Genesis (band)

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Genesis
| image             = GenesisO2260322 (32 of 42) (51963494249).jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Genesis performing in 2022<br />({{abbr|L–R|Left to right}}): [[Daniel Pearce (musician, born 1978)|Daniel Pearce]], [[Daryl Stuermer]], [[Mike Rutherford]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]], [[Nic Collins (drummer)|Nic Collins]] and Patrick Smyth
| alt               = Genesis onstage performing
| background        = group_or_band
| origin            = [[Godalming]], [[Surrey]], England
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Progressive rock]]{{sfn|Buckley|2003|p=422}}|{{nowrap|[[art rock]]}}{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=x}}|[[pop rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reed |first=Ryan |title=20 Insanely Great Genesis Songs Only Hardcore Fans Know |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thieverycorporation/albums/album/206415/review/5945855/the_mirror_conspiracy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001201734/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thieverycorporation/albums/album/206415/review/5945855/the_mirror_conspiracy |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2007 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=10 October 2014 |access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref>|[[progressive pop]]<ref>{{citation |last1=Breithaupt |first1=Don |last2=Breithaupt |first2=Jeff |title=Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw1jAwAAQBAJ |publisher=St. Martin's Press |year=2000 |pages=68–69 |isbn=978-0-312-19821-3 |access-date=28 July 2016 |archive-date=13 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113133402/https://books.google.com/books?id=mw1jAwAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>|[[soft rock]]{{sfn|Buckley|2003|p=422}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Genesis front man Peter Gabriel backs Catalunya protest movement |url=https://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/31311/former-genesis-front-man-peter-gabriel-backs-catalunya-protest-movement |website=thinkSPAIN |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-date=15 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315221454/https://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/31311/former-genesis-front-man-peter-gabriel-backs-catalunya-protest-movement |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| discography       = [[Genesis discography]]
| years_active      = {{hlist|1967–2000|2002|2006–2007|2020–2022}}
| label             = {{hlist|[[Charisma Records|Charisma]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]|[[EMI Records|EMI]]|[[Decca Records|Decca]]|[[Virgin EMI Records|Virgin EMI]]|[[Universal Music Group|UMG]]|[[London Recordings|London]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Atco Records|Atco]]|[[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]]|[[Concord (entertainment company)|Concord]]|[[ABC Records|ABC]]}}
| spinoff_of        = {{hlist|[[Garden Wall (band)|Garden Wall]]|[[Anon (band)|Anon]]}}
| spinoffs          = {{hlist|[[Brand X]]|[[Mike and the Mechanics]]|[[GTR (band)|GTR]]|[[Bankstatement]]|[[Strictly Inc.]]|[[The Phil Collins Big Band]]}}
| website           = {{URL|http://www.genesis-music.com/|genesis-music.com}}
| past_members      = * [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]]
* [[Mike Rutherford]]
* [[Peter Gabriel]]
* [[Anthony Phillips]]
* [[Chris Stewart (author)|Chris Stewart]]
* [[John Silver (musician)|John Silver]]
* [[John Mayhew (musician)|John Mayhew]]
* [[Phil Collins]] 
* [[Mick Barnard]]
* [[Steve Hackett]]
* [[Ray Wilson (musician)|Ray Wilson]]
}}

'''Genesis''' were <!-- THIS ARTICLE USES BRITISH ENGLISH PER WP:ENGVAR AND USES THE PLURAL FORM OF THE VERB WITH A SINGULAR MASS NOUN (see "Formal and notational agreement" in the "Comparison of American and British English" article). --->an English [[rock music|rock]] band formed at [[Charterhouse School]], [[Godalming]], [[Surrey]], in 1967. The band's longest-existing and most commercially successful line-up consisted of keyboardist [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]], bassist/guitarist [[Mike Rutherford]] and drummer/singer [[Phil Collins]]. In the 1970s, during which the band also included singer [[Peter Gabriel]] and guitarist [[Steve Hackett]], Genesis were among the pioneers of [[progressive rock]].

The group were formed by five Charterhouse pupils, including Banks, Rutherford, Gabriel and guitarist [[Anthony Phillips]], and named by former Charterhouse pupil and pop impresario [[Jonathan King]], who arranged for them to record several singles and their debut album ''[[From Genesis to Revelation]]'' in 1969. After splitting from King, the band began touring, signed with [[Charisma Records]] and became a progressive rock band on ''[[Trespass (album)|Trespass]]'' (1970). Phillips departed after the album's recording, with Banks, Rutherford and Gabriel recruiting Collins and Hackett before recording ''[[Nursery Cryme]]'' (1971). Their live shows began to feature Gabriel's theatrical costumes and performances. ''[[Foxtrot (album)|Foxtrot]]'' (1972) was their first charting album in the UK and ''[[Selling England by the Pound]]'' (1973) reached number three there, featuring their first UK hit "[[I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)]]". The [[concept album]] ''[[The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway]]'' (1974) was promoted with a transatlantic tour and an elaborate stage show, before Gabriel left the group.

Collins took over as lead singer, and as a four-piece the group released ''[[A Trick of the Tail]]'' and ''[[Wind & Wuthering]]'' (both 1976) with continued success. Hackett left Genesis in 1977, reducing the band to a three-piece of Banks, Rutherford and Collins. Their ninth studio album, ''[[...And Then There Were Three...]]'' (1978), contained the band's first major hit "[[Follow You Follow Me]]". Their next five studio albums – ''[[Duke (album)|Duke]]'' (1980), ''[[Abacab]]'' (1981), ''[[Genesis (Genesis album)|Genesis]]'' (1983), ''[[Invisible Touch]]'' (1986) and ''[[We Can't Dance]]'' (1991) – were also successful. Collins left Genesis in 1996, and Banks and Rutherford replaced him with singer [[Ray Wilson (musician)|Ray Wilson]], who appeared on their final studio album ''[[Calling All Stations]]'' (1997). The critical and commercial failure of the album led the group to disband. Banks, Rutherford and Collins reunited for the [[Turn It On Again: The Tour|Turn It On Again Tour]] in 2007 and again in 2021 for [[The Last Domino? Tour]].

With between 100 million and 150 million albums sold worldwide, Genesis are one of the world's [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]]. Their [[Genesis discography|discography]] includes 15 studio and 6 live albums. They have won numerous [[List of awards and nominations received by Genesis|awards]] (including a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video|Best Concept Music Video]] with "[[Land of Confusion]]") and have inspired a number of [[tribute band]]s recreating Genesis shows from various stages of the band's career. In 2010, Genesis were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].

==History==
===1967–1969: Formation, early demos and ''From Genesis to Revelation''===
[[File:Chouse22.jpg|thumb|235px|The group formed at [[Charterhouse School]] in [[Godalming]], [[Surrey]].]]
The founding members of Genesis, [[Peter Gabriel]], [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]], [[Anthony Phillips|Anthony “Ant” Phillips]], [[Mike Rutherford]] and drummer [[Chris Stewart (author)|Chris Stewart]], met at [[Charterhouse School]], a [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]] in [[Godalming]], [[Surrey]]. Banks and Gabriel arrived at the school in September 1963, Rutherford in September 1964 and Phillips in April 1965.{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}} The five were members in either one of the school's two bands; Phillips and Rutherford were in [[Anon (band)|Anon]] with singer [[Richard Macphail]], bassist [[Rivers Jobe]] and drummer Rob Tyrrell, while Gabriel, Banks and Stewart made up [[Garden Wall (band)|Garden Wall]].{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}}

In January 1967, after both groups had split, Phillips and Rutherford continued to write together and proceeded to make a demo tape at a friend's home-made studio, inviting Banks, Gabriel and Stewart to record with them in the process. The group recorded six songs: "Don't Want You Back", "Try a Little Sadness", "She's Beautiful", "That's Me", "Listen on Five" and "Patricia", an instrumental.{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}}{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=13}} When they wished to have them professionally recorded they sought Charterhouse alumnus [[Jonathan King]], who seemed a natural choice as their publisher and producer following the success of his 1965 UK top five single, "[[Everyone's Gone to the Moon]]".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=14}} A friend of the group gave the tape to King, who was immediately enthusiastic.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=15}} Under King's direction, the group, aged between 15 and 17, signed a one-year recording contract with [[Decca Records]].{{sfn|Welch|2011|p=11}}

From August to December 1967,{{sfn|Platts|2001|pp=11–12}} the five recorded a selection of potential singles at Regent Sound Studios in [[Denmark Street]], London, where they attempted longer and more complex pieces, but King advised them to stick to more straightforward pop.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=16}} In response Banks and Gabriel wrote "[[The Silent Sun]]", a pastiche of the [[Bee Gees]], one of King's favourite bands, which was recorded with orchestral arrangements added by [[Arthur Greenslade]].{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}} The group exchanged various names for the band, including King's suggestion of "Gabriel's Angels", before taking King's suggestion of "Genesis", indicating the start of his production career. King chose "The Silent Sun" as their first single, with "That's Me" on the [[B-side]], released in February 1968.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=17}}{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=348}} It achieved some airplay on [[BBC Radio One]] and [[Radio Caroline]], but failed to sell. A second single, "A Winter's Tale"&nbsp;/ "One-Eyed Hound", followed in May 1968, which also sold little.{{sfn|Hewitt|2001|p=25}} Three months later, Stewart left the group to continue with his studies.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=348}} He was replaced by fellow Charterhouse pupil [[John Silver (musician)|John Silver]].{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=19}}

King believed that the group would achieve greater success with an album.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=19}} The result, ''[[From Genesis to Revelation]]'', was produced at Regent Sound in ten days during their school's summer break in August 1968.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=21–22}} King assembled the tracks as a [[concept album]], which he produced. Greenslade added further orchestral arrangements to the songs, but the band were not informed of this fact until the album was released. Phillips was upset about Greenslade's additions.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=20}} When Decca found an American band already named Genesis, King refused to change his group's name. He reached a compromise by removing their name from the album cover, resulting in a minimalist design with the album title printed on a plain black background.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=21}} When the album was released in March 1969, it became a commercial failure because many record shops filed it in the religious music section upon seeing the title.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=348}} Banks recalled that "after a year or so", the album had "sold 649 copies".{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=52}} A third single, "Where the Sour Turns to Sweet"&nbsp;/ "In Hiding", was released in June 1969.{{sfn|Hewitt|2001|p=25}} None of the releases was commercially successful. The lack of commercial success led to the band's split with King and Decca.<ref name="fromgenesisto">King, Jonathan. ''In the Beginning'', ''[[From Genesis to Revelation]]'' (sleeve notes). 1993 release.</ref> King continued to hold the rights to the album, which has seen numerous reissues. In 1974, it peaked on the US chart at No. 170.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=348}}<ref name=billboardchart>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/genesis-mn0000199995/awards|title=Genesis: Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=23 September 2015|archive-date=7 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007061857/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/genesis-mn0000199995/awards|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the album was recorded, the band went their separate ways for a year; Gabriel and Phillips stayed at Charterhouse to finish exams, Banks enrolled at [[University of Sussex|Sussex University]] and Rutherford studied at [[Farnborough College of Technology]].{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=22}} They regrouped in mid-1969 to discuss their future, for their offers in further education might result in the group splitting up. Phillips and Rutherford decided to make music their full-time career, for they were starting to write more complex music than their earlier songs with King.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=23–24}} After Banks and Gabriel decided to follow suit, the four returned to Regent Sound in August 1969 and recorded four more demos with Silver: "Family" (later known as "Dusk"), "White Mountain", "Going Out to Get You" and "Pacidy". The tape was rejected by each record label that heard it.{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=19}} Silver then left the group to study leisure management in the United States. His replacement, drummer and carpenter [[John Mayhew (musician)|John Mayhew]], was found when Mayhew looked for work and left his phone number "with people all over London".{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=348}}{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=23, 27}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Perrone |first=Pierre |title=John Mayhew: Drummer who played with the fledgling Genesis on 'Trespass' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mayhew-drummer-who-played-with-the-fledgling-genesis-on-trespass-1671354.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=20 April 2009 |access-date=15 September 2015 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925111924/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mayhew-drummer-who-played-with-the-fledgling-genesis-on-trespass-1671354.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===1969–1970: First gigs, signing with Charisma, ''Trespass'' and Phillips' departure===
In late 1969, Genesis retreated to a cottage owned by Macphail's parents, in [[Wotton, Surrey|Wotton]], Surrey, to write, rehearse and develop their stage performance.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=49}} They took their work seriously, playing together for as much as eleven hours a day.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=28}} Their first live gig as Genesis followed in September 1969 at a teenager's birthday.{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}}{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=20}} It was the start of a series of live shows in small venues across the UK, which included a radio performance broadcast on the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Night Ride (BBC Radio 2)|Night Ride]]'' show, on 22 February 1970,{{sfn|Hewitt|2001|p=27}} and a spot at the Atomic Sunrise Festival held at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]] in [[Chalk Farm]] a month later.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=74}} During this time the band met with various record labels regarding contract offers. Initial discussions with [[Chris Blackwell]] of [[Island Records|Island]] and [[Chris Wright (music industry executive)|Chris Wright]] of [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]] were unsuccessful. In March 1970, during the band's six-week Tuesday night residency at [[Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club]] in [[Soho]], members of [[Rare Bird]], whom Genesis had previously supported live, recommended the band to producer and A&R man [[John Anthony (record producer)|John Anthony]] of [[Charisma Records]].{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}} Anthony attended one of their shows and enjoyed them enough to convince his boss, label owner [[Tony Stratton Smith]], to watch their next appearance.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=71}} Smith recalled, "Their potential was immediately apparent&nbsp;... the material was good and their performance was good&nbsp;... It was a long shot, because they needed time to find their strength&nbsp;... but I was prepared to make that commitment".{{sfn|Frame|1983|p=23}} He agreed to a record and management deal within two weeks, paying Genesis an initial sum of £10 a week (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|10|1970|r=-2}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}}{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=72}}

