Genesis Archive 2: 1976-1992
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Genesis Archive #2: 1976–1992 is a 2000 boxed set by veteran progressive rock
/pop
band Genesis
. This retrospective covers the band's history while Phil Collins
was lead singer.
The three discs consist of live recordings (mostly previously unreleased, with a few that had been B-sides), 12" remixes, a "work-in-progress" jam, non-album B-sides
(many of which were not previously available on CD) and tracks from the rare Spot the Pigeon
and 3X3
EPs. There was a minor backlash from hardcore fans as "Match of the Day" and "Me and Virgil" were left off the set (although both had been released on CD before) due to Tony Banks
and Mike Rutherford
disliking the former track while Phil Collins disliked the latter one. (Less talked about was the fact that "Submarine" and "It's Yourself", neither released on CD otherwise, were both edited versions -- the former due to master damage, the latter due to the band's preference.)
A well-received package, Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 reached #103 in the UK. It is currently out of print.
/Phil Collins
/Mike Rutherford
, except where noted.
with
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
/pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band Genesis
Genesis (band)
Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
. This retrospective covers the band's history while Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
was lead singer.
The three discs consist of live recordings (mostly previously unreleased, with a few that had been B-sides), 12" remixes, a "work-in-progress" jam, non-album B-sides
B-Sides
B-Sides is an iTunes-exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy, consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases from their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns.-Track list:#Fear Killed the Youth of Our Nation...
(many of which were not previously available on CD) and tracks from the rare Spot the Pigeon
Spot the Pigeon
Spot the Pigeon is a 7 inch EP by the British progressive rock band Genesis, released in 1977. Its three songs were holdovers from the Wind & Wuthering sessions, which the band felt did not fit the feel of the album....
and 3X3
3x3
3x3 is a typeface based on a 3x3 bitmap matrix. It was created by type designer Anders de Flon, who long refused to release the typeface, due to the large type foundries' demand for only complete typefaces, which means upper and lower case characters, exclamation marks, etc.The typeface has...
EPs. There was a minor backlash from hardcore fans as "Match of the Day" and "Me and Virgil" were left off the set (although both had been released on CD before) due to Tony Banks
Tony Banks (musician)
This article is about the musician. For other people named Tony Banks, see Tony BanksAnthony George "Tony" Banks is a British composer, and multi-instrumentalist, who performs as a keyboardist and a guitarist...
and Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford
Michael John Cleote Crawford Rutherford is an English musician. He is a founding member of Genesis, initially as a bassist and backup vocalist. In later incarnations of Genesis, he assumed the role of lead guitarist. He is one of only two constant members in Genesis . He also fronts Mike + The...
disliking the former track while Phil Collins disliked the latter one. (Less talked about was the fact that "Submarine" and "It's Yourself", neither released on CD otherwise, were both edited versions -- the former due to master damage, the latter due to the band's preference.)
A well-received package, Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 reached #103 in the UK. It is currently out of print.
Track listing
All songs by Tony BanksTony Banks (musician)
This article is about the musician. For other people named Tony Banks, see Tony BanksAnthony George "Tony" Banks is a British composer, and multi-instrumentalist, who performs as a keyboardist and a guitarist...
/Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
/Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford
Michael John Cleote Crawford Rutherford is an English musician. He is a founding member of Genesis, initially as a bassist and backup vocalist. In later incarnations of Genesis, he assumed the role of lead guitarist. He is one of only two constant members in Genesis . He also fronts Mike + The...
, except where noted.
Disc one
- "On The Shoreline" - 4:47
- The B-Side of "I Can't DanceI Can't Dance"I Can't Dance" is the fourth track from the Genesis album We Can't Dance and was the second single from the album . The song peaked at number seven on both the U.S...
" in December 1991
- The B-Side of "I Can't Dance
- "Hearts On Fire" - 5:14
- The B-Side of "Jesus He Knows MeJesus He Knows Me"Jesus He Knows Me" is the second track on the 1991 Genesis album We Can't Dance, and its fourth single. The song is a satire about televangelism, released in a period when several televangelists such as Robert Tilton, Jim Bakker, Larry Lea and Benny Hinn were under investigation for promising...
" in July 1992
- The B-Side of "Jesus He Knows Me
- "You Might Recall" - 5:30
- "PaperlatePaperlate"Paperlate" was the lead song from the second of two EPs by the British rock group Genesis. The EP, titled 3 X 3 , peaked at #10 on the album charts in mid-1982. The success of the EP led to an appearance on Top of the Pops...
