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Album Of The Week Club review: Calling All Stations by Genesis
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Facing a future without Phil Collins, the remaining men of Genesis turned to that fella from Stiltskin

In the late 1970s NASA asked Peter Gabriel if he'd like to go into space: Then the Shah of Iran was deposed
By Chris Roberts published
Peter Gabriel on his favourite films, how his dad invented on-demand TV, and the space adventure that nearly was

The Genesis albums you should definitely own
By Gary Mackenzie published
Prog? Art-rock? AOR? Pop? We don our capes and peer through the dry ice to guide you through the best Genesis albums

Anthony Phillips’ Strings Of Light reissue defies his claim that he’s not a brilliant player
By Jo Kendall published
Celebratory 2CD set defies former Genesis guitarist’s claim that he was never a brilliant player

“I’d never attempted to write a whole record on my own. I wasn’t feeling confident. I was concerned I might end up with a load of outtakes and waste the money”: How Steve Hackett made Voyage Of The Acolyte
By James McNair published
Missing his pal Peter Gabriel and sensing more change in the air with Genesis, the guitarist overcame his confidence issues to become the first member to release a solo album

“Neoclassical metal wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t heard Selling England By The Pound”: Genesis’ Tony Banks is Yngwie Malmsteen’s prog hero
By Natasha Scharf published
Swedish guitar virtuoso hails keyboardist’s Bach-style playing (and he also has soft spots for ELP, Kansas and UK)

“Our music teacher would belt us if we didn’t know all the musical signs and notes. She used to play Mussorgsky… so I love ELP’s version of Pictures At An Exhibition”: Simple Minds’ Derek Forbes names his prog heroes
By Julian Marszalek published
Bassist explains new wave outfit were massive Genesis fans when they started out – and he used to sing the whole of Foxtrot while working as a painter and decorator

The Watch announce Lamb Lies Down On Broadway UK tour for November
By Jerry Ewing published
Italian prog quintet The Watch celebrate the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway's 50th anniversary with live dates in November

“I would love to have been part of some of those great later pieces… But the price you pay is that some people’s lives are not happy”: What if Anthony Phillips hadn’t left Genesis?
By Paul Sexton published
Dispelling some of the myths surrounding his departure, the driving force of the formative days shares his theory on how the band might have collapsed anyway

"It’s almost like Benny Hill put to music": Steve Hackett reveals which song on Genesis' classic 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway he considers "a joke"
By Paul Brannigan published
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway may be regarded as a prog masterpiece, but for Steve Hackett, it's not flawless
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