167-455: Rodney Terence Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock band the Zombies , and went on to form the band Argent after the first break-up of the Zombies. Argent is one of the main composers of the Zombies' music and made major lyrical contributions to
334-510: A Mellotron previously owned by King Crimson to his set of keyboards. The opening track, " 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. "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" are the first recordings in which Hackett uses the tapping technique. Hackett and Collins wrote "For Absent Friends", which
501-457: A Mellotron to fill out their arrangements. According to Argent, they used John Lennon's Mellotron, which had been left in the studio after the Beatles ' sessions for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . The album was mixed into the standard mono; however, as another concession toward their limited budget, Argent and White (who, due to their songwriting royalties, had earned more than
668-474: A "Begin Here" festival in their hometown of St Albans between 8–10 November 2024. The festival includes live performances, fan meet and greets, Q&A's, and other activities hosted by Argent, Blunstone, Grundy, and White, as well as a section talking about the solo works of Chris White. It will include the bands first live performance since Argent's retirement from touring. Keyboard musician Danny Mattin took up
835-467: 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 . In November, the band recorded Duke at Polar Studios with Hentschel reprising his role as producer. Its cover was by French illustrator Lionel Koechlin and featured the character Albert. Released in March 1980, Duke was the band's biggest commercial success at
1002-430: A band reunion. In a 2015 interview with PopMatters journalist J.C. Maçek III about the Zombies' latest album Still Got That Hunger , Argent said " Still Got That Hunger is the first album that has really recaptured some of the resonance of feeling of a group. We're so tight as a group together now. And the whole process has become so organic that we're 100% happy with the Zombies name and rediscovering and playing all
1169-701: A beat-group competition organised by the Watford Borough Council and sponsored by the London Evening News . They signed a recording contract with Decca and recorded their first hit, " She's Not There ". It was released in mid-1964 and peaked at No. 12 in the UK, becoming their only UK Top 40 hit. The tune began to catch on in the United States and eventually climbed to No. 2 in early December. It sold over one million copies and
1336-655: A benefit concert at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, California. The Zombies reunited for the event, which turned out to be Atkinson's last performance with them. He died later that year on 1 April 2004, in Santa Monica, California , from liver and kidney disease. In 2005, Blunstone and Argent released a DVD and 2-CD album ( Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre ) and continued touring with the Zombies. To mark
1503-401: 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. 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
1670-546: A coin dropping, which contributed to the feeling of alienation that the song projected. Bassist Chris White provided "I Can't Make Up My Mind", the quirky "I Don't Want to Know", plus the beaty "What More Can I Do", which, at 1:38, is the second-shortest cut on the album and contains a simple but distinctive drum riff. The final original was an instrumental written by Ken Jones, "Work 'n' Play". The Zombies continued recording original songs through 1965 and 1966, trying to achieve chart success. There were enough tracks to have filled
1837-412: 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. 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. Banks recalled that "after a year or so", the album had "sold 649 copies". A third single, "Where
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#17327876196112004-629: 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". Gabriel also left the group when director William Friedkin asked him to write a screenplay, but returned after the project was shelved. In August 1974, production moved to Glaspant Manor in Carmarthenshire , Wales 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
2171-519: A cottage owned by Macphail's parents, in Wotton , Surrey, to write, rehearse and develop their stage performance. They took their work seriously, playing together for as much as eleven hours a day. Their first live gig as Genesis followed in September 1969 at a teenager's birthday. It was the start of a series of live shows in small venues across the UK, which included a radio performance broadcast on
2338-450: 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. 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
2505-660: A demonstration at The Farm, the band and Smith showed an immediate interest in the technology and became shareholders of the company. 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 , which peaked at No. 10 in the UK. Its cover is a homage to the Twist and Shout EP by the Beatles , with sleeve notes written by that group's former publicist Tony Barrow . Basically, we reached
2672-439: 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. 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