" - 3:20- The above two tracks recorded in 1981 during the AbacabAbacabAbacab, released in 1981, is the 11th studio album by British band Genesis. It reached No.1 in the UK, where it remained in the charts for 27 weeks.-Background and recording:...
sessions and released in 1982 in the UK on the 3X33x33x3 is a typeface based on a 3x3 bitmap matrix. It was created by type designer Anders de Flon, who long refused to release the typeface, due to the large type foundries' demand for only complete typefaces, which means upper and lower case characters, exclamation marks, etc.The typeface has...
EP and on the original North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n release of Three Sides LiveThree Sides LiveThree Sides Live is the third live album by British Progressive Rock band Genesis, released in 1982.-History:The title for this album comes from the original world release, which contained three sides of live material from the band's 1981-82 tour, and a fourth side of studio tracks, three of which...
- The above two tracks recorded in 1981 during the Abacab
- "Evidence Of Autumn" (Tony Banks) - 4:58
- The B-Side of "MisunderstandingMisunderstanding (Genesis song)"Misunderstanding" is a song by British band Genesis, released on their 1980 album Duke. It reached number 14 in the US and number 42 in the UK.-History:...
" in August 1980 in the UK, and released on the original North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n release of Three Sides LiveThree Sides LiveThree Sides Live is the third live album by British Progressive Rock band Genesis, released in 1982.-History:The title for this album comes from the original world release, which contained three sides of live material from the band's 1981-82 tour, and a fourth side of studio tracks, three of which...
- The B-Side of "Misunderstanding
- "Do The Neurotic" - 7:07
- The B-Side to "In Too Deep" in the UK in August 1986
- "I'd Rather Be YouI'd Rather Be You"I'd Rather Be You" is a pop song by the English band Genesis. It was first released as the B-side to "Throwing It All Away" in June 1987, and later appeared on the rarities compilation Archive #2 1976-1992 in November 2000.-Releases:...
" - 3:57- The B-Side to "Throwing It All AwayThrowing It All Away"Throwing It All Away" is the seventh track on the 1986 album Invisible Touch by Genesis. It was issued as the second single from the album in 1986, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 22 in Britain, where it was released as the last single of the album in 1987...
" in the UK in July 1987
- The B-Side to "Throwing It All Away
- "Naminanu" - 3:52
- The B-side to "Keep It DarkKeep It Dark"Keep It Dark" is a song by British band, Genesis, released on October 23, 1981 as a single in Europe only. The track wasn't released as a single in the U.S.-Song information:...
" in October 1981
- The B-side to "Keep It Dark
- "Inside And Out" (Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Steve HackettSteve HackettStephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career...
/Mike Rutherford) - 6:43- From the Spot the PigeonSpot the PigeonSpot the Pigeon is a 7 inch EP by the British progressive rock band Genesis, released in 1977. Its three songs were holdovers from the Wind & Wuthering sessions, which the band felt did not fit the feel of the album....
EP in May 1977. Also used as the US B-side to Follow You, Follow MeFollow You, Follow Me"Follow You Follow Me" is a 1978 single by Genesis. The music was written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford, with lyrics by Rutherford. Originally released as the last track from their 1978 album …And Then There Were Three…, the single was Genesis's first to reach the American Top 40...
in 1978
- From the Spot the Pigeon
- "Feeding The Fire" - 5:49
- The B-Side to "Land Of ConfusionLand of Confusion"Land of Confusion" is a rock song written by the band Genesis for their 1986 album Invisible Touch. The song was the third track on the album and was the fourth track from the album to become a single, which reached #4 in the US and #14 in the UK in early 1987. It made #8 in the Netherlands...
" in the UK in November 1986
- The B-Side to "Land Of Confusion
- "I Can't DanceI Can't Dance"I Can't Dance" is the fourth track from the Genesis album We Can't Dance and was the second single from the album . The song peaked at number seven on both the U.S...
" - 7:00- 12" remix
- "Submarine" - 5:13
- Modified version of the B-side to "Man on the CornerMan on the Corner"Man on the Corner" is a song by British band Genesis, released on March 5, 1982. The song was written by Phil Collins.-Lyrics:The lyrics describe a man who spends his days on a street corner, shouting at passersby...
", March 1982. The original ending is omitted and another part is repeated, resulting in an edited version that's longer than the original.
- Modified version of the B-side to "Man on the Corner
Disc two
- "Illegal AlienIllegal Alien (song)"Illegal Alien" is the fifth track in the 1983 album Genesis by Genesis.The song's lyrics are a lighter, humorous depiction of the frustrations an illegal immigrant faces, leading up to the chorus: "It's no fun/Being an illegal alien". The song is rarely played on United States radio stations...
