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“THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY”
(1974)
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“A TRICK OF THE TAIL”
(1976)
(first album featuring drummer ‘phil collins’ as ‘lead vocalist’)
(after departure of their singer ‘peter gabriel’)
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“…AND THEN THERE WERE 3”
(1978)
“FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME”
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“DUKE”
(1980)
“MISUNDERSTANDING”
“TURN IT ON AGAIN”
“ABACAB”
(1981)
“MAMA”
“IN THE AIR TONIGHT”
“AGAINST ALL ODDS”
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(aka “the british eagles”)
(???)
(“genesis” are an english rock band formed at ‘Charterhouse School’, Godalming, ‘Surrey’ in 1967)
(the most commercially successful and long-lasting line-up includes keyboardist ‘Tony Banks’, bassist/guitarist ‘Mike Rutherford’, and drummer/singer ‘Phil Collins’)
(other important members were the original lead singer ‘Peter Gabriel’ and guitarist ‘Steve Hackett’)
(the band underwent many changes in musical style over its career, from ‘folk music’ to ‘progressive rock’ in the 1970s, before moving towards ‘pop’ at the end of the decade_
(they have sold 21.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the US and their worldwide sales are estimated to be between 100 million and 150 million)
(formed by 5 ‘Charterhouse’ pupils including ‘Banks’, ‘Rutherford’, ‘Gabriel’, and ‘Anthony Phillips’, ‘Genesis’ was named by former pupil ‘Jonathan King’ who arranged them to record several unsuccessful singles and an album)
(after splitting with ‘King’, the group began touring professionally, signing with ‘Charisma Records’)
(following the departure of ‘Phillips’, Genesis recruited ‘Collins’ and ‘Hackett’ and recorded several progressive rock style albums, with live shows centred around Gabriel’s theatrical costumes and performances)
(the group were initially commercially successful in Europe, before entering the UK charts with Foxtrot (1972))
(they followed this with Selling England by the Pound (1973) and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) before Gabriel decided to leave the group)
(after an unsuccessful search for a replacement, ‘Collins’ took over as lead singer, while the group gained popularity in the UK and the US)
(following A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering (both 1976), Hackett left the band, reducing it to a core of ‘Banks’, ‘Rutherford’, and ‘Collins’)
(‘Genesis’ had their first UK ‘top 10’ and US ‘top 30’ single in 1978 with “Follow You Follow Me” and the group continued to gain commercial success with Duke (1980), Abacab (1981), and Genesis (1983), reaching a peak with Invisible Touch (1986), which featured 5 US ‘top 5’ singles)
(its title track reached #1 in the US)
(after the follow up, We Can’t Dance (1991) and related tour, ‘Collins’ left ‘Genesis’ in 1996 to focus on his solo career)
(‘Banks’ and ‘Rutherford’ recruited ‘Ray Wilson’ for Calling All Stations (1997), but a lack of success in the US led to a group hiatus)
(‘Banks’, ‘Rutherford’, and ‘Collins’ reunited for the ‘Turn It On Again Tour’ in 2007, and together with ‘Gabriel’ and ‘Hackett’ were interviewed for the BBC documentary Genesis: Together and Apart in 2014)
(their discography includes 15 studio and 6 live albums, 6 of which topped the ‘UK chart’)
(they have won numerous awards and nominations, including a ‘Grammy Award’ for ‘Best Concept Music Video’ with “Land of Confusion”, and inspired a number of tribute bands recreating Genesis shows from various stages of the band’s career)
(in 2010, ‘Genesis’ were inducted into the ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’)
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