2839-418: A follow-up album, but due to the band's lack of chart success, most of these tracks remained unissued at the time. In 1967, frustrated by their continuing lack of success, the Zombies left Decca and signed a recording contract with CBS Records for whom they recorded the album Odessey and Oracle at EMI's world-famous Abbey Road studios. The band's budget did not stretch to session musicians, so they used
3006-676: A fox's head. The incident resulted in front cover reports in the music press, allowing the band to double their performance fee. 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 Philharmonic Hall in New York City with openers String Driven Thing , in aid of the United Cerebral Palsy Fund . They were well received despite
3173-638: A friend of Atkinson, was invited into the band. When Christie left the band in early 1962 to focus on education, he suggested Colin Blunstone and Paul Arnold from another band, The Hoaxes, to be added, with the latter to replace him as bassist. Blunstone and Arnold joined the other three to form the band in 1961 while all five members were at school. Some sources state that Argent, Atkinson, and Grundy were at St Albans School , while Blunstone and Arnold were students at St Albans Boys' Grammar School . Both Blunstone and Grundy came from Hatfield and both sang in
3340-575: A jam on Easter 1961 in St Albans. Argent wanted to form a band and initially asked his cousin Jim Rodford to join as a bass guitarist. Rodford was playing in local band called the Bluetones at the time, so declined. Colin Blunstone and Paul Arnold joined the new band in early 1961, while all five members were still at school. Arnold left not long after and was replaced by Chris White . After
3507-471: A live act with Rutherford adding bass pedals and Banks playing lead guitar lines on a Pianet through a distorted fuzz box amplifier in addition to his keyboard parts, something that he credits in helping him develop his technique. In November 1970, after a second audition with Caryl fell through, Dave Stopps, owner of Friars club in Aylesbury , suggested they use Mick Barnard of The Farm, who joined
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#17327876196113674-468: A live performance to "capture that magical, fleeting quality of energy and immediacy of performance". The album was released on Cooking Vinyl . A track from the album, Dropped Reeling & Stupid, was released as a single, their first since 1969. A documentary, Hung Up On A Dream, was released in November 2023. The film went through the history of the band, including how they were formed, their prime in
3841-600: 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 . In September 1976, Genesis relocated to Relight Studios at Hilvarenbeek in the Netherlands with Hentschel to record Wind & Wuthering . It
4008-759: A nationwide hit in the US, peaking in the Hot 100 ( Billboard ) at No. 3. In 1968, Argent and White began working on material for a possible new band when they were approached by CBS to do another Zombies album. Several new Argent/White songs were cut, initially with a line-up of Argent, White, Hugh Grundy and Rick Birkett (guitar), with the latter three being replaced during the sessions by Jim Rodford (bass), Bob Henrit (drums) and Russ Ballard (guitar). The new tracks were combined with some old Decca out-takes and demos that were overdubbed and enhanced in sessions at Morgan Studios in London. The album, scheduled for release in 1969,
4175-658: 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 . Gabriel contributed lyrics based on the idea of commercialism and the decline of English culture and the rise in American influences. Its title refers to a UK Labour Party slogan to make it clear to music critics who may have thought Genesis were beginning to "sell out" to
4342-400: 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 , 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. ... I thought 'At least I'm going to be working if I get
4509-512: A number of tribute bands recreating Genesis shows from various stages of the band's career. In 2010, Genesis were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The founding members of Genesis, Peter Gabriel , Tony Banks , Anthony “Ant” Phillips , Mike Rutherford and drummer Chris Stewart , met at Charterhouse School , a public school in Godalming , Surrey . Banks and Gabriel arrived at
4676-422: A number of musicians, including piano on the title track of The Who 's album Who Are You , and on Variations with Gary Moore , Julian Lloyd Webber , and Andrew Lloyd Webber . In the 1980s he began writing for television. In 1986, he composed the theme music for ITV 's coverage of the 1986 FIFA World Cup , Aztec Gold , which he released as a single under the name of Silsoe . Also in 1986, he composed
4843-547: A one-off concert with Gabriel at the 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. Hackett, who flew in from abroad, arrived in time to perform the last two songs. Work on the twelfth Genesis album, Genesis , began in March 1983 with Padgham returning as engineer. It
5010-457: A pastiche of the Bee Gees , one of King's favourite bands, which was recorded with orchestral arrangements added by Arthur Greenslade . 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
