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Paper Plate: Peter Gabriel Offers Solid Diet Advice Following 1974 Genesis Show

Two surprising words with an autograph displayed the quick wit of the prog legend

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Brad Kyle
Aug 07, 2021
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The contrast couldn’t have been more stark, nor the genre span more cavernous. For two weekend nights (Friday, March 15 and Saturday, the 16th) in the spring of 1974, Columbia Records’ newly-heralded signee, Bruce Springsteen, held the stage at the legendary Armadillo World Headquarters near downtown Austin, TX, six months from his 25th birthday.

His so…

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