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Anthony Phillips and Harry Williamson - Gypsy Suite

“Instantly recognisable, all detuned guitars and intricately detailed melodies… it feels like we’re waiting for Peter Gabriel’s vocals”: Anthony Phillips and Harry Williamson’s Gypsy Suite

By Phil Weller published 26 February 24

Remastered and expanded set from the former Genesis guitarist has its roots in the mid-70s, but feels timeless and evocative

"Genesis is a strange band... they were privileged but brutalised": Steve Hackett remains "very proud" of his six years with Genesis, but has no regrets about leaving

By Paul Brannigan published 12 February 24

"I choose to celebrate Genesis’s classic work with a band that relishes it" says Steve Hackett

Deborah Bonham, John Bonham, Peter Gabriel

“John Bonham said rock and blues wasn’t a good place for girls. He wanted me to be a vet or a lawyer… for a while I went down the opera route”: Despite her brother’s misgivings, Genesis helped shape Deborah Bonham’s career

By Jo Kendall published 7 February 24

Singing sister of Led Zeppelin drummer had tried to become Gong’s Shakti Yoni - but that was before Selling England By The Pound and Foxtrot changed her life

"Every time we finished a rehearsal, I felt that my brain was sweating": former Genesis/Weather Report drummer Chester Thompson on why playing with Frank Zappa was the best education he ever received

By Paul Brannigan published 6 February 24

Playing with Frank Zappa could be a challenging experience, as legendary drummer Chester Thompson discovered

“Hearing that incredible orchestration and hearing Peter Gabriel really belting out my lyrics… that was an ambition I didn’t know I had”: How ex Genesis singer helped Elbow frontman’s family through parents’ divorce

By Stephen Humphries published 29 January 24

Gabriel's So album will always have a special place in the Garvey world

“People do albums and say, ‘I just do it for myself’ – that’s absolute rubbish. No one ever really means that”: How Mike Rutherford measures his success

By Daryl Easlea published 18 January 24

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

Taking A Break. Genesis, L-R: Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks.

“The true owners are not the creators; it’s the listeners. They hear everything that’s working. Who needs to know the detail about how difficult it was?” Wind & Wuthering got Genesis through the punk era - but not without a struggle

By Daryl Easlea published 17 December 23

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

“A slice of terrace commentary from a band more associated with croquet than soccer”: Genesis’ largely forgotten Spot The Pigeon EP

By Daryl Easlea published 5 December 23

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

Peter Gabriel onstage at Shepperton Studios

An hour of stunning Peter Gabriel-era Genesis footage has received the 4K treatment

By Fraser Lewry published 6 November 23

Genesis's 1973 five-song set from Shepperton Studios has been the subject of a painstaking 50th anniversary remaster

Kate Bush, Phil Collins, John Carpenter, Geddy Lee and Matt Bellamy at various live shows

18 of the darkest, most terrifying prog rock songs ever made

By Jerry Ewing published 31 October 23

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

"It’s the biggest project I was ever involved with." How Steve Hackett made Genesis Revisited II

By Paul Sexton published 22 October 23

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

“The teacher’s hatred of my guitar probably goes a long way to explaining why I persevered with it”: How Genesis’ Mike Rutherford survived boarding school

By Ian Winwood published 18 October 23

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

"The psychedelic scene was largely over by the summer of 1968, but that spirit of musical adventure was still running rampant": A beginners' guide to the origins of prog rock

By Hugh Fielder published 10 October 23

Where on earth did progressive rock come from?

"We’d been working on it for two weeks… Mike Oldfield had wiped it. There was no undo button. I was in shock. It was the only time it’s ever happened to me in 40 years": Trevor Horn's lows and highs

By Daryl Easlea published 4 October 23

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

"You can't dance or clap along to it. When we play it live, you can always see the audience getting caught out": Turn It On Again by Genesis even confused Peter Gabriel

By Mark Blake published 1 October 23

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

Steve Hackett and Eddie Van Halen onstage

"It enabled me to be the fastest gun in the west for about five minutes:" Steve Hackett, Eddie Van Halen, and the murky origins of finger tapping

By Fraser Lewry published 27 September 23

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

Steve Hackett to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway on tour next year

By Jerry Ewing published 25 September 23

Steve Hackett announces Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo tour for the UK for October 2024

“When we talk about progressive rock, the most important part of that is the ‘rock’”: Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt on how Yes and Genesis delivered “simplexity”

By Grant Moon published 18 September 23

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”