A Genesis thread about class and prestige

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Yes, most of the band went to private school (Charterhouse, not Chesterhouse) and I guess that reflects in their work, especially lyrically, otherwise I doubt they would have written songs based on TS Eliot.
However I think you might be overstating their "poshness" a bit, I doubt they sat around all day watching "snotty" high-class entertainment.

Edited by chopper - July 30 2019 at 09:24

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chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20030	Post Options Post Reply Quote chopper Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 30 2019 at 09:14
	Yes, most of the band went to private school (Charterhouse, not Chesterhouse) and I guess that reflects in their work, especially lyrically, otherwise I doubt they would have written songs based on TS Eliot. However I think you might be overstating their "poshness" a bit, I doubt they sat around all day watching "snotty" high-class entertainment. Edited by chopper - July 30 2019 at 09:24

Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34055	Post Options Post Reply Quote Icarium Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 30 2019 at 09:07
	This is not really about the music, but also sort of are. As a musical group the main topic of a musical band the music is the sum of every topic regarding most topics. The final musical result is a development of every topics surrounding a group of musicians that created music that have managed the test of time. If one after watching band (Genesis) docus and want to create a intrduction and summary one can not make a just textstory about Genesis without getting into where they come from, or how much emphasis on the fundation of the band. How much the system of class is a grand factor to how the sound and how also the various personal motivation the various band members have. 4 of the 6 main member were Charterhouse pupils, i don't know what class Hackett belongs to, but Ant Phillips, P Gabriel, T Banks and M Rutherford is of various degrees of upper class. With Rutherford and Phillips of a slight higher social class than Gabriel and Banks or it might be in different order. Collins is a proud working class guy, i guess that is why i worked the most and hes attidude and work ethos in the 71 - 81 period, how he developed and worked hes way out and towards hes first solo album. I saw a Genesis docu yesterday that expressed that the sound og Genesis spounded completly non-relative to any previous trends or sound schools. Not based on RnR, not blues rock, not folk rock, noy psychadelic rock. But they had a totaly different outset than any other sound. Which i sort of buy into. They have a more theatrical standpoint. So i believe that is a reflection of what satus and enviroment 4/6th of the creative and impactfull members of Genesis at least to me, becomes obvious that classical litterature, philosophy and theater/opera was apart of uppbringing, Night of the Prom and such orchestral snotty high class entertainment were common. The only commoner was Collins to my knowledge abd brought with him jazz/motown/beatleesque elements https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TSNDwToWdIc&t=1764s Edited by Icarium - July 30 2019 at 09:24