Genesis, from Peter Gabriel’s progressive theatricality to Phil Collins’s stadium pop: how one of the most ambitious bands of the seventies ended up becoming one of the best-selling of the eighties.
Profile
- Origin
- Godalming, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Formed
- 1967
- Founding members
- Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Anthony Phillips
- Current status
- Inactive since the “The Last Domino?” tour (2021–2022); Tony Banks confirmed in March 2023 that the band was over because of Collins’s state of health
- Official website
- genesis-music.com
Current lineup
- Tony Banks — keyboards (1967–2000, 2006–2007, 2020–2022)
- Mike Rutherford — bass, guitar (1967–2000, 2006–2007, 2020–2022)
Former members
- Peter Gabriel — vocals (1967–1975)
- Anthony Phillips — guitar (1967–1970)
- Phil Collins — drums, vocals (1970–1996, 2000, 2006–2007, 2020–2022)
- Steve Hackett — guitar (1971–1977)
- Ray Wilson — vocals (1997)
Discography
| Year | Release |
|---|---|
| 1969 | From Genesis to Revelation |
| 1970 | Trespass |
| 1971 | Nursery Cryme |
| 1972 | Foxtrot |
| 1973 | Selling England by the Pound |
| 1974 | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway |
| 1976 | A Trick of the Tail |
| 1976 | Wind & Wuthering |
| 1978 | …And Then There Were Three… |
| 1980 | Duke |
| 1981 | Abacab |
| 1983 | Genesis |
| 1986 | Invisible Touch |
| 1991 | We Can’t Dance |
| 1997 | Calling All Stations |
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