Favorite Genesis Man
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Topic: Favorite Genesis Man
Posted By: Sweetnighter
Subject: Favorite Genesis Man
Date Posted: January 20 2005 at 22:41
just a conversation starter 
------------- I bleed coffee. When I don't drink coffee, my veins run dry, and I shrivel up and die. "Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso? Is that like the bank of Italian soccer death or something?" -my girlfriend |
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Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: January 20 2005 at 22:48
| Peter Gabriel won out because hes pretty much my hero, although both steve hackett and tony banks are awesome. |
Posted By: K00l Prog Guruz
Date Posted: January 20 2005 at 22:51
Phil Collins Of corse! L0L!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway i dont think 2 many of you will agree (LmA0) .
------------- "The world is in your hands, now use it." Good'ol Phil |
Posted By: Rob The Plant
Date Posted: January 20 2005 at 22:53
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I don't expect you'll get many answers other than Gabriel. He's my favorite songwriter, and tied with Robert Plant as my favorite Singer. ------------- Collaborators will take your soul. |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: January 20 2005 at 22:53
| Peter Gabriel is da man followed by Steve Hackett. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 20 2005 at 22:57
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Gotta be the Man, Gabriel! Hackett next. Then Banks, Rutherford, Collins.
------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
(For the rcord, I don't hate PC. Times/people/things change, & I doubt if Rutherford & Banks had any guns held to their heads on the way to the bank....)Posted By: starofsirius
Date Posted: January 20 2005 at 23:40
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Hackett. What an amazing guitarist. ------------- "I'm in a freefall like a snowflake falling down down down down down." |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 20 2005 at 23:48
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Gabriel/Hackett, a tie. Gabriel is the best vocalist (Not te best voice though) and an outstanding lyricist. Steve is pure talent and the most faithful to prog'. Iván |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 00:27
I chose Hackett. The guitar is the best singer in any band. 
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 00:44
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(Inside joke, folks -- deep inside!) ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
danbo wrote:
Thinking independently again, hey? 
That does it -- one rusty, raspy flute up the chute, comin' right up! 
Ooh!
Posted By: Rob The Good
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 00:52
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PG for me. The guy was simply a great artist. The lyrics, the singing, the theatrics...they all helped to MAKE Genesis what it was - Prog's greatest! ------------- And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..." Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster. |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 03:13
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Phil Collins He's the only one I know apart from Peter Gabriel, but I've never heard any Genesis with Gabriel. |
Posted By: Paco Fox
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 03:17
Hackett should have been my choice, but I HAD to choose Tony. HE has always been the main musical force behind Genesis.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 03:38
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I went for Tony Banks. It was either him or Peter Gabriel, Banks got my vote as I have always considered him the musical core of the band, with or without Gabriel at the helm. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Mategra
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 03:40
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Tony Banks got my vote. Genesis wouldn't be Genesis without him, I'm sure. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 03:46
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For sheer consistent brilliance over the last 30 years as a singer, songwriter, performer and all round good guy, it has to be Mr G.
But then again...... he doesn't play the keyboards that frequently reduce me to a quivering wreck... But then again...... he doesn't play that guitar! But then again...... he can't play a 4/12 string double neck, play Moog Taurus bass pedals, sing, and watch the rest of the band at the same time. But then again...... he can't play the kind of drums that make me air-drum until my arms ache (or turn one of my favorite bands into a sub-motown outfit Grrr).  
Damn you Sweetnighter, how's a guy supposed to decide?!? ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 03:48
Oh that reminds me, Peter - Mr Gabriel wants to borrow your flute. Ah! Perhaps not, then......... -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Rob The Good
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 04:08
Valarius - you MUST hear some Gabriel-era Genesis! They're one of Prog's greats and are continually lauded by some to be THE great. Download The Musical Box & In The Cage from the archives...they are marvellous  ------------- And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..." Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster. |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 06:25
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Hey, no Ant Phillips?? ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 06:40
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No John Mayhew either.. or John Silver..Chris Stewart...!! or that geezer from Stiltskin.. The injustice of it.
