European fans were relieved when Peter Gabriel announced the continuation of the Back To Front tour in Europe after his sabbatical. Christian Gerhardts and Axel Beringer reveal what happened during the 2013 gigs in a tour review of a different kind.
Ray Wilson had released a complete concert on DVD for the first time in his career. The show was filmed in Warsaw in 2013 and contains a cross-section of Ray’s career. The set also contains the concert audio on 2CDs.
His Genesis Revisited tour took Steve Hackett also to the venerable Royal Albert Hall. For this show he assembled some special guests, amongst them Ray Wilson and John Wetton. Volker Warncke shares his impressions.
Phil Collins released his probably most personal album Both Sides on 08/11/93. It marked a break in his oeuvre and led to spirited debates. Peter Maiwald looks back. For him the album has lost none of its charme.
Anthony Phillips remains to be the unchallenged (Ex-) Genesis band member with the most solo album releases. Whether or not the quantity is corresponding with the quality is reflected by Andreas Lauer in his short introduction to the five most recent albums by Anthony Phillips.
The European leg of the Back To Front Tour has also been released on 2CD (Encore Series 2013). There are no USB sticks this time, but you get high quality downloads. Find here a show-by-show review and a comparison and the ultimate guide which show might be the best.
Steve Hackett takes stock. His Genesis Revisited show at the Hammersmith Apollo comes out as a 2CD, 3CD live album featuring many special guests. We have watched it for you.
No other author has written as many books about Genesis as Mario Giammetti, head of the Italian fanclub rnDusk. His latest work Gli Anni Prog (The Progressive Years ) covers the band’s history until 1975. Dominic Barz has read it and explains why it is interesting for fans even if you rndo not understand Italian.
In connection with our special about him Peter Cross kindly answered our questions about his activities as an artist, talked about his plans for the future and revealed why golf courses and cricket fields are good sources of inspiration for album artwork.
Peter Cross has enriched many of Anthony Phillips’ albums with his paintings. His illustrations for children’s books, “children’s books” for grown-ups and greeting cards are equally fine in detail and wittily observant. We have outlined the career of this humorous Englishman in our 1995 special for you.