5177-800: 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, British Columbia , Canada, to try and rebuild the family. 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." 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 , at Polar Studios in Stockholm , Sweden . In April 1979, Collins returned to
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5344-497: A production company with ex- Van Morrison drummer Peter Van Hooke which produced a number of artists. In 1995, Argent produced Soraya 's debut album On Nights Like This and her second album Wall Of Smiles . Other albums the business partners produced included Tanita Tikaram 's Ancient Heart (1988), Nanci Griffith 's Late Night Grande Hotel (1991), Joshua Kadison 's Painted Desert Serenade (1993), and Jules Shear 's Healing Bones (1994). In 1999, Argent recorded
5511-452: A pub. We were too young to walk in the pub”. Blunstone added "I was literally in a corner singing to myself, doing a Ricky Nelson song, and Rod came over and said, 'That’s really good. I’ll tell you what. If you’ll be the lead singer, I’ll play keyboards'". Originally named the "Mustangs", the band soon realised that other groups had that name. According to Blunstone, "Every young band wants an original name. We were just in our teens. We tried
5678-539: A release of 1 July 2008. Both CD and DVD were officially released in the UK and several other countries. In 2006, Argent performed and toured with Ringo Starr as part of the All-Starr Band . Argent performed the Zombies' songs " She's Not There " and " Time of the Season " as well as " Hold Your Head Up " from his other musical group, Argent . In 2010, Ace Records released a series of six 7-inch vinyl EPs. All
5845-494: A result. The music press took note that Collins's success as a solo artist made him more popular than Genesis. 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
6012-505: A semi-regular member whenever Genesis were on down time for the next five years. Collins's idea of Genesis continuing as an instrumental group was quickly rejected by the others as they thought it would become boring. Rehearsals for A Trick of the Tail took place in Acton where material was quickly written and with little effort; most of "Dance on a Volcano" and "Squonk" was put together in
6179-468: A session guitarist on the album. 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. ...And Then There Were Three... was released in March 1978. It received some mixed reviews from critics at the time owing to
6346-423: A solo piano album, Rod Argent Classically Speaking , in which he played Chopin études and music by Ravel , Bach , and Grieg , as well as three of his own compositions. In 2006, Argent joined Hamish Stuart , Richard Marx , Billy Squier , Edgar Winter and Sheila E. to tour with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band . In 2004, Argent and Colin Blunstone recorded a new album, As Far as I Can See... , in
6513-418: A spiritual quest to establish his freedom and identity while meeting several bizarre characters on the way. 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 . Most of the album's lyrics were written by Gabriel, leaving much of its music to the rest of the group. His absence from
6680-980: A stroke, and on July 11, 2024, he announced his retirement from touring. b/w "You Make Me Feel Good" b/w "Woman" UK & AUS b/w "What More Can I Do?" US & CAN b/w " Leave Me Be " b/w "I Must Move" b/w "Remember When I Loved Her" b/w " I Love You " b/w "Remember You" b/w "Don't Go Away" b/w "How We Were Before" b/w "The Way I Feel Inside" b/w "She Does Everything for Me" b/w "Beechwood Park" b/w "Maybe After He's Gone" b/w "I'll Call You Mine" b/w "Friends of Mine" (1969 US re-release) b/w "The Way I Feel Inside" b/w "This Will Be Our Year" b/w "Conversation Off Floral Street" b/w "Don't Cry For Me" Gymnopedies No 1 1977 The Zombies The Zombies are an English rock band formed in St Albans in 1961. Led by keyboardist/vocalist Rod Argent and lead vocalist Colin Blunstone ,
6847-484: A stroke. He was advised by doctors to take "several months of rest and recuperation", and so, made the decision to stop touring. In 2017, the four surviving original members ( Colin Blunstone , Rod Argent , Chris White and Hugh Grundy ) re-united for a North American tour marking the 50th anniversary of the recording of Odessey and Oracle . The first stop on this tour was a first-time performance in Jamaica, as
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7014-416: A trio, in September 1977 at Relight Studios with Hentschel as producer. 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. Most of its eleven songs were written individually; Banks contributed four, Rutherford three and Collins one while the remaining three were written collectively. Their new material signalled
7181-506: A year; Gabriel and Phillips stayed at Charterhouse to finish exams, Banks enrolled at Sussex University and Rutherford studied at Farnborough College of Technology . 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. After Banks and Gabriel decided to follow suit,
7348-462: 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 . Abacab was released in September 1981 and reached No. 1 in the UK and No. 7 in the US. Three singles from the album entered the top forty in both countries; " Abacab " reached No. 9 in the UK and No. 26 in
