Genesis reunion

Probably it will never really heapen, but just imagine :

mattmacneil wrote: Well if you didn't know, Gabriel and Hackett were scheduled to be in the reunion tour, but Gabriel backed out last minute because "it was becoming too big". They were actually confirmed to perform The Lamb in all of it's entirety. All us Gabriel-era fans are left with, is Gabriel saying himself that there is a chance it will happen in the future.

I forgot that I'm kind of retarded and I didn't read the whole post.


I thought you said "If they went on tour - what kind of music would they play?"

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Everyone from the Gabriel era has come a long way musically since they played "The Lamb" Peter with his world music, Steve with all his solo stuff, the rest of Genesis with their pop, I am assuming it would still be relatively poppy but since it IS Genesis, is would have the beautiful merging of pop and prog - I.E. "The Carpet Crawlers" and the like.
I would love to hear it!

If they reformed and made a new album, I would expect it to be quite accessable, but certainly nowehere near as commercial as their 80's output. I like to think that Banks has come off his power trip and would allow Hackett to input some meaningful ideas, and I would imagine they would let Phil loose on the mic for at least one love song. Overall I would expect a thoughtful, well produced art rock album with some tasteful pop leanings.

Vibrationbaby wrote: I have only two words : Please no. Just, please no, don`t do it Pete. Don`t do it.

I'm going to have to agree...these reunion tours are really testament to Zappa's (or is it an eponymous notion?) of Death by Nostalgia.  Next up are ELP I remember reading on progressiveears...whom should stay dead - don't get me started; they have tops 8 good songs, the rest I believe to be unmitigated trash.  There's no reason for these bands to return if they don't have something new or different to offer IMO...but monetary concerns and a blind indolent status quo prevails...to which, opportunity knocking, they can all enjoy in their collective relived heydays.  I's got other interests I suppose.

Vibrationbaby wrote: I have only two words : Please no. Just, please no, don`t do it Pete. Don`t do it.

Roskisdyykkari wrote: I'm sorry, this is a bit off topic but, why did they want to do all the songs from "The Lamb?" This is just my opinion, but I think that playing the whole Selling England By The Pound or FOXTROT would be a much better idea. Foxtrot is a true masterpiece with NO fillers, the album is clearly perfect. The Lamb is good as well, but it's so LONG and if they played the whole album, there wouldn't be much room left for other songs.

The Lamb doesn't have any filler, either... perhaps you missed the point of several songs.

CaincelaOreinim wrote: I'm going to have to agree...these reunion tours are really testament to Zappa's (or is it an eponymous notion?) of Death by Nostalgia.  Next up are ELP I remember reading on progressiveears...whom should stay dead - don't get me started; they have tops 8 good songs, the rest I believe to be unmitigated trash.  There's no reason for these bands to return if they don't have something new or different to offer IMO...but monetary concerns and a blind indolent status quo prevails...to which, opportunity knocking, they can all enjoy in their collective relived heydays.  I's got other interests I suppose.

Whose to say Genesis will be anything like that? I think they'd be above that, seeing as they all never had a fall and and still like each other. And also, I still believe that if Banks/Rutherford/Collins really tried, they could come up with something good, and we know that Gabriel and Hackett could create great stuff. What would it sound like? Hmm... I think it'd be different then anything else they've released, and would have a lot more focus on shorter, well made songs with a lot of small details to fill out the sound, rather then the longer songs.

I don't know if everyone of the classic Genesis camp will be able to get along now that they're all so different. 

It was becoming "too big?" I am as ravenous a Gabriel freak as they get, but dammit if his stubborness and inability to embrace the glory of his Genesis days doesn't irk me something fierce. "Too big"? Does that mean he'll only do it if it's at a wedding? What else could one conceivably envision for Genesis?

Vibrationbaby wrote: These reunions are just for old burnt out artists who are addicted to money. That might be true in most cases, but don't you think that there could be exceptions to the rule? I would seriously hope that Gabriel doesn`t become inflicted with this disease. Led Zeppelin, while their reunion served a just cause, looked and sounded dated. From what I heard and saw I have to disagree: They sounded quite fresh to my ears. Even powerful. Maybe they're not setting sail to new courses, but I can live with that. They are a legend and legends deserve to live on success achieved in the past. Gabriel`s solo work wouldn`t mean as much to me if he succumbed to this disease. That I don't understand at all. Maybe you'd lose your esteem for the man, but in what way does that have to do with the fantastic music he made/makes? While I can accept that you wouldn't want to see a Genesis-reunion, how could it spoil Gabriel's solo work? Even if Genesis reunited and put out a bad album, The Lamb, Foxtrot, Nursery Cryme will always be outstanding as would be Gabriel's efforts.