Jeffrey Allred ( RAMD-STU ) <allred@AMSAA.ARPA> (02/04/85)
With all this big deal with Genesis and family I think its about time that someone went ahead and did a full and compleate history of the group and its members. I for one would love to see all in one place a long list of all the albums made by everyone who had anything to do with the group and including the group. For instance someone could start by naming all the albums by Genesis and maybe they could tell who the members were on that specific album. From there we could go on to find out who left the group and what they have been doing since. I think you know what I mean.
cmoore@amdimage.UUCP (chris moore) (02/07/85)
> With all this big deal with Genesis and family I think > its about time that someone went ahead and did a full > and compleate history of the group and its members.... Such a thing exists. I'm not sure of the title or author, but a friend of mine had a book on Genesis, including history of the group and discussions of their records and also various solo efforts (Collins, Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford, etc.) One of the most interesting parts was a complete discography of all the group and solo works, including both albums and singles. Maybe someone else on the net has more information, such as the title and availablility. -- "My system is so slow we don't use 'who' anymore - it's faster to walk around the building and count the users." Chris Moore (408) 749-4692 UUCP: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra}!amdcad!amdimage!cmoore
rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Dinsdale Piranha) (02/07/85)
> With all this big deal with Genesis and family I think its about time that > someone went ahead and did a full and compleate history of the group and its > members. I for one would love to see all in one place a long list of all the > albums made by everyone who had anything to do with the group and including > the group. For instance someone could start by naming all the albums by > Genesis and maybe they could tell who the members were on that specific > album. From there we could go on to find out who left the group and what they > have been doing since. I think you know what I mean. Check out Pete Frame's book Rock Family Trees. Pete Frame is a rock journalist who has compiled a number of rock group histories into "family tree" format. Among the better ones---Roxy & Crimson (especially interesting are the TWO accounts of why Brian Eno left Roxy Music, from Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno), Asia (why he called it Asia is enough to make me sick, but he traces Yes and its roots, ELP and their roots, the Buggles and their roots, impeccably), Banshees/Buzzcocks/Magazine (imagine my three favorite English new music bands in one tree---incestuous; but does anyone know whatever happened to John McGeoch???). I'm only listing my own personal favorites, but there are a wide variety of trees from a wide variety of artists and time periods and styles. And I'm pretty sure Genesis was traced in one of them (including Charterhouse). Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are now both available in one book. Frame is noted for his incredibly thorough researching, so even real "buffs" of certain groups will probably find new and interesting trivia in his trees. (He fills up the blank spaces around the trees with anecdotes and album anthologies.) -- BRIAN: "You're all different!" CROWD: "YES, WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT!" Rich Rosen MAN: "I'm not ... " {ihnp4 | harpo}!pyuxd!rlr
lborsato@watdcsu.UUCP (L. Borsato - DCSU) (02/08/85)
> > With all this big deal with Genesis and family I think > > its about time that someone went ahead and did a full > > and compleate history of the group and its members.... Such books actually do exist. There are two books that I can recall. They were by somebody by the name of Armando Gallo (?) I think. One was released just prior to the "And Then There Were Three" tour in 1978 and was named after one of their song titles I believe, though the name escapes me now. It will come to me right after I post this. The other one came out in 1982 and was called Genesis : The Complete Story. Don't quote me on these, though I know they exist. Both were large format glossy paperbacks in the $20-$30 range. They describes all of the members of the band past and present with complete discographies, as well as the evolution of the band. Very impressive books, I thought. If somebody knows where to get them, please post it, I wouldn't mind a copy myself. Lovely colour photos as well. Larry W. Borsato Don't nobody move, and nobody gets hurt. Okay ?
bso@sftig.UUCP (S.B.Olsson) (02/08/85)
You might want to check out Armando Gallo's book on Genesis called "I Know What I Like" (available in both soft and hard cover, published by D.I.Y. publications in Berkeley). I almost always see a copy or two when I visit B. Dalton or Walden's. The book contains a complete history of the band from the Charterhouse days through 'And Then There Were Three.' Gallo is also a fine photographer; the book contains many great pictures. Bert Olsson AT&T Bell Labs Summit, NJ sftig!sfwoo!bso
Jeffrey Allred ( RAMD-STU ) <allred@AMSAA.ARPA> (02/09/85)
I would keep track of anything in the way of archiving Genesis and friends albums, but I need the nets knowledge. What do you say? Here's what I've gotten so far from the net: Steve Hackett 1. Voyage Of The Acolyte (1976) 2. Please Don't Touch (1977) 3. Spectral Mornings (1979) 4. Defector (1980) 5. Cured (1981) 6. Highly Strung (1982) 7. Bay Of Kings (1983) 8. Till We Have Faces (1984) Anthony Phillips 1. The Geese And The Ghost (1977) 2. Wise After The Event (1978) 3. Private Parts & Pieces (1978 or 1980) 4. Sides (1979) 5. Private Parts & Pieces II : Back To The Pavilion (1980) 6. 1984 (1981) 7. The Invisible Man (1981-1984) 8. Private Parts & Pieces III : Antiques (1982) 9. Private Parts & Pieces IV: A Catch At The Tables (1984) Brand X 1. Unorthodox Behavior (1976) 2. Moroccan Roll (1976) 3. Livestock (1977) 4. Masques (1978) 5. Product (1979) 6. Do They Hurt? (1981) 7. Is There Anything About? (1983)