7515-435: Is the first of four Genesis albums designed by Storm Thorgerson and 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 . 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
7682-564: The Billboard Hot 100 in March. As the band's third UK single, "Tell Her No" failed to make the Top 40, peaking at No. 42. Subsequent singles - " She's Coming Home ", " I Want You Back Again ", " Whenever You're Ready ", "Is This the Dream", " Just Out of Reach " (recorded for the soundtrack of the film Bunny Lake is Missing ), "Indication" and "Gotta Get a Hold of Myself" - failed to achieve
7849-546: The Daily Mirror and The Independent . The band set out to tour annually in the UK, US, Canada and Netherlands. The 2011 tour included Japan, France, Germany, Greece and Israel. In 2012, band members participated in the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the Blacksmith's Arms, a St Albans pub where the Zombies met for their first rehearsal. On 19 July 2013, it was announced that the band would be appearing on
8016-543: The B-side , released in February 1968. It achieved some airplay on BBC Radio One and Radio Caroline , but failed to sell. A second single, "A Winter's Tale" / "One-Eyed Hound", followed in May 1968, which also sold little. Three months later, Stewart left the group to continue with his studies. He was replaced by fellow Charterhouse pupil John Silver . King believed that the group would achieve greater success with an album. The result, From Genesis to Revelation ,
8183-822: The BBC 's Night Ride show, on 22 February 1970, and a spot at the Atomic Sunrise Festival held at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm a month later. During this time the band met with various record labels regarding contract offers. Initial discussions with Chris Blackwell of Island and Chris Wright of 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
8350-707: The Lyceum Theatre in London. 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 chords . After Hackett joined in January 1971, Stratton Smith organised a UK tour with Genesis opening for fellow Charisma acts Lindisfarne and Van der Graaf Generator . Their first overseas dates took place in March with gigs in Belgium followed by their first of three consecutive appearances at
8517-428: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. In May 2019, The Zombies announced a co-headlining tour with Brian Wilson and Al Jardine of The Beach Boys called "Something Great From ’68’" featuring The Zombies performing Odessey and Oracle , in addition to other greatest hits. This tour would also feature the four surviving original members ( Colin Blunstone , Rod Argent , Chris White and Hugh Grundy ) in addition to
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#17327876196118684-399: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. The Zombies reunited for a few odd concerts from 1989 to 1997, but have been active full-time since 2004, releasing their most recent studio album, Different Game , in 2023. The band today consists of Blunstone and Argent (White and Grundy also show up for occasional concerts), but as of July 2024, Argent is no longer touring. Three members of
8851-412: The 1960s, and the band members subsequent careers and reforming the Zombies. The documentary was won two awards and was nominated once for events including Kraków Film Festival , Nantucket Film Festival , and Borrego Springs Film Festival. On 11 July 2024, shortly after celebrating his 79th birthday and 52nd wedding anniversary in London, the band announced on social media that Rod Argent had suffered
9018-491: 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,
9185-612: 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 " More Trouble Every Day " from Zappa's live album Roxy & Elsewhere . Collins said, "It floored me completely ... 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?' ... He didn't even audition!" Genesis toured Wind & Wuthering from January to July 1977 across Europe, North America and, for
9352-478: The 40th anniversary of Odessey and Oracle , the four surviving original members of the Zombies participated in a three-night series of concerts at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire Theatre between 7 and 9 March 2008. Blunstone and Argent's respective websites had advertised that the concert of 8 March was recorded for a CD and DVD release later in 2008, and the CD was officially posted by Amazon.com to be pre-sold for
9519-594: The 48-track The Decca Stereo Anthology , which, for the first time, mixed all the Decca/Parrot recordings into true stereo. An album of new material released in 2004, As Far as I Can See... , received poor-to-scathing reviews from both Pitchfork and AllMusic . In January 2004, guitarist Paul Atkinson received the President's Merit Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences at
9686-488: The Alan Parsons Project . Atkinson retired as a performer and worked as an A&R executive for many years. In 1989, Blunstone, White and Grundy briefly reunited as the Zombies with guitarist/keyboardist Sebastian Santa Maria and recorded the album The Return of the Zombies , released in some European countries in February 1990. The UK release was held back to April 1991, when a reconfigured version of