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 06:41
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Banks - Composition, Gabriel - Theatrics. Hackett - Moodiest Guitarist ever take you pick - I had to go for Banks but only just ! ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |
Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 06:45
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Who the hell would vote for COLLINS ! - Well it takes all sorts , and you can usually judge a postee by the usage of their MOTHER TONGUE ! (oooo-errrr) ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |
Posted By: St Hubbins
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 07:30
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Has to be Tony Banks, no Banks = no Genesis ------------- Here lies David St Hubbins and why not.... |
Posted By: bobthesalesman
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 07:55
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I love Phil Collins voice.....hes also a damn good drummer. Voted for him. |
Posted By: bobthesalesman
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 07:56
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Hey...i love phils voice and hes a great drummer. Gotta stick up for a fellow drummer |
Posted By: slipperman
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 08:16
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WHO SAID RAY WILSON??? It's gotta be between Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks. Banks really is the most important member overall, but since Gabriel wasn't at all responsible for trash like 'Invisible Touch' and 'Calling All Stations', I gotta go with Gabriel. But in a band of such amazing musicians, it's too bad Rutherford is so overlooked (just look at the poll, ouch!). Along with Phillips, he is responsible for their early reliance on double 12-string guitar harmonies, a huge part of their sounds for many years, and his bass playing and especially his crushing Rickenbacker tones are all over the early material so I think he's also worthy of some praise (forgetting the Mechanics, of course...)
------------- ...it is real...it is Rael... |
Posted By: Mategra
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 08:31
Invisible Touch and Calling all Stations are definitely not trash. Personally I like them much better than Gabriel's low points Us and OVO. And I must admit that I think that Wilson's voice sounds better than ol' Collins. |
Posted By: mirco
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 08:35
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When Gabriel flew away, the Genesis I like died. As simple as this. ------------- Please forgive me for my crappy english! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 09:02
Are you being, er...ironic??
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Mategra
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 09:10
No, I'm absolutely serious. That's my opinion and I'm not ashamed of it. |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 09:24
------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 09:26
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BTW, poor old Mike. He should have never become a mechanic...  ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: HaroldTheBarrel
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 10:19
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Yes, well I did end up voting for Tony, but then, what would Genesis have been without him? It was really a draw between him, Steve and Peter though - a very tough decision! And poor Mike! While he, like Phil, made some bad decisions, his bass, 12-string, and bass-pedal playing were just incredible, and also, for those of us who love Trick of the Tail, he and Tony co-wrote Squonk and Ripples, which are superb songs, so it's not as if his writing skills were non existant... and look at Foxtrot, and look at the Giant Hogweed! ANYHOW! Genesis was simply an amazing band, what can I say? ------------- Listen: Your friends have been broken. They've told us of your poison. Now we k now. KILL THEM! |
Posted By: Guillermo
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 11:34
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Chester Thompson: great drummer. Daryl Stuermer:great guitarist. More seriously... I think that everybody was important from the most important members (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford), but I think that without Tony Banks, the band couldn`t sound the same. He was, maybe the most harder to replace. His keyboards are very much in the centre of the sound and style of the band. |
Posted By: slipperman
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 11:57
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Mategra: I actually find some enjoyable songs on 'Invisible Touch' and 'Calling All Stations', but very few. I would consider those the worst two Genesis albums. And I do like 'Abacab' more than most people, so I'm not an anti-trio Genesis fan or anything...but it's cool to hear an opinion like yours that isn't more of the usual Gabriel-era sycophantic raving (like me!) ------------- ...it is real...it is Rael... |
Posted By: Cinema
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 12:28
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I picked Phil Collins ... certainly not because of the way he watered down
the band in the 80s and 90s, but rather because he's truly one of the world's best drummers. His drumming adds so much to the music of albums like Selling England, Lamb, Trick, and Wind. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 12:53
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I was wondering the same. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 13:07
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Maybe I'm being naive here... but why does everybody hate Collins so
much? I think he's a good drummer and he has a good voice. Plus, he's
not entirely responsible for the direction the band went in as the 70s
drew to a close... there were two other band members, don't
forget.
------------- I bleed coffee. When I don't drink coffee, my veins run dry, and I shrivel up and die. "Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso? Is that like the bank of Italian soccer death or something?" -my girlfriend |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 14:45
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I voted for Mike, cause he shouldn't be left out altogether! Genesis were very much more than the sum of the parts though, each time you take one away, you lose a lot more. |
Posted By: Guillermo
Date Posted: January 21 2005 at 17:58
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I agree with you! |
Posted By: Carlos
Date Posted: January 22 2005 at 10:24
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Peter Gabriel...it would be unfair to say by far, but it's my favorite Genesis member...second a tie between Banks and Hackett ------------- Democracy=A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people... 
