The following text has been extracted and edited from my book The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings (McFarland): Work began on writing The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway in May 1974 following the completion of the Selling England by the Pound tour. The band had made the conscious decision to…
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Book Review – ENTANGLED: GENESIS ON RECORD 1969-1976 (2024) and BEHIND THE LINES: GENESIS ON RECORD 1978-1997 (2024) by Martin Popoff
ENTANGLED: GENESIS ON RECORD 1969-1976 (2024) *** BEHIND THE LINES: GENESIS ON RECORD 1978-1997 (2024) *** by Martin Popoff These paperback editions published by Wymer Publishing, 2024, 252pp & 252pp © Martin Popoff, 2024 ISBN: 978-1-915246-62-2 & 978-1-915246-63-9 Blurb: Entangled: Did Genesis represent the best and most classic definition of a progressive rock band? Were they…
Selling England by the Pound celebrates its 50th anniversary
50 years ago today Genesis released Selling England by the Pound, one of their best-regarded albums. SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND UK Release: 28 September 1973. LP. Charisma. CAS 1074. Album Score – 83% Peter Gabriel – vocals, flute, oboe, percussion Tony Banks – Hammond organ, Mellotron, Hohner Pianet, ARP Pro Soloist, piano, 12-string guitar…
Nursery Cryme at 50
12 November 2021 is the 50th anniversary of the release of Genesis’ third album NURSERY CRYME, their first with new members Phil Collins (drums, vocals) and Steve Hackett (guitar). The album would be the first of four studio recordings between 1971 and 1974 from the five-man line-up including founder members Tony Banks (keyboards), Peter Gabriel…
Book Review – GENESIS – 1967 TO 1975: THE PETER GABRIEL YEARS (2020) by Mario Giammetti
GENESIS – 1967 TO 1975: THE PETER GABRIEL YEARS (2020) ****½ by Mario Giammetti This paperback edition published by Kingmaker Publishing, 2020, 252pp First published in Italy by Giunti Editore, 2013 © Mario Giammetti, 2013/2020 ISBN: 978-1-913218-62-1 Blurb: The definitive biography of the early years of one the world’s greatest rock bands! The book contains numerous…
Book Review – A GENESIS IN MY BED: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (2020) by Steve Hackett
A GENESIS IN MY BED: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (2020) **** by Steve Hackett This hardback edition published by Wymer Publishing, 2020, 167pp plus index) © Stephen Hackett / Wymer Publishing, 2020 ISBN: 978-1-912782-38-3 Marketing Blurb: The long overdue autobiography from guitar great and former member of Genesis, Steve Hackett. As with his music,…
Book Review – MY BOOK OF GENESIS by Richard Macphail (2017)
MY BOOK OF GENESIS (2017) **** by Richard Macphail (with Chris Charlesworth; Foreword by Peter Gabriel) Published by Argyll & Bute, 2017, 234pp ISBN: 978-1-5272-1504-7 Blurb: School friend, aide-de-camp and tour manager, Richard Macphail was for almost five years the glue that held Genesis together, and in his affectionate memoir My Book of Genesis he tells his…
Magazine Review – GENESIS – THE ULTIMATE MUSIC GUIDE (2017)
GENESIS – THE ULTIMATE MUSIC GUIDE (2017, Uncut, 122pp) ∗∗∗∗ Blurb: The Ultimate Music Guide: Genesis, then, seeks to explain the whole shapeshifting brilliance of the band. We’ve delved deep into the archives of NME and Melody Maker, finding interviews with the members that have languished unseen for decades. You’ll see characters emerging and plans being…
Music Review – TONY BANKS: A CHORD TOO FAR (2015)
TONY BANKS – A CHORD TOO FAR (2015, Esoteric, 4CDs) ∗∗∗∗ CD1: Rebirth – From Soundtracks At The Edge Of Night – From The Fugitive Walls Of Sound – From Strictly Inc. Lion Of Symmetry – From Soundtracks The More I Hide It – From Bankstatement Shortcut To Somewhere – From Soundtracks The Waters Of Lethe…
Music Review – GENESIS: R-KIVE (2014)
GENESIS – R-KIVE (2014, Virgin, 3CDs) ∗∗∗∗∗ Songs: Disc 1: The Knife; The Musical Box; Supper’s Ready; The Cinema Show; I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe); The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway; Back In N.Y.C.; The Carpet Crawlers; Ace of Wands (Steve Hackett); Disc 2: Ripples; Afterglow; Solsbury Hill (Peter Gabriel); Follow You Follow…