs? Can I find them to buy?

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

Turn out the light, and turn on the fog machine!

[@pataleno]

I’ve seen Regenesis a few times in the past are they Still together?

[@BetamaxFlippy]

Would it be possible to recreate those leads with the MicroKORG?

[@DARisse-ji1yw]

so that's how it's done....

[@RayyMusik]

8:31 My favorite melody in this solo. Pity that Genesis mostly ditched it later on.

[@LilHaseProductions]

It's always interesting how bits that I find less significant, other people really love. I can relate with your feeling, although it's not a memorable bit for me. 7:43 is the bit for me.

[@RayyMusik]

What I like about the very end of that long, epic synth solo is the simple melody (just E and B triads arpeggiated) which gains its beauty by the underlying chords - and then, in the original, the seamless crossfade to Aisle of Plenty. :)

[@jalmelb]

Sounds like stereolab in parts

[@wakerickman]

hi mate you have your top keyboard at way too steep an angle to play it properly, just like a great deal of players.. a keyboard should be set parralel/ same angle as your arm so that your arm angles the same as your keyboard, other wise there is no way you can effectable play your keyboard at its best. many players on youtube as well as "big name" players wrongly play there keyboards the same way. cheers.

[@dougmelbourne8343]

Hi Carl - I'm a classically trained pianist, been playing since I was four. And it's fine! I also play with them flat, depends what you're playing. You should find what works for you! All the best

[@carlaylward]

@@dougmelbourne8343 yes, also many keyboardist have there lower keyboards also angled downwards from back to front, this i find very silly i do a make shift get arround using shelf brakets at front of stand raising the front of the keyboard with another shelf bracket as back stop at the end with shelf brackets held in place with car accsesery juberlee clips. cant understand why so many keyboardists that is what you have to do to have the lower keyboards parralel with youe arms. think about it. i seem to be uniquie in understanding this simple fact of how/what makes keyboards easyer to play. try it. you'll be amazed and would proberly then aggee with me. but as you said its personal preferance but my arrangement definately for me, and wouls guess others if they thought about it and did such would aggree with me. cheers. and thanx for your comment.

[@jalmelb]

Harold?

[@hillshepherd9444]

Two years after my first comment, Fucking GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry , but it is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@psalmsurfer1]

I don't belong here..said old Tessa out loud..

[@hillshepherd9444]

Fucking GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry , but it is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@valizeron]

3:30 minutes of explanations.... Play the piano man !

[@joaquinvelazquez913]

The idea of the video was that HE EXPLAINED how he used his setup to get the tones and then he played the song to show us how it really sounded. The word "cover" isn't written anywhere, so go fuck yourself.

[@jonfromtheuk467]

as Joaquin said - go fuck yourself.

[@bancosolo]

talk to much.....go sleep

[@luizfelipels7]

gtfo

[@ginises83]

Bravo !