Genesis (band)

==Legacy==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Genesis}}
{{Quote box|style=padding:10px;|quote=Genesis has had a hard time getting respect. In the early '70s&nbsp;... it attracted an avid cult following but was largely ignored by the rock press and public at large&nbsp;... Even in the early '80s&nbsp;... the press was unimpressed, dismissing the group as easy-listening lightweights&nbsp;... All of which, to be honest, has been grossly unfair to the group.| source =—Music critic [[J. D. Considine]]<ref name="considine">{{cite book|editor1=Nathan Brackett|editor2=Christian Hoard|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|year=2004|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/328 328]|publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-0743201698|url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/328}}</ref>|width=25%|align=right}}
Genesis have been estimated to have sold between 100 and 150 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Majendie |first=Paul |title=Collins May Be Gone, But Genesis Plays On |url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/sitemap/free/1997/12/article/collins-may-be-gone-but-genesis-plays-on/296344.html |url-status=bot: unknown |work=[[The Moscow Times]] |date=18 December 1997 |access-date=31 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175015/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/sitemap/free/1997/12/article/collins-may-be-gone-but-genesis-plays-on/296344.html |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Conroy |first=Rick |title=God Bless You, Phil Collins |url=http://wellingtontimes.ca/?p=12610 |work=[[Wellington Times]] |date=7 November 2014 |access-date=13 November 2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013206/http://wellingtontimes.ca/?p=12610 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McLean |first=Craig |title=Genesis interview: 'We were hated' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11121822/Genesis-interview-We-were-hated.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11121822/Genesis-interview-We-were-hated.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=30 September 2014 |access-date=1 December 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Marc |title=Final chapter in the book of Genesis? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3673737/Final-chapter-in-the-book-of-Genesis.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3673737/Final-chapter-in-the-book-of-Genesis.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2 June 2008 |access-date=24 July 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>Moskowitz, David V. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&dq=genesis+has+sold+million+records&pg=PA267 The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181904/https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&dq=genesis+has+sold+million+records&pg=PA267 |date=17 March 2023 }}''. ABC-CLIO, 2015, p. 267.</ref> Their total certified album sales include 21.5 million in the US,<ref name=RIAAtotal>{{cite web |title=Top Selling Artists |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=23 June 2015 |archive-date=9 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209120422/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists |url-status=live }}</ref> 7.2 million in the UK,<ref name="BPI certifications">{{cite web |title=Certified Awards Search |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |url-status=dead |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=13 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315204844/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |archive-date=15 March 2015}}</ref> 5.6 million in Germany,<ref name="German Certification Database">{{cite certification|title=Gold-/Platin-Datenbank|region=Germany|access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> and 3.4 million in France.<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)">{{cite certification|region=France|type=album|source=infodisc|artist=Genesis}}</ref><ref name="SNEP certification database">{{cite web |title=SNEP: Les Certifications |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/|url-status=dead |work=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] |publisher=SNEP |access-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220074849/http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/ |archive-date=20 December 2015 |language=fr}}</ref> Genesis have been awarded eleven Gold and four Multi-Platinum albums in the UK,<ref name=BPI/> while in the US they have seven Gold, two Platinum and four Multi-Platinum albums.<ref name=RIAAsearch>{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum: Genesis |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Genesis%22 |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=18 September 2015}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

In March 2010, Genesis were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] by [[Phish]] guitarist [[Trey Anastasio]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rock Hall of Fame Inductions: Trey Anastasio Inducts Genesis |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/rock-hall-of-fame-inductions/5/ |publisher=[[CBS News]] |access-date=1 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208162346/http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/rock-hall-of-fame-inductions/5/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The band's awards include a [[Silver Clef Award]] for outstanding contributions to British music at its second annual ceremony in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nordoff Robbins Silver Clef Past Award Winners |url=http://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/content/get-involved/support-event/O2-silver-clef-awards/silver-clef-past-award-winners |publisher=Nordoff-Robbins |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919083730/http://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/content/get-involved/support-event/O2-silver-clef-awards/silver-clef-past-award-winners |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1988, the band received one of the only two [[Grammy Awards]] issued for the short-lived [[Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video|Best Concept Music Video]] category for "[[Land of Confusion]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=30th Annual Grammy Awards|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?page=1&artist=&title=&year=1987&genre=All|work=Grammy Awards|access-date=24 October 2012|archive-date=12 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012154315/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?page=1&artist=&title=&year=1987&genre=All|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2012, a Lifetime Achievement Award was given to the band at the inaugural Progressive Music Awards.