Genesis stayed at Wotton until April 1970,{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=349}} by which time they had enough new material for a second album.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=27}} Recording for ''[[Trespass (album)|Trespass]]'' began in June at [[Trident Studios]] in London, with Anthony as producer and [[David Hentschel]] hired as assistant engineer.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=31}} The album included longer and more complex songs than their first, blending [[Folk music|folk]] and [[progressive rock]] elements with various [[time signature]] changes, as in the nine-minute song "[[The Knife (song)|The Knife]]".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=32–33}} ''Trespass'' is the first in a series of three Genesis album cover designs by [[Paul Whitehead]]. He had completed the design before the band decided to include "The Knife" on the album. Feeling the cover no longer reflected the album's overall mood, the band persuaded Whitehead to slash a knife across the canvas and have the result photographed.{{sfn|Romano|2010|p=72}} Released in October 1970, ''Trespass'' reached No. 1 in [[Belgium]] in 1971{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=50}} and No. 98 in the UK in 1984.<ref name=UKchart>{{cite web |title=GENESIS |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14995/genesis/ |publisher=Official Charts |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-date=15 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715024417/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14995/genesis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "The Knife" was released as a single in May 1971.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=349}} ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' briefly mentioned the album unfavourably following its 1974 reissue: "It's spotty, poorly defined, at times innately boring".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fletcher |first=Gordon |title=Genesis: Trespass: Music Reviews |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/genesis/albums/album/127085/review/5946324/trespass |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=1 August 1974 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502020946/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/genesis/albums/album/127085/review/5946324/trespass |archive-date=2 May 2008}}</ref> "Genesis seemed to be dying a death around our second album", Gabriel told [[Mark Blake (writer)|Mark Blake]]. "We couldn't get arrested. So I got a place at the [[London Film School|London School of Film Technique]]."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blake |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Blake (writer) |title=Cash for questions: Peter Gabriel |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |date=December 2011 |page=46}}</ref>

{{Quote box|style=padding:10px;|quote=That was the closest we came to busting up. For some reason we felt so close that if one left, we thought we couldn't carry on. Of all the changes we've been through, surviving Ant leaving was the hardest.|source=—Mike Rutherford.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=35}}|width=25%}}
After ''Trespass'' was recorded, ill-health and developing [[stage fright]] caused Phillips to leave Genesis. His last show with the band took place in [[Haywards Heath]] on 18 July 1970.{{sfn|Hewitt|2001|p=27}} He felt the increased number of gigs affected the group's creativity and several songs he wrote were not recorded or performed live.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=29,31}} He had contracted [[bronchial pneumonia]] and became isolated from the rest of the band, feeling that it had too many songwriters in it.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=34}} Banks, Gabriel and Rutherford saw Phillips as an important member, being the most instrumental in encouraging them to turn professional. They regarded his exit as the greatest threat to the band and the most difficult to overcome. Gabriel and Rutherford decided the group should continue; Banks agreed on the condition that they find a new drummer that was of equal stature to the rest of the group. Mayhew was therefore fired, though Phillips later thought Mayhew's working-class background clashed with the rest of the band, which affected his confidence.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=35}}

=== 1970–1972: Collins and Hackett join and ''Nursery Cryme'' ===
The search for a new guitarist and drummer began with advertisements placed in copies of ''[[Melody Maker]]''. The invitation was spotted by drummer [[Phil Collins]], formerly of [[Flaming Youth (band)|Flaming Youth]], who already knew Stratton Smith. He recalled, "My only knowledge of Genesis was through seeing the ads for their gigs. It seemed like they were constantly working.&nbsp;... I thought 'At least I'm going to be working if I get the gig'."{{sfn|Genesis|2007|pp=92–93}} [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]], subsequently of [[Queen (band)|Queen]], turned down an invitation to audition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen 40th anniversary: 10 things you never knew |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/8784298/Queen-40th-anniversary-10-things-you-never-knew.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/8784298/Queen-40th-anniversary-10-things-you-never-knew.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=24 September 2011 |access-date=27 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Collins went to the audition at Gabriel's parents' house in [[Chobham]], Surrey with his Flaming Youth bandmate, guitarist [[Ronnie Caryl]]. As they arrived early, Collins took a swim in the pool and heard what the other drummers were playing. "They put on ''Trespass'' and my initial impression of a very soft and round music, not edgy, with vocal harmonies and I came away thinking [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young|Crosby, Stills and Nash]]".{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=94}} Gabriel and Rutherford noticed the confident way Collins approached and sat at his drum kit and knew he would be the right replacement. Banks said, "It was a combination of things. He could make it swing a little bit&nbsp;... he could also tell good jokes and make us laugh&nbsp;... And he could sing, which was an advantage because Mike and I were not very good at back-up vocals".{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=95}} In August 1970, Collins became the new drummer for Genesis. Caryl's audition was unsuccessful; Rutherford thought he was not the player the group were looking for.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=94}}

After a short holiday, Genesis began to write and rehearse as a four-piece band in [[Farnham]], Surrey. The now empty guitar sections in their songs allowed Banks and Rutherford to expand their sound and play what Gabriel described as "interesting chords".{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=95}} As they had not found a new guitarist, Genesis resumed as a live act with Rutherford adding [[bass pedals]] and Banks playing lead guitar lines on a [[Pianet]] through a distorted [[Distortion (music)|fuzz box]] amplifier in addition to his keyboard parts, something that he credits in helping him develop his technique.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=96}} In November 1970, after a second audition with Caryl fell through, Dave Stopps, owner of [[Friars Aylesbury|Friars club]] in [[Aylesbury]], suggested they use [[Mick Barnard]] of The Farm, who joined the band for their gigs; which included Genesis's television debut on BBC's ''[[Disco 2 (TV series)|Disco 2]]''.{{sfn|Rutherford|2015|p=94}} After two months of performances, the band found Barnard lacked in expertise and wished to try someone else.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=41}} In December, Gabriel spotted a ''Melody Maker'' advert from [[Steve Hackett]], formerly of [[Quiet World]], who wanted to join a band of "receptive musicians, determined to drive beyond existing stagnant music forms".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=43}} Gabriel advised Hackett to become familiar with ''Trespass'' and attend their upcoming gig at the [[Lyceum Theatre, London|Lyceum Theatre]] in London.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=43}} Hackett auditioned with the group in a flat in [[Earl's Court]] and formed an instant rapport with Rutherford through a common interest in [[inverted chord]]s.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=101}} After Hackett joined in January 1971,{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=44}} Stratton Smith organised a UK tour with Genesis opening for fellow Charisma acts [[Lindisfarne (band)|Lindisfarne]] and [[Van der Graaf Generator]].{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=103}} Their first overseas dates took place in March with gigs in Belgium{{sfn|Hewitt|2001|p=32}} followed by their first of three consecutive appearances at the annual [[Reading Festival]] on 26 June.{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=42}}

Rehearsals for the band's third album, ''[[Nursery Cryme]]'', took place at [[Luxford House]] near [[Crowborough]], [[East Sussex]], which Stratton Smith had owned.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|pp=105–106}} Recording began at Trident Studios in August 1971 with Anthony and Hentschel reprising their respective roles as producer and assistant engineer. The band's sound evolved, with Hackett's more aggressive electric guitar work and Banks adding a [[Mellotron]] previously owned by [[King Crimson]] to his set of keyboards.{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=43}} The opening track, "[[The Musical Box (Genesis song)|The Musical Box]]", originated when Phillips and Mayhew were in the group. The band developed the piece further including the addition of new guitar parts from Hackett.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=53}} "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" are the first recordings in which Hackett uses the [[tapping]] technique.<ref>[[#NurseryCrymeDVD|Band Interviews feature from ''Nursery Cryme'' DVD at 31:02–31:33]]</ref> Hackett and Collins wrote "For Absent Friends", which was the first Genesis track with Collins on lead vocals. On the album's cover, Whitehead depicted a Victorian [[manor house]] based on Gabriel's parents' home, and scenes and characters from the lyrics to "The Musical Box".{{sfn|Macan|1997|pp=60–61}}

''Nursery Cryme'' was released in November 1971 and reached No. 39 in the UK in 1974.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=349}} Though the group still had a minor cult following at home, they started to achieve commercial and critical success in mainland Europe, with the album reaching No. 4 in the Italian charts.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=59}} From November 1971 to August 1972, Genesis toured to support the album, including further visits to Belgium and, for the first time, Italy, where they played to enthusiastic crowds.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=349}} In January{{sfn|Hewitt|2001|p=33}} and March{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=44}} 1972 they recorded radio sessions for BBC's ''Sounds of the Seventies'' programme and later in the year performed at the Reading Festival to some critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Report on the Reading Festival: Genesis |magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |date=26 August 1972}}</ref> During the tour, Genesis recorded "Happy the Man", a non-album single, with "[[Seven Stones (song)|Seven Stones]]" from ''Nursery Cryme'' on its B-side.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=61,249}}

===1972–1974: ''Foxtrot'' and ''Selling England by the Pound''===
[[File:Peter Gabriel The Watcher of the Skies (cropped).png|thumb|left|200px|Gabriel in 1974 performing "Watcher of the Skies", dressed in a cape with bat wings and fluorescent makeup]]
Following rehearsals in a dance school in [[Shepherd's Bush]], Genesis recorded ''[[Foxtrot (album)|Foxtrot]]'' at [[Island Studios]] in August and September 1972.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=62}} During the early sessions, disagreements between Charisma and Anthony contributed to the end of his association with Genesis. After two replacement engineers were tried out, the band settled on [[John Burns (audio engineer)|John Burns]] and a new producer, [[Dave Hitchcock]].{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=54}}

The album features the 23-minute track "[[Supper's Ready]]", a suite of various musical segments. The track included an opening acoustic piece, a Gabriel-penned song called "Willow Farm" and a piece derived from a jam by Banks, Rutherford and Collins called "Apocalypse in 9/8".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=65-66}} Other songs were the [[science-fiction]]-themed "[[Watcher of the Skies]]" and the property-development-themed "[[Get 'Em Out by Friday]]".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=67}} ''Foxtrot'' was released in on 15 September 1972<ref name=micsmith>{{Cite web|url=https://www.genesis-movement.org/Genesis%20Official%20Release%20Dates%20Online%20Version%20Rev%20E3%20(Oct%202022).pdf|title=Get 'Em Out By Friday. Genesis: The Official Release Dates 1968–78|author=Mic Smith|date=May 2017|accessdate=28 September 2023}}</ref> and reached No. 12 in the UK. It fared even better in Italy, where it went to No. 1.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=69}} ''Foxtrot'' was well received by critics. [[Chris Welch]] of ''Melody Maker'' thought ''Foxtrot'' was "a milestone in the group's career", "an important point of development in British group music" and that Genesis had reached "a creative peak".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Advert – Genesis – Foxtrot album – Melody Maker – 14th Oct |url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/advert-genesis-foxtrot-album-melody-maker-14th-oct/ |magazine=Melody Maker |date=14 October 1972 |page=23 |access-date=30 November 2014 |archive-date=11 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011103737/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/advert-genesis-foxtrot-album-melody-maker-14th-oct/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] thought ''Foxtrot'' marked the first time "Genesis attacked like a rock band, playing with a visceral power".<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Foxtrot – Genesis |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/foxtrot-mw0000196095 |website=AllMusic |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803155421/https://www.allmusic.com/album/foxtrot-mw0000196095 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ''Foxtrot'' tour covered Europe and North America from September 1972 to August 1973. Gabriel surprised the other members of the band at the [[National Stadium (Ireland)|National Stadium]] in [[Dublin]] on 28 September 1972 by wearing a costume on stage, following a suggestion by Charisma booking agent [[Paul Conroy (Music Executive)|Paul Conroy]]. He went off stage during an instrumental section in "The Musical Box" and reappeared in his wife's red dress and a fox's head.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=113}} The incident resulted in front cover reports in the music press, allowing the band to double their performance fee.{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=59}} In December 1972 Stratton Smith organised the band's first gigs in the US, with a show at [[Brandeis University]] in [[Waltham, Massachusetts]] and one at [[David Geffen Hall|Philharmonic Hall]] in New York City with openers [[String Driven Thing]], in aid of the [[United Cerebral Palsy|United Cerebral Palsy Fund]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Welch |first=Chris |author-link=Chris Welch |title=Genesis: A fun time in NYC |url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/a-fun-time-in-nyc-melody-maker-23rd-december/ |magazine=Melody Maker |date=23 December 1972 |pages=8, 9 |access-date=15 September 2015 |archive-date=11 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011103712/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/a-fun-time-in-nyc-melody-maker-23rd-december/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They were well received despite the band complaining of technical issues.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=133}} Gabriel's costumes expanded in the following months to include [[Luminous paint|fluorescent face paint]] and a cape fitted with bat wings for "Watcher of the Skies", several guises throughout "Supper's Ready" and a mask of an old man for "The Musical Box".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=74–75}} An album of recordings from the following UK leg, initially recorded for the American radio programme ''[[King Biscuit Flower Hour]]'', was released as ''[[Genesis Live]]'' in July 1973.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=148}} It reached No. 9 in the UK{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=349}} and No. 105 in the US.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=349}}

