#GENESIS INVISIBLE TOUCH ALBUM FULL#

#GENESIS INVISIBLE TOUCH ALBUM FULL#

The 80s was full of multi-platinum albums for the band, kicking in with the UK #1 Duke in 1980. This kicked a phenomenal period where both the band and its solo members would get incredible successes. It became their first UK top 10 hit and their first US Hot 100 entry, an entire decade after the band was founded. The perfect example was the lead single from the album, Follow You, Follow Me. Their more straightforward sound, with still prog rock elements but without the overly complex parts from the past, made wonders. The titled was a reference to the remaining lineup made of Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. The new formation was quickly adopted by the public as well as the first LP with them peaked at 3 in the UK, with a career-record to that point of 6 weeks inside the top 5, while improving their best in the US as well by hitting the top 40 at #31.Īnother departure, the one of Steve Hackett in 1977, looked like it would be another huge blow to the group, but incredibly they improved their career bests against with following album And Then There Were Three. Speaking about him, due to their incapacity to hire a new singer, he was a choice by default, as he was the best one among the existing lineup.

They were all great writers though, and the more down to earth lyrical themes of members like Phil Collins were instead going to increase their fame even more. Steve Hackett started to release solo albums as well, sure that the band wouldn’t survive to the departure of their singer and main lyricist. He went on to start a very successful career, with the 1986 record So, a multi-platinum album in countries like the US and the UK. Rather than enjoying their hard-earned popularity, the group was shaken in 1975 when their singer and leader Peter Gabriel left due to growing tensions. It still took until 1974 to see them get their first UK Top 40 single, the #21 hit I Know What I Like. After nearly 6 years of activity, at last they were in the news.Īfter that, their albums started to routinely enter inside the top 10. Thanks to both their cult following and a wide critical acclaim, their 4th studio set Foxtrot opened at #12 in the UK in October 1972. With a quintet that we can retrospectively regard as an all-star band, Genesis was still a fairly unsuccessful rock band. A year later, a guitarist that was going to become iconic joined them too, Steve Hackett. In the later Nursery Cryme record, a new drummer got onboard. Slowly, but surely, they gained a cult following.īoth Trespass (1970) and Nursery Cryme (1971) failed to chart in relevant markets, although they did well kinda randomly in markets like Belgium and Italy.ĭuring these years, the band, which was losing more and more money every year, saw various members come in and out. They kept working hard, creating and touring nonstop. So was their debut album from 1969, From Genesis to Revolution. When they did, their early 1968 singles were complete bombs. Even if they have put a lot of work in, they struggled to get a contract. They were one of the first progressive rock bands. At that time, the band was highly creative, with lyrics featuring fantasy and mythology elements, they were always focused on trying new sounds with an art rock approach. The former led the group during the first half of the 70s. The remaining three though embarked into incredible careers, they were Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford. Among the founding members, Anthony Philips and Chris Stewart left before their popular years. Its members were aged from 15 to 17 when they started it in January 1967. Many of them split even before ending their studies, but some kicked an amazing journey, including the iconic Genesis. We review their discography in numbers.ĭuring the second half of the 60s, most English schools had their own rock bands. Never really hyped, they remained consistently strong from the late 70s to the 90s. Rare are the bands that have been successful before, during and after the solo success of their members.

Genesis invisible touch album