Peter Gabriel toured at the same time as Genesis. Hamburg played host first to Genesis, then to Peter Gabriel. Sebastian Wilken was there.
1980 saw the release of Mike Rutherford's solo debut, an album that has reached cult status amongst fans. Christer Leidolph has given it a spin.
The Abacab tour of 1981 and 1982 was documented as another double live album. Three Sides Live actually does contain only three LP sides of live material
Disney releases a new soundtrack in 2003. Phil Collins was involved in both the songs and the score.
In the early 90s Genesis reached the commercial peak of their career. We Can't Dance produced no less than six singles. It also turned out to be the last one with Phil Collins.
The 1983-1998 boxset covers the band's most successful period plus the post-Collins album Calling All Stations. Unfortunately not all the bonus tracks were included from this period. Find out why.
September 2007 saw the re-release of the Genesis back catalogue in general and Genesis, also known as Shapes or the Mama album in a SACD-hybrid/DVD double disc set. All about the content and the music can be found here.
The self-titled album from 1983, also known as Shapes, was the record that made Genesis a real stadium band.
In 2008 Dale Newman was the special guest at our When In Welkers event. Not only did he play a live set, he also sat in the hot seat patiently answering questions put be the audience. The transcript reveals much about a man who has been accompanying Genesis for a long time.
In 1978 Peter Gabriel released his second album, which did not receive as much attention as his other releases. Today many fans have a special place in their hearts for this record.