Comments on: Steve Hackett and the Genesis Documentary

By: Synthetase

Synthetase — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 08:57:42 +0000

Good, because I can’t stand it. 80s Genesis either, for that matter.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:57:52 +0000

We can do without cheap insults, Mr Richards. A lot of us love 70s Genesis, but liking it isn’t compulsory.

By: Paul Richards

Paul Richards — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 03:14:48 +0000

70′s Genesis stuff is noodling for the sake of it?!!! Man, you have NO taste in music. Heck, man, the Musical Box plays 70′s Genesis around the world to sell-out audiences. Hackett’s been touring the 70′s stuff as well (saw him twice) and it was unforgettable. Are you a New Direction fan?

By: Harold Pinkney

Harold Pinkney — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:00:34 +0000

I will always remember when Phil was kind to me at the end of one of their concerts at the Theatre Royal on the Selling England By The Pound tour. I followed him out of the stage door and asked for his autograph. He promptly pulled out of his pocket a brand new drumstick and signed it for me!

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:50:57 +0000

One comment I’ve heard is that Tony Banks is the person everyone accused Phil Collins of being.

By: Harold Pinkney

Harold Pinkney — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:47:28 +0000

Perhaps I’m easily pleased but I enjoyed it. Needed 2 hours to cover everything I suppose.
However, I agree was wrong not to mention Steve Wilson at all.
Loved the moment when Peter Gabriel was pointing the finger at the grumpy Tony Banks!
In conclusion do think that what was edited out would have been different if this had been aired on BBC 4 and not 2?

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:41:57 +0000

Interesting that The Guardian have picked up the story now.

By: PaulE

PaulE — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:31:10 +0000

I haven’t seen it either, and for the same reason as Tim.
Perhaps I shall give it a miss altogether if it is this controversial.

On the benefits of the various eras of the band, I am a fan of the Prog stuff. But there is no point in pretending that if they had carried on with that music, then they would have been ignored as much as Steve’s solo work. As a teenager in the 80s, the commercial band was my gateway into the earlier albums and then (eventually) onto other Prog artists (Floyd, Yes, etc.). A sobering thought that, without Invisible Touch etc., I would have spent Saturday evening very differently.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 18:19:16 +0000

I’m inclined to defend the BBC on this one. Yes, his influence on early genesis was immense, but solo – outside of us as fans, he has been largely ignored. Whereas Gabriel, once he left, had a massively successful career – and deserved the focus on his solo career. There was a counter argument (on TNMN) then why did they mention Banks’ solo stuff, which wasn’t successful at all – as Banks himself admitted. However he was a key, and continual, member of Genesis making his solo career relevant – particularly during the time that all of the members (Banks, Rutherford, Collins) were having dalliances outside Genesis.
The doco wasn’t targeted towards hardcore fans, unlike the Freddie Mercury doco last year, rather it was to provide an overview and help flog the rehashed best-of.

I also disagree on your summary of the 80s/90s work, to me a lot of the 70s work isn’t worth that much, noodling for the sake of it. But that’s another argument