Genesis - The Fountain of Salmacis (Official Audio)

[@_PrimetimePranks]

Tony’s mellotron is magic ❤️

[@ppbowers]

Yes, mixed in with his regular keyboards, fantastic!! Love that Mello.. is a lone bird among all the prog rock instruments. It's completely different internally than a synth or keyboard.

[@Diego-my9gc]

Steve's pick guitar

[@qriofficial1769]

Believe it or not, it was the very same mellotron used on crimson's debut.

[@RickTransit]

Yes, this is one of the great Mellotron pieces of all time.

[@craigfazekas3923]

TONY is magic !! 🚬😎👍

[@GerryJudd]

They were 20 years old when they wrote this, let's not forget that! Five band members, five genius songwriters, what are the chances of that?!

[@LKaramazov]

People were just smarter back then. There was no social promotion in the schools or in society. There was far less pity….As Gabriel Sang on Time Table…” the weak must die, according to natures law”.

[@tollboothwillie6192]

Farewell to the Kings, happened long ago.. The 60s & the 70s were the best

[@MrUsermister]

@@LKaramazov [There was no social promotion in the school] ... there were no SOCIAL F**KING NETWORKS !!!

[@MrUsermister]

@@tollboothwillie6192 Interesting reference to Rush ... Xanadu finale chords and solo has a lot from this one

[@delby66]

Michael Rutherford's bass riffs in this great song are incredible. This man is one of the most underrated bass players of all time.

[@maurosalmi1737]

👏

[@cesarincamendozaloyola4407]

He used to demand greatness from himself.

[@vance9460]

Absolutely 💯

[@LKaramazov]

Agreed.

[@charliGONTIER]

À savoir que Tony Levin est fan...😉

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

The thing I love about Gabriel's Genesis is how experimental and masterful a lot of the tracks were. They felt very unique. Its very hard to describe...

[@anthonyherron3396]

I know what you mean!! With Peter, Genesis has this edge about them that makes them so great! With Peter, Genesis has... "IT"

[@albertodesantis739]

creative perfection?

[@cesarincamendozaloyola4407]

​you all know that Peter did not write all the lyrics or all the music, right?

[@feralkitty9378]

@@cesarincamendozaloyola4407 So? they arent talking about the lyrics

[@muhammeddeger6707]

Peter Gabriel+Tony Banks

[@andrewtozerfineart9623]

My favourite Genesis album

[@juanpablomartinezgarcia5795]

Genesis Forever. My respect to these magnificent musicians! I admire and follow Genesis since I was 10 years old. Today I am 58.

[@herballen6244]

Five of the best musicians ever assembled.

[@hitman280480]

My love is still burning after 3 decades, too. Some music simply is great. Period. :-P

[@vadomarmeddugnatoswidukind]

I'm only 42, and I feel the same. My father used to like the old Genesis, that's how I stumbled across them. I know this sounds like: Stupid son likes the same music his dad liked. But in fact I don't have quite the same taste as my father. In contrast to him I'm a romantic and I prefer good melodies over rhythm. And I don't believe he likes the early Genesis as much as I do.

[@nathfoudre9850]

Moi pareil.je suis française jai 57 ans et depuis mes 12 ans j ecoute

[@jimmiekeeling925]

I'm 62, 15-16 age I was when I first heard them....THE LAMB, and still my favorite.....I love AND THEN THERE WERE THREE....saw on that tour in Atlanta,Ga.....amazing!!

[@vincentfernando7749]

Genesis, the musical group that has aged the best with their music.

[@phenixreturns]

the best thing is to listen to the old and the best remastered editions (not the remixes like here) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooKsmoqLoMx_nKc

[@quaid667]

I think they were ahead of their time.

[@elgustoesmiochupaki6119]

You are both saying the same thing. Opposites meet. Hermetism.

[@jacquesfinster5034]

Gabriel's said" Genesis is the the band with the most promising past in the world".

[@massimoemma6617]

non sono d'accordo che invecchiando sono migliorati per me i veri Genesis sono solo con Peter dopo sono diventati un'altra cosa!!!🎶🎵🎤

[@danieltaillefer3604]

Storytelling, the poetry, the musicianship, the different movements, the emotion.. and at such a young age too ! A unique piece of art rock.

[@elenamedvedeva4951]

One of the greatest Genesis songs of all times.

[@MattAttack54]

For me This song ,watcher of the skies , and return of giant hogweed are my favorites so far.

[@kenneththompson8933]

Musical Box..my favourite..

