Genesis are back!

Genesis announced today that the will be releasing a new compilation box-set, as well as the announcement that they are "making plans" to record a new album in the near future.

Don't expect Phil Collins or Peter Gabriel on the new record however. Tony Banks had this to say:

"A new Genesis album is in fact coming, yes. As of right now though, only Mike (Rutherford) and myself are locked in; I've been talking to Phil about the idea for the past couple years, but unfortunately he has family obligations and can't track drums due to his back issues...and Gabriel has a good amount of his schedule locked in for the next century [laughs]."

However, Banks briefly mentioned the Australian hit-maker that might take Collin's place both behind the mic and kit.

"About three months ago, I called Gotye about the idea of joining Genesis as our new singer and drummer and he immediately said yes. Mike's also been looking for a relatively fresher face to share guitar duties with, and we agreed on choosing John Mitchell (Arena, Frost*, It Bites) for the position.

This will be a Genesis album for a new century, one that I think will both please our fans and make many new ones."

The new album is slated to be completed by summer 2017. The Book Of Genesis compilation box, which contains nine disks; the first three disks including the best of their studio career remastered from the original studio tapes by Barry Diament, a two-disk live collection, and a four-disk anthology of members' solo work, will be released September 30th.

The Book Of Genesis:

Disk 1 (1970-1975)

1. The Knife
2. The Musical Box
3. The Return Of The Giant Hogweed
4. Watcher Of The Skies
5. Can-Utility And The Coastliners
6. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
7. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
8. Firth Of Fifth
9. The Cinema Show
10. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
11. Counting Out Time
12. The Carpet Crawlers

Disk 2 (1976-1980)

1. Ripples
2. Squonk
3. A Trick Of The Tail
4. The Eleventh Earl Of Mar
5. Inside And Out
6. Blood On The Rooftops
7. Follow You Follow Me
8. Down And Out
9. Undertow
10. Many Too Many
11. Turn It On Again
12. Misunderstanding
13. Duchess (Single Edit)
14. Man Of Our Times
15. Heathaze

Disk 3 (1981-1998)

1. Abacab
2. Keep It Dark
3. Man On The Corner
4. Mama
5. That's All
6. Home By The Sea
7. Invisible Touch
8. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
9. Land Of Confusion
10. Feeding The Fire
11. In Too Deep
12. No Son Of Mine
13. Jesus He Knows Me
14. I Can't Dance
15. Congo (Extended Outro)

Live Genesis:

Disk 1 (1973-1980)

1. Stagnation
2. Get 'Em Out By ...APRIL FOOLS!!!

Personally, I could already tell it was a joke from the title, however, on a serious note, one can dream about something like that lol.

Sounded convincing to begin with........

^ Who the f.u.c.k. is Gottye ??

My first thought was oh no not another f***ing compilation/box set...

Glad it's an April fools! No Gabriel and/or Collins = no Genesis, IMO.

Quite like Gottye though.

Hackett is overlooked by Banks even in jest....to me, no Hackett, no Genesis.  Somebody get on a phone to Steve and give him an over-the-phone pat on the back.  Sheeesh.

What an assh*le.

Actually, this is not entirely an aprils fool. There is a 'Book of Genesis' boxset circulating in the net with some extraordinary rarities. Many of the tracks were realeased only in this boxset. I found it for download on Soulseek. It is a must have for Genesis fans.

oh that is great news... Well it was a nice break at least... so when does SWilson retire

Catcher10 wrote: I dream about it all the time........

You dream of two-fifths of Genesis reforming? It would take a fifth for me to come aboard on that one.