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Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: January 22 2005 at 12:11
| Peter |
Posted By: aqualung28
Date Posted: January 22 2005 at 12:14
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oh,Wizard I've been meaning to thank you. I just got a Steve Vai album as you recommended sometime last year and I have to say its just amazing, thank you Wizard! On that note I say Peter Gabriel is a Given ------------- "O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love 'n you should have us all O' you should have us fall" "Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: Beau Heem
Date Posted: January 22 2005 at 12:59
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I am completely unable to vote... Even though I like early Genesis, I almost never listen to it. I suppose that I require a certain mood to listen to Genesis and I'm never in such a mood when I'm at home... And many a group comes before Genesis in my list (Gentle Giant, Jade Warrior, even Wigwam, to name a few). Listening - and I mean REALLY LISTENING - to music is rather time consuming. I'm only capable to actively listen to music for 2 hrs max. After that, my ears need a break. If music is played in the background, it drives me almost insane... I hate to go shopping because of that fraking background noise all over, even in the freaking grocery store or chemists (if I'm lucky), not even to mention bars and restaurants... It's really amazing how many Norah Jones' songs I could sing by heart before I listened to her 1st album for the first time (and I never - I mean NEVER - listen to radio). Sorry, maybe not the right thread for this one... -Beau ------------- --No enemy but time-- |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: January 23 2005 at 07:21
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None of those 5 - I'd go for Chris Stewart, who left after 'From Genesis To Revelation' anf wound up farming in Andalucia. He wrote a really interesting book about it, Driving Over Lemons. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: January 23 2005 at 11:35
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You mean there's someone in Genesis going by the name of "Peter". Our Peter will not be happy! |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 23 2005 at 11:41
Has anyone seen Ivan? ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: stuartball
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 17:37
| Has to be Mr. Gabriel. His solo output just confrims that! |
Posted By: Paloma
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 18:15
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Hi there ! I´m new here. I´ve voted Peter..... always Peter. ------------- I´d give you all of my dreams, if youd help me, Find a door That doens´t lead me back again take me away |
. He ´s the best IMO.Posted By: Alagithil
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 18:27
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Peter is obviously the BEST but my FAVORITE is HACKETT.
------------- Life is like an avantgarde play because tuna. |
Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 20:33
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RAY WILSON!
------------- www.myspace.com/hail_peter 
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Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 20:34
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No But seriously, Hackett, followed by Gabriel. ------------- www.myspace.com/hail_peter
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 20:50
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I modified my point of view: Pater Gabriel founded Genesis (Yes he had a more important role along with Tony Phillips than Tony Banks) and kept Genesis together, when he was in the band there were no problems, Tony made most of the music, Peter made most of the lyrics, all the rest of the members contributed a bit but accepted what Pete and Toiny had to say. Peter went and suddenly the fights started, Phil didn't had enough strength to be the leader during the firrst two albums, Steve recorded an excellent solo debut album and he wanted to write more music, Mike believed (don't know why) he was able to make great music (he made Your Own Special Way Tony's relation wasn't very good with Steve since VOTA (Tony didn't wanted anybody having solo career and Steve didn't invited him to participate in VOTA [the only Genesis member not involved in the project]). So it was the beginning of the end. Tony and Mike started using their veto right against any Hackett track, they included Your Own Special Way (again Peter was the most important Genesis member. Steve has the best solo career, probably better than his contribution to Genesis. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: clairvoyant
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 22:34
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Gotta be my main man Steve Hackett. Then Tony Banks, followed by Phil probably. |
Posted By: razifa
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 23:25
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Peter Gabriel
No more words to tell ------------- ********** **razifa** ********** |
Posted By: MattNYR
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 21:50
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Why isn't Ray Wilson on this poll?
He would have been my vote for sure...jk I can't vote in this poll, everyone from Genesis just fits together so well to create one phenomenal band. |
Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 22:22
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Phil Collins. I really do like him, regardless of what happened in the 80's.
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Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 23:29
| Hackett |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 23:31
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Peter Gabriel..
Phil Collins? are u kidding?  ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 23:54
Pipe down. Gabriel creeps me out too much. ------------- |
Posted By: ken4musiq
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 00:08
| I voted for Peter but was going to vote for Mike, or Anthony Philips if he was included, because he created that guitar sound. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 01:52
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 01:57
And who exactly is that supposed to be? ------------- 
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 01:59
Mr. Tony Banks, c. 1983 -------------
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 02:03
My oh my, how he changed in such a short time:     to -------------
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Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 02:51
| Peter Gabriel for me, maybe the greatest frontman ever, but Steve Hackett is a close second.Excellent and very unique guitar player! |
Posted By: Wilcey
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 03:00
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My heart says Peter Gabriel, my head said Banksy.......
