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Six of the Best was the name chosen for the reunion concert of the rock band Genesis with former founding member Peter Gabriel and took place on a wet 2 October 1982 at National Bowl, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The show was introduced by Jonathan King. Support bands for the concert were John Martyn, The Blues Band and Talk Talk. ==Background== The classic quintet featuring Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford (whose birthday was on the day of the concert), Tony Banks, Steve Hackett and Phil Collins became a quartet after vocalist Peter Gabriel left Genesis following ''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'' tour in 1975. After much debate (Phil Collins had suggested they continue as an instrumental only band), the rest of the band decided to carry on with drummer Phil Collins assuming the additional duties of lead vocalist and frontman, while helped by an invited drummer on tours (Bill Bruford (ex-Yes and ex-King Crimson) and then Chester Thompson, who became the touring drummer for the band until 1992 and again in 2007.) Then, in 1978, Hackett's departure left Genesis a trio. Peter Gabriel was continuing his solo career, doing some experimental music, but in 1982 he and his company —which had funded WOMAD— faced economic disaster due to WOMAD's commercial failure, put down to lack of suitable transport to the venue and publicity. At the suggestion of his and Genesis' manager Tony Smith,〔(Security Essay ), solsburyhill.org〕 he and his ex-band mates agreed to play together for a single show under the name 'Six of the Best' 〔(The 'Reunion Concert' program ), genesis-path.net〕 along with Daryl Stuermer (second guitarist and bassist on live shows 1978-1992, 2007), Chester Thompson, and fellow ex-member Steve Hackett (who appeared onstage during the encores after arriving late from South America). The revenues generated by the concert allowed the WOMAD creditors to be paid, the festival to be established and Gabriel to resume his solo career. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Six of the Best」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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