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I’m a sucker for a bit of Genesis and since the demise of the band opportunities to hear them live have disappeared although, to be fair, I thought that the last time the band played together (in 2007) they were pretty disappointing. That said I still love to hear their music played and these days …
So I have been nominated by Dirk Manuel on Facebook for the “7 Days 7 Singles from the ’80s” challenge (you can read his selections here). I wouldn’t normally bother but this has been great fun to both read other’s entries and to sift through my single collection again to select my final 7. I …
A quick look at my last.fm profile will tell you that I am pretty fond of a bit of Genesis. While I don’t mind the Phil Collins era (I’m a fan of Duke for example) it’s the Peter Gabriel era that really floats my boat. There have been numerous suggestions over the years that the …
Many years ago I had a large record collection but as time moved on I spent more time listening to CDs and then MP3s and we needed the space at home and so they went. Now vinyl is cool again and each year independent record shops in the UK take part in Record Store Day …
There is a joke, attributed to John Lennon, that when asked if Ringo Starr was the best drummer in the world he replied that he wasn’t even the best drummer in the Beatles. Something similar could be applied to Mike Rutherford, the guitarist from Genesis. That accolade would probably go to first Steve Hackett and …
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If you like classic Genesis, by which I mean Gabriel era, then about the only way you are going to be able hear their music played live with a member of the band these days is to go to see Steve Hackett. I’ve seen him play a couple of times before when he played just …
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