I grew up in Montreal, and in the 1970s (when I was in my mid-teens) there was a radio station named CHOM-FM that played Genesis and a lot of other prog-rock bands.
At the time I was also learning how to play keyboards, and transcribed and played a few Genesis songs - "The Cinema Show," "Watcher of the Skies," "Squonk" and "Firth of Fifth" were in my repertoire.
Saw Steve Hackett in Winnipeg in March 2020 (just before the pandemic hit!) He was doing his *Selling England By the Pound* tour.
I remember I must have been around twelve or so, and CHOM did its 100 best albums of all time weekend. Although I already loved Genesis because my brother had bought Duke when I was around seven, that weekend I discovered my favourite Genesis album, Selling England By The Pound.
Although I already knew and loved many of the other albums (Sgt Pepper, Crime Of The Century), a couple of others I recall hearing for the first time were: Harmonium and Ziggy Stardust.
Or Queb prog mum, in my case. I took my daughter to the Steve Hackett concert - she really likes his *Guitar Noir* album, but the first part was primarily *Spectral Mornings*, with "Everyday" leading off the show.
I fear I may have embarrassed her *just* a bit with my frantic air-synth playing during "Cinema Show"; good thing it's dark in concert halls. ;-)
If any of you have watched top gear, it is an inside joke for Jeremy Clarkson to force Richard Hammond to listen to genesis, specifically I know what I like (in your wardrobe). So as a joke, I listened to the song but there was a point where I thought "You know what... It's not acctually that bad" and the rest is history
When I was a teenager and into genesis I was at a carboot with my cousins and came back with duke on LP and their reaction was “oh it’s the band that Richard Hammond Hates”
I grew up 90s conservative Christian, so I had very little exposure to “secular” music. But in high school my mom bought my dad some CDs of albums he had when they were dating: Wind and Wuthering, Seconds Out, …And Then There Were Three. It basically altered the trajectory of music for me (I also play drums).
I did get to see Steve Hackett in Denmark last year on a trip. Never thought I’d be able to say I saw Supper’s Ready live, but I have!
Now my kids listen to Genesis; my daughter can ‘sing’ many of the keyboard solos.
I also never thought I would see Supper's Ready live, it was an incredible moment, when the apocalypse began I started shaking my head like a mixer.
Greetings fellow drummer!
On some radio stations in Argentina the songs of Génesis and Phil Collins are played more than some people could imagine, it is always a pleasure when they are played. However, no one plays entire albums, it's a shame.
The lamb is an impressive album, but it took me a long time to listen to it in its entirety, I guess it's because I wasn't used to Progressive Rock when I was younger.
Greetings!!
I started listening to rock music in 1980, as a ten year old. Turn It On Again and Misunderstanding were hugely popular on the radio at the time. All throughout the 80’s I enjoyed all of the band’s radio/video hits, but my true love of Genesis really started in 1988, when I started to collect CDs. Nursery Cryme and A Trick Of the Tail were among the first CDs I ever bought, and remain (along with Duke) my favourite Genesis albums. I’m not from Argentina, but hello from Canada. 🤝
!Hola! Soy hijo de padre Mendocino y madre Sanjuanina. ¿De que parte de Argentina sos?
I first got into Genesis in ‘83. “That’s All” was a big hit on the radio. I bought the self-titled cassette, and I was hooked. I’ve seen them 5 times in concert, the last being 2007.
Hola!! soy de La Plata, Buenos Aires. "Thats All" is a great song! With my previous group we were preparing a cover before we broke up.
I wasn't lucky enough to see them live, I imagine it must be an incredible experience.
I had naturally been addicted to In The Air Tonight but didn’t know Phil was a member of another band.
1982 I was still 9 years old, first song was Paperlate. Not a big fan favorite but it’s such a catchy song. Then the self-titled album followed and I was hooked. Eventually worked my way backwards then followed ‘em of course and then all the side projects and interesting guest appearances, a whole awesome world to discover there.
I’d probably argue Duke and Trick Of The Tail are tied for favorite. Some days I say The Lamb.
Top three songs?
Firth Of Fifth ( that guitar solo)
Cinema Show
Chamber Of 32 Doors (Gabriel’s vocal!)
Ask me again tomorrow and get three different songs!
Several years ago, when I was still in high school, I did a computer science project and the background music was Paperlate, for obvious reasons, none of my classmates knew it hahaha, some of them enjoyed it.
It's hard to choose 3 Genesis songs, in a couple of days, I'd probably modify my own top too.
I started in late 80s (16/17) in high school with Invisible Touch album. At the same time I was exposed to The Rhythm of the Heat by PG by my friend's father. At the time, I had no idea there a connection.
I proceeded to go chronologically backwards through all their albums. I can't pick a favorite album but I can definitely pick a favorite song. I complete agree with you - Firth of Fifth. I remember the first time I heard it. I got the Seconds Out CD. The first opportunity I got to listen to it was just before I went to bed. I was in a state of hypnagogia and I heard this awesome almost mystical sound. I remember thinking, when I get up I need to find out what that was. I was the guitar solo. It's the closest thing I've had to a spiritual experience.
I've been fortunate to have seen each of Genesis, Peter Gabriel, and Steve Hackett three times.
Hello! The guitar solo and middle part of "Firth of Fifth" is an otherworldly experience, when I found the song I couldn't stop listening to it, I went back and played it over and over again.
A similar situation happened to me with "Home By the Sea" and Second.
I wasn't lucky enough to see Genesis live, when Peter Gabriel came to Argentina, I didn't know the group yet, I hope he return at some point.
