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Genesis consisted of Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford. The long career of Genesis breaks down neatly into two contrasting eras. For the first half, Genesis was a cult band fronted by theatrical vocalist Peter Gabriel, playing majestic art rock that set the style for such bands as Kansas and Styx-story songs set to complex music with hints of classical pomp. Their long, ever-shifting songs kept the focus on melody and storytelling. Gabriel's performances became very theatrical after 1972, when he donned masks, robes and giant bat wings to act out the characters in different songs. By 1974, Gabriel and the band were pulling apart, and he added his vocals to music only after the band had already recorded. Gabriel launched a solo career in 1976. After Gabriel left, drummer Phil Collins took over as lead singer, proving himself a more down-to-earth front man, and the band's audience expanded as the band streamlined its music into romantic pop songs. By the mid-1980s they were one of the world's most popular bands....more

  Performer Track(s) Date Venue Length Rating  
Genesis CONCERT 01/24/1975 Shrine Auditorium 2:06:26 4.73
Genesis CONCERT 06/10/1976 Hammersmith Odeon 59:21 4.72
Genesis CONCERT 10/22/1978 Hofheinz Pavilion 59:51 4.69
Genesis CONCERT 10/15/1986 Los Angeles Forum 2:31:37 4.72
Peter Gabriel CONCERT 10/04/1978
Early Show
Bottom Line 1:34:19 4.63
Peter Gabriel CONCERT 10/04/1978
Late Show
Bottom Line 1:36:16 4.65
Phil Collins CONCERT 12/10/1982
Early Show
Tower Theater 1:40:21 4.32
Phil Collins CONCERT 12/10/1982
Late Show
Tower Theater 1:51:05 4.43
Phil Collins CONCERT 12/16/1982 Berkeley Community Theatre 1:49:34 4.56
  • Three Formats: The Great Listening Debate Continues...

    by Matt GewolbApril 2, 2008Comments (7)

    The genesis of the following experiment lies in a recent trip to one of my regular record shops on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. As I finished browsing the bins full of vinyl and handed my purchases to the clerk (who appeared appropriately sardonic and disheveled (read more)

  • An Indie Culture Celebration: Noise Pop 2008

    by The EditorsFebruary 27, 2008Comments (5)

    It’s that time again… Noise Pop time! The best thing about this festival is that when you really begin to dig through the schedule you realize that there are talented, up-and-coming bands to be experienced each and every night. That’s what this festival is all about: the unknown… even if there are a slew of excellent mid-level bands to see. (read more)

  • Led Zeppelin: What Is and What Should Never Be

    by Bruce PilatoDecember 19, 2007Comments (20)

    On December 10th, 2007 the Mothership finally landed inside London’s O2 arena and 20,000 of us got on it for the reunion ride of a lifetime. The long-awaited “official” reunion of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones (the surviving members of Led Zeppelin) finally took place. (read more)

  • David Byrne: Talking Heads Talk

    by Braden TowneOctober 17, 2007Comments (4)

    From 12/16/1982: Before the Sex Pistols’ impresario Malcolm McLaren neatly bundled punk rock up in a package of safety pins, chicken bones, and gobbing audiences, the reality stateside was that most of the bands credited as the progenitors of the movement (read more)

  • The Fiery Furnaces

    by Denise SullivanOctober 10, 2007Comments (2)

    "layering and slathering of innovative sound" (read more)

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