Phil Collins, the Genesis frontman who retired because of lingering back problems after recording a solo Motown tribute in 2010, is considering a return to music. You May Also Like: Phil Collins found himself at a crossroads with Hello, I Must Be Going!
John Wetton is a wonder of raw feelings as he joins Stevie Hackett on a cover from Genesis’ ‘Wind and Wuthering.’
A forthcoming collection of hits and rarities from Mike and the Mechanics will include a previously unreleased track featuring original singers Paul Carrack and the late Paul Young, as well as a new song. You May Also Like: How Mike and the Mechanics’ ‘The Living Years’ Helped Bridge an EmotionalRead More
Mike Rutherford started Mike and the Mechanics at the height of Genesis’ pop-chart dominance and — in a weird happenstance — this side project has outlived his main band. You May Also Like: Partial early-Genesis reunion could happen, on one condition: ‘I wouldn’t want to do Mike and the MechanicsRead More
For Steve Hackett, his recent Genesis remake projects have provided an opportunity to work in a more congenial atmosphere — away from his old band’s built-in rivalries. You May Also Like: Steve Hackett selects his all-time favorite Genesis album: ‘I like the worlds of ideas on it’
Albums constructed apart have allowed Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Steve Hackett to explore areas of their songcraft that might have gone undiscovered in Genesis. Certainly, as we examined these five solo deep cuts, there emerged a deeply personal theme that was rarely there before — and that stretches fromRead More
To a degree, Steve Hackett has returned to the music he made in the 1970s with Genesis so that he can write a few musical wrongs. After all, he has learned much in the ensuing years about his instrument. You May Also Like: Steve Hackett selects his all-time favorite GenesisRead More
Tony Banks goes in-depth on “The Musical Box” from 1971’s Nursery Cryme. Credited to each of Genesis’ five members, it remains one of the band’s most layered and satisfying early compositions. You May Also Like: Here’s how Genesis’ ‘The Musical Box’ gave rise to Eddie Van Halen Genesis’ Tony BanksRead More
“Get Up,” a newly shared follow up to Mike and the Mechanics’ 2011 release The Road, is intriguing in that it doesn’t at first sound like Genesis or, for that matter, Mike and the Mechanics. You May Also Like: How Mike and the Mechanics’ ‘The Living Years’ Helped Bridge anRead More
A remastered reissue of the 2DVD/CD Tokyo Tapes — bolstered now with a new studio recording of Steve Hackett and John Wetton doing “All Along the Watchtower” — seeks to provide insights into both Genesis and King Crimson. You May Also Like: John Wetton + Robert Fripp, “Raised in Captivity”Read More
