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Genesis – Calling All Stations Konzerte 1998 – Guest reviews
Genesis fans flocked to the shows, of course, when Genesis toured Europe in 1998. Here are some guest reviews…
Genesis fans flocked to the shows, of course, when Genesis toured Europe in 1998. Here are some guest reviews…
In the latter part of 1997 Phil Collins toured Europe for almost four months. We have compiled many impressions from shows all over Europe.
After his surprise album Genesis Revisited Steve Hackett played four shows in Japan with his band. These gigs were preserved as the live double album The Tokyo Tapes.
At the Hotel Adlon in Berlin in 1997, there was also an opportunity for a brief interview with the new Genesis singer Ray Wilson.
By chance, we also had the opportunity to interview Genesis' new drummer Nir Z at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin.
On 25 August 1997, Genesis presented their new album Calling All Stations to the European public at Alex in Berlin. The German Genesis Fan Club was there and also had the opportunity to speak with the two founding members of Genesis.
Since Phil Collins left Genesis in 1996, a lot of rumours were spread about the future of Genesis and a possible replcement. Even a comeback of Peter Gabriel was rumoured and names like Steve Hackett, Fish, Paul Carrack, Chester Thompson or Daryl Stuermer circulated, then Ray Wilson became the new singer.
Half a year after he officially left Genesis Phil Collins released Dance Into The Light. The album offers a couple of surprises, e.g. there is no drum computer on the record. Bernd Vormwald has all the details for you.
In 1996 a comprehensive and authorized biography about Phil Collins was published. Its author Ray Coleman had, however, already passed away when the excellent book came out.