![]() ![]() Not that many people are going to make that commitment, but some will, particularly those people who crave the early Genesis period. “No, none of them were hit singles,” he chuckles, “and it’s four CDs, which is a commitment. Just cue up the majestic “Watcher of the Skies” from 1972’s Foxtrot for prime evidence of that thesis being put into action.īesides his storied career in Genesis, Banks also tried his hand at a solo career, the highlights of which have been compiled in the four-disc box set A Chord Too Far (Cherry Red/Esoteric Recordings). It sets you up for the next 5 minutes, so you ought to try and get it right,” he says. “You make an impact with those first few bars. Banks has always felt making an impression right as a song commences to be paramount. ![]() “I always like to have the first word and the last word on albums,” laughs keyboardist Tony Banks, one of the main songwriters in Genesis. In a band of equals, some can appear to be more equal than others. ![]()
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