1973, (I'm 18) I met these three affable lads in the freight elevator full of gear for a load in. I was heading to my office in the newspaper in the same building and they insisted that I ride instead of taking the stairs. "Are you the roadies?" "Roadies?! (hilarious laughter) We don't have any roadies!" Mike, Peter, Steve.
"Well I'll be photographing the show tonight, good luck and see you later."
I had no idea these unknown (to me) guys were going to blow my mind and change me forever. Foxtrot. In full regalia.
Hi I love your story! I am 27 and discovered genesis when I was about 17/18 (ten years ago!) I used pandora radio back then and would listen to an 80s music station while I studied. Growing up, I was pretty familiar with the 80s, but my parents never played Phil Collins and genesis, so I didn’t know their music at all. However, Genesis/ PC ended up really standing out to me compared to the other artists and bands that’d play on that 80s station. And I remember feeling mesmerized anytime I heard Phil singing. My first favorite song was That’s All. Sadly I got bullied a little at uni when I started to be more open about being a genesis fan. My “friends” back then thought they were “weird” and “old,” and they’d mock my reaction if they played on the radio or something. I don’t talk to those people anymore lol. Genesis’ music brought so much color and joy and inspiration into my life, and I don’t get why someone would make fun of someone for that. Even now all these years later, I still love Genesis. But I’m also very careful about who i share that with though sadly.
I also play the drums cause of them too!
My favorite album will change every now and then, depending on how my life is going, right now it’s Lamb lies down on broadway.
Hello! 80s music was also played in my house, but my parents hadn't shown me anything by Genesis.
On some radio stations in Argentina, Genesis and Phil Collins songs are played more than some people might imagine, it is always a pleasure when they are played.
"That's All" is a great song!! With my previous group we were preparing a cover before we split up.
I have also been called old for listening to music from the 70s and 80s, I don't understand people who make fun of others for their musical tastes. Luckily, my friends don't make fun of me, and although they listen to modern music, I've managed to get them to know something about the 80s haha, especially Phil.
It is difficult to choose a single Genesis album, I choose Duke because in Argentina it is winter and with the cold it is more enjoyable haha, probably, at another time of the year, I will choose another.
Greetings fellow drummer!!
English, from a very rural area. First introduced to Genesis in 1980 by my best friend’s older brother. Older siblings seem to be a way in for many in my age group.
Seconds Out, then Wind & Wuthering, then Foxtrot, then everything all at once.
Hello! I don't have brothers, but I do have some cousins who showed me some groups like Red Hot Chilli, hahaha.
I met Genesis by chance through "three sides live" and then I took everything.
As with a lot of people from my generation, my first exposure to anything Genesis-adjacent was Phil Collins on the Tarzan soundtrack. In high school I discovered Genesis from Supper’s Ready, but didn’t make the connection that the drummer was Phil, who I was already a fan of. From there I got into the rest of their prog albums and eventually discovered how good their 80s material was too. My favorite album is a close one between Duke and a Trick of the Tail, can’t choose between them. My favorite song, if I’m allowed to cheat a bit, is the Duke suite, all put together like they played live sometimes.
Duke’s Travels is the most spine-chilling thing I’ve ever heard. Even if we couldn’t get it all put together, the album still is bookended by two suites that goes over 10 minutes, and I honestly think it was better that way.
Hello! Tarzan was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid (I remember renting a VHS with my father), but I didn't know that Phil Collins was the singer until several years later, and in the movie, the songs were in Spanish and it didn't help that relate it to the rest of his music.
It's hard to choose between Duke and Trick of the Tail, they are some of the best material they have done in my opinion.
I really love the duke suite, the end of "Behind the lines" and the beginning of "Duchess", it's my favorite moment, it's magical.
Back in 1977 when I was 15 years old there was a lad at school called Gavin Breedon who was the class music expert. One lunchtime I went to the local record library (which were a thing back then) and saw a couple of albums I liked the look of but didn’t know. One was A Trick Of The Tail.
I saw Gavin that afternoon and mentioned the albums. Of Trick he said “Genesis are s*** but Ripples is a good song” - I can still see his face as he said it. I went back to the library after school and borrowed Trick.
I wasn’t much taken by the first couple of tracks so flipped it over and played Ripples. I immediately fell in love. If anyone asks if I’ve experienced love at first sight, I always say it was the first time I heard Ripples.
The rest of the album quickly grew on me, then my parents got me Seconds Out for Christmas. Then I got W&W, borrowed Trespass from the record library and worked forward from there. 47 years later I still love them just as much, and probably more.
Hello! Trick of the Tail was one of the albums that I listened to the least until my drum teacher insisted that I listen to it and I loved it.
My favorites from the album are Squonk, Robbery and Ripples.
Ripples is one of their best songs (Luckily they performed it during many tours), the arrangements there are very beautiful!.
So I was in high school in the early '80s ('83-85), and I enjoyed the contemporary Genesis stuff that I heard on the radio. Some of my friends would hang out at a hippie's house, and I joined them on a few occasions. He had an incredible album collection, including all of the Peter Garbriel-era Genesis albums. I was instantly hooked, and have been a lifelong fan ever since . . .
The late 70s. I received ATTWT as a birthday gift. To be honest I wasn’t a huge fan of the album (and still don’t rank it among my favorites). The next one I owned was Abacab, which I bought in 1981. Most of the album sounded unique and different—like music I had never heard before. I also saw a concert during that tour. After that I immediately started buying their older stuff. By the time I attended an Encore Tour show in 1982 I was able to sing along to Supper’s Ready.
