Genesis reunion and touring again + SACDs

[bryantm3]

http://www.genesis-music.com

Press Information: London 7 November 2006

Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford of the iconic band Genesis unveiled the dates for their first tour in 15 years. Turn It On Again - the tour, will see the band play a series of stadium concerts in Europe in the summer of 2007. Kicking off in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 11 June, the tour will hit twelve different European countries, ending in Rome on 14 July. At a Pan-European press conference staged today at London's exclusive Mayfair hotel and hosted by comedian and lifelong Genesis fan, David Baddiel, the band took questions from international media about their reasons for reforming and thoughts on the tour.

European tour promoter, John Giddings, commented:
"It is a privilege to work with one of the greatest rock bands of all time, and to see their musical talent together again onstage will be incredible. The live shows are as famous as their music."

The "Turn It On Again" tour will be travelling to all the biggest stadiums as it treks across Europe in 2007 through Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Germany, France, Holland, UK, Monte Carlo and Italy. For all European tour dates, please go HERE.

Tickets will be on sale for UK dates on 24 November and for dates in Germany on 10 November. Other on-sale dates to be announced.

Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford will be joined on stage by long time Genesis sidemen, Chester Thompson on drums and Daryl Steurmer on guitar. Two of the world's greatest show technicians, award-winning lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe and acclaimed set designer Mark Fisher are working on plans for the 2007 Genesis tour.

Genesis have sold over 130 million albums, it is one of a small elite of British bands who have achieved global success and sustained it over four decades. Genesis was formed in 1966 by Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford and Anthony Phillips, while still at school, but its most successful incarnation was the late 70's early 80's line-up of Phil Collins taking on lead vocals and sharing songwriting, with Rutherford and Banks. The Duke album topped the UK charts in 1980 with the hit single, Turn It On Again monopolising the airwaves. In 1987, Genesis played sold out stadium shows across the globe, including four consecutive Wembley Stadiums.

To coincide with the Genesis tour, EMI Records will be re-issuing 14 Genesis studio albums in three stages during 2007. All the releases will be SACD/DVD double disc sets featuring newly re-mastered 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes. The release schedule is as follows:

March 2007: A Trick Of The Tail (1976), Wind & Wuthering (1977), …And Then There Were Three…(1978), Duke (1980) Abacab (1981)

June/July 2007: Genesis(1983), Invisible Touch(1986), We Can't Dance (1991), Calling All Stations(1997)

Late 2007/Early 2008: Trespass (1970), Nursery Cryme (1971), Foxtrot (1972 ), Selling England By The Pound (1973), The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway(1974)

[holden]

I am a lifelong Genesis fan and not ashamed. I was listening to them when i was 6 and continue at age 26. Missed seeing them in '92, but will in '07, that's a promise!

This should get you excited. If it doesn't, rock-n-roll is dead to you :

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

This got me salivating as well. "Mama" better be part of the set list this go round.

[BrotherLovesDub]

no Gabriel, no credibilty.

[holden]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

no Gabriel, no credibilty.

I see where you're coming from, but don't forget, Genesis made two more LPs with Steve Hackett as lead guitarist that were still quite progressive, and they didn't really have a pop "hit" until 1978.
In my opinion, even as a three-piece, Genesis were still pretty credible musically up through 1981, as they were still tweaking their sound and shaking expectations with "abacab". The following albums, decidedly MOR and your point is well taken.
It's just people have a tendency to equate Phil Collins with a string of 80's hits and 90's soft rock, so they forget that, before it all he was a kick-ass drummer, sang harmonies live while Gabriel pranced, and was even in jazz-fusion Brand X. I just get tired of people (not you necessarily BLD) not giving 'em a chance because they hate Phil Collins or think Genesis = invisible touch or a few regrettable hits. Very few of those who slag them off have any idea about their back catalog and how complex their music was.

There. I've said my peace!

[bryantm3]

Originally Posted by holden

I see where you're coming from, but don't forget, Genesis made two more LPs with Steve Hackett as lead guitarist that were still quite progressive, and they didn't really have a pop "hit" until 1978.
In my opinion, even as a three-piece, Genesis were still pretty credible musically up through 1981, as they were still tweaking their sound and shaking expectations with "abacab". The following albums, decidedly MOR and your point is well taken.
It's just people have a tendency to equate Phil Collins with a string of 80's hits and 90's soft rock, so they forget that, before it all he was a kick-ass drummer, sang harmonies live while Gabriel pranced, and was even in jazz-fusion Brand X. I just get tired of people (not you necessarily BLD) not giving 'em a chance because they hate Phil Collins or think Genesis = invisible touch or a few regrettable hits. Very few of those who slag them off have any idea about their back catalog and how complex their music was.

There. I've said my peace!

exactly. have you heard 'moroccan roll' by brand x? you have not heard music until you've heard that. amazing.

[jose m]

the 80's mtv dross did them no favors though did it? the last single i really liked was "follow you follow me" there were a couple of ok things after that but they didn't feel like genesis imo.phil's first solo album seemed from the heart and real but the ones that came after were "cash in " affairs,remember "you can't hurry love" ?
if they were gonna do "ripples" i might go but fuck "i can't dance" !

[34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j]

I'd still see 'em if they came to America...as much as I love the old stuff I guess you can't have it all. Hopefully we'll get a 'real' one a few years down the road...and if Gabriel does come out with another album soon maybe it'll be worth it...

[bryantm3]

i would hope hackett will rejoin if they do another album.

[BeautifulBurnout]

Originally Posted by jose m

the 80's mtv dross did them no favors though did it? the last single i really liked was "follow you follow me" there were a couple of ok things after that but they didn't feel like genesis imo.phil's first solo album seemed from the heart and real but the ones that came after were "cash in " affairs,remember "you can't hurry love" ?
if they were gonna do "ripples" i might go but fuck "i can't dance" !

Yeah - I see where you are coming from. Remember "You Can't Hurry Love" was a soundtrack record for a film about Buster Edwards and the Great Train Robbery though, so it had to be 60s.

But yes, totally. They lost it for me really in the late 70s. The 80s stuff was dross for the most part. Doubt very much if we will see Steve Hackett or Peter Gabriel back with them though.

Edit: Oh, and Holden - Thanks for the link. Mmmmmm!