Genesis – reports, reviews, interviews, tour dates, a discography and further information about your favourite rock group.
Christian Gerhardts spoke with Genesis produces Nick Davis in January 2007 about the new 5.1 mixes and the upcoming release of the Genesis back catalogue on Super-Audio CD (SACD).
The Genesis management invited to a press conference at the Mayfair Hotel in Central London where Genesis would announce details of their upcoming Turn It On Again tour. Christian Gerhardts was there. This is the full transcript of the press conference.
John Mayhew was our star guest at the Evolution Of A Rock Band event 2006. The former Genesis drummer and direct predecessor of Phil Collins kindly agreed to sit in the hot seat for an interview. It was conducted as an on-stage question time; most questions came directly from the audience.
Only 200 copies of Genesis – The Top 200 Worldwide Rarities were produced. Their author (and publisher) is Peter Vickers from Wales, who has previously released a more comprehensive work Genesis Collectibles in a similar fashion. Helmut Janisch has read it for you.
Autumn 2004 saw the release of Genesis’ first compilation that spans their whole career on 3 CDs. The Platinum Collection premieres some new mixes of the famous songs. Steffen Gerlach tells us more…
Simultaneously to the Platinum Collection Genesis released the The Video Show DVD in 2004. It unites almost all promo videos the band did in stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and dts sound. Christian Gerhardts was all ears (and eyes).
They are well-known, those words from The Musical Box, one of the songs that made Genesis famous. During the first half of the 1970s Genesis became a cult band – not least because of their live shows. Paul Russell’s book covers this period.
Four sold-out nights at the venerable Wembley Stadium brought Genesis an entry into the Guinness Book Of Records. In 2003 they released the video footage of the shows on DVD. Daniel Schwarz has watched it for you.
The film that covers the six sold-out shows at Earl’s Court in 1992 was finally released on DVD on 2001. Genesis presented themselves for the first time in sumptuous 5.1 sound on the rather new DVD medium. Alexander Pfaff has checked it out for you.
Robin Platts published a compact biography about Genesis in 2001. Volker Stöckemann had a closer look at it …