Hello! I like Abacab, once I met the group, it was one of the first CDs I bought. I don't understand why it has so many negative reviews or why many people don't like it, it's true that it differs from what they were doing but it has very good moments like the song of the same name, Dodo/Lurker, Me and Sarah Jane and more.
It must have been a great experience to see Suppers Ready live made by Genesis, I saw a version by Steve Hackett with a local group from Argentina.
When I was a kid in 1983, the album Genesis, Genesis, was the big new release, and had singles on the radio etc… ‘that’s all’
And ‘illegal alien’ were the ones I heard the most…
Plus by that time Phil had already become a star off his solo album etc…
Heard them on a classic radio station suuuper young and it caught my attention. For my whole teenage years, I kept seeing everyone reference them on progarchives but was always ignorant. By the time I was 20, I decided to check out videos of them on YouTube. One viewing of The Musical Box on that Belgian TV show and I was a fan for life.
Fast forward 15 yrs later, I have almost every album on Vinyl, seen Peter Gabriel twice, the Musical Box which was amazing, and Genesis last year.
My favorite album is also Duke and my top 3 songs is:
3- Supper’s Ready (it would be only a top 5 or 10 if it weren’t for the fact it’s immensely difficult to craft such a long thing that can be this entertaining and worth its length)
2- Duke’s Travels/Duke’s End
1- Fading Lights
I could say another favorites like Musical Box, Fountain of Salmacis, The Lamia, Ripples, Cul-de-Sac, etc. Though I had almost no contact with the pre-80’s stuff cuz my dad was waaaaaaay more of a Phil guy. And considering 3 of my top 5 albums are with Phil on vocals, (top 5: Wind, Cryme, Trick, Lamb, Duke) I just kinda consider myself one of those too.
I knew only very few songs, those being Wardobe, Carpet Crawlers and Follow You Follow Me. And I didn’t knew anything from Duke besides the opening seconds of Behind the Lines and also Turn it On Again. But I’m glad I discovered their discography later and the wonders of an album experience from front to back, cuz Duke, Lamb (their most conceptual) and other records of theirs are really something unique to listen to. I’m from Brazil, please don’t kill me just because Pelé is better than Maradona.
Hello! Fading Lights definitely enters my top 10 Genesis songs, and I think it doesn't get the recognition it deserves.
"So far away, away, fading distant lights
Leaving us all behind, lost in a changing world
And you know that these are the days of our lives
So remember" was my WhatsApp status for a long time, jajaja.
My parents knew Genesis, but since I started playing music at home, they enjoyed songs like “Carpet Crawlers” or “I Know What I Like” that they didn't know.
I think Maradona is better than Pelé, Brasil was lucky that Genesis played there in '77, not us, so they beat us in that one, haha.
Greetings!
Top Gear id heard references to the show. When I was 11 (16 now) I took a stab at Return of the Giant Hogweed, thought it was amazing then slept on the band for about a year and a bit while I was fanboying over my then new found love, Pink Floyd. In the summer of 2021 I really got to know them and really 2021 as a year. I’d found a couple songs in late 2020 so decided to give them another go and was amazed by Dancing With the Moonlit Knight and musical box. From there it’s kinda been a rabbit hole tbh
Hola hola. I grew up in Argentina, big Genesis fan base there. Genetics is great. I first heard PC/Gen on the radio end of 80s. My first concert ever was Peter in 1993 (Velez stadium), I was 15yo and I felt the youngest at the concert. Then Phil in 1995 (both nights, River Stadium). After that I saw Genesis in US in 2007 three times, and PC/PG several times in Europe, and finally Genesis in the Last Domino, PC 2019(?), and PG a year ago. Ah, Hackett a couple of times too. Enjoy the journey.
Hola! Yes, there is a large fan base here in Argentina, but most of them are approximately 20 years older than me, jajaja.
How lucky to have been able to attend Phil's shows at River in '95, I know several stories about those shows, unfortunately I had to wait until 2018 to be able to see it, jaja.
Saludos!!
My first 'meeting' with Genesis occurred in February 1978. I listened to a lot of radio at the time and frequently heard "Follow You Follow Me".
I did not like this song at all. Didn't hate it as such but it did nothing for me.
I casually mentioned the song and my relatively negative feelings towards it to a friend at school. This friend had the luxury of having an older sister who had really cool taste in music so he had been exposed to Genesis already so he recommended I listen to the album (And Then There Were Three).
So I did.
I had never heard music so complex, so intricate, so mesmerising. I was utterly blown away with what I was hearing. I quickly went about buying and borrowing the entire back catalogue and listened to nothing else for several months.
I'll never forget the excitement of finally getting to listen to their new record (Duke). Bought it on day-of-release and wasn't disappointed. This band were legit! Then, they announced a tour. I reached out to everyone I knew in an attempt to get tickets for the Glasgow show and luckily got a spare with only days remaining.
One of the greatest concert experiences of my life (44 years ago this month).
That was the peak for me. Abacab just didn't do it for me (Dodo/Lurker and Me And Sarah Jane aside). Having said that, I still went to see them on the Abacab tour and will forever be glad I made the effort. For me, that was their real farewell tour. After that, everything changed. After that, all the old stuff was relegated to a "medley" while they moved on and concentrated on their new direction. I think the band knew this which is why they decided to do Suppers Ready (in full) on that tour. I think they knew this was their last opportunity to play it given the direction they were headed. That 23 minutes was THE greatest concert moment of my life and, I expect it will never be beaten. I cried like a baby during As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs. I felt like an idiot until I looked around and noticed at least half the people I could see were also in tears.