[@rowell2457]

My favourites are this song, The musical box, the return..., one for the vine, mad man moon, the cinema show.😊👍

[@carolball5764]

@@MattAttack54Saw “The Musical Box” perform “Watcher of the Skies “ earlier this year, dressed in all the garb of Peter Gabriel..Absolutely mind blowing performance by them ..Would have loved to have seen Genesis in their heyday..next best thing though eh MB?

[@martinportelance138]

In this one, we can actually hear the pre-Collins/Hackett Genesis morphing into its classical period, around 3:10.

[@piergiuseppeciaraldi2289]

One of my fav Genesis songs! Magic music for mithical lyrics! All five musicians at their best!

[@GarryWootton]

Up until the lamb lies down on broadway and the 3 Albums after Peter Gabriel left... Then too top of the pops for me after that.

[@wagnerribeirodesantana1651]

Amazing way to finish the album!! 🎹🎸🎶❤️

[@sonicplys64]

The melodies in this song..... chef's kiss.

[@ismaelalcazar2758]

🎶 The Fountain Of Salmacis 🎶 Thanks Genesis For This Great & Fantastic Song, You're The Best!!!!! GENESIS FOREVER!!!!! 🎤🎹🎸🥁🎸🎼

[@kennethkendrick4795]

Gabriel the poet and philosopher during the analog era. Excellent mix!

[@Raughwe]

Yes,. you got it. There's philosophy here.

[@williamkeelin806]

Tony is the Master of the Mellotron.. He is by far the Best!!

[@delby66]

William I would have to include Michael Pinder from The Moody Blues as well. He was using the mellotron before Genesis were a band. Not taking anything away from Tony because he was magnificent and I love Genesis, but Michael was just as good.

[@davidbeard121]

You may also enjoy John Hawken with the Strawbs.

[@mattiadei8402]

King Crimson man

[@giancarloattena4471]

Prog Rock. Only few of them and for a short period did compose and play. It was like classical music, only few of them and in a well defined period. As an unexplained miracle.

[@augustblue5972]

Have you ever listed to Big Big Train? You might dig them too. They're huge Genesis fans and you can hear Genesis in lots of their songs.

[@martinportelance138]

Real surf music too (not the Beach Boys-like pop that came later) also had a very short timeline. Precious gems, limited in number.

[@MrAitraining]

Now this is how you end an album. Musicianship is hard to even comprehend in this one. 🔥🎸🎹🥁🎤😎

[@petejohnston5375]

These fellows were priceless as far as I'm concerned. Every song would take you somewhere other than present tense.

[@aaronst.pierre3080]

The instrumentals on this song especially the solos are insanely good.

[@amirtech2005]

I’m still wondering how they came up with these lyrics and music! They had super imaginative minds

[@OriginalSamClark]

Tony wrote a piece at school on the Greek Myth of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus and reworked it when he wrote this song.

[@lucanavarrete7234]

probably drugs

[@amirtech2005]

Luca Navarrete I don’t think Tony Banks has ever used any drugs 😁

[@Skiltaire]

It's the story of Hermaphroditus & Salmacis, from Ovid's "Metamorphoses".

[@phenixreturns]

the best thing is to listen to the old and the best remastered editions (not the remixes like here) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooKsmoqLoMx_nKc

[@anthonyherron3396]

...And then at the 3:15 mark, Steve Hackett takes this song to another level!!!

[@henninggangs5463]

Actually I think its Tony Banks with a organ or something with distortion, and Steve joins him in harmony a few bars later

[@whiteman1506]

​@@henninggangs5463Yes, Tony used a Hohner Pianet, a kind of electric piano in between of the Fender Rhodes and the Wurlitzer Piano, for the electric guitar like sound. Of course with a fuzz pedal. This he developed as a guitar substitute in a time where guitarist Anthony Philips had left and Steve Hackett wasn't in the band yet.

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

​@henninggangs5463so basically, Steve didn't do much in this track?

[@nix4pool]

Could just cry when I hear this stuff, dunno wether it's being over nostalgic or just was the 1970's THE best time ever for music? The latter I think, stunning track just sublime.

[@giagaspa3752]

Fantasiosi e magnetici. Genesis forever ...

[@emmaphilo4049]

Well this is one of the best produced song I have ever heard. And also one of the most beautiful.

[@VinylLounger]

When I listen to Genesis, so do the neighbors!

