Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ucbvax!rosen From: rosen@ucbvax.ARPA (Rob Rosen) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Genesis died when Pete left Message-ID: <9211@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Sun, 21-Jul-85 04:09:04 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.9211 Posted: Sun Jul 21 04:09:04 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Jul-85 23:28:37 EDT References: <288@cmu-cs-g.ARPA> <1000007@ndm20> Reply-To: rosen@ucbvax.UUCP (Rob Rosen) Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 61 From: rosen (Rob Rosen) Message-Id: <8507210650.AA02618@UCB-VAX.ARPA> Organisation: University of California To: tp@ndm20 Subject: Re: Genesis died when Pete left Newsgroups: net.music In-Reply-To: <1000007@ndm20> References: <288@cmu-cs-g.ARPA> Organization: University of California at Berkeley Cc: I really like VOYAGE..., SPECTRAL MORNINGS, and Steve's more or less all-acoustic import-only LP entitled BAY OF KINGS (on Lamborghini Records). BOK has some of the most beautiful classical guitar melodies that I have ever heard - Steve records his guitar in what sounds like a very natural sort of echo chambre, and the resulting recording always gives me the impression that I'm hearing a soulful guitarist play inside of a large canyon. The other lps I have ( DEFECTOR and HIGHLY STRUNG) are not nearly as good. My impression is that Steve left the band because he felt that he was no longer a member - most of the material he had written for the WIND & WUTHERING set was ignored by Tony Banks and the stuff that DID appear was not that which Steve felt were his best efforts. As a result, he compiled much of the music and put it onto VOYAGE and the Genesis EP SPOT THE PIGEON. I think his electric stuff now is getting boring but I still love his acoustic work. As for Anthony Phillips -- a rather sad story. He was one of the original founders of Genesis and was a fundamental member through TRESPASS. Apparently, as the band became more and more popular, Anthony started to develop an acute case of stage fright until he felt he was no longer able to perform with the band live; at this point he left, and was replaced by Steve Hackett. He has released a number of albums; the earlier ones reflect more acoustic twelve- string work (which by the way I feel is one of the shining attractions of early Genesis), whereas the later albums are more electronically oriented (see 1984, a more or less entirely keyboards-centred album). He has participated in Mike Rutherford's first solo album (as a keyboards - player) and now apparently fronts a band (I forgot the name) which has released an album recently. Perhaps he has gotten over the stage fright which unfortunately has apparently made him lose much of his self-confidence (I recall reading a story wherein Ant describeda Genesis concert in the latter Seventies which he attended - he was surprised that a few of his fellow audience-members actually knew who he was); here's hoping that he will grace us with his presence in the future. -- "And from these endless days Shall come a broader sympathy" --Rob Rosen ucbvax!rosen -- "And from these endless days Shall come a broader sympathy" --Rob Rosen ucbvax!rosen