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

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

An hour of stunning Peter Gabriel-era Genesis footage has received the 4K treatment
By Fraser Lewry published
Genesis's 1973 five-song set from Shepperton Studios has been the subject of a painstaking 50th anniversary remaster

18 of the darkest, most terrifying prog rock songs ever made
By Jerry Ewing published
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
Steve Hackett corralled some of the biggest names in modern prog to re-interpret classic Genesis songs for Genesis Revisited II.
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