Another kind of Genesis reunion (idea)

Perhaps we can just forget about Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins and Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford...they always seem to have one issue or another...how about a Genesis Music Tour with...

Ray Wilson - vox
Steve Hackett -lead guitar
Daryl Stuermer - bass - second guitar
Chester Thomson - drums
Roger King - keyboards

Anthony Philips is most welcome too - except he never tours

What do you think?

Just use your imagination

 

If it were billed as a tribute, sure that'd be cool I'd definitely go see that at least for Chester, Daryl and most of all Steve!

 

Sure...Genesis Alumini Tour

 

No.




Just...no.

 

Agreed. And I don't think any of these guys want to incur the wrath of Tony and Mike.

 

They could call themselves Genesix.

 

concur

if one has an itch

Go see a Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited live show if you want to "take a little trip back with father Tiresias"

Steve is the one carrying the old torch and simultaneously putting out great new music

 

Well, if the players are up for it, why not? Wouldn't be any less valid than seeing, say, The Musical Box.

You could do that for any number of classic rock bands. Imagine, say, a Yes-related band of non-original alumni like Geoff Downes, Billy Sherwood, Alan White, maybe Steve Howe...

YES World: Official website for the Prog Rock band YES

 

Pretty interesting idea

It reminds me the 21st Century Schizoid Band

But on vocals I prefer David Longdon from Big Big Train

His voice is much closer to Peter than Ray. Better vocal range and tone
And he did work with Steve Hackett for the 2015 'Spectral Mornings' promo

 

Phil, Mike and Tony are all on excellent terms with one another. I think they just want to be retired as Genesis. Fair enough. There will never be a reunion tour with Peter Gabriel. He has not been in the group for over 40 years. I think they all still like one another, but they see no reason to reunite that lineup. It has not defined any of them for decades.

I'd love to see Steve Hackett's show if he comes near me. If Tony, Mike and Phil reunite as Genesis I will be AT that show no matter where it is. Nothing else will ever happen.

 

I'm not sure what the point would be--the only one of those guys who interests me is Hackett, and he already does a great tribute show.

 

It's a better idea than most similar such suggestions. The personnel kind of makes sense, except for Daryl Steurmer on bass. That underutilizes his talents, which happened with Genesis when Rutherford played guitar live. Besides, if you get a chance to see DS's own band, they mix their own original material with Genesis and Phil songs anyway. A real treat to hear him do "Deep in the Motherlode" live.

In reality, Steve Hackett seems to be carrying the mantle anyway. He did those shows in Japan with Thompson, John Wetton and Ian McDonald. These days, obviously the Genesis Revisited. Nick Beggs - GREAT bassist and with Roger King, that's mostly what you're getting here anyway. Kind of surprised.that there hasn't been some type of interaction with Ray Wilson, but it may not be a fond memory for him.

 

I would prefer this band to a Collins-Banks-Rutherford reunion.
They would have a better setlist for sure AND Ray can sing all songs in the original key.

 

This is true. I think all but the hardcore Genesis fans regard the others as more peripheral figures, despite the contributions they made. Daryl has been touring in recent years, playing very good shows, but not drawing huge crowds. He will probably have a better gig when/if Phil Collins goes back on the road.

 

I would love to see Peter Gabriel team with Hackett and his band to do a tour of Genesis material. I would take that over a five-man lineup reunion any day.

 

what about the two with One Man Genesis:

 

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing that. I love the arrangement of the medley. That is a labor of love.

 

The initial line up mentioned by the OP isn't really much more than a Steve Hackett solo show that has simply swapped out a few of the band members.

Obviously, there are those who prefer one era of the band's material over another, so "better" is a subjective thing, but I doubt folks would get all wound up over, say, Ace Frehley doing a solo tour of Kiss material with a band of hired musicians and look at it as a Kiss substitute. A Collins-Banks-Rutherford reunion would actually be a Genesis reunion, regardless of one's preferences regarding material.

 

Then the band should be called Exodus, the next chapter. The new album should be called the sheep was sacrificed on Broadway.

 

In a recent interview Steve mentioned that he has been making attempts to talk with Peter about the possibility of an actual 5-man reunion. He wasn't making any promises; the whole issue is quite tentative at this point, but at least it's something. However, it seems fair to say that nothing other than a 5-man reunion would be a realistic expectation.

 

I think a 5 man reunion is the least realistic expectation. Most realistic: Another touring go-round by the three man version.

 

...And Then There Were Six...

 

I thought you said you wanted a Genesis reunion

 

They could call themselves

Trespassers
Extrot
Abascab
For Absent Friends
After the Ordeal
A Trick of the Trail
Jilted Genesis
Invisible Crutch

 

Steve Hackett doesn't belong here.