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May 21, 2008

The State of Genesis: Collins and Co. Talk Peter Gabriel, Future Projects and the Alamo

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Genesis: 1970-1975

At first, Genesis were five English ex-boarding-school mates playing complex songs about hogweed and Greek myth. They slimmed that audacity into platinum pop as members left: guitarist Anthony Phillips (1970), singer Peter Gabriel (1975) and guitarist Steve Hackett (1977). But bassist Mike Rutherfor...

2008 RS: 4.5of 5 Stars

Selling England By The Pound

2007

Abacab

2007

And Then There Were Three

2007

Three Sides Live

2007

Wind & Wuthering

2007

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Like Rodney Dangerfield, Genesis has had a hard time getting respect. In the early '70s, when the group specialized in ambitious, theatrical story-songs, it attracted an avid cult following but was largely ignored by the rock press and public at large. Later in the decade, lead singer Peter Gabriel was finally recognized as a major talent -- but only after he'd left the band, who were at this poin...

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