Genesis

Genesis co-founder’s ‘hobby band’ Mike + The Mechanics had no grand plan – but made an impact anyway

One reviewer claimed it made Yes and Pink Floyd redundant, but was their last album with Steve Hackett also their final truly progressive work?

Three tracks left off Wind & Wuthering gave Genesis their first Top 20 hit

Have a very proggy Halloween with our playlist of dark, morbid proggy delights...

Steve Hackett corralled some of the biggest names in modern prog to re-interpret classic Genesis songs for Genesis Revisited II.

His early days were full of challenges, but he had the unwavering support of his dad

Where on earth did progressive rock come from?

Known as ‘the man who invented the 80s,’ producer and musician Trevor Horn always enjoyed sneaking prog into the mainstream

Deceptively straightforward but with a rhythmic banana skin, Turn It On Again began Genesis's transformation from major cult band to stadium-filling hit-makers

Eddie Van Halen famously popularised finger tapping, but Steve Hackett was doing it as long ago as 1971

Guitar icon hails bands including Rush and King Crimson, who delivered music that was “hard and heavy enough, but they took some risks outside the box”

Showing a little love for the overlooked classics by prog giants Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Rush and more

It took the revamped band months of worry off stage but just half an hour of fun on stage to secure their future in 1976

It may have caused conflict, but his insistence on sticking with his artistic vision paid off in countless ways

50 years on from its arrival, arguments still rage about what exactly constitutes progressive rock - but there's no quibbling about these five essential albums, surely?