[@dualtondemod]

so it is - lucky neighbors! ;-)

[@pasqualetulliani6816]

Ho sentito questo brano recentemente e devo dire che mi ha entusiasmato,mi sembrava di sentire i giganti della musica lirica della fine del 1800

[@patriciadenis8767]

Quel bonheur, magique, éternel, en 2021 toujours d'actualité pour notre coeur et nos oreilles sensibles. Perfection musicale et vocale. Grandiose, spectacular, en dehors du temps. Merci Genesis d'exister. Gardez la santé vous êtes éternel. With all my love, from Paris, thank you so much. Aucun groupe encore à ce jour n'arrive à votre hauteur. You're THE BEST in this world. (dans ce morceau un petit côté King Crimson par moment...).

[@crispyrobot77]

The lyrics of most other artists pale in comparison to those of Genesis, IMO. Here are the AMAZING lyrics of today's song for those who wish to sing along.. From a dense forest of tall dark pinewood, Mount Ida rises like an island. Within a hidden cave, nymphs had kept a child; Hermaphroditus, son of gods, so afraid of their love. As the dawn creeps up the sky The hunter caught sight of a doe. In desire for conquest, He found himself within a glade he'd not beheld before. Hermaphroditus: "Where are you, my father? Give wisdom to your son" Narrator: Now lost, the boy was guided by the sun" "Then he could go no farther And as his strength began to fail He saw a shimmering lake. A shadow in the dark green depths Disturbed the strange tranquility. Salmacis: "The waters are disturbed Some creature has been stirred" Narrator: "The waters are disturbed Naiad queen Salmacis has been stirred" As he rushed to quench his thirst, A fountain spring appeared before him And as his heated breath brushed through the cool mist, A liquid voice called, "Son of gods, drink from my spring". The water tasted strangely sweet. Behind him the voice called again. He turned and saw her, in a cloak of mist alone And as he gazed, her eyes were filled with the darkness of the lake. Salmacis: "We shall be one We shall be joined as one" Narrator: "She wanted them as one Yet he had no desire to be one" Hermaphroditus: "Away from me cold-blooded woman Your thirst is not mine" Salmacis: "Nothing will cause us to part Hear me, O Gods" Unearthly calm descended from the sky And then their flesh and bones were strangely merged Forever to be joined as one. The creature crawled into the lake. A fading voice was heard: "And I beg, yes I beg that all who touch this spring May share my fate" Salmacis: "We are the one We are the one" Narrator: "The two are now made one Demi-god and nymph are now made one" Both had given everything they had. A lover's dream had been fulfilled at last, Forever still beneath the lake.

[@lottapaulsson4859]

💖💖💖💖💖

[@LeftyEndi10]

Thanks for the lyrics

[@Stephanie3XL]

purchased this upon it's release and then bought "wind and wuthering" and "and then there were three" in 1977 as a teen ... magical music ❤

[@rescue3878]

I'm 47 and grew up listening to this since I was 10. It's such a visual song.

[@marcoaldisio3448]

Una delle più belle composizioni della musica prog di quegli anni

[@jeffloos243]

This song is awesome. Yngwie loves early genesis he has mentioned.

[@rick-ry3kj]

Crystal Ball, great song too!

[@otterjazz]

I can't stop listening to this amazing song!

[@humanman2358]

the narrative of the tale of an unrequited love in the form of music and creative lyrics teared me up so much. thank you Genesis for composing masterpieces.

[@stephenpmurphy591]

And to think it's based on the true story of Demigod Hermaphroditus and the water nymph naiad Salmacis.. Salmacis fell deeply in love with Hermaphroditus upon seeing him. He rejected her, she prayed too the God's to join the two as one.. Hera the Queen of all God's in revengeful spite merged the two into one being.

[@manusierra1846]

Nobodies can make a song like that it’s realy the Masterpiece

[@mradvance2go17]

Keith Emerson and Tony Banks....my two favorite keyboardist s Keith cause he's a technical wizard and Tony for his compositional genius.

[@nicomos5218]

and Eddy Jobson?

[@vance9460]

​@@nicomos5218...then it would be Rick Wakeman

[@davidbeard121]

Have you listened much to Peter Bardens and Camel, or John Hawken with the Strawbs? May just do it for you!

[@vance9460]

@davidbeard121 yes ..I know of them. Kansas is another band that's created some excellent music. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@GarryWootton]

Maybe a touch of Jon lord on made in Japan.

[@frogdogink4415]

There are no words, only the magic come to life!! ✨️💖✨️

[@philseida5428]

The Magic Of Genesis.... Best of The Best!!!!

[@enzogalli5506]

Magnifica. Divina. Sublime. L'essenza del prog...un capolavoro di assoluta bellezza...siamo su altissimi livelli...solo e sempre Genesis!!! Meravigliosa band... grazie x sempre Genesis!!! ❤❤❤ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ EnzoItaly

[@lucianocatarin9176]

Great,great,great track from an incredible group

[@Judderman09]

An absolute masterpiece

[@smoovegittar]

Sheer brilliance. Such a sense of urgency. Memories.

