A FULL Barbican applauded the tall, regal Mike Rutherford as he walked on to the urban scrapyard of flight cases and old par cans for Let Me Fly.

Let Me Fly, the second album from Mike + The Mechanics to feature the current line-up, highlighting the soulful voice of (co-)lead vocalist Andrew Roachford, is a bit of a disappointment, considering how much talent and energy Mike Rutherford’s long-time, Genesis "side project" has had over the decades.

For a right-handed drummer, left foot - the high-hat foot - is pretty much the time keeper. One-two-three-four.

Co founder and original member of the band Genesis, Mike Rutherford is back on tour with his side project Mike + the Mechanics. It has been 25 years since they have played in North America.

This re-mastered version of Collins' first solo album has been spruced up by Nick Davis, who has worked on ll the Genesis retrospective reissues.

The stage was laden with scaffolding & Genesis flightcases. This was a show not just a set list – rifle shot endings – beautiful arrangements with top drawer production.

As a founder member of Genesis, Mike Rutherford was never shy of success; but with a long-held desire to collaborate with other musicians, he decided to give himself that opportunity by forming his own band, Mike + The Mechanics.

Being a member of one of the biggest bands in history you would think would be enough success for most people - but not Genesis founder member Mike Rutherford.

Mike + The Mechanics were formed in 1985 as a side project for Mike Rutherford, one of the guitarists for progressive-rock giants Genesis.

With Mike And The Mechanics, it’s very much a case of if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.