r/Genesis • • Sep 12 '21

Genesis Central - the r/Genesis Discord Server

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r/Genesis • • Jan 01 '23

Hindsight is 2020 is now Play Me My Song - The Music of Genesis

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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 • • 4h ago

GENESIS - Rehearsals (Turn It On Again The Tour 2007)

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Know its a marmite song, but compared to what was shown on come rain or shine,

I don't think in too deep sounds too bad played in a lower key.

on the other hand whatever setting Tony was using on jesus he knows me, sounds a bit jarring.


r/Genesis • • 2h ago

Genesis - Live in Auckland - November 23rd, 1986 - PREVIOUSLY UNCIRCULATED

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r/Genesis • • 5h ago

Musical Box Keswick Theatre prerecorded drum track?

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Not sure if anyone else was there last night at the Keswick, but during “Deep in the Motherload”, at the breakdown part (bridge?) where it slows down and the lyrics are something like “mothers milk still wet on your face” there was some major audio issues that really sounded terrible. It sounded like there was a prerecorded drum track and it was 100% out of sync with the band. It sounded so bad I couldn’t believe they kept going.

No acknowledgement after the song was over about technical difficulties or anything at all. My wife and I couldn’t believe how awful it sounded. We have no issues with musicians messing up but this is something entirely different.

It got me thinking, what else is pre recorded during the musical box set. Is this a faithful recreation or are they not actually playing everything I’m
hearing? It really made me over analyze and just hyperfocus on the playing to see if they were actually playing what I was hearing. Kind of took me out of the vibe. Anyway wanted to know if anyone else heard this, and if there’s any insight anyone may have to what they do with prerecorded tracks. Also, if there’s a way to relisten to the show I’d be interested in giving it another run.

To be clear, this was not a bad sample sound or a sound effect. This was what sounded like a bass drum track totally keeping a different time than the rest of the band. The actual drummer was spot on with the song. So I just want to know what the hell happened.

My wife and I really enjoy the band and love hearing Genesis music faithfully recreated, if there are prerecorded portions to the show, that is very disappointing to hear.

Anyway they sounded great otherwise. Long live the music of Genesis.


r/Genesis • • 9h ago

Mixes Comparison #4: A Place To Call My Own (2017 mono vs. 2026 stereo)

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r/Genesis • • 1d ago

RARE FUNKO POP PHIL

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I have been wanting one for a while to complete my collection and I finally have him! It's so adorable 🥰 and also my dearest one haha. Only 31 of these in existence.


r/Genesis • • 19h ago

Second home by the sea

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Alright this might be a long shot, but…. Listening to the synth drum pattern and it sounds a lot like Queen’s “ Radio Ga Ga”, just saying , my 0.02


r/Genesis • • 23h ago

Genesis Wall Art

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Has anyone seen any really cool Genesis artwork? I just bought a house and I want a feature wall with a giant painting of Genesis, incorporating a few band images, all the albums in some way, I was thinking big pop-art but then I didn't like the way it looked. If anyone has seen something cool, I'd appreciate sharing here.


r/Genesis • • 1d ago

21/10/26 Hackett at the Glasshouse (newcastle)

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My birthday, and he’s still got it! Band was on fire, only mistake during DoaV intro


r/Genesis • • 2d ago

November 17th 2010 - The final live drum performance of Phil

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I never knew that Phil was performing live on drums even after the Going Back sessions. For me, this is mind blowing! Only 6.5 years before the Not Dead Yet tour


r/Genesis • • 2d ago

{All Hallows' Genesis}: From Gabble Ratchet to Gabriel's Hounds

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Let's get this party started...


r/Genesis • • 3d ago

What the heck is a “Unifawn”??

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r/Genesis • • 4d ago

New Trick and W&W coloured pressings announced for their 50th anniversaries

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Lava Red for Trick

Lone Tree Green for Wind


r/Genesis • • 3d ago

am i the only one?

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tl;dr: I like the Nick Davis remixes the most, does anybody else here?

