GENESIS : Reformation or not?

Hello Prog Fans!

Here is a topic I find more interesting that the always : what do you prefer? Apple or Lemon,

Beer or Wine, Echoes or Supper's Ready.... When quality is there, no choice is necessary, it will

always be YOUR choice, and it will be good..

No, my topic is to know your advices about the always speaking (three times these last days...only

in Belgium!!) of Genesis original (and only audible, gna, gna, gna!!!) reformation.

I'm a always fan of the Gabriel Genesis era ('73), I just miss them for their first concert in

Belgium when they were still unknown in England, driving in an old car, sleeping where they can,

and so on...

My advice is that like great bands of this period, the risk is very great to be a flop : see ELP : their

lasts albums of this period were already limit, but 15 years later...Do they meet Phil Collins??!!

The only one which still plays the same style of music in the band is Steve Hackett; Gabriel, maybe,

but the three others?? They sold their souls to Phil Collins...and to money, easy money...music

for the masses... What's your advice??? A petition for or a petition against???

Epping Forrest

Quote from Genesis's webiste.

Peter Gabriel: Ahh, we get on fine and that and well, as I said, I’ve been enjoying some of the old stuff more than I expected, but its not... right...

kirklott wrote: chopper wrote: From what I've heard, they're only talking about reforming for live concerts. My understanding is the opposite - Gabriel will do it only if there's new music.

That's what I heard too.  I hope they make a new album!  Besides, can you imagine Gabriel singing the end of the Musical Box?  He wouldn't have to dress up!

Don't do it!!!

The moment is long gone and nobody from the band has done any work in recent years to indicate that such a reunion would produce anything other than an overproduced, adult-oriented pop album. 

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I really hope they'd make a new album. With some daring, progressive influence by Gabriel and Hackett.

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 From Gabriel and Hackett?. Why don´t you also remember that Gabriel never played a single note for that so called Gabriel-Era-Genesis besides some flute here and there?, and remember that Hackett was a secondary member as far as songwriting goes. The strength of the progressive aproach in early Genesis came from Banks and Rutherford who wrote most of the music in that period.

 In my opinion Gabriel kept trying to make artistic music after the 80´s only because he still had the hunger to be recognized not only for his vocal abilities. Plus, go wonder how much of the music and ideas in his albums belong to him, with such a large number of invited musicians.

 Many things are said about Hackett and people love bashing Collins for making POP, disregarding it is good pop (at least until "But seriously"). However, everyone forgets about his first two albums which contain great songs away from the mainstream, and forget about his performance in "Brand X" where he proves to be a superb drummer. Hackett on the other hand, is still trying to get the monkey out of his back making albums with the same sound of "The fountain of salmacis".

 If a new Genesis album is going to be good, it will be not only because of Gabriel and Hackett...Or what?, are they gonna play drums, bass and write the whole music just to not let the other three put a single second of ordinary music?. Get real ¡¡. What about "The Barry Williams show" ??.