Genesis Discography & Biography

Genesis had its roots in the Garden Wall, which formed in 1965 with members Pete
r Gabriel (vocals), Tony Banks (keyboards) and Chris Stewart (drums), all studen
ts at the Charterhouse school. Classmates Anthony Philips (guitar/vocals) and Mi
ke Rutherford (bass/guitar/vocals) from the Anon joined and in 1967 they sent a
demo to Charterhouse alum Jonathan King at Decca Records. King named the group G
enesis and they released two singles "The Silent Sun" and "A Winter's Tale".
In 1969, Genesis released a debut album, From Genesis To Revelation (with new dr
ummer John Silver), to little success. They moved to Charisma Records in 1970 an
d Trespass was released, also to little success. Following the release of Trespa
ss, Phillips and Mayhew left and were replaced by Steve Hackett and Phil Collins
. Another commercial failure, 1971's Nursery Cryme was released, but the follow
up, Foxtrot, made it into the UK Top 20. Genesis continued to have success with
Selling England By The Pound and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.
Peter Gabriel left in 1975 to pursue a hugely successful solo career. Phil Colli
ns replaced Gabriel on vocals, as well as continuing to be the drummer for the g
roup. The first Collins led album, A Trick Of The Tail, turned out to be their m
ost successful to date and Wind And Wuthering continued that success. Steve Hack
ett left in 1977, and the band continued as a trio. 1978's And Then There Were T
hree had a softer, more commercial sound than their previous progressive rock al
bums and it was their first gold album. Genesis continued to have mainstream suc
cess into the 80's with Duke, Abacab and Genesis. In 1986 they had the biggest a
lbum of their career with the huge Invisible Touch, which spawned five US Top 5
hits. Throughout the 80's, Phil Collins pursued a hugely successful solo career
and Mike Rutherford had a number of hits with his band Mike + the Mechanics.
Genesis didn't follow up Invisible Touch until 1991's We Can't Dance, and althou
gh it was another hit, Collins left to focus on solo albums. Banks and Rutherfor
d carried on using the Genesis name for one more album with new singer Ray Wilso
n, 1997's Calling All Stations. It was a commercial and critical dud and the rem
aining Genesis members split.
Genesis Discography
1969 From Genesis to Revelation
1970 Trespass
1971 Nursery Cryme
1972 Foxtrot
1973 Selling England by the Pound
1973 Genesis: Live
1974 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
1976 Trick of the Tail
1976 Wind & Wuthering
1977 Seconds Out
1978 And Then There Were Three C
1980 Duke
1981 Abacab
1982 Three Sides Live
1983 Genesis
1986 Invisible Touch
1991 We Can't Dance
1992 Genesis Live: The Way We Walk, Vol. 1
1993 Genesis Live: The Way We Walk, Vol. 2
1997 Calling All Stations
1998 Genesis Archives, Vol. 1: 1967-1975
1999 Turn It On Again: Best of 81-83
2000 Genesis Archives, Vol. 2: 1976-1992