As I had travelled specially from Morecambe to see the gig, I was treated to the tuning up and mayhem before the onslaught of a 3 hour set. The lousy jokes, the Chinese food, and the look on Dave Whitehouse's face as he revised the lyrics to "White Mountain" were a treat. The soundchecks went on for ever and there was a queue forming outside hearing a few clues as to the set-list for the gig. At one stage, I did think that they wouldn't get the sound that they deserved, but at the last minute, the Gods above did smile and lo! They delivered unto the band a sound worthy of celebration. And we were not worthy! This was gonna be one hell of a night. I'll let me explain…

It was obvious that the "In The Cage" medley was gonna kick some serious bottoms. The whole band delivered the song with enormous power, not least Dave Whitehouse who acted out a convincing Rael during this barnstormer. He, more than anyone provides that link between sound-alike and look-alike. He's got the singing voice everyone in that venue wanted, and he proved that it can be done properly with power AND without bursting a bloodvessel or getting a sore throat and needing four packs of Strepsils and a tonsillectomy.

Top treat coming up folks. "White Mountain"! Who would've thunk it? Now in it's thirty-first year and not given an airing for donkey's years. Tony Burton had a great acoustic sound on this bit and Dave Woodward had a 12-string electric. I was in the balcony at this point watching the cameraman doing his visual trickery with pan shots and close up shots of some excellent strumming. When this vid gets released, it shouldn't just be essential, it should be mandatory. There is gold on this item. If it has the next song, it will be worth it for this alone.

Tony at The Brook, Southampton

"Supper's Ready". When my brother Bob and I used to attend the Re-Genesis gigs a few years back (and inevitably fall asleep on the last tube to Upminster instead of Whitechapel), we had this ritual when as soon as they started "Supper's Ready", we lit up these huge cigars to assist this musical epic. The cigar lasted almost as long as the track. I'm afraid it was ciggies only tonight but the vibe that ran thru the song was enough compensation for my lack of Havana's finest. "As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs" bit at the end was the highlight of the gig even though to get a good view I was hanging on to the chimney breast upstairs for grim death.

Little did I realise that there was almost another 40 minutes to go. Everything they played on this final stomp towards the end of the gig had the word CLASSIC stamped on it in letters three feet higher than the venue. I've been to a few gigs in my time and my attention span is usually limited to about two hours. "Supper's Ready" is where I thought I may have "hit the wall". With quality like this on every song, there was no such flagging. The crowd went berserk, the band lapped it up and the best performances ever by Invisible Touch was achieved. You don't believe me? Watch the video.

Phil's drumming and co-ordination were on another level tonight gelling the whole show together into a slick gig worth a lot more than the £6 entrance fee. Tony Burton and Dave Woodward have injected a new lease of life into the band and their versatility and energy was not unnoticed. Richard's keyboards skills were always polished but when he makes complicated music look easy, you really feel like slapping him. Wonderful work. Man of the match goes to Dave Whitehouse. You try and sing anything for 3 hours, let alone Genesis, and you're the guv'nor. Apart from the genuinely moving parts of "Supper's Ready", and the well revised newie, the ones that blew everyone away were the songs that when Phil Collins sings them, they sound scary. Dave Whitehouse made then sound terrifying.

Invisible Touch. They're a bloody revelation.

This was Invisible Touch's second visit to The Brook - and it was noticable that word has spread since their first visit, as the venue was packed. They started off with "Dodo" and "Abacab", my favourite two from the "Abacab" album. Other highlights were "White Mountain", played for the first time and a superb performance of "Supper's Ready". All of the musicians played well and the reproduction of the material was of a very high standard - a performance of almost exactly 3 hours. Well done - come back soon!

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the gig last night. I reckon that the band has improved since I saw them in January, and I thought they were awesome then! Congrations to the band members - come back south very soon please!

Just a note to say thanks for another fantastic evening of music - we thoroughly enjoyed the show on Friday night. Nice to see you all enjoying yourselves as well. At one point I thought we really had Phil Collins on stage When Dave was doing his tambourine solo! It was just brilliant to see. "One For The Vine" was perfect right down to the duck call, a real treat for me, I've always wanted to hear this live. Thanks again to all the band!

Well done for providing a stunning show! This is the third time we have seen you play and each time you have improved no end. The three hour set was a veritable treat of classic live tunes. The setlist of old and new was well chosen and executed. Too many highlights to mention - Re-visit Southampton soon!