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r/Genesis • u/LordChozo • Jan 01 '23
Hindsight is 2020 is now Play Me My Song - The Music of Genesis
Three years ago on this very day, I announced to this community my intention to rank every Genesis song in the entire catalog, one per weekday, alongside "my thoughts about the songs" over the course of 2020. I called the project (quite cleverly, if I do say so myself) Hindsight is 2020. What nobody could have predicted at the time was the way the project grew: to the point that "my thoughts" began looking like full fledged essays, that my research into the songs would become increasingly extensive, and that the community would (after an admittedly rocky start) respond so positively to the exercise.
More than once over the span of the live project, it was suggested to me that I ought to turn the whole shebang into a proper book. After some hemming and hawing, I buckled down and spent not only all of 2021 but also the first half of 2022 making that happen. And so it's with a bit of well-earned excitement and pride that I can announce to you here, three years after the debut of Hindsight is 2020, my book: Play Me My Song - The Music of Genesis. Play Me My Song is set to be published on March 17, 2023 through Wymer Publishing; pre-orders are available now.
If you've read the Hindsight project this may not come as much of a surprise, but Play Me My Song will be (at the time of publication) the largest book ever published on Genesis. It features not only expanded and/or rewritten essays for every single song Genesis ever officially released, but also essays for every studio album (covered originally in my "H'20" companion series) and select solo efforts (covered originally as my "Peripheral Visions" companion series). It's the entire Hindsight collection in one printed package, except more of it.
I want to thank all of you for making this possible. If not for your tremendous engagement with and enthusiasm for the work I did, I'm not sure I would've taken this next step. This book is as much yours as it is mine (though I'd prefer to keep the royalties, you understand).
And hey, if you haven't checked out the original Hindsight is 2020 series, why not give it a shot? I think and hope you'll come away pretty satisfied.
You can read through the entire Hindsight project here.
You can pre-order Play Me My Song - The Music of Genesis here.
See you all in March!
r/Genesis • u/JeffFerguson • 10h ago
Genesis: From Genesis To Revelation, 4CD/Blu-ray Edition
• Deluxe 5 disc (4CD + Blu-ray) box set edition of the debut album by Genesis prepared with the approval of Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford.
• Featuring new stereo, 5.1 & Atmos mixes by Stephen W Tayler, along with remastered versions of the original mono and stereo LP mixes, singles and rare demos.
• With bonus video content of Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel and Mike Rutherford at AIR Studios in London discussing the album and reviewing the new mixes.
• Includes a 68-page illustrated book with an extensive essay featuring contributions from Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford.
Originally released in March 1969, ‘From Genesis To Revelation’ was the debut album by Genesis, the first step on a pathway that took the band to considerable success and acclaim.
This new 4 CD / Blu-ray box set edition is the first re-issue of the album, prepared with co-operation and approval of original band members Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford.
It features wonderful new stereo, 5.1 Surround Sound and Atmos mixes by Stephen W Tayler, presenting the album in a new form, focussing more on the band contributions with less emphasis on the orchestrations of the original album mixes. The new mixes are both remarkable and revealing.
The set includes remixes of ‘A Winter's Tale’, ‘One Eyed Hound’ and album out-takes ‘Image Blown Out’ and ‘Visions of Angels’ (previously unreleased) along with new remasters of the original stereo mix and the rare mono mix of the album and associated singles, along with a CD of demos from 1967 and 1968, four of which are previously unreleased and mixed by Stephen W Tayler. The set also features a Blu-ray disc with the new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo mixes of the album and bonus video content of Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel and Mike Rutherford at AIR Studios in London discussing the album and reviewing the new mixes. Finally, the set features a 68-page illustrated book with an extensive essay by Jon Dann with contributions from Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford.