<ref name=BBC2012>{{cite news |title=Genesis honoured at Progressive Music awards |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19492677 |publisher=BBC News |date=6 September 2012 |access-date=6 September 2012 |archive-date=6 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906183213/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19492677 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' ranked Genesis as the seventeenth-biggest band in a list compiled based on album sales, time spent on the UK charts and largest audience for a headlining show.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barnes |first=Anthony |title=Q: Which is biggest band of all time? A: And readers say... |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/q-which-is-biggest-band-of-all-time-a-and-readers-say-6160587.html |work=The Independent |date=3 October 2004 |access-date=29 September 2015 |archive-date=4 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804190837/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/q-which-is-biggest-band-of-all-time-a-and-readers-say-6160587.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Genesis were honoured at the second [[VH1 Rock Honors]] in May 2007, which featured Banks, Rutherford and Collins.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1554293/for-the-record-quick-news-on-usher-omarion-anna-nicole-smith-jessica-simpson-courtney-love-madonna-more/|title=For The Record|publisher=MTV News|date=9 March 2007|access-date=9 October 2015|archive-date=9 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209044141/http://www.mtv.com/news/1554293/for-the-record-quick-news-on-usher-omarion-anna-nicole-smith-jessica-simpson-courtney-love-madonna-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, the band received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the [[Mojo Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Anita |title=Duffy wins big with Mercy at Mojo Awards |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2139775/Duffy-wins-big-with-Mercy-at-Mojo-Awards.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2139775/Duffy-wins-big-with-Mercy-at-Mojo-Awards.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |date=16 June 2008 |access-date=29 September 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Genesis were targets for criticism throughout the 1970s from those who disliked progressive rock. Influential BBC DJ [[John Peel]] championed the band in their early years and they performed three sessions for him between 1970 and 1972, but he "grew disillusioned with their later excesses".<ref name="BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel">{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 1 – Keeping It Peel |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/g/genesis/ |publisher=BBC |access-date=7 July 2013 |archive-date=19 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619014841/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/g/genesis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some regarded the group as overtly middle-class, paying particular attention to the founder members' private education, and believed rock music was being taken away from the working class, whom they regarded as its core audience.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=1}} Likening his background to that of the [[Punk rock|punk]] artist [[Joe Strummer]], who had become a "people's hero" musician, Gabriel stated in 2013, "To this day, we've never outgrown the snotty rich-kid thing&nbsp;... we were always very straight about where we came from, and we were middle-class, not aristocratic."<ref>{{cite web |last=Alexander |first=Phil |title=Peter Gabriel: "Joe Strummer Used To Piss Me Off" |url=http://www.mojo4music.com/4035/peter-gabriel-joe-strummer-used-to-piss-me-off/ |url-status=dead |work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |date=30 July 2013 |access-date=11 August 2014 |archive-date=7 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007090444/http://www.mojo4music.com/4035/peter-gabriel-joe-strummer-used-to-piss-me-off/}}</ref> Gabriel's theatrics were unpalatable to some of the mainstream rock audience, resulting in a cult following rather than that of a mainstream rock band.{{sfn|Welch|2011|p=37}}

At their commercial peak in the 1980s, the music of Genesis faced the accusation of being "flabbergastingly insignificant" by leading American music critic [[Robert Hilburn]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://articles.latimes.com/1987-05-25/entertainment/ca-1426_1_genesis | title=Pop Music Review: Genesis Strikes Out in Center Field | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | first=Robert | last=Hilburn | author-link=Robert Hilburn | date=25 May 1987 | access-date=25 April 2014 | archive-date=26 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426220410/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-05-25/entertainment/ca-1426_1_genesis | url-status=live }}</ref> and it has been described as "barely distinguishable" from Collins's solo work.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Peter Buckley|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|year=2003|page=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/423 423]|publisher=Rough Guides Ltd|isbn=978-1843531050|url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/423}}</ref> According to ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s Erik Hedegaard, Collins in particular was blamed by those who accused the band of [[selling out]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phil-collins-last-stand-why-the-troubled-pop-star-wants-to-call-it-quits-20110304 |title=Phil Collins' Last Stand: Why the Troubled Pop Star Wants to Call It Quits (page 1) |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Erik |last=Hedegaard |date=4 March 2011 |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-date=8 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008235613/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phil-collins-last-stand-why-the-troubled-pop-star-wants-to-call-it-quits-20110304 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Retrospectively, ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' critic J. D. Considine documented how the band had been "largely ignored" by the music press and public in their earliest years, before being "derided as middlebrow throwbacks still in thrall to the pomposities of art rock" in the late 1970s and then dismissed as "[[easy listening|easy-listening]] lightweights" in the 1980s. He argued this was unfair, as the band had made their "share of mediocre albums" but no bad ones.