As Frank Zappa once said “I read it in Rolling Stone - it MUST be true!”

This online Rolling Stone article (Nov 9th) quotes Peter Gabriel as saying “The odds [of a Genesis reunion] are better now than before. We’re going to have the conversation.”

Gabriel has been the lone holdout in the possibility of a reunion of the 1970’s lineup. His primary concern has always been the level of commitment neccesary to pull off a reunion that was worthy of the effort. Gabriel, always the perfectionist, was never happy with the 1982 one-show reunion for WOMAD. “When we got back together in 1982, I don’t think we rehearsed,” he says. “To really do it properly, we’d have to take more time. It’s quite a commitment.”

I agree with this sentiment. I don’t want to witness a half-hearted attempt to line everyone’s pockets. I want to see these guys revisit their unique and powerful material, and maybe even write a few new songs for the occasion. I want to see them use all of the stage and performance mastery that they’ve acquired since 1975. I want to see them set a stake in the ground for future rock acts to follow.

And I *don’t* want to see Gabriel in the Slipperman costume.

Here’s hoping!