Tony Banks got my vote. Going back to the Ray wilson comments tho, I must say having seen the boy wilson perform on a couple of occaisions I was mightily impressed, he has a huge talent, I could have watched him sing on all night, but with reference to this poll, the 25 or so years of Genesis prior the the rather brief Ray Wilson era really counted in terms of genesis importance more. P-C |
Posted By: gulliman
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 03:35
My favorite Genesis MAN is Phil Collins. He is just the most sympathetic one, I'd really like to chat with him! 
But musically I much prefer Tony Banks' and Peter Gabriel's stuff. I like Hackett too and even Rutherford had his moments...
Can't decide.
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Posted By: Losendos
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 06:10
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I think historically the hatred for Phil Collins didn't start till the mid 80s when he seemed to stoop to release anything to sell a record. At the time of Duke and ATTW3 he was just a part of a band that was becoming less complex and was still liked and respected . But by Invisible Touch the band had become Phil Collins backing band and his singing which isn't bad had become nauseous.My vote went to Steve Hackett for maintaining artistic integrity and dignity when the other band members mistreated him. ------------- How wonderful to be so profound |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 08:50
| Gabriel, of course, followed by Hackett. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 09:58
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Tony Banks, I like most of his solo albums as well. For me he's the main writer. Steve Hackett would be my nr. 2. Ant Phillips my nr. 3. Both guitarists are very imaginative, have a progressive attitude, and made some great solo albums as well. I like Collins for his fabulous drumming and his wonderful singing, and even for some of his compositions. I do hate some of his lyrics on the later albums, and even some of his drumming. Gabriel has a great artistic personality. I'm not very much into his solo stuff, though. Rutherford is my least favourite Genesis member, although I like some of his compositions, and his first solo album. (I'm not talking about the early drummers, the last singer and the live band members) |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 13:20
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Mike Rutherford for me. He dosn't get the credit he deserves, both as a songwriter & musician standpoint. He plays a lot of 6 & 12 string parts as well as bass on early Genesis songs, more than a lot of people realise. His Mike & The Mechanics songs show that he was responsible for a lot of Genesis's great melodies.
Hackett just wasn't prominent enough for me during his career with Genesis & was mostly overshadowed by Banks. Hackett's best work is post-Genesis.
Gabriel was a true pioneer but his singing can grate at times. Again, I prefer his solo career.
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Posted By: dralan
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 17:17
| I voted for Banks. While they are all great and unique musicians in their own way, Banks is the heart and soul of Genesis. |
Posted By: UnknownFlow
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 17:36
| Got to be Banks, he is just so inventive. Plus I love the solo in Supper's Ready (Apocolypse in 9/8) |
Posted By: Rando
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 21:04
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TONY BANKS Not a grandiose or pompous keyboard performer ala Rick Wakeman or Keith Emerson, (Well, maybe his bobbing up & down head
), Banks is in a league all his own. He is the Genesis sound and style. A consumate keyboard player, stylist, and songwriter. And I'm not just limiting this to the Gabriel era. I can't think of any other Prog keyboard player that can claim so many memorable solos. From the energetic opening organ riff in "The Knife" to mellotron madness in "The Fountain Of Salmacis" "Can-Utility & The Coastliners" and of course "Watcher Of The Skies."
An organ & synth master, the amphetamine-like organ solo in Apocalypse in 9/8. The quirky solos in "Robbery, Assault & Battery," and "Wot Gorilla?"
Then there's all the great piano solos and work:
"Firth Of Fifth,", "Trick Of The Tail"(the title song), "One For The Vine," The haunting piano solo opening to The Lamb. In fact Banks keyboards pretty much carries the whole Lamb Lies Down On Broadway from beginning to end. "In The Cage," "Carpet Crawlers," "Anyway," "The Lamia," the solo in "The Colony Of Slipperman," and finally "Riding The Scree." I've always felt Banks beats Wakeman and all the rest of them everytime in both technique and creativity.
My list can go on and on, but I save the best for last. The one I keep playing over and over, and probably always will. My favorite one. "The Cinema Show."