<ref name="considine"/> Critics disagree about which albums were mediocre; Considine cites ''Selling England by the Pound'' as one of the band's three worst (those meriting 2 stars out of 5<ref name="considine"/>), while the AllMusic Guide picks it as one of their three best.<ref name=AllMusicDiscography>{{cite web|title=Genesis – Artist Discography|publisher=AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/genesis-mn0000199995/discography|access-date=23 November 2018|archive-date=24 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124105929/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/genesis-mn0000199995/discography|url-status=live}}</ref>

Journalists have reported that fans preferring one era of the band strongly dislike others. Rock author Colin McGuire has described the arguments from fans of the Gabriel era as "they sold out and became too corporate when Collins stepped into the spotlight", while fans of the Collins era argue "the Gabriel years were boring and hard to stomach". He concluded both eras of the band should be judged on their own merits.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McGuire |first=Colin |title=In Defense of Both the Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel Eras of Genesis |url=https://www.popmatters.com/column/177820-in-defense-of-both-the-phil-collins-and-peter-gabriel-eras-of-ge/ |magazine=[[PopMatters]] |date=10 January 2014 |access-date=6 October 2015 |archive-date=7 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007004238/http://www.popmatters.com/column/177820-in-defense-of-both-the-phil-collins-and-peter-gabriel-eras-of-ge/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The band themselves have been aware of these divides; press interviews for ''Abacab'' explicitly stated that fans of ''Foxtrot'' might not like the album, but should keep an open mind.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=172}} [[Ultimate Classic Rock]] stated, "There are few groups in the classic-rock canon with a more divisive discography than Genesis&nbsp;... there's no arguing that they helped create the template for prog-rock and made some of the genre's most essential albums", but continued "the Genesis sound gradually grew less and less progressive, until the band became a straight-up pop act. Good luck finding anybody out there who's equally enamored of both sides of the band's story."<ref>{{cite web |last=Allen |first=Jim |title=Genesis Albums Ranked Worst to Best |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/genesis-albums-ranked/ |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=4 January 2017 |access-date=27 May 2019 |archive-date=26 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526175718/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/genesis-albums-ranked/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On their legacy, ''Q'' reviewer Andy Fyfe wrote in 2007 that "little of the band's output has aged well" and "transcends in the way real classics do", stating they would "remain perennial whipping boys for decades to come".<ref name=fyfeQ>Andy Fyfe. "Proggy Style". ''Q''. May 2007. Issue 250. p. 136.</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' chief rock music critic [[Neil McCormick]] said that Genesis were "a daring and groundbreaking band (certainly in their early career)", described Collins as "an outstanding drummer" and stated that "after Gabriel left, he stepped up to prove himself a charismatic frontman with a very distinctive vocal character".<ref>{{cite news |last=McCormick |first=Neil |title=Phil Collins: should we take his retirement seriously? |url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/neilmccormick/100051928/phil-collins-should-we-take-his-retirement-seriously/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305002103/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/neilmccormick/100051928/phil-collins-should-we-take-his-retirement-seriously/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2011 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

===Influence===
Genesis have been cited as a principal influence on the [[neo-prog]] subgenre that emerged in the 1980s,<ref>{{cite web |title=Pop/Rock » Art-Rock/Experimental » Neo-Prog |url=https://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/neo-prog-ma0000012218 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=28 July 2015 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904053727/http://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/neo-prog-ma0000012218 |url-status=live }}</ref> featuring bands including [[Marillion]] and [[Pallas (band)|Pallas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview: Steve Hogarth of Marillion |url=http://mstation.org/Marillion_interview.php |publisher=Mstation.org |access-date=17 January 2008 |archive-date=12 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512010958/http://mstation.org/Marillion_interview.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Interview with Graeme Murray in ''Classic Rock'', March 2011, Issue 155.</ref> Steve Hackett's work in Genesis influenced guitarists such as [[Brian May]] of [[Queen (band)|Queen]],<ref name="Steve Hackett talks Wolflight, phrasing and the nylon knack">{{cite web |last=Frost |first=Matt |title=Steve Hackett talks Wolflight, phrasing and the nylon knack |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/steve-hackett-talks-wolflight-phrasing-and-the-nylon-knack-620021 |work=[[MusicRadar]] |date=29 April 2015 |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-date=30 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530062816/https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/steve-hackett-talks-wolflight-phrasing-and-the-nylon-knack-620021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Hackett |url=http://www.insideoutmusic.com/artist.aspx?IdArtist=458 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[Inside Out Music]] |year=2015 |access-date=23 August 2015 |archive-date=5 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905061934/http://www.insideoutmusic.com/artist.aspx?IdArtist=458}}</ref> [[Alex Lifeson]] of [[Rush (band)|Rush]],<ref name="Steve Hackett talks Wolflight, phrasing and the nylon knack"/> and [[Eddie Van Halen]] of [[Van Halen]].