In the summer of 1973, Genesis re-signed their contracts with Charisma. Stratton Smith said they got "a much improved deal" despite them being able to get a better one with a bigger label, but the group were loyal and trusted the label with their careers.{{sfn|Gallo|1978|p=93}} With a new contract and thus a green-light for a new album, Genesis recorded ''[[Selling England by the Pound]]'' at Island Studios in August 1973, the second Genesis album that Burns co-produced. Much of it was written at Una Billings School of Dance and [[Chessington]].{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=141}} Gabriel contributed lyrics based on the idea of commercialism and the decline of English culture and the rise in American influences.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=143}} Its title refers to a [[Labour Party (UK)|UK Labour Party]] slogan to make it clear to music critics who may have thought Genesis were beginning to "sell out" to the US.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=80}} "[[Firth of Fifth]]" features an extended electric guitar solo from Hackett. The album's cover is a modified version of a painting named ''The Dream'' by Betty Swanwick who added a lawn mower to tie the image to the lyrics of "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=81}}

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''Selling England by the Pound'' was released on 28 September 1973<ref name=micsmith/> and received favourably by critics, though slightly less enthusiastically than ''Foxtrot''.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=82}} The album reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 70 in the US.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=349}} By this time, Genesis had made little effort to organise their finances and were £150,000 in debt (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|150000|1973|r=-2}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}}.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=164}} They hired promoter [[Tony Smith (manager)|Tony Smith]] as their new manager to improve their fortunes and published the band's subsequent music through his company, [[Hit & Run Music Publishing]]. The ''Selling England by the Pound'' tour visited Europe and North America between September 1973 and May 1974. Their six shows in three days at [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|The Roxy]] in Los Angeles were well received by audiences and critics. The success of the tour earned the group the "Top Stage Band" title by readers of ''[[NME]]''.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=349}} At its conclusion, Macphail resigned as their tour manager as he wished to pursue other interests.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=111}} "[[I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)]]" was released as a UK single with "Twilight Alehouse", a non-album track recorded in 1972; it reached No. 21 following its release in February 1974. Its success led to an offer for Genesis to appear on BBC's national show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. The group thought this would not suit their image and they declined the offer.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=145}}

=== 1974–1975: ''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'' and Gabriel's departure ===
In June 1974, Genesis started work on their [[Double album|double]] [[concept album]] ''[[The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway]]''.{{sfn|Rutherford|2015|p=120}} This marked a point at which Gabriel's relationship with the rest of the group became increasingly strained, which contributed to his departure. The album was written at [[Headley Grange]] in [[East Hampshire]], where upon their arrival the building had been left in a very poor state by the previous band, with rat infestations and excrement on the floor.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=151}} Gabriel objected to Rutherford's idea of an album based on ''[[The Little Prince]]'' by [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]], thinking the idea was "too twee".{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=74}} He proposed to the band a less fantastical and more complicated story involving Rael, a [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]] youth living in New York City who embarks on a spiritual quest to establish his freedom and identity while meeting several bizarre characters on the way.<ref>Welch, Chris. "Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway". ''Melody Maker'', 23 November 1974.</ref> Gabriel wrote the story with influences from ''[[West Side Story]]'', "a kind of punk" twist to ''[[Pilgrim's Progress]]'', author [[Carl Jung]] and the film ''[[El Topo]]'' by [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]].{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=157}} Most of the album's lyrics were written by Gabriel, leaving much of its music to the rest of the group. His absence from a considerable amount of writing sessions due to difficulties with his wife's first birth was something about which Rutherford and Banks "were horribly unsupportive".{{sfn|Rutherford|2015|p=122}} Gabriel also left the group when director [[William Friedkin]] asked him to write a screenplay, but returned after the project was shelved.{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=75}} In August 1974, production moved to Glaspant Manor in [[Carmarthenshire]], [[Wales]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Glaspant Retreats Gallery |url=http://www.glaspant.co.uk/History.html |url-status=dead |access-date=30 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020135145/http://www.glaspant.co.uk/History.html |archive-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> with Burns as co-producer, operating Island Studios' mobile equipment. Further work and mixing took place at Island, where [[Brian Eno]] contributed synthesizers and effects that the album's sleeve credits as "Enossification". When Gabriel asked Eno how the band could repay him, Eno said he needed a drummer for his track "[[Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)|Mother Whale Eyeless]]". Collins said, "I got sent upstairs as payment".{{sfn|Thompson|2005|p=117}} Gabriel was pleased with Eno's work but Banks was less enthusiastic.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Genesis's Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford Talk To Uncut! |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/node/14346#k3FHL7d9csEqWqud.99 |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |access-date=12 January 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

[[File:Genesis live 1974-11-20.jpg|thumb|right|245px|Rutherford, Gabriel and Collins in 1974 during ''The Lamb...'' tour]]
''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'' was released in November 1974 and reached No. 10 in the UK{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=246}} and No. 41 in the US.<ref name=billboardchart/> "Counting Out Time" and "[[The Carpet Crawlers]]" were released as singles in 1974 and 1975, respectively. Its sleeve is the first of four Genesis albums designed by [[Storm Thorgerson]] and [[Aubrey Powell (designer)|Aubrey Powell]] of [[Hipgnosis]]. From November 1974 to May 1975, Genesis completed 102 dates across North America and Europe as part of [[The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Tour|''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'' tour]].{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=349}} Their set included ''The Lamb...'' performed in its entirety with an encore, a decision that was not supported by the entire band considering most of the audience were not yet familiar with the large amount of new material.<ref name="Mike on Mike">Neer, Dan (1985). ''Mike on Mike'' [interview LP], Atlantic Recording Corporation.</ref> The stage show involved new, more elaborate costumes worn by Gabriel, three backdrop screens that displayed 1,450 slides from eight projectors,{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=100}} and a [[laser lighting display]].{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=95}} Music critics often focused their reviews on Gabriel's theatrics and took the band's musical performance as secondary, which irritated the rest of the band.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=93}}

During their stay in [[Cleveland]] during the tour, Gabriel told the band he would leave at its conclusion.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=158}} He wrote a statement regarding his departure to the English press that was published in August 1975 titled "Out, Angels Out", explaining he had become disillusioned with the music industry and wanted to spend extended time with his family.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=107}} Banks later stated, "Pete was also getting too big for the group. He was being portrayed as if he was 'the man' and it really wasn't like that. It was a very difficult thing to accommodate. So it was actually a bit of a relief."{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=158}}

===1975–1977: Collins becomes frontman, ''A Trick of the Tail'', ''Wind & Wuthering'' and Hackett's departure===
Following the ''Lamb'' tour, Hackett recorded his first solo album ''[[Voyage of the Acolyte]]'' as he felt unsure that Genesis would survive following Gabriel's departure.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=108}} He reconvened with the remaining group members in London in July 1975.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=111}} During this time, Collins began drumming with instrumental jazz rock band [[Brand X]], with whom he would be a semi-regular member whenever Genesis were on down time for the next five years.<ref name=MM1977>{{cite magazine|url=https://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/melody-maker-17th-december-1977-chris-welch-follows-brand-x-on-tour/|title=Brand X: This is a stick-up!|first=Chris|last=Welch|pages=8–9|date=17 December 1977|magazine=Melody Maker|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref> Collins' idea of Genesis continuing as an instrumental group was quickly rejected by the others as they thought it would become boring.{{sfn|Rutherford|2015|p=139}} Rehearsals for ''[[A Trick of the Tail]]'' took place in [[Acton, London|Acton]] where material was quickly written and with little effort;{{sfn|Rutherford|2015|p=137}} most of "Dance on a Volcano" and "Squonk" was put together in the first three days.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=112}} Recording began in October 1975 at Trident Studios with Hentschel as producer. As a replacement singer had not been found, the band decided to record the album without vocals and audition singers as they went. They placed an anonymous advertisement in ''Melody Maker'' for "a singer for a Genesis-type group", which received around 400 replies. Collins proceeded to teach selected applicants the songs; Witches Brew frontman and flautist Mick Strickland<ref name="Without Frontiers-The Life and Music of Peter Gabriel">{{cite book |last=Easlea |first=Daryl |title=Without Frontiers-The Life and Music of Peter Gabriel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IDdRDwAAQBAJ&q=mick+strickland+witches+brew&pg=PT214 |date=23 March 2018 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9781787590823 |access-date=11 November 2020 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181902/https://books.google.com/books?id=IDdRDwAAQBAJ&q=mick+strickland+witches+brew&pg=PT214 |url-status=live }}</ref> was invited into the studio to sing, but the backing tracks were in a key outside of his natural range and the band decided not to work with him.{{sfn|Rutherford|2015|p=139}} Having failed to find a suitable vocalist, Collins went into the studio and attempted to sing "Squonk". His performance was well received by the band and they decided that he should be their new lead vocalist. Collins then sang on the remaining tracks.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=118}}

{{quote box|style=padding:10px;|quote=My real worry was actually what to say to the audience, because Peter had always had this offbeat charisma that gave the band a strange aura. I was much more friendly and approachable&nbsp;... I spent more time&nbsp;... worrying about what to say between songs than I did about what I was going to do once the songs started.| source =—Phil Collins.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|pp=170}}|width=25%}}
''A Trick of the Tail'' was released in February 1976 and was a commercial and critical success for the band. The album reached No. 3 in the UK{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=247}} and No. 31 in the US.<ref name=billboardchart/> The title track was released as a single, though it did not chart.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=249}} In June, the album was certified Gold by the [[British Phonographic Institute]] for selling over 100,000 copies<ref name=BPI>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |title=Certified Awards |publisher=BPI |access-date=3 April 2015 |at=Select keyword "Genesis", By award: Gold, By Format: Album, navigate to page 3. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315204844/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |archive-date=15 March 2015}}</ref> which helped the band clear the £400,000 of debt (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|400000|1976|r=-2}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} they owed when Gabriel left.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://diymag.com/2014/11/16/beyond-the-stool-drummers-in-the-spotlight|title=Beyond the Stool: Drummers in the Spotlight|magazine=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|first=David|last=Zammitt|date=16 November 2014|access-date=13 April 2015|archive-date=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223213819/http://diymag.com/2014/11/16/beyond-the-stool-drummers-in-the-spotlight|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first time in their career Genesis filmed promotional videos for their songs, including "A Trick of the Tail" and "Robbery, Assault and Battery".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/see-mike-rutherfords-career-from-genesis-to-the-mechanics-in-13-videos-20150205/genesis-a-trick-of-the-tail-1976-20150205|title=See Mike Rutherford's Career From Genesis to the Mechanics in 13 Videos|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=5 February 2015|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-date=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915133604/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/see-mike-rutherfords-career-from-genesis-to-the-mechanics-in-13-videos-20150205/genesis-a-trick-of-the-tail-1976-20150205|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before the upcoming tour, Collins sought a drummer he felt comfortable with while singing; he chose [[Bill Bruford]] who offered to do the job.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=122}} From March to July 1976, Genesis performed across North America and Europe with the [[A Trick of the Tail Tour|''A Trick of the Tail'' tour]], to enthusiastic crowds. Collins adopted a more humorous rapport with the audience, unlike Gabriel's theatrical approach, which was successful. The shows in [[Glasgow]] and [[Stafford]] were filmed for their concert film ''[[Genesis: In Concert]]'', released in cinemas in February 1977 as a [[double bill]] with ''[[White Rock (film)|White Rock]]''.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=134}}

