Genesis Reunion 2020

I am most definitely not interested in this reunion

richardh wrote: Guldbamsen wrote: I’d love to see this...but am certainly not crossing an ocean to go. Personally I’m fairly positive about Collins Jr. on drums. Anybody who has heard him on the Sound Of Contact debut will know that the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. He genuinely sounds like his father in that tight n sloppy way that one usually has to trawl through old 60s and 70s albums to hear. I imagine he will fit in Genesis perfectly. I hope daddy-o gets his mojo back. The recent pictures I’ve seen of him do not look good...sorta like Captain Picard’s long lost brother..with a massive hangover.   It was Simon Collins played on Sound Of Contact. As a kid he also used to play a tiny drum set along off stage at Genesis gigs. Cute! I presume Nic Collins is a different son?

What?
Alrighty then...he does seem covered beat-wise from a family point of view. I had no idea Phil had another drumming offspring..but if he’s anything like Simon, he’ll surely kick arse!

Catcher10 wrote: I have been following this rumor for the past 2 months or so, it seems it may be true as an announcement is due out tomorrow from the BBC Radio 2 morning show.  Read more about it here, and of course no Peter Gabriel or Steve Hackett to join the reunion, regardless I'm in if they come to the US. https://ultimateclassicrock.com/genesis-reunion-report/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsletter_4572276

Edited by moshkito - March 07 2020 at 09:07

twosteves wrote: Nic is the drummer and Simon is the singer and actually Genesis should take both because Simon could help with the vocals--Phils voice is tough to listen to at times--- But Steve is doing an amazing job of keeping the great Genesis music alive and you will most certainly get your money's worth---his concerts are amazing...all top notch musicians respecting the music ---(unlike Yes).

 

Catcher10 wrote: ... Portland gets the same shows Seattle does on the prog scene of late, I know most that come here do hit Portland also. Haken, Riverside, Pineapple Thief, SWilson, DT all make PDX a stop.....for sure we don't get all the shows though like say LA or NY gets. ...

I'm going to see Hackett in November. That'll do for me. I've only seen him once before and that was all too briefly at a festival where the organisors decided that because they were running over they would cut his set, and not the likes of Wishbone Ash, who I would have thought were less of a draw on the Prog Stage, and to be frank were.. zzzzz

Does anyone have any clear footage of Nic Collins drumming? I can find low quality clips of him playing on his dads recent tour, but nothing where he is playing more complex stuff. I don't want to be prejudiced, but the best drummers I've known could not do Genesis songs justice at 18, not in the way Phil and/or Chester could. I do appreciate Nic has had a good teacher!

to see three old men play 'invisible touch'? no, thanks, it's pretty ridiculous, seeing collins standing on a chair for two hours while his son tries his best back there... no offense to the kid but his best doesn't even come close to what his father could do.

Simon does a great job of singing Genesis on Hacketts album --and I just cant believe Phil's voice can do this. So having a singer/drummer touring might fill in the blanks.

heavydrum wrote: to see three old men play 'invisible touch'? no, thanks, it's pretty ridiculous, seeing collins standing on a chair for two hours while his son tries his best back there... no offense to the kid but his best doesn't even come close to what his father could do. so no, i'll stay home and listen to 'foxtrot'. again.

 

I would be ecstatic over a new Genesis album (3-man, 4-man or 5-man, it doesn't matter).  While I understand that a tour is going to rake in a whole lot more cash for the guys, I'm not that interested in rehashing the glory days with a new tour.  Now if they had a new album to tour on, that would be something.