[real saxophonist]

I saw Genesis in Atlanta. At the Omni, believe it or not. They had Chester Thompson as a second drummer.

[BBB333]

“I saw Genesis in Atlanta. At the Omni, believe it or not. They had Chester Thompson as a second drummer.”

Interesting. When I hear the name Chester Thompson I think of the keyboard player for Tower of Power who eventually went on to playing for Santana.

[al_c]

I saw Genesis in Atlanta. At the Omni, believe it or not. They had Chester Thompson as a second drummer.

An awesome drummer!

[MarkL]

They had Chester Thompson as a second drummer.

The first concert tour after PG left the band, Bill Bruford played drums, later to be replaced by Chester, and the only song Bill is credited with on "Seconds Out" is "Cinema Show." Chester Thompson has played with Genesis and Phil Collin's solo albums and tours.

Chester is an incredible drummer. Something that isn't widely known is that Chester spent 2 years playing with Frank Zappa, and another 2 years playing with Weather Report (a seminal Jazz-Fusion band,) before joining the touring company of Genesis.

Mark

[QualityMan]

yep

1985...joe louis arena in detroit

[printhead]

My brother and SIL were there too. Cameras were allowed in. I have some photos.