<ref name="Steve Hackett talks Wolflight, phrasing and the nylon knack"/> [[Iron Maiden]] founder [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] cited Gabriel-era Genesis as one of his main influences, describing "Supper's Ready" (along with [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]'s song "Thick as a Brick") as one of his two favourite pieces of music of all time in an interview with ''[[Prog (magazine)|Prog]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lawson |first=Dom |title=Steve Harris: Genesis Was Never The Same After Peter Gabriel Left |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-prog-interview-steve-harris |work=Louder |date=8 October 2015 |access-date=31 October 2018 |archive-date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710010327/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-prog-interview-steve-harris |url-status=live }}</ref> Genesis were also an influence on [[post-punk]] artists such as [[Simple Minds]] and [[Will Sergeant]], guitarist of [[Echo & the Bunnymen]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Simple Minds |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/simple-minds-mn0000049374/related |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104158/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/simple-minds-mn0000049374/related |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Will Sergeant |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/will-sergeant-mn0000688821/related |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208183011/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/will-sergeant-mn0000688821/related |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as the [[Electronic music|electronic]] [[New wave music|new wave]] band [[the Human League]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Easlea |first=Daryl |title=Without Frontiers: The Life & Music of Peter Gabriel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Azn_AgAAQBAJ&q=human+league+genesis+martyn+ware&pg=PT160 |publisher=Omnibus Press |date=2013 |access-date=22 December 2015 |isbn=978-1780383156 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181915/https://books.google.com/books?id=Azn_AgAAQBAJ&q=human+league+genesis+martyn+ware&pg=PT160 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Trey Anastasio]] of [[Phish]] said, "It's impossible to overstate what impact this band and musical philosophy had on me as a young musician. I'm forever in their debt."<ref>{{cite news |title=Abba receive Hall of Fame honour |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8569584.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=16 March 2010 |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=20 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120004523/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8569584.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mostly Autumn]] "fuse the music of Genesis and [[Pink Floyd]] with Celtic themes" in their sound.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lambe |first=Stephen |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/08/03/prog_feature.shtml |title=New Prog Rock festival hits Gloucester |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 October 2015 |archive-date=1 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501132528/http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/08/03/prog_feature.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[alternative rock]] band [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]] acknowledged Genesis as an influence,<ref>{{cite web |last=Rees |first=Jasper |title=Elbow, O2 Arena |url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/elbow-o2-arena-0 |website=[[The Arts Desk]] |date=3 December 2012 |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208101909/http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/elbow-o2-arena-0 |url-status=live }}</ref> such as on their breakthrough song "[[Newborn (Elbow song)|Newborn]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomson |first=Graeme |title=Elbow – Album By Album |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/elbow-album-by-album-12932 |work=Uncut |date=7 March 2014 |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-date=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915041922/http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/elbow-album-by-album-12932 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{anchor|ReGenesis}}There are a number of Genesis [[tribute band]]s, including ReGenesis who focus on the group's 1970s music.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/pm/apr09/articles/regenesiskeys.htm|title=ReGenesis: Early Genesis for the modern keyboardist|magazine=Sound on Sound|date=April 2009|access-date=1 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208050635/http://www.soundonsound.com/pm/apr09/articles/regenesiskeys.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The most successful act is the Canadian band [[The Musical Box (band)|the Musical Box]], who have been officially endorsed by the band and had Hackett and Collins perform as guests with them. Gabriel took his children to see the Musical Box so "they could see what their father did back then",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mytoba.ca/arts/music-entertainment/peter-gabriel-approved-genesis-tribute-band-playing-the-burt/|title=Peter Gabriel-approved Genesis tribute band playing The Burt|work=MyToba|date=9 November 2015|access-date=1 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208073746/http://mytoba.ca/arts/music-entertainment/peter-gabriel-approved-genesis-tribute-band-playing-the-burt/|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> while Hackett said "They not only manage to sound, but look virtually identical".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theridgefieldpress.com/40730/playhouse-notes-musical-box-brings-genesis-tribute/|title=Playhouse Notes: Musical Box brings Genesis tribute|newspaper=The Rigefield Press|date=29 January 2015|access-date=1 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208082839/http://www.theridgefieldpress.com/40730/playhouse-notes-musical-box-brings-genesis-tribute/|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>