Five years after he left Genesis Peter Gabriel recorded a key album of his career. Biko was a song that left its mark on Peter Gabriel the musician as well as the person. The third album is also the birthplace of the legendary Phil Collins drum sound.
Helmut Janisch met Serge Morissette and Sebástien Lamothe for an interview in Frankfurt/Main on October 02, 2008.
Great events loom long on the horizon. The release of the 1970-1975 boxset is one of the events fans had to be very patient for. Newly mixed, brushed up, and with an optional 5.1 mix – the Gabriel era returns in full splendour. The promo sampler have now been delivered.
In late 2007 Ray Wilson announced a new album for 2008. At first it was scheduled to come out in summer, but it took until the acoustic tour Wilson did in autumn until the new title Propaganda Man was revealed. The album can be bought directly from Ray, and it will become available in stores in spring. We have listened carefully.
After the three members of Genesis all released their solo albums, they recorded Abacab, an album that would change everything…
The Cottage played an important role in the early stages of the band. Richard Macphail had told attendants of the fanclub's Early Years Event 2005 lots about it, now Mino Profumo actually went there and took history lessons, as it were, from Richard in the cottage.
In 1986 Peter Gabriel boosted his popularity with his album So that became a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
After their Top Ten success in 1973 Genesis went on to produce their most ambitious work in 1974 – a production that brought out big rifts in the band.
In 1975 Steve Hackett, lead guitarist with Genesis, became the first member of Genesis to release a solo album.
In the course of the re-releases of the Genesis back catalogue Duke came out in late March 2007 on an SACD hybrid / DVD double disk. All about the content and the music here.