" - 5:31- Recorded live at the L.A. ForumThe Forum (Inglewood, California)The Forum is an indoor arena, in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. From 2000 to 2010, it was owned by the Faithful Central Bible Church, which occasionally used it for church services, while also leasing the building for sporting events, concerts and other events.Along with Madison...
, Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
on 14 January 1984
- Recorded live at the L.A. Forum
- "Dreaming While You Sleep" - 7:48
- Recorded live at Earls Court Exhibition CentreEarls Court Exhibition CentreThe Earls Court Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre, conference and event venue located in west London, United Kingdom in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea . It is the largest exhibition venue in central London. It is served by two underground stations, Earl's Court and West...
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in November 1992
- Recorded live at Earls Court Exhibition Centre
- "It's Gonna Get Better" - 7:31
- Recorded live at the L.A. Forum, Los Angeles on 14 January 1984
- "Deep in the MotherlodeDeep in the Motherlode"Deep in the Motherlode" is a song performed and recorded by Genesis, with lyrics and music by Mike Rutherford. It was released as the sixth track on the group's 1978 album …And Then There Were Three…....
" (Mike Rutherford) - 5:54- Recorded live at Theatre Royal, Drury LaneTheatre Royal, Drury LaneThe Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane. The building standing today is the most recent in a line of four theatres at the same location dating back to 1663,...
, London on 5 May 1980
- Recorded live at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- "RipplesRipples (song)Ripples... is a song from Genesis' 1976 album A Trick of the Tail. Musically, it is a slow piece with prominent 12-string guitar and piano...
" (Tony Banks/Mike Rutherford) - 9:54- Recorded live at the Lyceum TheatreLyceum Theatre (London)The Lyceum Theatre is a 2,000-seat West End theatre located in the City of Westminster, on Wellington Street, just off the Strand. There has been a theatre with this name in the locality since 1765, and the present site opened on 14 July 1834 to a design by Samuel Beazley. The building was unique...
, London on 6 May 1980
- Recorded live at the Lyceum Theatre
- "The BrazilianThe Brazilian"The Brazilian" is an instrumental piece by the English band Genesis that concludes their 1986 album Invisible Touch. The song features experimental sounds and effects....
" - 5:18- Recorded live at Wembley Stadium, London on 4 July 1987
- The B-Side of Invisible Touch (live) CD Single
- "Your Own Special Way" (Mike Rutherford) - 6:51
- Recorded live at the Sydney Entertainment CentreSydney Entertainment CentreThe Sydney Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose venue, located in Haymarket, Sydney, Australia. It opened in May 1983, to replace Sydney Stadium, which had been demolished to make way for a new railway. The centre is currently owned by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, which administers...
in December 1986 - The B-Side of Hold On My HeartHold on My Heart"Hold on My Heart" is a 1992 single by rock band Genesis. It was released as the third single from their 1991 album We Can't Dance. The song proved to be successful in both the UK and the U.S. reaching number 16 on the official UK Top 75 singles chart and number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
CD Single
- Recorded live at the Sydney Entertainment Centre
- "Burning Rope" (Tony Banks) - 7:29
- Recorded live at the Hofheinz PavilionHofheinz PavilionGuy V. Lewis Court at Hofheinz Pavilion, often known as simply Hofheinz Pavilion, is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas. Located at 3875 Holman Street, it is home to the University of Houston Cougars men's and women's basketball teams as well as...
, Houston on 22 October 1978
- Recorded live at the Hofheinz Pavilion
- "EntangledEntangled (song)"Entangled" is a song by Genesis, recorded in November 1975 at Trident Studios, London for inclusion on the album A Trick of the Tail. It is the second track on the album, featuring 12-string acoustic guitars. Written by keyboardist Tony Banks and guitarist Steve Hackett, the song tells the story...
" (Tony Banks/Steve Hackett) - 6:57- Recorded live at Bingley Hall, StaffordshireStaffordshireStaffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
on 10 July 1976
- Recorded live at Bingley Hall, Staffordshire
- "Duke's Travels" - 9:32
- Includes "Duke's End." Recorded live at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 7 May 1980
Disc three
- "Invisible TouchInvisible Touch (song)"Invisible Touch" is the title track of the 1986 Genesis album of the same name. It is the most successful single in the band's lengthy history and was their first and only #1 single in the United States. It went to number four in Canada, but only reached number 15 in the United Kingdom.Its B-side...
" - 5:58- 12" remix
- "Land Of Confusion" - 6:59
- 12" remix
- "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" - 11:46
- 12" remix
- "No Reply At AllNo Reply at All"No Reply at All" is a song by British band Genesis, from their 1981 album Abacab.-Structure:This song, like Phil Collins' solo track "I Missed Again" , makes prominent use of a horn section, arranged by Tom Tom 84 "No Reply at All" is a song by British band Genesis, from their 1981 album...