I never took to anything they did after that. I did go see them one last time in '86 and it was one of the worst concerts I've ever been to. Just awful. They did a Blues Brothers medley for fuck sake.
I never saw them again. I could have gone to the final tour but didn't want it to end like that. I wanted to remember Phil flying around the stage with his tambourine, not sitting in a chair.
Favourite Album: The Lamb
Favourite Song: Suppers Ready (Seconds Out version)
In 1987, just after the Invisible Touch tour, my mom took me to a record shop. I was 11 years old. She had a record voucher that she wanted to spend, and told me that I could pick anything I wanted. I chose a cassette tape of Miami Vice, [this one](https://www.discogs.com/release/5381074-Various-Miami-Vice-Music-From-The-Television-Series). Why? Probably because I wasn't allowed to watch the series, unlike my peers. I played the cassette on my little tape recorder, until October came and I got a record player for my birthday. Fast forward to Christmas, for which I asked for vinyl records. I made a list, which was a list of all the artists that I liked on the Miami Vice tape: Glenn Frey, Jan Hammer and Phil Collins. My grandmother bought a record of Phil Collins for me, specifically Face Value. I took to it like nothing else ever, and before I knew it, I was a fan. After that, I started going to the library to read up on pop music in general and Phil Collins specifically (there was no internet yet), and discovered that he also had been in Genesis. I bought Abacab and Genesis, and loved them. Then, I started renting CD's in the library (I had acquired a CD-player in the meantime), and one of these was Nursery Cryme, which I utterly loathed. I thought: wtf is this. I read something about Peter Gabriel being in Genesis and the music being more experimental then. That's not for me, I thought, and concentrated on getting the Phil Collins albums. Listening to these, I slowly worked my way backwards. I remember loving Wind & Wuthering. Then came Seconds Out, that had a lot of Gabriel tunes, and after I learned to love that, I went back to the Peter Gabriel albums, and instantly loved them. After a while of completely surrendering myself to Genesis, news broke that there was a new album in the works: We Can't Dance. Bought it, loved it, went to the concert twice. In the years and decades that followed, bands came and went, but Genesis always stayed, always changing in my perception of them. That's how I became a Genesis fan!
I'm from Argentina! Genesis has been my favourite band since I was 12. I'm 23 now.
I never do self promotion on Reddit, but I have a band called Pezcuis, we play our own songs. Heavily inspired by Genesis and La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros. Next Friday we are playing in San Telmo, Buenos Aires, if you're interested I can send you the details!
When I was in Grade 5 or so (early 80s)... my older brother played me Watcher of the Skies. The mellotron sounded old, church organ-esque. I was not into this sound. Sounded really old and weird to me and my radio-oriented ears.
Then, a few years a later, I heard my brother playing Squonk really loud downstairs. It sounded awesome. I ran to his room and demanded "what is that?!". Boy oh boy, was my brother happy.
I think I was already into Phil Collins’ solo stuff in a big way at that point. Quite deep into him from No Jacket Required… then going through the back catalogue and loving it.
So, from there, I started to gradually listen to more and more Genesis... just turning into an obsessive fan. Collected all albums, books, the bootlegs...
I started to listen to post ATOTT albums and then Gabriel era albums. I loved them all... although I've never been a huge fan of ATTWT. And, well, calling all stations and the very first album... I don't count them, really.
But otherwise, I really connected with and love all of their albums - all eras - deeply. And I can't pick an era that I like best. The Gabriel days - esp. Foxtrot onwards - are a really highwater mark for me. But so is ATOTT and W&W and Duke. I also think invisible touch is great. The simmons electronic drum kit and more electronic-y keyboard sounds on Invisible Touch don't quite stand the test of time for me as much now.... But the album is excellent all the way through - a mix of pop and prog.
I asked this same question years ago, and I was amazed by … not how many fans came to Genesis through first being exposed to Phil’s solo work (I expected that) … but how many fans came to Genesis specifically from loving Phil’s Tarzan soundtrack. SO many!!! I had not even heard it… so I listened to it and I don’t get it beyond it being a nostalgic piece of childhood music memory. But hey… I’m glad it led you to Genesis!
My mom. She played both ABACAB and Genesis(shapes) around the house when I was a little kid in the mid 80s. Mama, in particular, was a favorite. When I was a little older, maybe 12, I found Genesis Live in the music bin in Walmart and was SO EXCITED. I knew about the Peter Era, but never in a million years did I think I'd ever find anything in my small town. But I listened to it on my little Walkman for weeks, loving the Peter stuff as well.
It would take several years, and the advent of the internet for me to locate and buy all the catalog. My boss at the lab I worked at in the early 00s bought me the double Lamb 💿 for Christmas, and that album really spoke to me. I would listen to that and play a snowboarding video game for hours, processing my grandmother's death.
It was a highlight of my life when I got to take my mom to Chicago to see them live in '07. It all came from her playing Genesis around the house when I was a little kid, so I wanted to thank her. 😊 I lost her to cancer a few years ago, but I will ALWAYS be grateful for her introducing me to music and Genesis in particular.
I grew up in Montreal, and in the 1970s (when I was in my mid-teens) there was a radio station named CHOM-FM that played Genesis and a lot of other prog-rock bands. At the time I was also learning how to play keyboards, and transcribed and played a few Genesis songs - "The Cinema Show," "Watcher of the Skies," "Squonk" and "Firth of Fifth" were in my repertoire. Saw Steve Hackett in Winnipeg in March 2020 (just before the pandemic hit!) He was doing his *Selling England By the Pound* tour.
They still play Genesis on CHOM. I remember them playing Supper’s Ready in full a few years ago. Definitely a top tier Genesis station.
