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The German Genesis Fan Club turns 25. Helmut, Peter, Bernd, and Christian look back on 25 years of the fan club.
The German Genesis Fan Club turns 25. Helmut, Peter, Bernd, and Christian look back on 25 years of the fan club.
We did not want to celebrate our anniversary a lot, but a couple of well known guys have sent in their birthday wishes – but look yourself!
25 years of 'it' and GNC – is it really true? We knew it was coming and yet it surprised us. Our guys won't retire soon, it seems, and therefore neither will we.
After his orchstral phase, Peter continued working on his new album – but got always disctracted by various litle projects and some touring activity.
Peter Gabriel's orchestra project turned out to be unexpectedly successful – at least at a level which caused yet another distraction from working on a new album. Meanwhile, Peter was also quite creative elsewhere.
Phil Collins has returned on stage with a couple shows in the frame of a short tour called Not Dead Yet Live in 2017. More shows were announced for late 2017 and early 2018. Find all info about dates and tickets here.
Phil Collins brought out a new compilation in October 2016. It focuses on his singles, and the 3CD version is almost complete. Christian Gerhardts explains why this set is nevertheless inconsistent and lacking ideas and care.
Mike + The Mechanics played a club tour in Germany in September 2016. Steffen Gerlach shares his impressions of the show at the new Batschkapp in Frankfurt.
Makes Me Think Of Home is a new full-band album that Ray released hard on the heels of his acoustic album Song For A Friend. Christian Gerhardts has listened closely.
The Real World Recording Weeks were legendary: Beside little snippets and outtakes, nothing really saw the light of day – until Peter released an album called Big Blue Ball.