" - 4:56 - "Man On The Corner" (Phil Collins) - 4:04
- The above two tracks recorded live at the Savoy Theatre, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
on 28 November 1981
- The above two tracks recorded live at the Savoy Theatre, New York City
- "The Lady LiesThe Lady Lies (song)"The Lady Lies" is the tenth track on the Genesis 1978 album "…And Then There Were Three…", with music and lyrics written by Tony Banks. The lyrics tell the story of a man who rescues a woman from the mouth of a monster, but is later seduced by the woman, or as the band refer to her during the...
" (Tony Banks) - 6:07- Recorded live at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 6 May 1980
- The nearly identical version published on a green translucide flexi-disc in Flexipop MagazineFlexipop MagazineFlexipop magazine was famous for the re-emergence of the flexible music disc in the UK during the 1980s. Launched in 1980 by ex-Record Mirror journalists Barry Cain and Tim Lott, the magazine featured a flexidisc in each issue. The magazine lasted for two years...
#21 in 1982 in the UK was recorded live at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 7 May 1980
- "Open Door" (Mike Rutherford) - 4:08
- The B-Side of "DuchessDuchess (song)"Duchess" is a song by the British band Genesis, appearing as the second track on their 1980's album, Duke. It peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Chart....
" in May 1980 in the UK, and released on the original North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n release of Three Sides LiveThree Sides LiveThree Sides Live is the third live album by British Progressive Rock band Genesis, released in 1982.-History:The title for this album comes from the original world release, which contained three sides of live material from the band's 1981-82 tour, and a fourth side of studio tracks, three of which...
- The B-Side of "Duchess
- "The Day The Light Went Out" (Tony Banks) - 3:12
- "Vancouver" (Phil Collins/Mike Rutherford) - 3:01
- The above two tracks constituted a double B-Side for "Many Too ManyMany Too Many"Many Too Many" is a song performed by Genesis and released as a single from the album ...And Then There Were Three... in 1978. The single peaked at number 43 on the UK Chart. Its B-side had two non-album songs, "Vancouver" and "The Day the Light Went Out", both of which were released on compact...
" in June 1978
- The above two tracks constituted a double B-Side for "Many Too Many
- "Pigeons" - 3:12
- From the Spot the Pigeon EP in May 1977
- "It's YourselfIt's YourselfIt's Yourself is a 1976 B-Side by the English progressive rock group Genesis, recorded during the sessions for "A Trick of the Tail", their first album after the departure of original lead singer Peter Gabriel.- Original Version :...
" (Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford) - 5:26- Recorded during A Trick of the TailA Trick of the Tail-B Side:*This is the first song in the Genesis catalogue to feature an ellipsis in its name, used to convey the mysteriousness of the track. All future issues of this track omit the elipsis, however....
's sessions (and excerpted to open "Los Endos"), this track would be released as the B-Side to "Your Own Special Way" in February 1977. The original version was about 5:45; this is faded out early.
- Recorded during A Trick of the Tail
- "Mama (Work in Progress)Mama (Genesis song)"Mama" was the first single from Genesis' 1983 self-titled album. It is recognizable for its harsh drum machine introduction composed by Mike Rutherford, which leads into minimalist synthesizer lines in minor keys and finally Phil Collins' reverb-laden voice. It remains the band's biggest...
" - 10:43- A rehearsal take recorded in 1983 during the Genesis sessions
Personnel
- Tony BanksTony Banks (musician)This article is about the musician. For other people named Tony Banks, see Tony BanksAnthony George "Tony" Banks is a British composer, and multi-instrumentalist, who performs as a keyboardist and a guitarist...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, background vocals - Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, vocals - Mike RutherfordMike RutherfordMichael John Cleote Crawford Rutherford is an English musician. He is a founding member of Genesis, initially as a bassist and backup vocalist. In later incarnations of Genesis, he assumed the role of lead guitarist. He is one of only two constant members in Genesis . He also fronts Mike + The...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, background vocals - Steve HackettSteve HackettStephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s on Disc 1, Track 9; Disc 2, Track 9; and Disc 3; Tracks 10 and 11
with
- Daryl StuermerDaryl StuermerDaryl Mark Stuermer is an American musician who plays guitar and bass for Genesis during live shows, and lead guitar for Phil Collins during most of his solo tours and albums.-Biography:...
- bass, guitar on Disc 2 (except "Entangled") and on Disc 3, Tracks 4, 5 and 6 - Chester Thompson - percussion, drums on Disc 2 (except "Entangled") and on Disc 3, Tracks 4, 5 and 6
- Bill BrufordBill BrufordWilliam Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
- percussion on Disc 2, Track 9