Would you consider Genesis "virtuosos"?

Why wouldn't you consider a virtuoso a guy who:

1. Adapted a guitar performing technique, to Rock
2. who topped the Classic Chars despite being a ock musicians
3. Who is a respected Jazz perormer in a very pedantic scenario
4. Who is credited as a major influence by almost every guitar wizard
5. Who has more than 30 outstanding Rock, Prog, Classic, Flamenco and Jazz albums
6. Who has been praised by Yehudi Menuhim (The most representative NUSICIAN of the 20 Century)

Or a keybnoardist who

1. Also topped the Classical charts performing his instrument (Deven)
2. Practically defined how a Mellotron should sound
3. Influenced a whole genre
4. Who plays the keyboards in Apolaypse in 9/8

Or a drummer who

1. Is in every Prog, Pop a,d even soime Fusionlists

Or a singer who despite some range lijmits.

1. Influenced more singers than anybody
2. Managed to release about 10 excellent albums
3. Is redspected by the elitist Pr0og and mainstream audience

Or a bass player

1. Who always did the correct thing while playing in a band
2. Was a pioneer and definer of the Moog Taurus Bass Pedal

I do consider all of the virtuoso musicians.

Might have been, that they didn't start out as virtuosos, no-one did. but they did play great music. Virtuosity doesn't only come from great technique. Gabriel might not have been the best flute player in the worls, and I sure have heard better singers, but he was a good writer. As were the rest. Of all of these I like to think that in the beginning Banks and Collins were the best in technical sense. Think about Anyway. I hear Banks wrote it really young. Collins is amazing on songs such as The Fountain of Salmacis.

Actually to think of it, I've grown quite bored of ELP and Yes. Also bands who boast with their virtuosity are rather boring at times, like Dream Theater (Dont shoot me).