[@louist.3414]

So wonderful. What a great musical masterpiece :)

[@bob45fluk]

this is incredible! one of the best songs ever! awesome! amazing!!! love Genesis from Italy😍😍

[@ahorsethatisnt3683]

About 50 years after hearing this song and hardly understanding a word I'm still intrigued by the music. Now that I know the story I'm intrigued by what could have inspired it. I know of a similar story that ends differently. But for a while I think some people used this song as a motto of sorts

[@oliverhovde6605]

Apparently it was a school paper Tony had to write that inspired the lyrics

[@BELZABUBBA333]

It's from ovid's metamorphosis .. there's a story in book 4 it's called salmacis and hermaphroditus

[@aaronst.pierre3080]

I want to see a timeline where the band found a way to stay together and continue to make music.

[@KIAvASH_K]

This intro, Such as many other ones composed by Tony, could be interpretted as a song apart, Thanks man, U R truley a Maestro

[@richardhudon7648]

DE 16 ans a 63 j'écoute toujours Genesis avec la même passion.

[@julianmarquezsegura6513]

También mon ami!! de 16 a 62, forever!!!!!

[@jeff-bg2fn]

Moi de même. Si vous ne connaissez pas, permettez moi de vous conseiller la version " Fleesh " de " The lamia ". Une version magnifique.

[@doracayun9094]

Tambien yo !!!!

[@IMajst3RI]

Best genesis album and probably the best album ever recorded

[@TheAisleOfPlenty]

Amazing Album - but they don't hit their peak until Selling England By The Pound. This album could (should?) have been produced better. Imagine for example if someone like George Martin produced this album at Abbey Roads !!??! whoa.. Mind Blown ... lol

[@IMajst3RI]

@@TheAisleOfPlenty Agree to disagree but you are right abot the production. Although I'd rather have Bob Ezrin for that.

[@TheAisleOfPlenty]

@@IMajst3RI Yess! Wowsa! Ezrin great choice! They've (Genesis) done remasters of the 80's stuff , I wish they'd go into the studios and see if they could remaster some of the older stuff.

[@russmarkham2197]

8 best albums imho. Trespass, nursery Crime Foxtrot Selling England, three sides of Lamb (a few tracks I dont like) wind and wuthering, Trick of the tail, Duke, and some more

[@markpalavosvrahotes5575]

@@russmarkham2197Invisible Touch is also one of their best.

[@Sonnenbringer]

Their most beautiful song! I am still in awe.

[@berdi4berdi4]

How I wish they'd start composing more of this stuff

[@bibicy2710]

I think I played this lp every days for years. It was like a unique piece of pure pleasure. Of couse, as I'm a pure french guy, I didn't understood anything 45 years ago, but the music the voices were enough, no need to translate.

[@Allahofminecraft]

Michael Rutherford is one of the best bass players ever. That bass sound is what drew me to Genesis.

[@chuck6433]

I love all the songs on Nursery Cryme, this one is the I love the most 😊😊😊

[@marileneboschofsky1418]

I love Genesis and Peter Gabriel

[@antonioalfredo794]

Espetácular... GENESIS FOREVER 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@antonioalfredo794]

@UCk0dyke81mBvlJ0QYHE3ZNQ 🎶🎶👏🏼👏🏼😍

[@patriziaserapione3310]

La mia passione da sempre ❤️❤️❤️

[@odetteswann7694]

Only problem with this masterpiece is, if I don't want to annoy the people upstairs, I have to keep readjusting the volume! 😓

[@wendyraymond1751]

Absolutely wonderful thanku love an god bless x

[@francescofavro8888]

Beautiful song!

[@alessandro1645]

Venivano da un altro pianeta

[@massimoemma6617]

appunto....watcher of the skies......🎶🎵🎹🇬🇧🎤

[@luigivescovi8953]

Li ho visti dal vivo a Rovato quando ancora non erano nessuno: da allora la mia vita è cambiata

[@massimoemma6617]

@@luigivescovi8953 non l'anno cambiata ....solo a te....il popolo .....dei Genesis.....e molto.....ampio....🎤🎶🎵🎵🇬🇧💪

[@michaelbutcher3563]

First got into this on a Tuesday in summer 1984 when i had to go to London in the afternoon. Couldn't stop playing side two of the Nursery Cryme album in the morning and would have continued to play it all through the afternoon. But i had to stop and turn the hi-fi off to go to London. Went there, had a night in the city on business rather than pleasure, did what i had to do the following morning, then came back to Liverpool on the train, and got home again on the Wednesday evening. First thing i did after tea was, go in the front room, put the hi-fi on again and play side two of NC again. Enjoyed it as much as i had done on the Tuesday morning. Which is what especially this track reminds me of.