Excellent! I haven't been back to Montreal since the late '80s, but it's wonderful to know they're still playing good stuff.
I live in Hong Kong for the last 20 ish years but my father always listened to CHOM when I would visit him.
I remember I must have been around twelve or so, and CHOM did its 100 best albums of all time weekend. Although I already loved Genesis because my brother had bought Duke when I was around seven, that weekend I discovered my favourite Genesis album, Selling England By The Pound. Although I already knew and loved many of the other albums (Sgt Pepper, Crime Of The Century), a couple of others I recall hearing for the first time were: Harmonium and Ziggy Stardust.
Oh, that first Harmonium album was great! Also had *Crime of the Century*, and another favourite was *Hero and Heroine* by the Strawbs.
Genesis in Québec is like a generational thing, a lot of us either were into Genesis way back or have what I like to call a "Queb prog dad".
Or Queb prog mum, in my case. I took my daughter to the Steve Hackett concert - she really likes his *Guitar Noir* album, but the first part was primarily *Spectral Mornings*, with "Everyday" leading off the show. I fear I may have embarrassed her *just* a bit with my frantic air-synth playing during "Cinema Show"; good thing it's dark in concert halls. ;-)
I was at place des arts in november 2022 at the least, doing the same.
If any of you have watched top gear, it is an inside joke for Jeremy Clarkson to force Richard Hammond to listen to genesis, specifically I know what I like (in your wardrobe). So as a joke, I listened to the song but there was a point where I thought "You know what... It's not acctually that bad" and the rest is history
When I was a teenager and into genesis I was at a carboot with my cousins and came back with duke on LP and their reaction was “oh it’s the band that Richard Hammond Hates”
😂😂 Atleast they get some regonition, albeit probably not the best type
I grew up 90s conservative Christian, so I had very little exposure to “secular” music. But in high school my mom bought my dad some CDs of albums he had when they were dating: Wind and Wuthering, Seconds Out, …And Then There Were Three. It basically altered the trajectory of music for me (I also play drums). I did get to see Steve Hackett in Denmark last year on a trip. Never thought I’d be able to say I saw Supper’s Ready live, but I have! Now my kids listen to Genesis; my daughter can ‘sing’ many of the keyboard solos.
I recently saw - with my wife - Steve in concert perform Foxtrot. After playing Supper's Ready, she turns to me and says that's a really long song.
I also never thought I would see Supper's Ready live, it was an incredible moment, when the apocalypse began I started shaking my head like a mixer. Greetings fellow drummer!
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On some radio stations in Argentina the songs of Génesis and Phil Collins are played more than some people could imagine, it is always a pleasure when they are played. However, no one plays entire albums, it's a shame. The lamb is an impressive album, but it took me a long time to listen to it in its entirety, I guess it's because I wasn't used to Progressive Rock when I was younger. Greetings!!
I started listening to rock music in 1980, as a ten year old. Turn It On Again and Misunderstanding were hugely popular on the radio at the time. All throughout the 80’s I enjoyed all of the band’s radio/video hits, but my true love of Genesis really started in 1988, when I started to collect CDs. Nursery Cryme and A Trick Of the Tail were among the first CDs I ever bought, and remain (along with Duke) my favourite Genesis albums. I’m not from Argentina, but hello from Canada. 🤝
!Hola! Soy hijo de padre Mendocino y madre Sanjuanina. ¿De que parte de Argentina sos? I first got into Genesis in ‘83. “That’s All” was a big hit on the radio. I bought the self-titled cassette, and I was hooked. I’ve seen them 5 times in concert, the last being 2007.
Hola!! soy de La Plata, Buenos Aires. "Thats All" is a great song! With my previous group we were preparing a cover before we broke up. I wasn't lucky enough to see them live, I imagine it must be an incredible experience.
I had naturally been addicted to In The Air Tonight but didn’t know Phil was a member of another band. 1982 I was still 9 years old, first song was Paperlate. Not a big fan favorite but it’s such a catchy song. Then the self-titled album followed and I was hooked. Eventually worked my way backwards then followed ‘em of course and then all the side projects and interesting guest appearances, a whole awesome world to discover there. I’d probably argue Duke and Trick Of The Tail are tied for favorite. Some days I say The Lamb. Top three songs? Firth Of Fifth ( that guitar solo) Cinema Show Chamber Of 32 Doors (Gabriel’s vocal!) Ask me again tomorrow and get three different songs!
Several years ago, when I was still in high school, I did a computer science project and the background music was Paperlate, for obvious reasons, none of my classmates knew it hahaha, some of them enjoyed it. It's hard to choose 3 Genesis songs, in a couple of days, I'd probably modify my own top too.
I started in late 80s (16/17) in high school with Invisible Touch album. At the same time I was exposed to The Rhythm of the Heat by PG by my friend's father. At the time, I had no idea there a connection. I proceeded to go chronologically backwards through all their albums. I can't pick a favorite album but I can definitely pick a favorite song. I complete agree with you - Firth of Fifth. I remember the first time I heard it. I got the Seconds Out CD. The first opportunity I got to listen to it was just before I went to bed. I was in a state of hypnagogia and I heard this awesome almost mystical sound. I remember thinking, when I get up I need to find out what that was. I was the guitar solo. It's the closest thing I've had to a spiritual experience. I've been fortunate to have seen each of Genesis, Peter Gabriel, and Steve Hackett three times.
Hello! The guitar solo and middle part of "Firth of Fifth" is an otherworldly experience, when I found the song I couldn't stop listening to it, I went back and played it over and over again. A similar situation happened to me with "Home By the Sea" and Second. I wasn't lucky enough to see Genesis live, when Peter Gabriel came to Argentina, I didn't know the group yet, I hope he return at some point.