------------- - Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats - |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 21:09
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Steve Hackett...no contest for me. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 00:08
I agree with that whole statement, minus the part about Banks being better than Wakeman. ------------- |
Posted By: TOD KREMER
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 03:06
| I am a huge fan of Hackett in Genesis and solo. I may have voted for Phil if the band had quit after SEBTP. But I have to agree with anyone in this thread who feels that Banks was the backbone and soul of the band. Ultimately, it's Banks for me. |
Posted By: romanm
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 02:27
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Tony Banks. "The sound of Genesis"
Steve Hacket. "The brand of Genesis"
Mike Rutherford. "The support of Genesis"
Phil Collins. "The motor of Genesis"
Peter Gabriel. "The face of Genesis"
I like the whole line up but i´m a guitarist so i´ve got to choose Stevie. ------------- ohh can you feel our souls ignite....... |
Posted By: ryba
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 05:25
| collins for me too, just because of people judge him unfair. |
Posted By: saarepiiga
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 14:15
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Tony provides the substance, Phil & Mike make it breathe, Peter adds temper, and Steve colours it all tastefully. I love the outcome! My favorite G-man is Tony because the roles of the other members are somewhat substitutable whereas no one else comes up with that kind of substance. At the same time he's so humble. 'I rather trust a man who doesn't shout what he's found.' No Tony, no Genesis. ------------- Music, all I hear is MUSIC |
Posted By: Royalist
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 14:47
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There could be only 1 answer: Banks! Leader, main composer, melodic master, core of the band. Genesis without him couldn't exist. The rest is equal. Great musicians, each one creating Genesis' brilliance. ------------- 
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Posted By: rupert
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 14:30
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I'm not willing to vote here, sorry, they're ALL GREAT and they were best together... most of the time at least. ------------- ...I'm a musician/singer/songwriter, visit me on www.reverbnation.com/rupertlenz and there you can choose from 125 recordings you can listen to ( for free ) if you're not limited to prog-rock ! |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 19:00
We have got to help our friend Valarius. IMO, Peter Gabriel fronted Genesis is what prog is all about. It is hard to pick a favorite, but I lean toward Gabriel. His solo career is practically flawless. Hackett may have hit a couple of low points, but his quality stuff more than makes up for it. The bottom line is, it was the combination of Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, and Rutherford that was magic. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 20:24
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a true case where the sum is greater than the parts...but my favorite would have to be Hackett.
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 02:07
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Peter Gabriel: He's so creative and special
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Posted By: Toon
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 02:17
| Peter Gabriel. The best frontman! So enthusiastic and emotional. |
Posted By: Pneubauer
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 20:58
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I believe I will vote for Mr. Hackett... quickly becoming my favourite guitarist, and I'm sure I'd like him even more if that damn Amazon order ever arrives!! AAAHG! Curse you back ordered discs!! I feel really bad about not voting for poor Mike... hes not great... and hes not bad... but he has a double neck guitar... thats pretty cool... Oh, poor, POOR mike rutherford.  Also, I dont believe Tony Banks IS Genesis, like more and more people seem to be thinking. Sure, he did a lot for the band... but Tony Banks IS Genesis... then how come it went so sour? Part of the reason I feel so bad for Mike R. is that hes the only member of the band that wasnt really required to MAKE Genesis IMO. Though poor Mikey could have been replaced, Hackett was obviously essential in some way since it pretty much started going downhill when he left... Gabriel's influence is obvious, Tony did provide a lot of great keys and solos as well as his occasional 12 string playing... even Phil Collins was mildly essential in that he provided the backing vocals with a voice very similar to Peter's... great drumming also but the backing vocals are what was really essential there especially since (and I hope Im not the only one calling him on this) Peter was sometimes inconsistent in his live performances, pulling the mic away, out of breath etc. I especially noticed this in a PG solo video I watched on youtube of him performing TLLDOB (just the title track not the album haha)... he was so energetic, running around everywhere, but he was always out of breath and constantly pulled the mic away from his mouth making for a bit of an annoying performance... I havent seen him do this nearly as much when he was with Genesis but even when he did Phil was backing him on certain parts which helped make it a bit less... distracting... Anyway! Hackett is my favourite, but Peter is probably just as awesome. I wouldnt do away with any of them. I wouldnt even replace ol' Mike Rutherford... I dont care who they'd want to replace him with... Levin.. Squire... it doesnt matter... I'd stick with Mike... Ahh... what a great band. |