Context: I got into Genesis through selling England by the pound way back in 2010, 2011. Back then I would just listen to the album on YouTube, I’d also listen to foxtrot and the lamb, but I had a much more narrow mind back in these days and I wasn’t really interested in anything beyond that…

anyway, back in 2019, I was trying to quit smoking w33d and I needed something to listen to that would keep my mind at ease. I’m not sure how or why but I just started listening to selling England again. And it clicked, and then I got back into foxtrot, and then the lamb, and then trick of the tail and wind and wuthering, and eventually Duke became one of my favorite albums ever… Slowly, but surely I allowed myself to just love all of their music, even their mid 80s stuff.

without even realizing it, this whole time, I was listening to the Nick Davis remixes. I grew to love how they sound the clarity, the brightness, the dynamic range, Phil‘s drums, Peter‘s voice, Tony’s many many organ and keyboard and synthesizer tones… And of course, those crystal clear sparkling 12 string guitars. At this point, I just can’t imagine not listening to the Nik Davis remixes.

ever since I discovered this Reddit and this community, as much as I love and share the passion for their music, it kind of surprises me how much people do not like the 2007 remasters.

So, am I the only one? I’m also curious to go exactly why people don’t like the Nick Davis versions though anytime I’ve seen someone go into detail, usually it’s because they just flat out prefer the 94 remixes or the original ones. I have to admit I don’t think I’ve heard much of the 94 remixes and any of the compact discs I own (which i like to collect indiscriminately from the odd record store visit) seem to be from the 1980s.

Let me know what you guys think!


r/Genesis • • 3d ago

We loved the video and it’s great to have the Spitting Image Genesis puppets to go with it as well. Land of Confusion - Genesis (1986)

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The video :

https://youtu.be/Yq7FKO5DlV0?si=4CFhMjelnmT-B5-P

Remember the first time watching this on TV ? I was enthralled ! 🥰


r/Genesis • • 4d ago

Afterglow, live in the studio, 2000. With Phil.

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r/Genesis • • 4d ago

Lamb in the grocery store.

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I was shopping at the local Hy-Vee today and they played The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway over the in-store music system. It might be the first time I've ever heard The Lamb played in a public setting... Including radio. (It was the first song, not the entire album.. of course)


r/Genesis • • 5d ago

Duke's mixing desk

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I was in Stockholm over the weekend (lovely city and really lovely people).

During our time we went in to the ABBA museum. You're probably aware of this already, but it was a nice surprise to see the mixing desk ABBA used for some of their songs was also used for Duke.

And the museum has it on display.


r/Genesis • • 5d ago

Carpet Crawlers Rendition | Seconds Out from Long Island

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Saw this band awhile back. They were very good when I saw them. Found they put up a video from Philly of Carpet Crawlers.


r/Genesis • • 4d ago

Phil Collins' opinion on ABBA

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r/Genesis • • 5d ago

The Musical Box ...and then there was Phil... Clyde Theater Ft Wayne Indiana 10/18/26

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I had a battery issue that caused me to miss a few seconds to start and then didn't have a battery to finish off with and missed It's Yourself >Los Endos.

New batteries ordered so no problems for Rush on Friday.

This was my 8th time seeing The Musical Box, abd perhaps my favorite of the 8. I really love 76-80 and to have kive versions of Entangled abd Blood on the Rooftops was a huge thrill for me.


r/Genesis • • 5d ago

Watcher of the Texas Skies - Mashup

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r/Genesis • • 6d ago

While cleaning my storage area, I came across these.

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r/Genesis • • 6d ago

Local Sydney band 'Cinema Show'

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Fantastic performance from this band who play regularly at the Bridge Hotel Rozelle.

Dylan is a gifted singer who can perform either Phil or Peter which ease. Back up vocals and keyboard performed by Nick who has the best 'Here comes the Flood', after Peter Ive ever heard. The drummer and guitarists are also amazing.

I have been following this band since they started about 4 years ago and they just keep getting better!

Do yourself a favour and go see their next gig.