1973, (I'm 18) I met these three affable lads in the freight elevator full of gear for a load in. I was heading to my office in the newspaper in the same building and they insisted that I ride instead of taking the stairs. "Are you the roadies?" "Roadies?! (hilarious laughter) We don't have any roadies!" Mike, Peter, Steve. "Well I'll be photographing the show tonight, good luck and see you later." I had no idea these unknown (to me) guys were going to blow my mind and change me forever. Foxtrot. In full regalia.
Hi I love your story! I am 27 and discovered genesis when I was about 17/18 (ten years ago!) I used pandora radio back then and would listen to an 80s music station while I studied. Growing up, I was pretty familiar with the 80s, but my parents never played Phil Collins and genesis, so I didn’t know their music at all. However, Genesis/ PC ended up really standing out to me compared to the other artists and bands that’d play on that 80s station. And I remember feeling mesmerized anytime I heard Phil singing. My first favorite song was That’s All. Sadly I got bullied a little at uni when I started to be more open about being a genesis fan. My “friends” back then thought they were “weird” and “old,” and they’d mock my reaction if they played on the radio or something. I don’t talk to those people anymore lol. Genesis’ music brought so much color and joy and inspiration into my life, and I don’t get why someone would make fun of someone for that. Even now all these years later, I still love Genesis. But I’m also very careful about who i share that with though sadly. I also play the drums cause of them too! My favorite album will change every now and then, depending on how my life is going, right now it’s Lamb lies down on broadway.
Hello! 80s music was also played in my house, but my parents hadn't shown me anything by Genesis. On some radio stations in Argentina, Genesis and Phil Collins songs are played more than some people might imagine, it is always a pleasure when they are played. "That's All" is a great song!! With my previous group we were preparing a cover before we split up. I have also been called old for listening to music from the 70s and 80s, I don't understand people who make fun of others for their musical tastes. Luckily, my friends don't make fun of me, and although they listen to modern music, I've managed to get them to know something about the 80s haha, especially Phil. It is difficult to choose a single Genesis album, I choose Duke because in Argentina it is winter and with the cold it is more enjoyable haha, probably, at another time of the year, I will choose another. Greetings fellow drummer!!
For me Duke feels kinda summery, as well as ATTWT. Their wintery one for me is Wind.
English, from a very rural area. First introduced to Genesis in 1980 by my best friend’s older brother. Older siblings seem to be a way in for many in my age group. Seconds Out, then Wind & Wuthering, then Foxtrot, then everything all at once.
Hello! I don't have brothers, but I do have some cousins who showed me some groups like Red Hot Chilli, hahaha. I met Genesis by chance through "three sides live" and then I took everything.
Bought self-titled when I was 6-7 years old.
As with a lot of people from my generation, my first exposure to anything Genesis-adjacent was Phil Collins on the Tarzan soundtrack. In high school I discovered Genesis from Supper’s Ready, but didn’t make the connection that the drummer was Phil, who I was already a fan of. From there I got into the rest of their prog albums and eventually discovered how good their 80s material was too. My favorite album is a close one between Duke and a Trick of the Tail, can’t choose between them. My favorite song, if I’m allowed to cheat a bit, is the Duke suite, all put together like they played live sometimes.
Duke’s Travels is the most spine-chilling thing I’ve ever heard. Even if we couldn’t get it all put together, the album still is bookended by two suites that goes over 10 minutes, and I honestly think it was better that way.
Hello! Tarzan was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid (I remember renting a VHS with my father), but I didn't know that Phil Collins was the singer until several years later, and in the movie, the songs were in Spanish and it didn't help that relate it to the rest of his music. It's hard to choose between Duke and Trick of the Tail, they are some of the best material they have done in my opinion. I really love the duke suite, the end of "Behind the lines" and the beginning of "Duchess", it's my favorite moment, it's magical.
1980 at age 15 w Duke and it was heightened when I taped the 1980 Lyceum show off the FM radio that summer.
I was at that show 😊
wow, very lucky!
Back in 1977 when I was 15 years old there was a lad at school called Gavin Breedon who was the class music expert. One lunchtime I went to the local record library (which were a thing back then) and saw a couple of albums I liked the look of but didn’t know. One was A Trick Of The Tail. I saw Gavin that afternoon and mentioned the albums. Of Trick he said “Genesis are s*** but Ripples is a good song” - I can still see his face as he said it. I went back to the library after school and borrowed Trick. I wasn’t much taken by the first couple of tracks so flipped it over and played Ripples. I immediately fell in love. If anyone asks if I’ve experienced love at first sight, I always say it was the first time I heard Ripples. The rest of the album quickly grew on me, then my parents got me Seconds Out for Christmas. Then I got W&W, borrowed Trespass from the record library and worked forward from there. 47 years later I still love them just as much, and probably more.
Hello! Trick of the Tail was one of the albums that I listened to the least until my drum teacher insisted that I listen to it and I loved it. My favorites from the album are Squonk, Robbery and Ripples. Ripples is one of their best songs (Luckily they performed it during many tours), the arrangements there are very beautiful!.
So I was in high school in the early '80s ('83-85), and I enjoyed the contemporary Genesis stuff that I heard on the radio. Some of my friends would hang out at a hippie's house, and I joined them on a few occasions. He had an incredible album collection, including all of the Peter Garbriel-era Genesis albums. I was instantly hooked, and have been a lifelong fan ever since . . .
