RAY WILSON & Band - Genesis Classic & many more
This voice: unmistakable. Their first hit: a star in the sky of pop, "Inside" with his first band STILTSKIN. The song still plays today on all radio waves that think highly of themselves and their listeners. Then the call: Would he like to succeed Phil Collins and become the frontman? With Genesis?
Ray Wilson wanted it; the album "Calling All Stations" is selling as well as hardly any other. The man from the Scottish town of Dumfries has sung in stadiums worldwide and delighted throngs. He is happiest when his audience is close to him and not a kilometer away: The man with the voice that bathes in passion prefers to sing at close distance.
With us, this voice has now become part of the church year. Ray loves Christ Church, and Christ Church loves him: when he sings here, it's Advent, the time to explore oneself, and nearly every one of his songs leads one back to their own life, to the feeling of life from days gone by.
Back then, when "Carpet Crawlers" was released or, a century song, "Solsbury Hill" or - before this song existed, only men went to concerts, Ray once recounted - "Follow You, Follow Me" or his incredible performance of Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" or - this song demands everything from the voice, Ray sings without regard for himself, pure passion - "Mama"...
It is like this: Who has such songs and can sing them like no one else, celebrates life. "However, it is precisely his own pieces that have the most lasting impact throughout the evening," wrote music critic Timo Lechner: "Reflective songs with depth like 'The Actor,' in which an actor realizes that his great times are behind him. Or 'Alone,' which tells of the youth in Dumfriesshire, where Wilson dreams back to just as his brother Steven, who stands on stage with him."
Dreaming back into one's own life... and dressing it in songs, giving it melodies, harmonies, and breaks. In recent years, the evening with Ray Wilson and his magnificent band has sold out quickly, so hurry up; it will be tight with the tickets.
Hallo, ich bin Maya.
