One of Genesis's early masterworks will be brought back to life on stage this year by one of the men who helped create it.
On the latest installment of Kyle Meredith With…, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett discusses his new album, At the Edge of Light, and how it once again boasts band members from all over the globe.
The last time Steve Hackett played New York’s Beacon Theatre, it was April 1976, and Genesis had been on their first tour without frontman Peter Gabriel for a mere two weeks.
Although Steve Hackett is known for his ground breaking guitar work with the band Genesis, he is no stranger to singing.
In 1973, Britain was at a crossroads. The Conservative government seemed to be losing control of the various industrial disputes that raged in a union-dominated workplace; inflation was spiralling due to the increasing global economic crisis.
During the last few years I have been re-exploring much of the classic Genesis music through my Genesis Revisited albums and shows.
Steve Hackett has announced a Genesis Revisited UK tour for 2019.
Sadly, this album is yet another example of some ex-girlfriend asking, "Exactly how many copies of that record do you really need?"
For the first time since an impromptu performance of "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" at a Steve Hackett show in 1983, Peter Gabriel has performed a Genesis song live in concert.
On August 16, 1975, Melody Maker posited a front-page question. Pushing a story regarding Frank Sinatra’s return to the UK down-page, it pictured Peter Gabriel in his full Watcher Of The Skies batwings, next to the legend: ‘GABRIEL OUT OF GENESIS?".