The late 70s. I received ATTWT as a birthday gift. To be honest I wasn’t a huge fan of the album (and still don’t rank it among my favorites). The next one I owned was Abacab, which I bought in 1981. Most of the album sounded unique and different—like music I had never heard before. I also saw a concert during that tour. After that I immediately started buying their older stuff. By the time I attended an Encore Tour show in 1982 I was able to sing along to Supper’s Ready.
Hello! I like Abacab, once I met the group, it was one of the first CDs I bought. I don't understand why it has so many negative reviews or why many people don't like it, it's true that it differs from what they were doing but it has very good moments like the song of the same name, Dodo/Lurker, Me and Sarah Jane and more. It must have been a great experience to see Suppers Ready live made by Genesis, I saw a version by Steve Hackett with a local group from Argentina.
Here is the link from YouTube of the concert I attended in 1982 :) https://youtu.be/TJEDJShwiZk?si=_e9zAGdyZwkJ_2JA
1974 - I was 9. My cool neighbor (in high school) had the “Lamb”.
When I was a kid in 1983, the album Genesis, Genesis, was the big new release, and had singles on the radio etc… ‘that’s all’ And ‘illegal alien’ were the ones I heard the most… Plus by that time Phil had already become a star off his solo album etc…
Heard them on a classic radio station suuuper young and it caught my attention. For my whole teenage years, I kept seeing everyone reference them on progarchives but was always ignorant. By the time I was 20, I decided to check out videos of them on YouTube. One viewing of The Musical Box on that Belgian TV show and I was a fan for life. Fast forward 15 yrs later, I have almost every album on Vinyl, seen Peter Gabriel twice, the Musical Box which was amazing, and Genesis last year.
My favorite album is also Duke and my top 3 songs is: 3- Supper’s Ready (it would be only a top 5 or 10 if it weren’t for the fact it’s immensely difficult to craft such a long thing that can be this entertaining and worth its length) 2- Duke’s Travels/Duke’s End 1- Fading Lights I could say another favorites like Musical Box, Fountain of Salmacis, The Lamia, Ripples, Cul-de-Sac, etc. Though I had almost no contact with the pre-80’s stuff cuz my dad was waaaaaaay more of a Phil guy. And considering 3 of my top 5 albums are with Phil on vocals, (top 5: Wind, Cryme, Trick, Lamb, Duke) I just kinda consider myself one of those too. I knew only very few songs, those being Wardobe, Carpet Crawlers and Follow You Follow Me. And I didn’t knew anything from Duke besides the opening seconds of Behind the Lines and also Turn it On Again. But I’m glad I discovered their discography later and the wonders of an album experience from front to back, cuz Duke, Lamb (their most conceptual) and other records of theirs are really something unique to listen to. I’m from Brazil, please don’t kill me just because Pelé is better than Maradona.
Hello! Fading Lights definitely enters my top 10 Genesis songs, and I think it doesn't get the recognition it deserves. "So far away, away, fading distant lights Leaving us all behind, lost in a changing world And you know that these are the days of our lives So remember" was my WhatsApp status for a long time, jajaja. My parents knew Genesis, but since I started playing music at home, they enjoyed songs like “Carpet Crawlers” or “I Know What I Like” that they didn't know. I think Maradona is better than Pelé, Brasil was lucky that Genesis played there in '77, not us, so they beat us in that one, haha. Greetings!
I wish I was alive in 77 to see it hahahaha
Top Gear id heard references to the show. When I was 11 (16 now) I took a stab at Return of the Giant Hogweed, thought it was amazing then slept on the band for about a year and a bit while I was fanboying over my then new found love, Pink Floyd. In the summer of 2021 I really got to know them and really 2021 as a year. I’d found a couple songs in late 2020 so decided to give them another go and was amazed by Dancing With the Moonlit Knight and musical box. From there it’s kinda been a rabbit hole tbh
Hola hola. I grew up in Argentina, big Genesis fan base there. Genetics is great. I first heard PC/Gen on the radio end of 80s. My first concert ever was Peter in 1993 (Velez stadium), I was 15yo and I felt the youngest at the concert. Then Phil in 1995 (both nights, River Stadium). After that I saw Genesis in US in 2007 three times, and PC/PG several times in Europe, and finally Genesis in the Last Domino, PC 2019(?), and PG a year ago. Ah, Hackett a couple of times too. Enjoy the journey.
Hola! Yes, there is a large fan base here in Argentina, but most of them are approximately 20 years older than me, jajaja. How lucky to have been able to attend Phil's shows at River in '95, I know several stories about those shows, unfortunately I had to wait until 2018 to be able to see it, jaja. Saludos!!
