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Godalming, Surrey, England (1967 – 1998, 2006 – present)
“Genesis”, formed in 1967 in Godalming, Surrey, England was one of the most popular progressive rock bands in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. During the 1970s, Peter Gabriel was the lead singer until his departure, when drummer Phil Collins stepped up to the mic and replaced him.
Starting as an amalgam of two bands formed by schoolboys attending Charterhouse School in Godalming, England, the original lineup consisted of Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Chris Stewart, though Stewart was soon replaced as drummer by John Silver and then John Mayhew. By the end of 1970, Phillips and Mayhew had left the band, with Collins joining as drummer, and by early 1971, guitarist Steve Hackett had filled the gap left by Phillips. The lineup of Gabriel, Banks, Hackett, Rutherford, and Collins remained in place until Gabriel’s departure in 1975.
During the period of 1970-1975, the band produced some of the most widely-acclaimed albums of the progressive rock era, including “Nursery Cryme”, “Foxtrot” (featuring the side-long epic “
Supper’s Ready”) and the seminal album “Selling England By The Pound”, which generated Genesis’ first foray into the charts with “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)”. This lineup culminated with the band’s magnum opus “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” in 1974. Following the tour promoting the album, frontman Peter Gabriel left the group in mid 1975.
Genesis decided to continue on as a four-piece, producing two albums, “A Trick of the Tail” and “Wind & Wuthering”, which found the band proving to themselves and to the world that they could move on after Gabriel’s departure.
Starting as an amalgam of two bands formed by schoolboys attending Charterhouse School in Godalming, England, the original lineup consisted of Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Chris Stewart, though Stewart was soon replaced as drummer by John Silver and then John Mayhew. By the end of 1970, Phillips and Mayhew had left the band, with Collins joining as drummer, and by early 1971, guitarist Steve Hackett had filled the gap left by Phillips. The lineup of Gabriel, Banks, Hackett, Rutherford, and Collins remained in place until Gabriel’s departure in 1975.
During the period of 1970-1975, the band produced some of the most widely-acclaimed albums of the progressive rock era, including “Nursery Cryme”, “Foxtrot” (featuring the side-long epic “
Supper’s Ready”) and the seminal album “Selling England By The Pound”, which generated Genesis’ first foray into the charts with “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)”. This lineup culminated with the band’s magnum opus “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” in 1974. Following the tour promoting the album, frontman Peter Gabriel left the group in mid 1975.Genesis decided to continue on as a four-piece, producing two albums, “A Trick of the Tail” and “Wind & Wuthering”, which found the band proving to themselves and to the world that they could move on after Gabriel’s departure.
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► We Love British Bands
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transcedental
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Everybody it seems is your favourite.
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MoogleRancha wrote:
Correction: Tresspass to Lamb are perfect, while A Trick and Wind fall just somewhat short.
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OpethForLifee94 wrote:
Nursery Cryme up to Lamb are just perfect.
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JonCorgan wrote:
GABRIEL!!!!
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piterxpippin wrote:
If anyone could recommend me some CDs like "From Genesis to Revelation", where the music is just simply beautiful, I would be grateful :) Music, all I hear is music...
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Martinchus89 wrote:
Classic Genesis: http://www.lastfm.es/music/Genesis/+images/39856937
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miqmiranda wrote:
grande banda!!dalhe phill collins!!
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Cassandra-Leo wrote:
Duke is definitely the best post-Hackett album, but there's no way it's as good as Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering. It's still a very good record though, albeit a bit more uneven than the Hackett material.
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rockerjivp93 wrote:
Gabriel>>>Progresive Rock Collins>>>80´s Pop
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mattmacneil wrote:
Agreed. Post-Gabriel is mediocre.
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Alliban wrote:
Early Genesis rips major ass. Everything after Gabriel is mediocre.
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Camusland wrote:
For e the best records with Collins on vocals are easily Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering, they both are as good as the Gabriel albums
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javier0889 wrote:
The best record with Collins on vocals is Duke.
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rickividal wrote:
@MoogleRancha: try Invisible Touch, the best album with Collins on vocals
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MoogleRancha wrote:
First encounter with post-Gabriel material...Wish me luck.
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