In September 1976, Genesis relocated to Relight Studios at [[Hilvarenbeek]] in [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]] with Hentschel to record ''[[Wind & Wuthering]]''.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=128}} It was put together in a short amount of time and a considerable amount of material was written beforehand, of which the most suitable songs were picked for development. Rutherford spoke of the band's conscious effort to distance themselves from songs inspired by fantasy, something that their past albums "were full of".<ref name=circus1977>{{cite magazine |last=Frischvers |first=Richard |title=Wind and Wuthering |url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/circus-magazine-wind-and-wuthering-feature-31st-march/ |magazine=[[Circus (magazine)|Circus]] |date=31 March 1977 |pages=58–60 |access-date=3 October 2015 |archive-date=11 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011103744/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/circus-magazine-wind-and-wuthering-feature-31st-march/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The band spent roughly six weeks writing the album<ref name=melody1976>{{cite magazine |last=Welch |first=Chris |title=Wuthering heights |magazine=Melody Maker |date=25 December 1976 |page=14}}</ref> with a basic form of each track put down in twelve days.<ref name=presskit1977>{{cite web |title=Genesis – Wind and Wuthering – press kit – Atlantic Records|url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/genesis-wind-and-wuthering-press-kit-atlantic-records/|access-date=28 April 2015|year=1977|publisher=Atlantic Records|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408203012/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/genesis-wind-and-wuthering-press-kit-atlantic-records/|archive-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> Additional recording and production work was done at Trident Studios that October.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=128–129}}<ref name=presskit1977/> Hackett, having already released a solo album, enjoyed the greater amount of control over the recording process that working within a group could not provide. He felt his songs, including "Please Don't Touch" (which he later released on his second album ''[[Please Don't Touch|Please Don't Touch!]]'') were rejected from the final track order in favour of material that Banks, in particular, had put forward. Collins spoke of the situation, "We just wanted to use what we agreed was the strongest material, irrespective of who wrote it".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=128–129}} ''Wind & Wuthering'' was released in December 1976 and reached No. 6 in the UK and No. 26 in the US.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=350}} Rutherford's track, "[[Your Own Special Way]]", became its sole single and went to No. 43 in the UK. Its B-side is "It's Yourself", originally intended for ''A Trick of the Tail''.{{sfn|Hewitt|2001|p=75}}

[[File:Steve Hackett 1977.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Hackett in January 1977 on the ''Wind & Wuthering'' tour, the last before his departure]]
Prior to the 1977 tour, Bruford declined an offer to return as second drummer, leaving Collins searching for a replacement. He heard American drummer [[Chester Thompson]], of [[Frank Zappa]]'s band and [[Weather Report]], play a drum passage on "[[Trouble Every Day (song)|More Trouble Every Day]]" from Zappa's live album ''[[Roxy & Elsewhere]]''. Collins said, "It floored me completely&nbsp;... I had never met him. I rang him up and said, 'Hi Chester, I've heard your stuff, would you like to play with Genesis?'&nbsp;... He didn't even audition!"{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=133}} Genesis toured ''Wind & Wuthering'' from January to July 1977 across Europe, North America and, for the first time, [[Brazil]]. The stage show cost £400,000 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|400000|1977|r=-2}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} which featured a new [[public address system|PA system]], lasers and smoke, and lighting supplied from two rows of [[Boeing 747]] aircraft landing lights.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=It Helps You Make It on the Night|magazine=[[NME|New Musical Express]]|date=2 July 1977|page=14|first=Chris|last=Salewicz|access-date=20 September 2015|url=http://i0.wp.com/thegenesisarchive.co.uk/thearchive/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/It-helps-you-make-it-on-the-night-NME-Genesis-2nd-July-1977.jpg|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027081248/http://i0.wp.com/thegenesisarchive.co.uk/thearchive/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/It-helps-you-make-it-on-the-night-NME-Genesis-2nd-July-1977.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=beat1977>{{Cite magazine|title=Genesis: The Earl's Court Supergig and Mike Rutherford Interviewed|magazine=Beat Instrumental|date=August 1977|pages=4–6, 49|access-date=20 September 2015|url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/beat-instrumental-august-1977-mike-rutherford-feature/|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011103731/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/beat-instrumental-august-1977-mike-rutherford-feature/|url-status=live}}</ref> Touring began on 1 January with three sold-out shows at the [[Rainbow Theatre]] in London, where 80,000 applications were made for the 8,000 available tickets.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=132}} They returned to London for three nights at [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]], then the largest arena in Britain, supported by [[Richie Havens]].<ref name=beat1977/> The band's growing popularity in North America led to television appearances and concerts organised in larger venues than previous tours, including [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City.<ref name=circus1977/> Their Brazilian dates were attended by over 150,000 people and a proposed 100,000-person gig was cancelled over rioting fears. An armed bodyguard accompanied each member throughout their stay.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Brazil goes nuts for Genesis|date=28 May 1977|magazine=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]}}</ref>

In May 1977 Genesis released ''[[Spot the Pigeon]]'', an [[extended play]] of three tracks left off ''Wind & Wuthering''. It peaked at No. 14 on the UK singles chart. It was the final Genesis release before Hackett left the group. He had been writing more material on his own and found it increasingly difficult to contribute more of his ideas within a group context. He wished to embark on a solo career and "take the risk in order to find out just how good I was on my own".<ref>[[#ATTWTDVD|Band Interviews feature from ''...And Then There Were Three...'' DVD at 2:08–2:15]]</ref> News of Hackett's departure coincided with the band's double live album ''[[Seconds Out]]'', recorded in [[Paris]] on the ''A Trick of the Tail'' and ''Wind & Wuthering'' tours and released in October 1977.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=350}} It reached No. 4 in the UK and No. 47 in the US.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=350}}

===1977–1980: ''...And Then There Were Three...'' and ''Duke''===
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By the time ''Seconds Out'' was released, Banks, Rutherford and Collins had already recorded ''[[...And Then There Were Three...]]'', the first Genesis album recorded as a trio, in September 1977 at Relight Studios with Hentschel as producer.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=144}} It was then mixed at Trident Studios in London. In order to put across a greater number of musical ideas, the album is a collection of shorter songs.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=147}} Most of its eleven songs were written individually; Banks contributed four, Rutherford three and Collins one while the remaining three were written collectively.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=143–144}} Their new material signalled a change in the band's sound with songs becoming more pop-oriented, including the group-written track "[[Follow You Follow Me]]". Collins recalled it was the only song on the album written from scratch during rehearsals.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=148}} Rutherford felt comfortable taking on lead guitar duties in addition to his usual rhythm and bass roles, although the band had considered auditioning replacement guitarists or using a session guitarist on the album.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=144}} Collins later saw the album as "a very vocal, solid album" that lacked more rhythmic tracks like "Los Endos" or songs from ''Wind & Wuthering'', as coming up with ideas on the drums while living in his flat in [[Ealing]] with his family was difficult.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Genesis: A Return to the Roots|magazine=Melody Maker|date=11 November 1978|first=Karl|last=Dallas|page=36|access-date=20 September 2015|url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/melody-maker-11th-november-karl-dallas-interviews-phil-collins/|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011103718/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/melody-maker-11th-november-karl-dallas-interviews-phil-collins/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''...And Then There Were Three...'' was released in March 1978. It received some mixed reviews from critics at the time owing to the album only containing short songs, which excited new fans but disillusioned those who had been used to the band's previous work.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=148–9}} [[Chris Welch]] wrote a positive review in ''Melody Maker'', citing a "remarkably powerful" album.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Welch |first=Chris |title=Genesis: Tricks and Treats |magazine=Melody Maker |url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/album-review-melody-maker-1st-april/ |date=1 April 1978 |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-date=11 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011103726/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/album-review-melody-maker-1st-april/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was a commercial success and peaked at No. 3 in the UK<ref name=UKchart/> and No. 14 in the US.<ref name=billboardchart/> "Follow You Follow Me" was released as its lead single and reached No. 7 in the UK{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=148,249}} and No. 23 in the US, their highest-charting single in both countries since their formation.<ref name=billboardchart/> Its success introduced the band to a new audience, including a larger female interest, helped by its music video airing on ''Top of the Pops''.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=149}} Its success caused some fans to accuse the group of [[selling out]] to more commercial music.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=148}} A follow-up single, "[[Many Too Many]]", was less successful, for it had already appeared on the album.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=150}}

In the search for a new touring guitarist, Rutherford tried out [[Pat Thrall]] and [[Elliot Randall]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.innerviews.org/inner/genesis.html|title=Genesis – Turning it on again|first=Anil|last=Prasad|year=2007|publisher=Innerviews|access-date=19 September 2018|archive-date=24 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624010558/https://www.innerviews.org/inner/genesis.html|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by [[Alphonso Johnson]] of Weather Report, but he was primarily a bassist and could not play Hackett's lead guitar parts comfortably.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=151}} Johnson then suggested American guitarist [[Daryl Stuermer]] of [[Jean-Luc Ponty]]'s [[jazz fusion]] group, who was more comfortable with various guitar styles. During Stuermer's rehearsal in New York City, Rutherford was satisfied with his performance after they played through "Down and Out" and "Squonk".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=151}} When Stuermer was chosen, he familiarised himself with a list of 26 songs he was asked to learn by going through five per day.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=229}} The ''...And Then There Were Three...'' tour ran from March to December 1978 and visited North America, Europe and, for the first time, Japan. It cost an estimated £2 million to stage (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|2000000|1978|r=-2}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} which included the sound system, light and laser displays and additional effects from six computer-controlled mirrors,<ref name=sounds1979>{{cite magazine |last=Fielder |first=Hugh |title=The return of... Getting it together in the Country |url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/sounds-27th-oct-getting-it-together-in-the-country/ |magazine=Sounds |date=27 October 1979 |access-date=11 October 2014 |archive-date=14 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114194147/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/sounds-27th-oct-getting-it-together-in-the-country/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=151}} all of which took eight hours to set up and five to dismantle.<ref name=sounds1978>{{cite magazine |last=Fielder |first=Hugh |title=The Shocking Truth About Genesis in America |url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/sounds-the-shocking-truth-about-genesis-in-america-22nd-april/ |magazine=Sounds |date=22 April 1978 |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-date=11 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011103705/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/sounds-the-shocking-truth-about-genesis-in-america-22nd-april/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One of their shows featured a guest appearance from Gabriel, who sang "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Flashback: Peter Gabriel Revives a Genesis Classic in 1978 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-peter-gabriel-revives-a-genesis-classic-in-1978-20130723 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=23 July 2013 |access-date=3 November 2015 |archive-date=9 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209104928/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-peter-gabriel-revives-a-genesis-classic-in-1978-20130723 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June, Genesis headlined the year's [[Knebworth Festival]], their only UK show that year.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=150}}

In December 1978, Genesis began a period of inactivity as Collins's marriage was at risk of collapse after touring had made him frequently absent from his wife and children. Following a meeting with Banks, Rutherford and Smith, Collins went to [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada, to try and rebuild the family.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=154–155}} He explained: "I was never going to leave the band. It was just that if I was going to be living in Vancouver then we'd have had to organise ourselves differently."<ref name=sounds1979/> Banks and Rutherford decided to put Genesis on an extended break and make their respective debut solo albums, ''[[A Curious Feeling]]'' and ''[[Smallcreep's Day (album)|Smallcreep's Day]]'', at [[Polar Studios]] in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]].<ref name=sounds1979/> In April 1979, Collins returned to the UK after his attempt to save his marriage failed. With time to spare before working on a new Genesis album, Collins rejoined Brand X for the album ''[[Product (Brand X album)|Product]]'', played the drums on former bandmate [[Peter Gabriel III|Peter Gabriel's third album]] and started writing his own first solo album, ''[[Face Value (album)|Face Value]]'', at his home in [[Shalford, Surrey]].<ref name=sounds1979/>

