No discussion yet about the new album?
I am not sure how to describe it. I am a little disappointed. Sounds a bit like an overview about what he has done so far. Somehow it doesn't really take off.
I'm really enjoying it. Perhaps the second disc even more than the main album. Strangely, I didn't especially get on with the instrumental version when I first played it, but I need to return to that, now that I know the material so much better.
Thanks for your good wishes with the book, Phil - it was written with a lot of love and I still feel it's a good read, but then again, I suppose I'm slightly biased!
Speaking of Genesis-related books, Stuart Macfarlane's Genesis On Track wasn't a bad effort at covering the band's music, although not as balanced in giving equal weight to the Gabriel/Collins eras as Steve Aldous' Songs of Genesis, which I like a lot.
I do not for one moment question your sincere motives, Alan, and I'm glad you seem to have taken my comments in the spirit they were intended. Stuart's is one of the books in the series I bought upon publication. I don't have Steve's but am aware of it, and I'm touched that he continues to "like" many of my near-daily Farcebook posts after I took him to task regarding release date errors in his book. I remain, ever, the pedant. Yet hardly unusual in that in this sphere of passion.
What do you consider his worst cover?
I always disliked a number of the Kim Poor covers, especially HIGHLY STRUNG, so WOLFLIGHT isn't anywhere near the worst for me. Neither is CURED, for that matter.
I'm amazed you needed to ask. For the first time, I actually didn't buy Circus & The Nightwhale on vinyl because of the hideous cover.
...I feel I've done a good job on the book and hope it will prove of value as a listening companion to Ant's wonderful output between 1977 and 1990. I would love to have covered the rest of his career but this would definitely have required a second volume - any volunteers out there who feel up to the task of covering Ant's releases from 1991 to the present , feel free to contact Sonicbond Publishing and have a go!
Thank you for taking the trouble to clarify. From which I take it that Library releases have been excluded. I cannot say I'm surprised. Having bought numerous volumes in this series when it first appeared, I have grown ever more disillusioned and fear I shall buy no more. As I said, the Gabriel edition omits an entire album and my criticism lies mainly with the publisher for continuing to tout this "every album every song" boast. They clearly know that their main audience for these books are hardcore fans who will immediately spot this subterfuge.
Regardless of my negativity, I wish you well with the book, but I'm afraid I shall not be one of your readers.
Latest update: Publication date of Anthony Phillips On Track 1977 - 1990 is now scheduled for 25th April 2025.
When this employs the publisher's usual strapline of "Every Album, Every Song", does it include at least a section on Library releases? And *all* the Quique collaborations? Sonicbond have previous for omitting entire albums (the Gabriel volume), "owing to reasons of space".
By *far* my favourite track on it is Midnight Sun. Somewhat paradoxically.
Second worst cover art he's ever used. I even prefer Cured to this.
It's been almost 30 years since Tony wrote something that's not pure orchestral stuff.
Also, it's the first time he collaborates on something that he's not leading.
Can't wait for the release !
Not so. On two counts. His last "non orchestral" writing was for John Potter's Amores Pasados album in 2015. And this is his third "guest appearance".
He is excellent. I started reading him after staying in Cromarty where, as you’ll know, Rankin does his writing. I’m now collecting his first editions, although I recently had to pass on a signed first of the first Rebus novel at £1200!
You’ve remembered the detail exactly and Rebus’ tastes are varied. He went from Genesis straight onto Family. I can imagine Rankin being a King Crimson buff.
I've just started reading the new Rebus, Midnight & Blue. I always admired Rankin for when he said he played a lot of Mogwai while writing. He also ran a competition years ago with the question of where the name for the Exit Music novel originated. I must have been the only person to know it was the title of an album by one of my favourite artists, Steven Lindsay. Sadly, I only found out about the competition after it had closed.
If anything, the release is going to be the first time ever Genesis put out a deluxe version of any album. Other bands have been flooding the market for 20 years with countless superduper special extra deluxe versions of all their albums. Usually the first deluxe release is followed a few months later by a deluxe deluxe release that includes one or two more bonus tracks. So let's see if Genesis finally go down that route too.
I presume you are discounting the deluxe FGTR box set. 😉
well, well ...
This is good news. Kate Bush thinks about doing a new album. I am getting excited!
Well, I hope you can control your excitement. For about 12 years.
In other Bush/G-related news, I see it is Stephen W Tayler who has mixed the new edit of Snowflake.
From everything I've ever heard/read, Tony has never said a word on stage at a Genesis concert.
You mean apart from that time he swore upon screwing up the Firth of Fifth intro - and never attempted it again? 
This is WRONG: A Curious Feeling was released on 1 October. The single For A While first came out on 5th October...
I know it's a typo: you just need to add a 2 to your first date.
Another one from me. The Knife and Back in NYC from the Duke Tour 1980
The Knife *has* had an official release: on the BBC box, from the Lyceum.
11. I actually like the way he sings. Brings something special to the music. Can't imagine Carrack singing that ...
Oh, I can.
A very bad version...
Out of interest, what's "bad" about it? And how do you feel it compares to the Mindblender mix? Or maybe you don't care for that one (either).
The Remasters 2007 are the standard now, means every time they put back the catalogue on the market, the albums are those mixes.
Some special editions, like the Acoustic Sounds SACD / Vinyl reissues clearly state NOT to be the 2007 mixes, but from the original master tapes.
Noting that the recent Atlantic 75th reissues are the original mixes.
I guess it's not unwise not to collect all those colored versions, from a financial point of view. Nevertheless, I am happy for all those collectors out there!
"...it's not unwise not to..."? Nice employment of a triple negative. Still not sure whether you're saying this is a good thing or not, though.
Mike Rutherford on AVS in 1985: "I liked the material. It was an example of a whole lot of songs and musical sections which weren't done as well as they should have been. The writing I'm very happy with, but the sound of the record I'm not so sure about. The backing tracks were recorded very easily - great fun; I really enjoyed that. The singing was hard work... The best song of all was Hideaway. That seemed to work."
I confess that I don't care much about cover bands (I've seen one or two), but I'm not against it, now I want to hear the full Wembley Arena 1975 show(oficial recording).
I want the Original band Genesis, not a cover band with a pathetic vocalist with a horrible voice.
LC
I'm pretty sure that given no more than an hour of the Empire Pool show have appeared that the full tapes have long since been wiped.
Kate Bush, Before The Dawn
Ten years ago I attended one of the best shows I ever heard. I am celebrating this anniversary by listening to this album.
Coincidentally, the first Before The Dawn show I saw was 10 years ago today. And I similarly played one of the 3 discs from the release earlier.
