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Me & Virgil: A Genesis Brothers Podcast

Alex Telander

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Frequency: 1 episode/50d. Total Eps: 23

This is not your ordinary Genesis podcast. Two brothers who grew up to become massive fans of the band now get to share their love for their favorite band.

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Episode 7: In The Cage Medley

Episode 7

Friday, August 9, 2024 • Duration 01:52:45

Welcome to something special that we're pretty sure no one has really done before. In our seventh episode we spend almost two hours talking about the famous "In The Cage Medley." We cover it from its beginning days after the release of "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway," on through the years and decades in its various iterations and alterations. We give our thoughts on each version and which is our favorite and least favorite.

What's your favorite? Let us know in the comments below.

And here are links to the multitude of version of the renowned "In The Cage Medley":

From 1978 during the "Mirrors Tour"

March 1980 in Paignton, England

September 1981 in Barcelona, Spain

October 1981 in Lyon, France

November 1981 in Normal, Illinois

September 1986 in Detroit, Michigan

June 2007 in Herning, Denmark

September 2021 in Birmingham, England

"Virgil" is Alex C. Telander.

"Me" is Daniel Telander.

This episode was edited and mixed by Daniel Telander.

You can reach us with questions, comments, and suggestions at meandvirgilpod@gmail.com.

You can find all our other social media links here.

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Episode 6: B-B-Better Start the BBC Broadcasts

Episode 6

Saturday, March 30, 2024 • Duration 02:25:26

In our new episode we talk all about the BBC Broadcasts, released a year ago in March 2023, and the first release from Concorde Music. We go disc by disc sometimes talking about specific songs, or about the grouping of songs for each tour. We talk about what we liked, our highpoints of the release, but also what we thought could have been improved upon, as well as what we hope to see for a future release. We end the episode with the drum bit, as Dan aka "Me" talks all about the drumming on "Home By The Sea."

On Disc One we talk about the special Wembley gig on the Lamb tour, and what songs of other albums were performed, and Dan was able to find a "Carpet Crawlers" performance.

And here is the complete show featuring "Watcher of the Skies" used on the BBC Broadcasts.

For Disc Two on the "And Then There Were Three" Mirrors Tour a video can see seen here.

The famous Lyceum gig can be seen here.

The Invisible Touch Tour performance video can be seen here.

The We Can't Dance Tour performance can be seen here.

A performance from the Calling All Stations Tour can be seen here.

"Virgil" is Alex C. Telander.

"Me" is Daniel Telander.

Episode 5: Stuff Going Out, Stuff Coming In

Episode 5

Thursday, February 29, 2024 • Duration 02:33:39

In our fifth episode of Me & Virgil: A Genesis Brother's Podcast, we take on and deconstruct Peter Gabriel's latest album, "i/o," giving our thoughts and feelings on the album as a whole, as well as going track by track through the entire album. We also talk about the various editions the album has been released in, giving their strengths and weaknesses, as well as our thoughts on how Mr. Gabriel initially released all the songs throughout 2023. We then give our favorites and least liked songs, a little more on the tour, and then on the promising new that Peter Gabriel has lots more material still to be released. We end the episode with the Drum Bit relating to this album, and what our next episode will be.

We reference a number of times throughout the episode about the videos Peter Gabriel released on YouTube related to each song that was released for the album, and you can find all those videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@itspetergabriel.

We would also like to thank the fantastic podcast Tabletop Genesis for providing so much inspiration for this episode.

"Virgil" is Alex C. Telander.

"Me" is Daniel Telander.

This episode was edited and mixed by Dan Telander, and produced and hosted by Dan Telander and Alex C. Telander.

You can reach us with questions, comments, and suggestions at meandvirgilpod@gmail.com.

You can find all our other social media links here: http://meandvirgilpod.carrd.co/.

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Episode 4: Danceable Part Two

Episode 4

Friday, January 26, 2024 • Duration 01:58:07

Welcome to Me & Virgil: A Genesis Brother's Podcast Episode 4: Danceable Part 2.

In this episode we focus on the second half of the album, starting with "Tell Me Why" and ending with the truly epic "Fading Lights.

Footage appears from the documentary No Admittance multiple times. The full documentary can be found here.

We mention the rehearsal footage for "Live Forever" which can be found here.

Footage appears from the Turn It On Again Tour Documentary, which can be found here.

We mention rehearsal audio for "Way Of The World" which can be found here.

We show some footage from the 1992 Knebworth concert, which can be found here.

The full video for Phil Collins' performance on VH1 Storytellers for the song "Since I Lost You" can be found here.

"Me" mentions a collection of acoustic Phil Collins songs, which can be found here.

"Virgil" mentioned a "deluxe" edition of We Can't Dance he made, which can be found here.

"Virgil" is Alex C. Telander.

Episode 3: Danceable Part One

Episode 3

Sunday, December 3, 2023 • Duration 02:28:24

Welcome to Me & Virgil: A Genesis Brother's Podcast Episode 3: Danceable Part 1.

In this episode we focus and talk about side 1 of the album that started it all for us: We Can't Dance, released on 11th November by Virgin Records.