In 1979, Banks and Rutherford moved into Collins's home in Shalford to write and rehearse material for ''[[Duke (album)|Duke]]''. The three found the writing process easier and less complicated than ''And Then There Were Three''. Rutherford reasoned that this was the case because they were "getting back to the basic stage of ideas being worked on jointly".<ref name=sounds1979/> Banks put it down to their break in activity, resulting in "good ideas&nbsp;... which hasn't happened for some time".<ref name=sounds1979/> ''Duke'' continued the band's transition into writing shorter songs. Each member contributed two songs for the group to develop: Banks put forward "Heathaze" and "Cul-de-Sac", Rutherford used "Man of Our Times" and "Alone Tonight" and Collins had "[[Misunderstanding (Genesis song)|Misunderstanding]]" and "Please Don't Ask". All three wrote the remaining five tracks, including "[[Duchess (Genesis song)|Duchess]]", the first Genesis song to feature a [[drum machine]], specifically a [[Roland CR-78]] imported from Japan.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=164}} In its original form, the album was to contain a 30-minute track based on a fictional character named Albert, but the idea was cancelled to avoid comparisons to "Supper's Ready" from ''Foxtrot''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gett |first=Steve |title=Genesis: Civil Hall, Guildford |url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/duke-tour-guildford-civic-hall/ |url-status=dead |access-date=17 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831030409/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/duke-tour-guildford-civic-hall/ |archive-date=31 August 2015}}</ref> In November, the band recorded ''Duke'' at Polar Studios with Hentschel reprising his role as producer. It's cover was by French illustrator Lionel Koechlin and featured the character Albert.<ref>{{cite book |last=Koechlin |first=Lionel |title=L'Alphabet d'Albert |publisher=Jannick |year=1979 |isbn=978-2-902-46204-9}}</ref>

Released in March 1980, ''Duke'' was the band's biggest commercial success at the time of release, spending two weeks at No. 1 in the UK and peaking at No. 11 in the US.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=350}} The album spawned three singles; "[[Turn It On Again]]" went to No. 8 in the UK,{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=350}} "Misunderstanding" reached No. 14 in the US,<ref name=billboardchart/> and "[[Duchess (Genesis song)|Duchess]]" peaked at No. 46 in the UK.<ref name=UKchart/> ''Duke'' was supported with a UK and North American tour from April to June 1980, which began with a 40-date tour of the UK for which all 106,000 tickets were sold within hours of going on sale.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Genesis: Another London Concert |magazine=[[NME]] |date=8 February 1980}}</ref>

===1980–1985: ''Abacab'' and ''Genesis''===
[[File:The Farm recording studio 2006.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The band's remodelled studio in [[Chiddingfold]], Surrey, known as the Farm. ''Abacab'' was the first album recorded there.]]
In November 1980, Genesis bought [[The Farm (recording studio)|Fisher Lane Farm]], a farmhouse with an adjoining cowshed near [[Chiddingfold]], Surrey, as their new rehearsal and recording facility. The building was remodelled into a studio in four months before recording for ''[[Abacab]]'' began in March 1981.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=238}} The new environment had a productive effect on the writing process as the band wrote enough for a double album, but they discarded one hour's worth of songs that sounded too similar to their past albums. Banks said the band made an effort to keep melodies as simple as possible, which signalled further changes in their direction.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=170}} The shift was underlined in its production when Hentschel, their producer and engineer since 1975, was replaced by [[Hugh Padgham]] after Collins liked his production on ''Face Value'' and Gabriel's [[Peter Gabriel (1980 album)|third solo album]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Flans |first=Robyn |title=Classic Tracks: Phil Collins' ''In the Air Tonight'' |url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_phil_collins_air/index.html |magazine=[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]] |date=1 May 2005 |access-date=25 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317065230/http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_phil_collins_air/index.html|archive-date=17 March 2007}}</ref> Production duties were solely credited to the band for the first time with Padgham as their engineer.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=171}} The album is formed of group written material with an individual song from each member. "[[No Reply at All]]" features the [[Phenix Horns]], the [[horn section]] of American band [[Earth, Wind & Fire]].{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=175}}

''Abacab'' was released in September 1981 and reached No. 1 in the UK{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=248}} and No. 7 in the US.<ref name=billboardchart/> Three singles from the album entered the top forty in both countries; "[[Abacab (song)|Abacab]]" reached No. 9 in the UK{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=249}} and No. 26 in the US, "No Reply at All" reached No. 29 in the US,<ref name=billboardchart/> and "[[Keep It Dark]]", a European-only single, went to No. 33 in the UK.<ref name=UKchart/> ''Abacab'' was supported with a tour of Europe and North America from September to December 1981, ending with shows at Wembley Arena and the NEC Birmingham.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=176}} The tour marked the band's first use of the [[Vari-Lite]], a computer-controlled [[intelligent lighting]] system. Following a demonstration at The Farm, the band and Smith showed an immediate interest in the technology and became shareholders of the company.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Genesis of the Moving Beam |url=http://www.tpimagazine.com/Chronicle/505966/genesis_of_the_moving_beam.html |url-status=dead |magazine=Total Production International |issue=128 |date=April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712220927/http://www.tpimagazine.com/Chronicle/505966/genesis_of_the_moving_beam.html |archive-date=12 July 2011}}</ref> In May 1982, three tracks recorded during the ''Abacab'' sessions – "[[Paperlate]]", "You Might Recall" and "Me and Virgil" – were released as an EP in Europe, ''[[3×3]]'',{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=249}} which peaked at No. 10 in the UK.<ref name=UKchart/> Its cover is a homage to the ''[[Twist and Shout (EP)|Twist and Shout]]'' EP by [[the Beatles]], with sleeve notes written by that group's former publicist [[Tony Barrow]].{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=178}}

{{quote box|style=padding:10px;|quote=Basically, we reached the point&nbsp;... where we either became a caricature of ourselves, and settled into a rut, or we changed. There was no doubt in our minds that change was the answer.| source =—Mike Rutherford on the band's change in direction<ref>{{cite news |last=Griffin |first=John |title=Genesis in orbit with new image and album topping Top Twenty |url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/genesis-interview-the-montreal-gazette-28th-august/ |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |date=28 August 1982 |page=E-2 |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-date=11 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211001951/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/genesis-interview-the-montreal-gazette-28th-august/ |url-status=live }}</ref>|width=25%|align=right}}
In June 1982, Genesis released the double live album ''[[Three Sides Live]]'' in two different versions. The North American edition contains three sides of live recordings with the fourth comprising the ''3×3'' tracks and two from the ''Duke'' sessions. The European release contains a fourth side of extra live tracks.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=179}} The album coincided with the home video release of the [[Three Sides Live (film)|''Three Sides Live'' concert film]] recorded in 1981. A tour of North America and Europe followed that ran from August to September 1982, featuring guest appearances from [[Bill Bruford]] and the Phenix Horns.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=179}} On 2 October, Genesis headlined a one-off concert with Gabriel at the [[National Bowl|Milton Keynes Bowl]] under the name [[Six of the Best]]. The concert was organised to raise money for Gabriel's [[World of Music, Arts and Dance]] project that was, by that point, in considerable debt.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Strange |first=Paul |title=The lamp wakes up |url=http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/melody-maker-9th-oct-the-lamb-wakes-up/ |magazine=Melody Maker |access-date=23 September 2015 |archive-date=11 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011103653/http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/melody-maker-9th-oct-the-lamb-wakes-up/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hackett, who flew in from abroad, arrived in time to perform the last two songs.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=182}}

Work on the twelfth Genesis album, ''[[Genesis (Genesis album)|Genesis]]'', began in March 1983 with Padgham returning as engineer.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=186}} It was the first album written, recorded and mixed at the remodelled studio at the Farm. Banks remembered the band were scarce for new musical ideas that "felt at times as though we were stretching the material as far as we could".{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=263}} "[[Mama (Genesis song)|Mama]]" concerns a man's obsession with a prostitute at a [[Cuba]]n brothel.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=187}} It originated from a beat Rutherford came up with on a [[LinnDrum]] machine that was fed through his guitar amplifier and an echo gate.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=263}} Collins' laugh on the track originated from "[[The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)|The Message]]" by [[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]].{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=188}} Released in October 1983, ''Genesis'' went to No. 1 in the UK{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=248}} and peaked at No. 9 in the US,<ref name=billboardchart/><ref name=UKchart/> where it reached Platinum by December that year and went on to sell over four million copies.<ref name=RIAAsearch/> Three tracks were released as singles; "Mama" reached No. 4 in the UK, their highest-charting UK single to date,{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=249}} and "[[That's All (Genesis song)|That's All]]" reached No. 6 in the US.<ref name=billboardchart/> The Mama Tour ran from late 1983 through to 1984, covering North America and five UK shows in [[Birmingham]]. The latter shows were filmed and released as ''[[The Mama Tour|Genesis Live – The Mama Tour]]''.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=191,251}}

In February 1984, Genesis took a break in activity to allow each member to continue with their solo careers.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=190}} Rutherford formed his group [[Mike + The Mechanics]], Banks worked on his solo album ''[[Soundtracks (Tony Banks album)|Soundtracks]]'' and Collins released ''[[No Jacket Required]]'', which achieved worldwide success and increased his popularity as a result. The music press took note that Collins' success as a solo artist made him more popular than Genesis.<ref name=odds/> Before the release of ''No Jacket Required'', Collins insisted that he would not leave the band. "The next one to leave the band will finish it", Collins told ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in May 1985. "I feel happier with what we're doing now, because I feel it's closer to me. I won't be the one." He added, "Poor old Genesis does get in the way sometimes. I still won't leave the group, but I imagine it will end by mutual consent."<ref name=odds>{{cite magazine |last=Hoerburger |first=Rob |title=Phil Collins Beats the Odds |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phil-collins-beats-the-odds-19850523 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=23 May 1985 |access-date=6 July 2015 |archive-date=18 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222636/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phil-collins-beats-the-odds-19850523 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June, Collins spoke of the band's intention to start work on a new album that year,<ref name=NYDNM>{{cite magazine |last=Hinkley |first=David |title=Rock's Little Drummer Boy Goes Pop |magazine=New York Daily News Magazine |date=30 June 1985 |page=6}}</ref> ending rumours to a false announcement that aired on [[BBC Radio 1]] suggesting Genesis had split.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=198}}

===1985–1996: ''Invisible Touch'', ''We Can't Dance'' and Collins' departure===
Genesis reconvened at The Farm in October 1985 to start work on ''[[Invisible Touch]]'', which lasted for six months.{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=142}} They continued their method of songwriting used on ''Genesis'' by developing material from group improvisations. Banks remembered the time as a strong period creatively for the band, with ideas "flowing out of us".{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=282}} "[[Invisible Touch (song)|Invisible Touch]]" was developed in such a way, when the group were working on "The Last Domino", the second part of "[[Domino (Genesis song)|Domino]]". During the session, Rutherford began to play an improvised guitar riff to which Collins replied with an off-the-cuff lyric – "She seems to have an invisible touch" – which became the song's chorus hook.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=202}}

Following its release in June 1986, the album spent three weeks at No. 1 in the UK and reached No. 3 in the US,<ref name=billboardchart/><ref name=UKchart/> and became the best-selling Genesis album with seven million copies sold.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/genesis-genesis-1983-1998 | title=Genesis: Genesis 1983–1998 | work=Louder | first=Mark | last=Beaumont | date=12 June 2015 | access-date=5 March 2021 | archive-date=14 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115739/https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/genesis-genesis-1983-1998 | url-status=live }}</ref> The album's five singles – "Invisible Touch", "[[Throwing It All Away]]", "[[Land of Confusion]]", "[[In Too Deep (Genesis song)|In Too Deep]]" and "[[Tonight, Tonight, Tonight]]" – entered the top five on the US singles chart between 1986 and 1987<ref name=billboardchart/> with "Invisible Touch" topping the chart for one week.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1986/hot-100|title=The Hot 100 – 1986 Archive|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=1 October 2015|archive-date=3 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003020637/https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1986/hot-100|url-status=dead}}</ref> Genesis became the first group and foreign act to achieve this feat, equalling the five singles record set by [[Michael Jackson]], [[Janet Jackson]] and [[Madonna]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=13 June 1987|first=Paul|last=Grien|page=6|title=Chart Beat: Genesis Joins Five-Top-Five-Hits Club; Walden Produces His Sixth In Two Years|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1987/Billboard-1987-06-13.pdf|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> Genesis commissioned the creators of the satirical British television show ''[[Spitting Image]]'', [[Peter Fluck]] and [[Roger Law]], to make puppets of them in the style of the show for the video of "Land of Confusion".<ref name="Time">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2085389_2085392_2085368,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904030142/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2085389_2085392_2085368,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2011|title=Peter Gabriel, 'Sledgehammer' (1986) – The 30 All-Time Best Music Videos|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref>

{{Quote box|style=padding:10px;|quote=Nearly 300,000 people at Wembley&nbsp;... I thought at the time, and I still think now, that moment was the peak of our career.| source =—Tony Banks{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=287}}|width=25%|align=right}}
The [[Invisible Touch Tour]] was the band's largest world tour in its history, which included 112 dates from September 1986 to July 1987. Genesis received some criticism in their decision to have [[Anheuser-Busch brands|Michelob beer]] as a sponsor. The tour concluded with four consecutive sold-out shows at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in London.{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=143}} The shows were released in 1988 as ''[[Live at Wembley Stadium (Genesis DVD)|The Invisible Touch Tour]]''.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=202}} When the tour ended, Genesis took a five-year break while each member committed to their solo projects. They performed twice during this time; on 14 May 1988, they performed a 20-minute set at the [[Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary|Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert]] at Madison Square Garden.{{sfn|Platts|2001|p=143}} This was followed by a set at a charity gig at the 1990 Knebworth Festival on 30 June, headlined by [[Pink Floyd]].{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=214}}

