The Watch – The epic of Genesis 1970/76
The Watch – Their music is inspired by the classic Progressive Rock style of the 70s and in particular by the music of Genesis, Simone Rossetti‘s voice bears a striking resemblance to that of Peter Gabriel. Melody and energy are the main aspects of The Watch‘s music and the live dimension is one of the greatest characteristics of the band.
The Watch announce their 2022 European tour with the show called “A Prog Journey” which re-proposes the most significant songs of the English band from the 1970 album “Trespass” to “A Trick of the Tail” of 1976.
The way of interpreting the music of Genesis has aroused enormous interest from all fans of both The Watch and Genesis, taking the band from year to year on increasingly articulated tours throughout Europe, UK, USA and Canada. The latest tours have seen the band perform on the stages of the most important theaters in Europe and the United Kingdom as well as having participated in major festivals such as Goteborg SWE, Pistoia Blues Festival, Rosfest USA and many others. You just have to listen to The Watch: the voice, the skill of execution, the musical harmony and their instrumentation will make you go back like a time machine, to the early seventies.
Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett himself was guest guitarist on The Watch‘s latest record and said: “The Watch is a band of very talented people and I recommend them.“
Since 2009, The Watch have staged shows focused on Genesis albums with an attempt to blend the great classics of the ’70s Genesis with their own music. Relying on the particular voice Simone, this formula worked very well and allowed the band to play on big stages, expanding their audience and increasing the number of fans. The Watch are considered one of the most representative bands of the current world Prog scene and an example of what could have become Prog-Rock music if the big names of the 70s had not split up or changed their musical style, evolving from the ’50s. 70 to the present day.
The band today has the best line-up ever. From 2014 onwards I have been constantly touring throughout Europe, Canada and the USA.
Purchase tickets here: http://www.thewatchmusic.net/tour-dates/
Lineup:
Simone Rossetti / Lead Vocals, Flutes, Keyboards, Synthesisers
Marco Fabbri / Drums, Percussion
Giorgio Gabriel / Lead Guitars
Valerio De Vittorio / Keyboards, Synthesisers
Mattia Rossetti / Bass, Guitars