In the early 90s Genesis reached the commercial peak of their career. We Can’t Dance produced no less than six singles. It also turned out to be the last one with Phil Collins.
The 1983-1998 boxset covers the band’s most successful period plus the post-Collins album Calling All Stations. Unfortunately not all the bonus tracks were included from this period. Find out why.
September 2007 saw the re-release of the Genesis back catalogue in general and Genesis, also known as Shapes or the Mama album in a SACD-hybrid/DVD double disc set. All about the content and the music can be found here.
The self-titled album from 1983 was the record that made Genesis a real stadium band. They moved further away from progressive pieces without abandoning them totally. As a result of this messieurs Banks, Rutherford and Collins seemed to get ever better at writing shorter pieces.
In 2008 Dale Newman was the special guest at our When In Welkers event. Not only did he play a live set, he also sat in the hot seat patiently answering questions put be the audience. The transcript reveals much about a man who has been accompanying Genesis for a long time.
In 1978 Peter Gabriel released his second album, which did not receive as much attention as his other releases. Today many fans have a special place in their hearts for this record.
Phil Collins’ second solo album always stood in the shadows of its successful predecessor and its popular successor. Read here to find out what Hello, I Must Be Going has going for itself.
When In Rome and before it Live Over Europe marked a huge comeback for Genesis on their Turn It On Again on which they did not play any new material. This raises both questions and interest. Tobias Müller comments on the comeback…
Who is behind the German Genesis Fanclub it and behind genesis-news.com? Find out here…
Information about the content and the bonus material of the Gabriel-era Genesis SACD/DVD boxset can be found here.