In 1991 Genesis recorded their fourteenth album, ''[[We Can't Dance]]'', from March to September with their new engineer and co-producer, [[Nick Davis (record producer)|Nick Davis]]. The band took advantage of the increased capacity the CD offered and released over 71 minutes of new music across 12 tracks. Collins wrote the lyrics to "Since I Lost You" for his friend [[Eric Clapton]] following the death of Clapton's four-year-old son Conor.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=219–221}} Following the release of ''We Can't Dance'' in November 1991, the album went to No. 1 in the UK for one week and No. 4 in the US,<ref name=billboardchart/><ref name=UKchart/> where it went on to sell over 4 million copies.<ref name=RIAAsearch/>
The album spawned several hit singles; "[[No Son of Mine]]" went to No. 6 in the UK and "[[I Can't Dance]]" reached No. 7 in the UK and the US.<ref name=billboardchart/><ref name=UKchart/> In 1993, ''We Can't Dance'' was nominated for a [[Brit Award]] for Best British Album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/genesis|title=Genesis|publisher=The BRIT Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024230502/http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/genesis|archive-date=24 October 2014|access-date=10 November 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Genesis Live- Land Of Confusion.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Genesis performing at the Knebworth Festival in August 1992.]]
The ''We Can't Dance'' tour visited North America and Europe from May to November 1992 with each concert attended by an average of 56,000 people.{{sfn|Hewitt|2001|p=63}} The tour spawned two live albums; ''[[The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts]]'' reached No. 3 in the UK and ''[[The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs]]'' went to No. 1 in the UK.<ref name=UKchart/> A live home video, also titled ''[[The Way We Walk]]'', documented one of the band's six consecutive shows at [[Earl's Court]] during November 1992. Following the tour, the band took a break in recording and performing activity. Banks, Rutherford and Collins performed at [[Cowdray Castle]], [[Midhurst]] in September 1993 for a money-raising event with [[Pink Floyd]] touring guitarist [[Tim Renwick]] and drummer [[Gary Wallis]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]] drummer [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]]. Rutherford also played bass on Pink Floyd's set at the same concert.<ref>{{cite book|last=Povey|first=Glenn|title=Echoes: The Complete History of Pink Floyd|publisher=3C Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-0-95546-241-2|page=257}}</ref>

In March 1996, Collins announced his departure from Genesis. In a statement, he said, "Having been in Genesis for 25 years, I felt it time to change direction in my musical life. For me now, it will be music for movies, some jazz projects and of course my solo career. I wish the guys in Genesis all the very best in their future. We remain the best of friends."<ref name="philquits">{{cite web|last1=Darling|first1=Linda|last2=Silberstein|first2=Scott|url=http://genesis-path.net/philquits.html|title=Phil Quits Genesis!|work=Entertainment Wire|date=28 March 1996|access-date=23 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311025052/http://genesis-path.net/philquits.html|archive-date=11 March 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===1996–2006: Wilson as frontman, ''Calling All Stations'' and hiatus===
Shortly after Banks and Rutherford decided to continue Genesis in 1996, they went to The Farm to start writing ''[[Calling All Stations]]''. Rutherford initially found the sessions difficult as he saw Collins as "the guy in the middle" who made Banks and himself work better.{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=310}} Their best ideas developed in this period were put forward while they auditioned new singers, including [[Francis Dunnery]] and [[Nick Van Eede]]. The two main contenders, [[David Longdon]] (later of [[Big Big Train]]) and Scottish singer [[Ray Wilson (musician)|Ray Wilson]] of [[Stiltskin]], auditioned throughout 1996, which involved singing along to Genesis tracks with the lead vocals removed. Wilson was announced as the new Genesis singer in June 1997.<ref name="Dusk">{{cite web|url=http://www.dusk.it/david_longdon_exclusive_interview.htm|title=David Longdon exclusive interview for 'Dusk' – November 2010|publisher=Dusk.it|access-date=21 December 2014|archive-date=8 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308174400/http://www.dusk.it/david_longdon_exclusive_interview.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Though much of the album was already written by the time he joined, Banks was pleased with his contributions to the album, which included writing the lyrics to "Small Talk" and riffs on "[[Not About Us]]" and "There Must Be Some Other Way".{{sfn|Genesis|2007|p=315}}<ref name="dotmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.dotmusic.co.uk/MWtalentgenesis97.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980708105320/http://www.dotmusic.co.uk/MWtalentgenesis97.html|title=Dotmusic Talent: GENESIS|archive-date=8 July 1998|publisher=Dotmusic.co.uk|access-date=21 December 2014}}</ref> Banks and Rutherford opted for two drummers on ''Calling All Stations'' – Israeli session musician [[Nir Zidkyahu]] and [[Nick D'Virgilio]] of [[Spock's Beard]].{{sfn|Welch|2011|p=125}}

''Calling All Stations'' was released in September 1997. It was a commercial and critical success in Europe, where it reached No. 2 in the UK,<ref name=UKchart/> but the album only reached No. 54 in the US, their lowest charting album there since ''Selling England by the Pound''.<ref name=billboardchart/> A single from the album, "[[Congo (song)|Congo]]" reached the top 30 in the UK<ref name=UKchart/> and Genesis completed a European tour from January to May 1998, adding Zidkyahu on drums and Irish guitarist [[Anthony Drennan]]. A North American concert tour was planned, but it was cancelled following a poor commercial response and lack of ticket sales, which led to Banks and Rutherford announcing in 2000 that the group would no longer be recording and touring.{{sfn|Welch|2011|p=125}}

In 1998, Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Phillips, Rutherford and Silver gathered for a photo session and dinner to celebrate the release of the four-disc box set, ''[[Genesis Archive 1967–75]]''. The set features "Supper's Ready" and "It" with new overdubs by Gabriel and Hackett.{{sfn|Everett|2008|p=339}} In 1999, Banks, Collins, Rutherford, Hackett and Gabriel released a new version of "[[The Carpet Crawlers]]" for the compilation album ''[[Turn It On Again: The Hits]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/turn-it-on-again-the-hits-mw0000255990|title=Turn It On Again: The Hits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=9 October 2015|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904063422/http://www.allmusic.com/album/turn-it-on-again-the-hits-mw0000255990|url-status=live}}</ref> On 21 September 2000, Collins, Banks, Rutherford reunited to perform a brief acoustic set at the [[Music Managers Forum]], in honour of their manager Tony Smith. Gabriel attended the ceremony but chose not to perform with the band.<ref name=mmf>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1436908/20000913/story.jhtml|title=Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment News – VH1 Celebrity|publisher=VH1|access-date=21 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808023501/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1436908/20000913/story.jhtml|archive-date=8 August 2007}}</ref> Genesis briefly performed at Gabriel's wedding in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=Genesis Brings Old Friends Back Together|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/07/AR2007090701582.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814103235/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/07/AR2007090701582.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, Genesis released ''[[Platinum Collection (Genesis album)|Platinum Collection]]'', a three-disc compilation album covering the band's career that reached No. 21 in the UK.<ref name=UKchart/><ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Genesis: Platinum Collection |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/platinum-collection-mw0000472699 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-date=13 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113111449/http://www.allmusic.com/album/platinum-collection-mw0000472699 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2006–2020: Turn It On Again Tour, BBC documentary and reunion speculation===
In a press conference held in London in November 2006, Banks, Rutherford and Collins announced their reunion for the [[Turn It On Again: The Tour|Turn It On Again Tour]], their first with Collins in fourteen years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Masters |first=Tim |title=Genesis reunion 'not about money' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6125108.stm |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=7 November 2006 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015071301/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6125108.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> They revealed the initial plan of touring ''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'' with Gabriel and Hackett. The five met in Glasgow in November 2004 to discuss the idea further, but it never developed further as Gabriel was unable to commit due to other projects.<ref name=rollingstone2012>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Steve Hackett Revisits Genesis Catalog, Says Reunion Is 'Highly Improbable' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/steve-hackett-revisits-genesis-catalog-says-reunion-is-highly-improbable-20121022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=15 September 2015 |archive-date=28 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228203700/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/steve-hackett-revisits-genesis-catalog-says-reunion-is-highly-improbable-20121022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Instead, Banks, Rutherford and Collins decided to proceed with Chester Thompson and Daryl Stuermer returning on drums and guitar, respectively.<ref name=hfr>{{cite web|title=14 Genesis Albums Coming to 5.1 Super Audio CD Surround Sound|date=7 November 2006|url=http://www.highfidelityreview.com/14-genesis-albums-coming-to-5-1-super-audio-cd-surround-sound.html|publisher=High Fidelity Review|access-date=30 November 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208175123/http://www.highfidelityreview.com/14-genesis-albums-coming-to-5-1-super-audio-cd-surround-sound.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2007, a press conference was held in New York City to announce the North American leg.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bychawski |first=Adam |title=Genesis announce North American reunion dates |url=https://www.nme.com/news/genesis/26907 |work=NME |date=7 March 2007 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-date=2 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002024512/http://www.nme.com/news/genesis/26907 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Genesis Live 01.jpg|thumb|280px|Genesis performing at [[Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] in 2007. From left to right, Daryl Stuermer on bass, Mike Rutherford on guitar, behind him Chester Thompson on drums, Phil Collins on vocals and Tony Banks on keyboards.]]
The Turn It On Again Tour featured a stage designed by architect [[Mark Fisher (architect)|Mark Fisher]] with a lighting display by [[Patrick Woodroffe (lighting designer)|Patrick Woodroffe]], included a 55-metre long LED backdrop formed of 9 million LED lights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ledsmagazine.com/articles/2007/07/genesis-concert-backdrop-uses-9-million-leds.html|work=LEDs Magazine|date=July 2007|title=Genesis concert backdrop uses 9 million LEDs|access-date=18 September 2015|archive-date=5 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005151039/http://www.ledsmagazine.com/articles/2007/07/genesis-concert-backdrop-uses-9-million-leds.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The European leg saw close to 400,000 tickets sold in 40 minutes for shows in Germany and the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6181932.stm|title=Genesis UK comeback gigs sell out|date=24 November 2006|publisher=BBC News|access-date=18 September 2015|archive-date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015061517/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6181932.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The European leg ended with a free concert on 14 July at the [[Circus Maximus]] in [[Rome]] in front of around half a million people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Genesis to play free Rome concert |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6347133.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=9 February 2007 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019230325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6347133.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=When in Rome, hit our top 10 tourist sights |url=http://www.mystatesman.com/news/travel/when-in-rome-hit-our-top-10-tourist-sights/nnq8M/ |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Austin American-Statesman]] |date=3 October 2015 |access-date=1 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208075831/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/travel/when-in-rome-hit-our-top-10-tourist-sights/nnq8M/ |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> This was filmed and released on DVD the following year as ''[[When in Rome 2007]]''. A live album formed of recordings from various European dates was released in 2007 as ''[[Live over Europe 2007]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Live Over Europe / When In Rome |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-over-europe-when-in-rome-mw0001673996 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-date=10 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210183052/http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-over-europe-when-in-rome-mw0001673996 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 July, the band played at the [[Live Earth concert, London|Live Earth concert in London]] at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Walsh |first=Bryan |title=What Live Earth Really Meant |url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641046,00.html |magazine=Time |date=8 July 2007 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208120315/http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641046,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The band's autobiography ''Genesis Chapter & Verse'' was published in 2007 as a full colour 359 page hardback book. The writing credits were Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford, edited by Philip Dodd.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Banks|first1=Tony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mYSyx40JaiYC|title=Genesis: Chapter and Verse|last2=Collins|first2=Phil|last3=Gabriel|first3=Peter|last4=Rutherford|first4=Mike|last5=Hackett|first5=Steve|date=18 September 2007|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0-312-37956-8|language=en|access-date=18 February 2022|archive-date=17 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181920/https://books.google.com/books?id=mYSyx40JaiYC|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2007, the band's studio albums from ''Trespass'' to ''Calling All Stations'' were digitally remastered by [[Nick Davis (music producer)|Nick Davis]] across three box sets: ''[[Genesis 1970–1975]]'', ''[[Genesis 1976–1982]]'' and ''[[Genesis 1983–1998]]''. Each album is presented as a two-disc set containing a CD/[[Super Audio CD]] of a new stereo mix and a DVD with a [[5.1 surround sound]] mix and bonus features including previously unreleased live performances, interviews and concert programmes.<ref name=hfr/> Two more box sets followed in 2009, ''[[Genesis Live 1973–2007]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-1973-2007-mw0000825746 |title=Live 1973 – 2007: Genesis |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-date=28 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128105824/http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-1973-2007-mw0000825746 |url-status=live }}</ref> which collected all of the band's live albums and ''[[Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007]]'', which compiled all of the band's live home video releases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genesis: The Movie Box |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-genesis-the-movie-box-1981-2007-mw0000834250 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-date=9 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209173446/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-genesis-the-movie-box-1981-2007-mw0000834250 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After 2011, Genesis members expressed mixed opinions about the possibility of a reunion. Collins retired from the music industry as an active musician during that year in favour of family commitments,<ref>{{cite news |last=Wardrop |first=Murray |title=Phil Collins calls time on music career |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/8360584/Phil-Collins-calls-time-on-music-career.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/8360584/Phil-Collins-calls-time-on-music-career.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=4 March 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and has stated he can no longer play the drums due to medical issues.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Latest Music News, Band, artist, Musician & Music Video News |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956317/phil-collins-talks-motown-covers-album-genesis-future |magazine=Billboard |date=14 September 2010 |access-date=21 July 2011 |archive-date=18 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618015227/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956317/phil-collins-talks-motown-covers-album-genesis-future |url-status=live }}</ref> Hackett has said "I would say it's possible, but highly improbable. I've always been open to it. I'm not the guy who says no."<ref name=rollingstone2012/> Gabriel addressed the possibility of a reunion, stating "I never say never. It really didn't happen last time. I think there's a small chance, but I don't think it's very high."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Peter Gabriel on Genesis Reunion |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/peter-gabriel-on-genesis-reunion-i-never-say-never-20140414 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=14 April 2014 |access-date=28 August 2017 |archive-date=21 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121084505/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/peter-gabriel-on-genesis-reunion-i-never-say-never-20140414 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, Collins reiterated, "Have people thought it through? It's not as if you're going to get Peter as the singer, me as the drummer. I can't play any more, so it's never going to happen", adding it would not be likely for Gabriel to perform songs on which Collins originally sang lead vocals.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Genesis Interviews |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/the-view-from-here/genesis-interviewed-we-ended-up-as-a-three-piece-because-we-had-too-many-ideas-for-a-five-piece-70663/5 |magazine=Uncut |date=10 September 2015 |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121120048/https://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/the-view-from-here/genesis-interviewed-we-ended-up-as-a-three-piece-because-we-had-too-many-ideas-for-a-five-piece-70663/5 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford, Collins and Hackett reunited for ''[[Genesis: Together and Apart]]'', a BBC documentary about the band's history and the various solo albums the members have released over the course of their careers. Although he participated in the documentary and promoted it, Hackett was very critical following its broadcast, saying that it was biased and did not give him editorial involvement, adding that it ignored his solo work despite his speaking at length about it.<ref name="Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Blasts 'Biased' Documentary">{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Blasts 'Biased' Documentary |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/genesis-guitarist-steve-hackett-blasts-biased-documentary-20141005 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=5 October 2014 |access-date=14 October 2014 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044324/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/genesis-guitarist-steve-hackett-blasts-biased-documentary-20141005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The documentary also did not cover Ray Wilson's time in Genesis. In 2015, Hackett was doubtful about the idea of a Genesis reunion, saying: "Look at the documentary and you'll get an idea of the priorities that come across."<ref>{{cite web |last=DeRiso |first=Nick |title=Steve Hackett Says Genesis Documentary Doomed Reunion |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/steve-hackett-genesis-reunion-2/ |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=29 January 2015 |access-date=19 August 2015 |archive-date=17 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717081850/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/steve-hackett-genesis-reunion-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, Collins announced an end to his retirement and speculated that a reunion with Banks and Rutherford would be possible,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kaye |first=Ben |title=Phil Collins returns: 'I am no longer retired' |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/10/phil-collins-returns-i-am-no-longer-retired/ |magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=28 October 2015 |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-date=8 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108114915/http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/10/phil-collins-returns-i-am-no-longer-retired/ |url-status=live }}</ref> a view that Banks endorsed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Banks wants a Genesis reunion |url=http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/177369/Tony-Banks-wants-a-Genesis-reunion |publisher=Tv3 |date=4 September 2015 |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-date=8 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108150458/http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/177369/Tony-Banks-wants-a-Genesis-reunion |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, Rutherford said he was also amenable to a reunion tour if Collins was interested. Hackett said he would like a reunion of Genesis's 1971–1975 line-up, but stressed it was very unlikely, adding "I won't say any more because I don't want to raise expectations."<ref>{{cite web |title=Genesis open to the idea of reuniting for their 50th anniversary |url=https://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/genesis-open-to-the-idea-of-reuniting-for-their-50th-anniversary/ |work=Planet Rock |date=24 April 2017 |access-date=16 February 2018 |archive-date=17 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217024726/https://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/genesis-open-to-the-idea-of-reuniting-for-their-50th-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Collins published his autobiography in 2016 and stated in the introduction that he retired from Genesis in 2007.{{sfn|Collins|2016|p=xiii}}

