TimmyB Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Dear Lord and Heavenly Father,Please let this happen, I don't ask for much.Your faithful servent,TimFrom www.rollingstone.comGabriel Eyes Genesis Original frontman says reunion talks are imminent Will the Lamb lie down on Broadway once more? For years, the former members of Genesis have said that they are ready, willing and able to reform the group at original frontman Peter Gabriel's whim -- and for years Gabriel has adamantly refused. Until now. "The odds [of a Genesis reunion] are better now than before," Gabriel tells Rolling Stone. "We're going to have the conversation." Aside from a one-off concert in 1982, Gabriel has not stood on stage with the classic five-man Genesis lineup since the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour ended in May of 1975. Phil Collins, who had played drums since joining the group prior to its third album in 1971, took over as vocalist in 1976 and lifted the British art rockers to stadiums all over the world. Collins quit the group after 1992's We Can't Dance tour to focus on his successful solo career. Remaining members Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford recruited former Stiltskin vocalist Ray Wilson for the 1997 release Calling All Stations, which fared so poorly that Genesis were forced to cancel a tour of American theaters. The group quietly folded in 1998.Since then, a large cult of fans (particularly of the Gabriel era) have kept the Genesis flame alive. Phil Collins played with Genesis tribute band the Musical Box -- who recreate the Gabriel era with frightening precision -- when they visited his hometown of Geneva, Switzerland recently. Earlier this week, Collins reaffirmed his desire to drum again for the real thing during a Tel Aviv press conference. Last month, guitarist Steve Hackett told the Chicago Sun-Times that he received a phone call from Genesis management. "There's a movement to put us all together again," he said. "I do think it will happen."Notorious perfectionist Gabriel warns that any reunion concert would require serious preparation time. "When we got back together in 1982, I don't think we rehearsed," he says. "To really do it properly, we'd have to take more time. It's quite a commitment."When pushed to definitely say if the group is reuniting, Gabriel remains coy: "I wouldn't put money on it . . . yet."ANDY GREENE(Posted nov 09, 2005) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 When pushed to definitely say if the group is reuniting, Gabriel remains coy: "I wouldn't put money on it . . . yet."After reading this quotation from Gabriel I am convinced a reunion will happen. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 That would be a pretty cool reunion show, I would imagine they would pull out all the stops.Their last gig with Gabriel (besides the 1982 WOMAD one-off) was in 1974, wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 That would be a pretty cool reunion show, I would imagine they would pull out all the stops.Their last gig with Gabriel (besides the 1982 WOMAD one-off) was in 1974, wasn't it?April-ish 1975 was Gabriel's last show with Genesis -- the last date of The Lamb tour.Aside from the WOMAD gig, he joined them for an encore of I Know What I Like at an MSG show in either '78 or '82.Gabriel also performed Genesis material on tours for his first two albums, encoring with Back in New York City for the first, then The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway for the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 I wouldn't put money on it . . . yet.I wonder what odds British bookmakers are offering.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Good Lord!! First Pink Floyd, now talk of a Genesis reunion! I almost hope they don't happen so I won't have to destroy the solitude that my current daily routine has....because I would have to go see both of these shows, if fullblown tours were to come of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Dear Lord and Heavenly Father,Please let this happen, I don't ask for much.Your faithful servent,Timi'm still giggling over this...i'd be hard pressed to not go see them if they tour. having onlty ever seen the phil collins-led genesis, i'm very curious. even if the whole concept is "the retirement fund tour" i'm still probably in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 because I would have to go see both of these shows, if fullblown tours were to come of this.I call shot-gun for either or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 I call shot-gun for either or both.You're in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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