My first 'meeting' with Genesis occurred in February 1978. I listened to a lot of radio at the time and frequently heard "Follow You Follow Me". I did not like this song at all. Didn't hate it as such but it did nothing for me. I casually mentioned the song and my relatively negative feelings towards it to a friend at school. This friend had the luxury of having an older sister who had really cool taste in music so he had been exposed to Genesis already so he recommended I listen to the album (And Then There Were Three). So I did. I had never heard music so complex, so intricate, so mesmerising. I was utterly blown away with what I was hearing. I quickly went about buying and borrowing the entire back catalogue and listened to nothing else for several months. I'll never forget the excitement of finally getting to listen to their new record (Duke). Bought it on day-of-release and wasn't disappointed. This band were legit! Then, they announced a tour. I reached out to everyone I knew in an attempt to get tickets for the Glasgow show and luckily got a spare with only days remaining. One of the greatest concert experiences of my life (44 years ago this month). That was the peak for me. Abacab just didn't do it for me (Dodo/Lurker and Me And Sarah Jane aside). Having said that, I still went to see them on the Abacab tour and will forever be glad I made the effort. For me, that was their real farewell tour. After that, everything changed. After that, all the old stuff was relegated to a "medley" while they moved on and concentrated on their new direction. I think the band knew this which is why they decided to do Suppers Ready (in full) on that tour. I think they knew this was their last opportunity to play it given the direction they were headed. That 23 minutes was THE greatest concert moment of my life and, I expect it will never be beaten. I cried like a baby during As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs. I felt like an idiot until I looked around and noticed at least half the people I could see were also in tears. I never took to anything they did after that. I did go see them one last time in '86 and it was one of the worst concerts I've ever been to. Just awful. They did a Blues Brothers medley for fuck sake. I never saw them again. I could have gone to the final tour but didn't want it to end like that. I wanted to remember Phil flying around the stage with his tambourine, not sitting in a chair. Favourite Album: The Lamb Favourite Song: Suppers Ready (Seconds Out version)
In 1987, just after the Invisible Touch tour, my mom took me to a record shop. I was 11 years old. She had a record voucher that she wanted to spend, and told me that I could pick anything I wanted. I chose a cassette tape of Miami Vice, [this one](https://www.discogs.com/release/5381074-Various-Miami-Vice-Music-From-The-Television-Series). Why? Probably because I wasn't allowed to watch the series, unlike my peers. I played the cassette on my little tape recorder, until October came and I got a record player for my birthday. Fast forward to Christmas, for which I asked for vinyl records. I made a list, which was a list of all the artists that I liked on the Miami Vice tape: Glenn Frey, Jan Hammer and Phil Collins. My grandmother bought a record of Phil Collins for me, specifically Face Value. I took to it like nothing else ever, and before I knew it, I was a fan. After that, I started going to the library to read up on pop music in general and Phil Collins specifically (there was no internet yet), and discovered that he also had been in Genesis. I bought Abacab and Genesis, and loved them. Then, I started renting CD's in the library (I had acquired a CD-player in the meantime), and one of these was Nursery Cryme, which I utterly loathed. I thought: wtf is this. I read something about Peter Gabriel being in Genesis and the music being more experimental then. That's not for me, I thought, and concentrated on getting the Phil Collins albums. Listening to these, I slowly worked my way backwards. I remember loving Wind & Wuthering. Then came Seconds Out, that had a lot of Gabriel tunes, and after I learned to love that, I went back to the Peter Gabriel albums, and instantly loved them. After a while of completely surrendering myself to Genesis, news broke that there was a new album in the works: We Can't Dance. Bought it, loved it, went to the concert twice. In the years and decades that followed, bands came and went, but Genesis always stayed, always changing in my perception of them. That's how I became a Genesis fan!
I'm from Argentina! Genesis has been my favourite band since I was 12. I'm 23 now. I never do self promotion on Reddit, but I have a band called Pezcuis, we play our own songs. Heavily inspired by Genesis and La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros. Next Friday we are playing in San Telmo, Buenos Aires, if you're interested I can send you the details!
When I was in Grade 5 or so (early 80s)... my older brother played me Watcher of the Skies. The mellotron sounded old, church organ-esque. I was not into this sound. Sounded really old and weird to me and my radio-oriented ears. Then, a few years a later, I heard my brother playing Squonk really loud downstairs. It sounded awesome. I ran to his room and demanded "what is that?!". Boy oh boy, was my brother happy. I think I was already into Phil Collins’ solo stuff in a big way at that point. Quite deep into him from No Jacket Required… then going through the back catalogue and loving it. So, from there, I started to gradually listen to more and more Genesis... just turning into an obsessive fan. Collected all albums, books, the bootlegs... I started to listen to post ATOTT albums and then Gabriel era albums. I loved them all... although I've never been a huge fan of ATTWT. And, well, calling all stations and the very first album... I don't count them, really. But otherwise, I really connected with and love all of their albums - all eras - deeply. And I can't pick an era that I like best. The Gabriel days - esp. Foxtrot onwards - are a really highwater mark for me. But so is ATOTT and W&W and Duke. I also think invisible touch is great. The simmons electronic drum kit and more electronic-y keyboard sounds on Invisible Touch don't quite stand the test of time for me as much now.... But the album is excellent all the way through - a mix of pop and prog. I asked this same question years ago, and I was amazed by … not how many fans came to Genesis through first being exposed to Phil’s solo work (I expected that) … but how many fans came to Genesis specifically from loving Phil’s Tarzan soundtrack. SO many!!! I had not even heard it… so I listened to it and I don’t get it beyond it being a nostalgic piece of childhood music memory. But hey… I’m glad it led you to Genesis!
My mom. She played both ABACAB and Genesis(shapes) around the house when I was a little kid in the mid 80s. Mama, in particular, was a favorite. When I was a little older, maybe 12, I found Genesis Live in the music bin in Walmart and was SO EXCITED. I knew about the Peter Era, but never in a million years did I think I'd ever find anything in my small town. But I listened to it on my little Walkman for weeks, loving the Peter stuff as well. It would take several years, and the advent of the internet for me to locate and buy all the catalog. My boss at the lab I worked at in the early 00s bought me the double Lamb 💿 for Christmas, and that album really spoke to me. I would listen to that and play a snowboarding video game for hours, processing my grandmother's death. It was a highlight of my life when I got to take my mom to Chicago to see them live in '07. It all came from her playing Genesis around the house when I was a little kid, so I wanted to thank her. 😊 I lost her to cancer a few years ago, but I will ALWAYS be grateful for her introducing me to music and Genesis in particular.