===2020–2022: The Last Domino? Tour===
On 23 January 2020, Collins, Banks and Rutherford were spotted together at a basketball game in New York City's [[Madison Square Garden]], sparking rumours about a possible Genesis reunion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |title=Prog rock stars Genesis announce reunion |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/04/prog-rock-stars-genesis-to-announce-reunion |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=5 March 2020 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=5 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305004642/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/04/prog-rock-stars-genesis-to-announce-reunion |url-status=live }}</ref> On 4 March, the trio announced their reformation and [[The Last Domino? Tour]] on [[Zoe Ball]]'s [[BBC Radio 2]] show. The tour was originally planned for seventeen dates across the UK and Ireland between November and December of the same year,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Genesis to Launch 'The Last Domino?' Reunion Tour in November |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/genesis-tour-reunion-961479/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=4 March 2020 |archive-date=4 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304094818/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/genesis-tour-reunion-961479/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Genesis reunite for first tour in 13 years |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51734115 |publisher=BBC News |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=4 March 2020 |archive-date=4 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304090235/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51734115 |url-status=live }}</ref> with longtime touring guitarist/bassist [[Daryl Stuermer]] and Collins's son [[Nic Collins (drummer)|Nic]] on drums.<ref>{{cite news |title=Genesis reunion: Phil Collins' son to stand in due to drummer's ill health |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/genesis-reunion-tour-dates-phil-collins-mike-rutherford-tony-banks-a9374066.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=4 March 2020 |archive-date=5 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305165718/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/genesis-reunion-tour-dates-phil-collins-mike-rutherford-tony-banks-a9374066.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Their usual touring drummer, [[Chester Thompson]], was not invited and said he had not spoken to Collins in ten years.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Chester Thompson on His Years With Genesis, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/drummer-chester-thompson-interview-genesis-phil-collins-frank-zappa-weather-report-1122064/amp/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=4 February 2021 |access-date=5 February 2021 |archive-date=5 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205033917/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/drummer-chester-thompson-interview-genesis-phil-collins-frank-zappa-weather-report-1122064/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour was rescheduled twice due to the subsequent [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and lockdown,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/genesis-reschedule-the-last-domino-tour-add-two-new-dates|title=Genesis reschedule The Last Domino? tour – add two new dates|first=Scott|last=Munro|date=24 July 2020|publisher=Louder|access-date=24 July 2020|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915061634/https://www.loudersound.com/news/genesis-reschedule-the-last-domino-tour-add-two-new-dates|url-status=live}}</ref> firstly from April 2021 and then from September 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Genesis Release Reunion Tour Rehearsal Footage, Push Start to September |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/genesis-reunion-tour-rehearsal-footage-postpone-1117874/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=23 January 2021 |date=22 January 2021 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122230243/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/genesis-reunion-tour-rehearsal-footage-postpone-1117874/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Collins asserted that the tour would be his last with Genesis due to his health issues,<ref>{{cite web |title=Genesis Reunite – For The Last Time? |url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/genesis-reunite-for-the-last-time/ |website=Mojo |date=23 September 2021 |access-date=30 September 2021 |archive-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927105717/https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/genesis-reunite-for-the-last-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and said there were no plans for the band to record new music, but added: "Never say never".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/phil_collins_talks_how_hell_approach_drums_for_genesis_reunion_with_18-year-old_drummer_son_on-board__how_rest_of_band_reacted.html|title=Phil Collins Talks How He'll Approach Drums for Genesis Reunion With 18-Year-Old Drummer Son On-Board + How Rest of Band Reacted|website=www.ultimate-guitar.com|access-date=24 March 2020|archive-date=16 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616205610/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/phil_collins_talks_how_hell_approach_drums_for_genesis_reunion_with_18-year-old_drummer_son_on-board__how_rest_of_band_reacted.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A North American leg was later added for November 2021, following the UK leg.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 May 2021|title=Genesis add North American dates to upcoming reunion tour|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/genesis-add-north-american-dates-to-upcoming-reunion-tour-2931682|access-date=5 May 2021|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505204427/https://www.nme.com/news/music/genesis-add-north-american-dates-to-upcoming-reunion-tour-2931682|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour was supported with the release of a greatest hits set ''[[The Last Domino? – The Hits]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ewing |first1=Jerry |title=Genesis to release The Last Domino? collection |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/genesis-to-release-the-last-domino-collection |website=Louder Sound |access-date=29 July 2021 |language=en |date=29 July 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729133541/https://www.loudersound.com/news/genesis-to-release-the-last-domino-collection |url-status=live }}</ref>

The tour began on 20 September 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Genesis 'Turn It on Again' at Emotional Reunion Tour Launch in Birmingham |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/genesis-reunion-tour-birmingham-england-live-review-1229642/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=8 October 2021 |date=21 September 2021 |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008200749/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/genesis-reunion-tour-birmingham-england-live-review-1229642/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 8 October, with four dates remaining, the UK leg was postponed due to a positive test for COVID-19 in the band. With the exception of the second Glasgow date, the dates were rescheduled for March 2022, ending with three shows in London on 24–26 March.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Will |title=Genesis postpone remaining UK farewell tour dates due to positive COVID test |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/genesis-postpone-remaining-uk-farewell-tour-dates-due-to-positive-covid-test-3066074 |website=NME |access-date=8 October 2021 |date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008200749/https://www.nme.com/news/music/genesis-postpone-remaining-uk-farewell-tour-dates-due-to-positive-covid-test-3066074 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/genesis-announce-european-tour-dates-for-2022|title=Genesis announce European tour dates for 2022|work=Louder|date=25 October 2021|access-date=26 October 2021|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026024521/https://www.loudersound.com/news/genesis-announce-european-tour-dates-for-2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Genesis performed their final concert of The Last Domino? Tour on 26 March in London. Gabriel was in attendance for the show, but he did not join the band on stage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kielty |first1=Martin |title=Genesis Play Last-Ever Show With Peter Gabriel in Audience |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/genesis-final-show/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=27 March 2022 |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327202353/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/genesis-final-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2022, Genesis announced that they had sold a portion of their music rights to [[Concord (entertainment company)|Concord]] for an estimated £270 million. The deal includes publishing copyrights and streaming income from their post-1978 output and solo albums by Banks, Rutherford and Collins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63094007|first=Mark|last=Savage|title=Phil Collins and two Genesis bandmates sell song catalogue for a reported $300m|publisher=BBC News|date=1 October 2022|access-date=4 October 2022|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004121208/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63094007|url-status=live}}</ref> Their earnings from the deal with Concord and The Last Domino? Tour made Genesis top a list of highest-paid entertainers of 2022 by ''Forbes{{'}}'' magazine, with $230 million.<ref name=UCR23>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/genesis-sting-2022-highest-paid-entertainers/|title=Genesis and Sting Top 2022 Highest-Paid Entertainers List|first=Matthew|last=Wilkening|date=13 February 2023|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=15 February 2023|archive-date=14 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214205640/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/genesis-sting-2022-highest-paid-entertainers/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 3 March 2023, the 5 CD live box set ''[[BBC Broadcasts]]'' was released, featuring material originally broadcast between 1970 and 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/genesis-announce-five-disc-bbc-box-set-featuring-previously-unreleased-material|title=Genesis announce five disc BBC box set featuring previously unreleased material|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=12 January 2023|access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=Loudersound|archive-date=12 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112140536/https://www.loudersound.com/news/genesis-announce-five-disc-bbc-box-set-featuring-previously-unreleased-material|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Musical style==
{{Quote box|style=padding:10px;|quote=For years, we've been telling people that we're primarily songwriters&nbsp;... I see myself primarily as a writer, not a player.| source =—[[Mike Rutherford]]{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=122}}|width=25%|align=right}}
[[File:Mike Rutherford.jpg|thumb|left|Mike Rutherford playing his distinctive [[Multi-neck guitar|double neck guitar]], combining [[Twelve-string guitar|12-string]] and [[bass guitar|bass]].]]
Genesis identify first and foremost as songwriters.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=122}} Though styles changed dramatically over the group's career, they were always built on musical contrasts and the willingness to experiment.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=224}}

