Reviews of all kinds of Genesis releases
In early 2019, the long awaited book about The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Jon Kirkman, has finally been made available to fans. Martin Klinkhardt took a closer look.
April 1st marks the 40th anniversary of an album that eventually became the first Genesis album to be written and recorded by the trio formation. Martin Klinkhardts looks back and shares his thoughts.
The British Fanclub The Waiting Room has been around for 30 years now, publishing 100 issues of their fanzine (digital these days) and celebrated their 100th edition with a special printed magazine. Martin Antes checked this out and shares his thoughts.
Richard Macphail played an important role in the history of Genesis, especially in the early years. But even after his farewell he stayed in touch and appeared every now and then in different jobs for the band and its members. Now, Richard presents his book about all this. Helmut Janisch has read the book and shares his thoughts and his valuation
In May 2017, a collection of songs based on the first Genesis album was released. It is not yet another rerelease, as some multitrack tapes were discovered recently and the result is this album. Steffen Gerlach and Tom Morgenstern take a closer look.
In September 2014, Armando Gallo released an App about his highly acclaimed Genesis biography I Know What I Like. We have checked the result and are stunned.
After its release as part of the Movie Boxset in 2009, the concert film from the legendary Abacab-tour will now be available as a stand alone release, also in HD on Blu-ray.
In spring 2014, the classic band line-up came together for interviews produced for a new BBC documentary. The result is also availabe on DVD and Blu-ray, with a new title: Sum Of The Parts.
In 2014, Genesis returned to the business with various releases and a new marketing campaign, focussing on the whole group and also the solo careers. The Genesis family is well represented on this new 3CD-set, called R-Kive.
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.