[@OriginalSamClark]

I wish Tony and Mike were still writing and performing music together instead of Mike going purely commercial with the Mechanics and Tony only doing classical works. They balanced each other out.

[@antster1983]

Who are you to tell them what to do? Wouldn’t you rather be happy that they’re both doing what makes them happy as opposed to listening to what some anonymous nobody like you or I says?

[@_PrimetimePranks]

I would love to hear Mike and Tony write new music together.

[@berdi4berdi4]

@@antster1983 He was only wishing, not demanding

[@williestyle35]

New tour next year, so who knows?

[@Schimnesthai]

I mean, the only time when they were only 2 making music for an entire album was Calling All Stations... take that as you will, i have watched interviews and they have said and recognized what it failed and what was right, i totally agree and i think that they would make a really good album in the future if they wish to do so.

[@pete21pete21]

Haunting, I still play the album I bought way back in 71, I had the whole collection from genesis to revelation to lamb lies down on broadway,(and trick of the tail) but this album is the only one I kept apart from the live set at De Montfort hall Leicester, I used to trip to this bro (or should I say man!)

[@sirrobert4820]

best album ever

[@davecannon4431]

I agree! The whole discography is incredible!!

[@amhs1947]

great!!!!!!!! I love you Genesis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@carlosjavierramirez9252]

Génesis and Peter forever!!!!

[@peterknowles3198]

3:17 - Steve's guitar just glorious

[@thelamb1964]

Masterpiece.

[@Juancho-2024]

Mike rutherdord in the bass is magic atonishing and pure art. That sound blow my mind. Peter gabriel era. The best era in history of music

[@ianstrange5674]

No, the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras were the finest.

[@ruthdixon7807]

sun-dappled waters and isolated glades never sounded more enchanting.

[@davidbeard121]

I will be honest, bith Steve's guitar tone and absolutely unreal control of bend, tremelo, tone and texture (along with Andy Latimer of Camel) make me glad I consider myself a rhythm player who leaves the solos to the masters...

[@ape2reginaforse504]

LA GENESI DEI GENESIS !!!!!!!

[@amiralstoub6367]

Just genius !!

[@paulonot1906]

Sensacional! Eternos! Já estiveram aqui em 1977, Porto Alegre, Brasil

[@thetekcit]

Un pur bonheur mélodique !!.😇

[@afonsoafonso4615]

The best Genesis❗

[@Cimbarius]

this song by Genesis feels like a tribute and sum up of the whole Greek mythology - while listening it creates some great images in my mind every time.

[@Romchikthelemon]

World's most famous pervercy.

[@lottapaulsson4859]

One of my favouritesong 😍

[@unloved9554]

Estoy todo curao escuchando esta weá !!!!!!!!! LO MÁXIMOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!

[@silviacompagno5025]

Questa mi fs morire per quanto e bella❤

[@jrockofages5413]

All of the dense lyrics were on the inner album cover. I was mesmerized as a kid. This was music that I imagined would be heard in Heaven

[@stargate1555]

I still have your Fountain of Salmacis ring Dinah. If you ever want it back, you have to meet me everywhere just like we did in 1976.

[@danielecosta958]

Another masterpiece of Tony.

[@LKaramazov]

Excellent sound quality!

[@enzogalli5506]

Masterpiece. Masterpiece. ❤❤❤

[@LOBO-du6gn]

Einzig unter allen

[@ThiagoConsorti]

magic song

[@ashratempel5094]

All i can say is....Wow!!!!

[@alexgaudio8248]

A master piece

[@MrTRN80]

Very cool good song by Genesis.

[@thomasprovidenza2367]

Love you peteru favorite artist love tlp 777

[@CarlosEduardo-he5rb]

Genesis gratest songs in this album, i love 🇧🇷😱🎹🎸🥁🎤👍

[@emanuele8300]

MAGIA pura

[@giannicara7097]

Nursery cryme è un monumento nella musica in generale,un'esplosione di creatività e bellezza,come poche altre opere rock.

[@luluddreamer]

A masterpiece!

[@plapen5209]

masters!!!!

[@sandroblasetti1316]

Awesome !!!!!!

[@mithatutkunalbant303]

I'm crying....

[@mariomail]

If you would like to see Genesis live like in those days, check out the band The Musical Box. They are the best in the world