Members of the original line-up were exposed to [[Classical music|classical]] and [[church music]] as well as rock artists of the 1960s, particularly [[the Beatles]].{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=6–7,9}} Gabriel's vocal style was influenced by [[Otis Redding]] and other [[Stax Records|Stax]] artists.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=9}} Some of Genesis's music was inspired by [[blues]] according to Hackett, who says that the sonic innovation of the electric guitar in the early 1970s came straight from this.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The classic era of Genesis examined: 1971–1975 |newspaper=Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia |date=6 April 2011 |url=http://www.goldminemag.com/features/the-classic-era-of-genesis-examined-1971-1975 |publisher=Goldmine |access-date=7 August 2018 |archive-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808011410/http://www.goldminemag.com/features/the-classic-era-of-genesis-examined-1971-1975 |url-status=live }}</ref> In their early years, Genesis' music combined elements of the pop, [[folk music|folk]] and [[psychedelic music|psychedelic]] genres.<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|first=Bruce|last=Eder|title=Genesis – Artist Biography|website=AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/genesis-mn0000199995/biography|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-date=10 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810104516/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/genesis-mn0000199995/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> Several songs developed during Phillips' time in the band originated on [[Twelve-string guitar|12-string guitar]]s, often with unconventional tunings. By the 1970s, the group began to include fantasy and surreal elements in their lyrics, such as "The Musical Box".{{sfn|Hegarty|Halliwell|2011|pp=58–61}} ''Nursery Cryme'' marks the first time electric instruments were used more extensively.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=54}} ''A Trick of the Tail'' marked a return to the band's roots with acoustic passages and songs inspired by fantasy.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=120}}

Early lyrics drew from psychedelia, fantasy, [[Myth|mythological figures]] and fairytale themes. Gabriel emerged as one of the band's main lyricists who often incorporated puns and [[double entendre]]s in his lines and track titles and addressed various themes including [[social commentary]].{{sfn|Martin|2002|p=71}} ''Selling England by the Pound'' contains references to English culture of the time including "Aisle of Plenty", where four British supermarket chains are referenced to reflect the album's theme of commercialism. Literary sources are used as inspiration for many Genesis tracks; "[[The Cinema Show]]" is based on [[T. S. Eliot]]'s poem ''[[The Waste Land]]'',{{sfn|Macan|1997|p=70}} and [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s novel ''[[Childhood's End]]'' inspired the lyrics to "[[Watcher of the Skies]]".{{sfn|Hegarty|Halliwell|2011|p=96,126}}

By the time the group had slimmed down to the trio of Banks, Rutherford and Collins, they had decided to change lyrical styles, dealing more with everyday matters which connected with female fans.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=149}} Collins' songs, in particular, were personal in nature.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=161–162}} The group still featured humour in songs such as "Illegal Alien",{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=189}} and dealt with serious themes such as politics on "Land of Confusion"{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=203}} and commercialisation on "I Can't Dance".{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=221}}

Banks said that a common way of developing songs throughout the band's career was for Collins to play the rhythm, Rutherford to set up a groove and riffs and for him to add the harmonies and melodies on top. He cited the "Apocalypse in 9/8" section of "Supper's Ready", "The Cinema Show" and "Domino" as examples of this and says the restrictions it gave him allowed the group to produce straightforward pop songs such as "Invisible Touch" and "Land of Confusion" in later years.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reed |first=Ryan |title=Genesis' Tony Banks Talks Elusive Solo Success, New Box Set |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/genesis-tony-banks-talks-elusive-solo-success-new-box-set-20150728?page=5 |url-status=dead |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=28 July 2015 |access-date=8 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909144414/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/genesis-tony-banks-talks-elusive-solo-success-new-box-set-20150728?page=5 |archive-date=9 September 2015}}</ref>

Banks has used a number of keyboards during Genesis' career, continually trying out new models, though he has used the piano regularly throughout the group's lifetime. In the 1970s he frequently used the [[Hammond organ]], [[Hohner Pianet]], [[Mellotron]], [[Rocky Mount Instruments|RMI Electronic Piano]] and [[ARP Pro Soloist]].<ref name="regenesis">{{cite web |title=ReGenesis: Early Genesis for the modern keyboardist |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/pm/apr09/articles/regenesiskeys.htm |work=[[Sound on Sound]] |date=April 2009 |access-date=13 December 2012 |archive-date=27 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627170258/http://www.soundonsound.com/pm/apr09/articles/regenesiskeys.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 1980s, he used the [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5]] and Prophet 10, the [[ARP Quadra]] and various [[Korg]] synthesizers.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reid |first=Gordon |title=Sequential CircuitsProphet Synthesizers 5 & 10 (Retro) |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar99/articles/retroprophet.htm |magazine=Sound on Sound |date=March 1999 |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130358/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar99/articles/retroprophet.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> For the Turn It On Again tour in 2007, his main keyboard was a [[Korg OASYS]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Korg Oasys: On Tour with Tony Banks and Genesis |url=http://www.dv247.com/news/Korg%20Oasys%20On%20Tour%20with%20Tony%20Banks%20and%20Genesis/131452 |work=Digital Village |access-date=8 October 2015 |archive-date=23 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623165230/http://www.dv247.com/news/Korg%20Oasys%20On%20Tour%20with%20Tony%20Banks%20and%20Genesis/131452 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As both a guitarist and bassist, Rutherford regularly swapped between the two roles and his trademark instrument with Genesis, particularly throughout the 1970s, was a double-neck guitar. In the 1980s and beyond, he favoured the [[Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster|Eric Clapton Stratocaster]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Mike Rutherford on Genesis |url=http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/mike-rutherford-on-genesis/16864 |magazine=[[Guitar Player]] |date=1 August 2007 |access-date=8 October 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113159/http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/mike-rutherford-on-genesis/16864 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==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>

==Band members==
{{main|List of Genesis band members}}
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;Final line-up
*[[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]] – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals <small>(1967–2000, 2006–2007, 2020–2022)</small>
*[[Mike Rutherford]] – bass, guitar, bass pedals, backing vocals <small>(1967–2000, 2006–2007, 2020–2022)</small>
*[[Phil Collins]] – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion <small>(1970–1996, 2000, 2006–2007, 2020–2022)</small>

;Former members
*[[Peter Gabriel]] – lead vocals, flute, oboe, percussion <small>(1967–1975)</small>
*[[Anthony Phillips]] – guitar, backing vocals <small>(1967–1970)</small>
*[[Chris Stewart (author)|Chris Stewart]] – drums, percussion <small>(1967–1968)</small>
*[[John Silver (musician)|John Silver]] – drums, percussion <small>(1968–1969)</small>
*[[John Mayhew (musician)|John Mayhew]] – drums, percussion, backing vocals <small>(1969–1970; died 2009)</small>
*[[Mick Barnard]] – guitar <small>(1970–1971)</small>
*[[Steve Hackett]] – guitar <small>(1971–1977)</small>
*[[Ray Wilson (musician)|Ray Wilson]] – lead vocals <small>(1996–2000)</small>

;Former touring musicians
*[[Bill Bruford]] – drums, percussion <small>(1976)</small>
*[[Chester Thompson]] – drums, percussion <small>(1976–1992, 2006–2007)</small>
*[[Daryl Stuermer]] – guitar, bass, backing vocals <small>(1978–1992, 2006–2007, 2020–2022)</small>
*[[Nir Zidkyahu]] – drums, percussion <small>(1997–1998)</small>
*[[Anthony Drennan]] – guitar, bass, backing vocals <small>(1997–1998)</small>
*[[Nic Collins (drummer)|Nic Collins]] – drums, percussion <small>(2020–2022)</small>
*[[Daniel Pearce (musician, born 1978)|Daniel Pearce]] – backing vocals <small>(2020–2022)</small>
*Patrick Smyth – backing vocals <small>(2020–2022)</small>
{{col-end}}

==Discography==
{{Main|Genesis discography}}
;Studio albums
* ''[[From Genesis to Revelation]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Trespass (album)|Trespass]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Nursery Cryme]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Foxtrot (album)|Foxtrot]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Selling England by the Pound]]'' (1973)
* ''[[The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway]]'' (1974)
* ''[[A Trick of the Tail]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Wind & Wuthering]]'' (1976)
* ''[[...And Then There Were Three...]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Duke (album)|Duke]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Abacab]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Genesis (Genesis album)|Genesis]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Invisible Touch]]'' (1986)
* ''[[We Can't Dance]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Calling All Stations]]'' (1997)
;Live albums
* ''[[Genesis Live]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Seconds Out]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Three Sides Live]]'' (1982)
* ''[[The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Live Over Europe 2007]]'' (2007)

==References==
===Citations===
{{reflist}}

===General sources===
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{Cite book |title=Genesis. Chapter and Verse |first1=Tony |last1=Banks |first2=Phil |last2=Collins |first3=Peter |last3=Gabriel |first4=Steve |last4=Hackett |first5=Mike |last5=Rutherford |editor1-first=Philipp |editor1-last=Dodd |publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-297-84434-1 |ref={{harvid|Genesis|2007}}}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Bowler |first1=Dave |last2=Dray |first2=Bryan |year=1992 |title=Genesis – A Biography |publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson |isbn=978-0-283-06132-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/genesisbiography0000bowl_h5d4}}
* {{Cite book |last=Buckley |first=Peter |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |publisher=Rough Guides |date=2003 |edition=3rd |isbn=978-1-843-53105-0 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse}}
* {{Cite book |last=Collins |first=Phil |author-link=Phil Collins |title=Not Dead Yet |publisher=Penguin |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-784-75360-3}}
* {{Cite book |last=Everett |first=Walter |title=Expression in pop-rock music: critical and analytical essays |publisher=Routledge |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-415-97959-7}}
* {{Cite book |last=Frame |first=Pete |year=1983 |title=The Complete Rock Family Trees |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0-7119-0465-1}}
*{{cite book|last=Gallo|first=Armando|title=Genesis: The Evolution of a Rock Band|publisher=Sidgwick and Jackson Limited|year=1978|isbn=0-283-98440-6}}
* {{Cite book |last=Giammetti |first=Mario |year=2020 |title=Genesis 1967 to 1975 - The Peter Gabriel Years |publisher=Kingmaker |isbn=978-1-913218-62-1}}
* {{Cite book |last=Giammetti |first=Mario |year=2021 |title=Genesis 1975 to 2021 - The Phil Collins Years |publisher=Kingmaker |isbn=978-1-8384918-0-2}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Hegarty |first1=Paul |last2=Halliwell |first2=Martin |title=Beyond and Before: Progressive Rock Since the 1960s |year=2011 |publisher=The Continuum International Publishing Group |location=New York |isbn=978-0-8264-2332-0}}
* {{Cite book |last=Hewitt |first=Alan |year=2001 |title=Opening the Musical Box – A Genesis Chronicle |publisher=Firefly Publishing |isbn=978-0-946-71930-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/openingmusicalbo00hewi}}
* {{Cite book |last=Macan |first=Edward |title=Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=1997 |isbn=978-0-195-09887-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/rockingclassicse0000maca}}
* {{Cite book |last=Martin |first=Bill |year=2002 |title=Avant Rock: Experimental Music from the Beatles to Bjork |publisher=Open Court |location=Chicago}}
* {{Cite book |last=Platts |first=Robin |title=Genesis: Inside & Out (1967–2000) |publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing |year=2001 |isbn=978-1-896-52271-5}}
* {{Cite book |last=Romano |first=Will |title=Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Complete Illustrated History of Prog Rock |publisher=Backbeat Books |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-8793-0991-6}}
* {{Cite book |last=Rutherford |first=Mike |title=The Living Years: The First Genesis Memoir |publisher=Thomas Dunne Books |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-250-06068-6}}
* {{Cite book |last=Thompson |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Thompson (author) |title=Turn It On Again: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Genesis |publisher=Backbeat Books |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-879-30810-0}}
* {{Cite book |last=Welch |first=Chris |title=Genesis: The Complete Guide to Their Music |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-857-12739-6}}
{{Refend}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite book|title=Genesis: The Gabriel Era – Uncensored on the Record|first=Bob|last=Carruthers|publisher=Coda Books|year=2011|isbn=978-1-908-53873-4}}
* Banks, Tony; Collins, Phil; Gabriel, Peter; Hackett, Steve; and Rutherford, Mike; edited by Dodd, Philip (2007). ''Genesis Chapter & Verse'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson. {{ISBN|978 0 297 844341}}.

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* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/124506-Genesis Genesis] at [[Discogs]]
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