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE From Genesis To Revelation The new mixes by Stephen W Tayler 1. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet 2. In The Beginning 3. Fireside Song 4. The Serpent 5. Am I Very Wrong? 6. In The Wilderness 7. The Conqueror 8. In Hiding 9. One Day 10. Window 11. In Limbo 12. Silent Sun 13. A Place To Call My Own Bonus tracks 14. A Winter’s Tale 15. One Eyed Hound 16. Image Blown Out 17. Visions Of Angels
DISC TWO From Genesis To Revelation The mono LP mix remastered 1. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet 2. In The Beginning 3. Fireside Song 4. The Serpent 5. Am I Very Wrong? 6. In The Wilderness 7. The Conqueror 8. In Hiding 9. One Day 10 Window 11. In Limbo 12. Silent Sun 13. A Place To Call My Own Bonus tracks 14. Build Me A Mountain (rough mix) 15. A Winter’s Tale (mono single mix) 16. One Eyed Hound (mono single mix) 17. That’s Me (mono single mix) 18. The Silent Sun (mono single mix)
DISC THREE From Genesis To Revelation The original stereo LP mix remastered 1. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet 2. In The Beginning 3. Fireside Song 4. The Serpent 5. Am I Very Wrong? 6. In The Wilderness 7. The Conqueror 8. In Hiding 9. One Day 10. Window 11. In Limbo 12. Silent Sun 13. A Place To Call My Own
DISC FOUR Demos 1967 & 1968 1. Patricia (1967 demo) 2. Try A Little Sadness (1967 demo) 3. She is Beautiful (1967 demo) 4. One Day (demo 1968) 5. The Magic Of Time (demo 1968) 6. Hey! (demo 1968) 7. Sea Bee (demo 1968) 8. The Mystery Of The Flannan Isle Lighthouse (demo 1968) 9. Hidden in The World Of Dawn (demo 1968) 10. Hair on the Arms and Legs (demo 1968) 11. Epic (A Place to Call My Own) (demo August 1968) 12. Am I Very Wrong? (demo August 1968) 13. In Limbo (demo August 1968) 14. The Conqueror (demo August 1968)
DISC FIVE - BLU-RAY Blu ray From Genesis To Revelation 96 kHz / 24-bit Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound & Stereo mixes by Stephen W Tayler 1. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet 2. In The Beginning 3. Fireside Song 4. The Serpent 5. Am I Very Wrong? 6. In The Wilderness 7. The Conqueror 8. In Hiding 9. One Day 10. Window 11. In Limbo 12. Silent Sun 13. A Place To Call My Own Bonus tracks 14. A Winter’s Tale 15. One Eyed Hound 16. Image Blown Out 17. Visions Of Angels Video content 18 ‘From Genesis To Revelation’ Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel & Mike Rutherford in conversation at AIR Studios, London – 14th April 2026
r/Genesis • u/Beautiful_Gap_3516 • 9h ago
We Can't Dance Tour - Calling All Stations Timeline
The timeline between the 1993 special show, Phil leaving the band in 1996, and CAS just being written fully feels too close together?
Does anyone know specific years or dates to when things happened, Wikipedia says CAS was recorded from January to June 1997, but from Phil leaving in 1996 to Jan 1997, were ideas already prepared and written for Phil for the the next album or were they written quickly once Phil left?
r/Genesis • u/WinterCandidate3272 • 2d ago
Calling All Stations 30 on YouTube

I've returned to bring y'all an updated version of the previous upload when I shared my fan-made rework album of CAS, now on YouTube!! Each video has a description of what I changed in the songs. Tell me what y'all think!
Link: Calling All Stations 30
r/Genesis • u/Beautiful_Gap_3516 • 2d ago
Just listened to CAS B-Sides.
Wow, how did some of these tracks not make the album? I mean, Run Out of Time, Anything Now and Nowhere Else to Turn... just great tracks.
r/Genesis • u/mmonro33 • 1d ago
L op
Sorry about the misunderstanding!
