Dorky beyond belief but I just don't care, at this point.

Just. In awe.

This huge mpg. file of vintage Genesis performing three songs on Belgian television circa..uh..1972..just. There are no words. They do, 'The Fountain of Salmacis', 'Twilight', and..'The Musical Box', which I just about can't even bleedin' handle. Gabriel's performance is just hypnotic to me, doin' his weird little storyteller thing - those intense mascara-ed eyes and that voice; sometimes, a feathery whisper, sometimes, the pure clear ringing of a bell - just fascinating, especially considering that I've never seen any of this stuff. God. I'd only read about it.

I think my heart stuttered when I saw it begin, the first time.

'The Musical Box' is probably one of my top twenty songs of all time, and seeing it performed - and I do mean, performed by the Peter Gabriel of that era (all of 22 delicious, not-quite-ripe years old) - *explodes* - Skinny as a rail, gawky and angular and yet, slinky beyond belief, just..so..hilarious and fucking hot at the same time. LiEk. My jaw literally dropped and I was riveted - *facepalm*

So full of himself, yes. So brilliant and spellbinding and yet dorky, at the same time - double yes. But the way he sings the song - especially considering it's to be in the persona of the wee dead boy's ghost - just. You can feel the pain of the spirit, reaching out. Yeah. I literally caught my breath, in a few places.

This gigantic file is killing my drive, but day-um.

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*incoherent babbling*