Genesis in front of the stage of A Midsummer Night's Dream festival, Knebworth Festival, UK, 22nd June 1978. | Credit: ...
Keyboardist and prog rock hero Tony Banks played an essential role in carving out the sound of Genesis, but his favourite period for the band was the 1980s.
When Phil Collins began his solo career in 1980, he was still the leading member of Genesis. One of his classic tracks was allegedly rejected by the band.
In truth, Genesis had been dabbling with tender (and shorter) balladry as far back as "More Fool Me," from 1973's Selling England by the Pound – well before Gabriel went solo. At the same time, ...
For any venerated band with 15 albums, building a set list is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. The shows have featured all the obvious '80s hits ("Throwing It All Away," "Invisible Touch," "That’s All ...
Abacab refers to the structure of a song: A for the Verse; B for the Chorus; and C for the Bridge. Since the song moved as verse, chorus, verse, bridge, verse, and chorus, the band referenced the ...
Genesis’ 14th album We Can’t Dance from 1991 would ultimately be Collins’ final one with the band with Ray Wilson taking on the lead vocals for the band’s 1997 release Calling All Stations. But ...
Joining the rising British band fronted by theatrical lead singer Peter Gabriel in 1972, just months after Phil Collins took ...