It is, as mentioned, the album that introduced to us what would become our favourite band of all time. And so naturally we very heavily discuss the impact the album had on our lives (and still does) and the many nostalgic feelings and stories that came from it especially being that present at the time of its release.

Considering our love for this album, we decided not to rush ourselves and so split the album into two episodes. This episode, we then cover side 1 of this album, with the tracks being "No Son of Mine" up to "Dreaming While You Sleep".

A lot of relatable documentaries are also mentioned, including where Daniel shares about Phil appearing on VH1 Storytellers and performing plus and explaining the birth of "No Son of Mine" and "I Can't Dance". You can watch the full episode including the Dance tracks here. "I Can't Dance" appears at 10:42 mark and No Son appears right afterwards at 15:06.

Phil also covers "Since I Lost You" which we will share in the next episode.

Other documentaries mentioned, are the very special behind the scenes secure footage of the band recording this very album, where Virgil and Daniel drool upon the overall sheer sound and production, along with comparisons to the live versions from the "We Can't Dance" tour and beyond.

The "No Admittance" documentary can be found here.

Other documentaries shared are "Genesis A History", made the previous year before the Dance album which you can view right here.

EP - IO Tour Review

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 • Duration 32:15

Alex AKA Virgil and Dan AKA Me get together to do a special short EP episode having both now seen Peter Gabriel live on his I/O Tour. They give their thoughts on the tour, the performance, and the show as a whole, with pros and cons.

"Virgil" is Alex C. Telander.

"Me" is Daniel Telander.

This episode was edited and mixed by Daniel Telander.

You can reach us with questions, comments, and suggestions at meandvirgilpod@gmail.com.

You can find all our other social media links here.

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Episode 2: I Know What I Like

Episode 2

Friday, October 6, 2023 • Duration 02:10:07

Welcome to Me & Virgil: A Genesis Brother's Podcast Episode 2: I Know What I Like. In this episode we talk about our favorite Genesis music: top three albums with some runners up, then top five Genesis songs, moving on to the drum bit all about electric drums, and ending with what the "I Know What I Like" is actually about and which live version is our favorite.

In the episode we mention the "Trick of the Tail" video which can be found here.

In the episode Virgil mentions a documentary with Tony talk about Genesis career being like the song "Duchess." You can watch that interview here. The bit Virgil if referring to is at the 4:25 mark.

Daniel mentions the live version of the Trick of the Tail Tour which can be found here.

Virgil mentions a video by Rick Beato talking about the greatness of the song "Dance On A Volcano" which can be found here.

"Virgil" is Alex C. Telander.

"Me" is Daniel Telander.

This episode was edited and mixed by Daniel Telander.

You can reach us with questions, comments, and suggestions at meandvirgilpod@gmail.com.

You can find all our other social media links here.

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Episode 1: From Genesis to Obsession

Episode 1

Friday, September 1, 2023 • Duration 01:02:19

Welcome to Me & Virgil: A Genesis Brother's Podcast Episode 1: From Genesis to Obsession. This is our introductory episode of sorts where we talk about why we're making this podcast, what we hope to get from making it, and what subjects we intend to cover about Genesis. We go into detail about how we each discovered the band, how our respective obsessions grew until the music took over our lives, and why now is the right time to make this podcast. We also have a drum bit where Dan aka "Me" talks about some unusual drumming on a particular Genesis song. And we end with why we decided to call this podcast Me & Virgil. References are made to specific websites and documentaries in the episode and they are linked below for your convenience:

In the episode we mention about a special documentary we saw before the Genesis Live Knebworth concert and you can find that documentary here.

Alex mentions hearing Tony say he was involved in every Genesis song, and that article can be found here.

The auction Alex mentions for the handwritten lyrics to "Me & Virgil" can be found here.

The bootleg of Genesis performing "Me & Virgil" live can be found here.

"Virgil" is Alex C. Telander.

"Me" is Daniel Telander.

This episode was edited and mixed by Daniel Telander.

You can reach us with questions, comments, and suggestions at meandvirgilpod@gmail.com.

You can find all our other social media links here.

Me & Virgil: A Genesis Brothers Podcast Trailer

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 • Duration 05:24

In the Me & Virgil: A Genesis Brothers Podcast trailer you get a taste of what this new Genesis podcast has to offer. The premiere episode drops September 1st!

Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok at meandvirgilpod.

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Episode 9: Stand Up and Fight!

Episode 9

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 • Duration 01:09:10

Welcome to Episode 9: Stand Up and Fight!, the second and final part of our covering of the Trespass album.

In the episode we talk about the live performance of "The Knife," which can be seen here.

We also talk about the famous Lyceum concert, which featured a performance of the "The Knife," albeit not with all the cameras working. That can be seen here.

And here's the Spotify playlist of the special version of Trespass including some of the b-sides, which you can listen to here.

"Virgil" is Alex C. Telander.

"Me" is Daniel Telander.

This episode was edited and mixed by Daniel Telander.

You can reach us with questions, comments, and suggestions at meandvirgilpod@gmail.com.

You can find all our other social media links here.

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