Genesis was an English rock band that released fifteen studio albums between 1969 and 1997. They formed as a baroque-psych quintet at Charterhouse school and cut their debut album, From Genesis to Revelation, under the guidance of producer Jonathan King. The original lineup featured singer Peter Gabriel, keyboardist Tony Banks, guitarist Anthony Phillips, and bassist […]
From Genesis to Revelation is the 1969 debut album from English quintet Genesis. Recorded in 1968 while the teenage members were still enrolled at Charterhouse boarding school, the album was produced by eccentric pop maestro Jonathan King. Mood-wise, the album ranges from orchestral melodrama (“In the Wilderness”) and lithe romanticism (“One Day”) to haunting suspense […]
Genesis — alternately referred to as “Shapes” — is the twelfth studio album by the English modern-rock trio of the same name, released in 1983 on Atlantic Records. Tracklist: 1. Mama (6:47) 2. That’s All (4:26) 3. Home by the Sea (4:52) 4. Second Home by the Sea (6:22) 5. Illegal Alien (5:15) 6. Taking […]
Invisible Touch is the thirteenth studio album by English modern-rock trio Genesis, released in 1986 on Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Invisible Touch” (3:26) A2. “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” (8:49) A3. “Land of Confusion” (4:45)* A4. “In Too Deep” (4:59)** B1. “Anything She Does” (4:06) B2. “Domino: In the Glow of the Night / The Last Domino” (10:42) […]
Abacab is the eleventh studio album by English modern-rock trio Genesis, released in 1981 on Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Abacab” Banks, Collins, Rutherford (6:58) A2. “No Reply at All” Banks, Collins, Rutherford (4:33) A3. “Me and Sarah Jane” Banks (6:02) A4. “Keep It Dark” Banks, Collins, Rutherford (4:33)* B1. “Dodo/Lurker” Banks, Collins, Rutherford (7:31) B2. “Who […]
…And Then There Were Three… is the ninth studio album by English symphonic-rockers Genesis, released on March 31, 1978 on Charisma and Atlantic. The title references the fact that they were now down to three members after the 1977 departure of guitarist Steve Hackett. The closing track, “Follow You Follow Me,” became their first single […]
Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by English symphonic-rock quintet Genesis, released in 1973 on Charisma/Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Dancing with the Moonlit Knight” (8:02) A2. “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” (4:03)* A3. “Firth of Fifth” (9:36) A4. “More Fool Me” (3:10) B1. “The Battle of Epping Forest” (11:43) […]
Génesis were a Colombian folk-rock trio that formed in 1972 and was active for 20 years. The band recorded seven albums and drew local crowds with the mid-’70s releases Génesis and Yakta Mama. Members: Humberto Monroy (guitar, vocals), Edgar Restrepo (piano, organ, percussion), Federico Taborda Frontman Humberto Monroy was a veteran of the Bogota scene, […]
Genesis were an American psych-rock band from Los Angeles that released the album In the Beginning on Mercury in 1968. Members: Kent Henry (guitar), Bob Metke (drums), Fred Rivera (bass), Jack Ttanna [aka John Kooken] (guitar), Sue Richman (vocals) Discography: In the Beginning (1968)
Wind & Wuthering is the eighth studio album by English symphonic-rock band Genesis, released in 1976 on Charisma/Atco. Tracklist: A1. “Eleventh Earl of Mar” Banks, Hackett, Rutherford (7:39) A2. “One for the Vine” Banks (9:59) A3. “Your Own Special Way” Rutherford (6:15)* A4. “Wot Gorilla?” Collins, Banks (3:12) B1. “All in a Mouse’s Night” Banks […]
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is the sixth studio album by English symphonic-rock quintet Genesis, released in 1974 on Charisma/Atco. Tracklist: A1. “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” (4:52) A2. “Fly on a Windshield” (2:47) A3. “Broadway Melody of 1974” (2:11) A4. “Cuckoo Cocoon” (2:14) A5. “In the Cage” (8:15) A6. “The Grand Parade […]
Duke is the tenth studio album by English symphonic-rock trio Genesis, released in 1980 on Charisma/Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Behind the Lines” Banks, Collins, Rutherford (5:31) A2. “Duchess” Banks, Collins, Rutherford (6:40)* A3. “Guide Vocal” Banks (1:18) A4. “Man of Our Times” Rutherford (5:35) A5. “Misunderstanding” Collins (3:11)# A6. “Heathaze” Banks (5:00) B1. “Turn It On […]
Trespass is the second album by English five-piece Genesis, released in 1970 on Charisma. Recorded two years after their debut, the album witnesses the band’s leap into multi-movement song-form — an approach carried most elaborately through the slow, shifting development of “Stagnation” and across the roaring, flaming intensity of “The Knife.” Elsewhere, the emotional tenderness […]
Nursery Cryme is the third album by English symphonic-rock quintet Genesis, released in 1971 on Charisma. Tracklist: A1. “The Musical Box” (10:28) A2. “For Absent Friends” (1:46) A3. “The Return of the Giant Hogweed” (8:12) B1. “Seven Stones” (5:10) B2. “Harold the Barrel” (2:59) B3. “Harlequin” (2:56) B4. “The Fountain of Salmacis” (7:55) Credits: Tony […]
Foxtrot is the fourth album by English symphonic-rock quintet Genesis, released in 1972 on Charisma. Tracklist: A1. “Watcher of the Skies” (7:21) A2. “Time Table” (4:47) A3. “Get ‘Em Out by Friday” (8:35) A4. “Can-Utility and the Coastliners” (5:45) B1. “Horizons” (1:39) B2. “Supper’s Ready” (22:57) –a. “Lover’s Leap” –b. “The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man” […]
Anthony Phillips is an English multi-instrumentalist and composer with a career dating back to the late 1960s. As a solo artist, he’s recorded more than thirty albums. Phillips entered the scene as a member of Genesis, which he co-founded in 1967 with fellow pupils at Charterhouse boarding school. He serves as their primary guitarist on […]
Peter Gabriel is an English singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and activist with a career in music dating back to the late 1960s. He rose to prominence as the vocalist of Genesis, which he fronted for six albums between 1969 and 1974. As a solo artist, he issued four self-titled albums on Charisma between 1977 and 1982. […]
A Trick of the Tail is the seventh studio album by English symphonic-rock band Genesis, released in 1976 on Charisma/Atco. Tracklist: A1. “Dance on a Volcano” Rutherford, Banks, Hackett, Collins (5:53) A2. “Entangled” Hackett, Banks (6:28) A3. “Squonk” Rutherford, Banks (6:27) A4. “Mad Man Moon” Banks (7:35) B1. “Robbery, Assault and Battery” Banks, Collins (6:15) […]