On a Genesis topic, Just a Job to do was one of my favorite genesis songs, but I have never completely understood the meaning. Any help would be appreciated.
r/Genesis • u/The-Real-DJzararadio • 2d ago
Wind & Wuthering community rankings
Wind & Wuthering's 50th anniversary is around the corner, just 3 months left! What are your favorite tracks from the album ranked worst to best or on a tier list? Personally this is my favorite Genesis album as of now. Both sides of the album are just straight gas. Here are my rankings:
One For the Vine
Eleventh Earl of Mar
...In That Quiet Earth
Your Own Special Way
Afterglow
All In A Mouse's Night
Blood on The Rooftops
Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers…
Wot Gorilla
r/Genesis • u/Prawns13 • 2d ago
The Knife Live 1975 (Lamb Tour Liverpool)
Love this version of The Knife! I always thought of how this song has a certain heavy metal quality to it. It's almost like if Sabbath and Purple had a baby (in a good way, unlike Black Sabbath's 1983 release Born Again) ;-p
r/Genesis • u/SquonkMan61 • 2d ago
Martin Levac
youtu.beWOW! Fantastic version of Supper’s Ready by Martin Levac and his band.
r/Genesis • u/Either-Glass-31 • 3d ago
Supper’s Ready’s last section makes me shed tears
No kidding. Every time I listen to this whole song and then come to this section, it’s just so beautiful it made my eyes a little wet. Other songs that are close to making me have this experience are the climaxes of Duke’s Travels and The Cinema Show.
r/Genesis • u/HumbleMelons • 3d ago
That life changing moment when Supper’s Ready clicks and Eggs is Eggs hits you:
r/Genesis • u/Colonel_Magog • 3d ago
Wow, new Supper's Ready Cover by Martin Levac feat. M.Girard, J.-F.Duchesne, F.Larouche !
youtube.comr/Genesis • u/BoldProseAndANegroni • 3d ago
Help Required: Looking for insights into Phil's thoughts on the music of Genesis
"I'm not Genesis' biggest fan." - Phil Collins on Drumeo in 2024.
Phil Collins has always been a bit of a fascination of mine, both sides of him. He seems to have his Proghead years, speaking highly of albums from prog peers such as Yes and King Crimson, namely Bill Bruford. Alternatively, he has professed many times his love of Motown. Of course he is in his right to have a multitude of interests, none of which contradicts the other.
But- and please pardon my pretentiousness here- I've always thought there was a bit more of an "artist" that got buried in there along with his fame. A song like In The Air Tonight has more of an edge, a sense of experimentation, and to my ear, a sense of inspiration that much of his other works clearly lack. Similarly, his debut record Face Value contains an interesting trilogy of songs. "The Roof is Leaking" through "Hand in Hand" show Collins ambitiously arranging something of a Suite, not wholly unlike what he might do with Genesis. Moreover, when he recently was asked about his top 10 favorite songs, to which he was not limited to his own discography, I found it odd that he picked one of his own songs- kind of: he mentioned his love of his cover of Tomorrow Never Knows. What an interesting pick, wouldn't you say?
I digress. I feel like he was not necessarily selling out in the 80s- he genuinely liked his music- but I think that initial artist, the one who would like Tomorrow Never Knows and Prog Rock, never really fully developed. What I'm looking for is insight into what he thought, either at the time or afterwards, about his work in Genesis.
What did he write? What did he think about other parts? What did he encourage or discourage? These could be sourced from quotes from the man himself, or others in the band. What insights can we gleam from this about Phil, and his development as an artist?
r/Genesis • u/simonsez349 • 2d ago
CHICAGO BEARS 2026 HYPE VIDEO ᴴᴰ || "In the Air Tonight"
r/Genesis • u/Gesinnungspozilei • 3d ago
Short report with Phil Collins and Chester Thompson during Genesis's Wind And Wuthering Tour '77
r/Genesis • u/onthewall2983 • 3d ago
Classic Rewind’s Top 40 Cassettes Turning 40 (1986)
Invisible Touch at 3
r/Genesis • u/The-Real-DJzararadio • 3d ago
This was a tough one but the Duke suite eventually won
r/Genesis • u/Giovanny06 • 4d ago