9853-599: The BBC. On 25 November 1997, all five Zombies reunited at the Jazz Café in London's Camden Town as part of a solo show by Blunstone to perform "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season" to promote the release of Zombie Heaven . Blunstone and Argent did not play together again until late 1999. Argent spotted Blunstone in the audience while performing at a charity concert for jazz musician John Dankworth and invited him onstage for an impromptu reunion. This positive experience set
10020-528: The Mustangs. To be honest, I didn’t really know what a zombie was". "It was Arnold who came up with "the Zombies". Argent said "Well, we chose that name in 1961 and, I mean, I knew vaguely that they were: sort of, you know, the Walking Dead from Haiti and Colin didn't even really know what they were". "It was Paul [Arnold] that came up with the name. I don't know where he got it from. He very soon left
10187-473: 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
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#173278761961110354-546: The Pops . The group thought this would not suit their image and they declined the offer. In June 1974, Genesis started work on their double concept album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway . 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
10521-658: The Skies " and the property-development-themed " Get 'Em Out by Friday ". Foxtrot was released in on 15 September 1972 and reached No. 12 in the UK. It fared even better in Italy, where it went to No. 1. 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". Stephen Thomas Erlewine thought Foxtrot marked
10688-510: The Sour Turns to Sweet" / "In Hiding", was released in June 1969. None of the releases was commercially successful. The lack of commercial success led to the band's split with King and Decca. 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. After the album was recorded, the band went their separate ways for
10855-569: 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 , played the drums on former bandmate Peter Gabriel's third album and started writing his own first solo album, Face Value , at his home in Shalford, Surrey . In 1979, Banks and Rutherford moved into Collins's home in Shalford to write and rehearse material for Duke . The three found
11022-508: The UK and Selling England by the Pound (1973) reached number three, 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
11189-572: The UK and No. 70 in the US. By this time, Genesis had made little effort to organise their finances and were £150,000 in debt (equivalent to £2,291,300 in 2024). . They hired promoter 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 The Roxy in Los Angeles were well received by audiences and critics. The success of
11356-462: The UK in 1984. "The Knife" was released as a single in May 1971. Rolling Stone briefly mentioned the album unfavourably following its 1974 reissue: "It's spotty, poorly defined, at times innately boring". "Genesis seemed to be dying a death around our second album", Gabriel told Mark Blake . "We couldn't get arrested. So I got a place at the London School of Film Technique ." That was
11523-521: The US, "No Reply at All" reached No. 29 in the US, and " Keep It Dark ", a European-only single, went to No. 33 in the UK. 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. The tour marked the band's first use of the Vari-Lite , a computer-controlled intelligent lighting system. Following
11690-406: The US, their highest-charting single in both countries since their formation. 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 . Its success caused some fans to accuse the group of selling out to more commercial music. A follow-up single, " Many Too Many ", was less successful, for it had already appeared on
11857-455: The US. " 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)". Selling England by the Pound was released on 5 October 1973 and received favourably by critics, though slightly less enthusiastically than Foxtrot . The album reached No. 3 in
12024-575: The US. 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 Genesis Live – The Mama Tour . In February 1984, Genesis took a break in activity to allow each member to continue with their solo careers. Rutherford formed his group Mike + The Mechanics , Banks worked on his solo album Soundtracks and Collins released No Jacket Required , which achieved worldwide success and increased his popularity as
12191-604: The Zombies - Argent, Ballard, Rodford and Henrit - began working under a new name, Argent , with White as a non-performing songwriter. Atkinson worked in A&;R at Columbia and Grundy joined him there after a brief spell in auto sales. Blunstone started a solo career after a brief period outside the music business, including working in the burglary claims section of the Sun Alliance insurance company. Both Argent and White provided him with new songs. He also did studio vocals for
12358-555: The album led the group to disband. Banks, Rutherford and Collins reunited for the 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 best-selling music artists . Their discography includes 15 studio and 6 live albums. They have won numerous awards (including a Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video with " Land of Confusion ") and have inspired
12525-469: The album only containing short songs, which excited new fans but disillusioned those who had been used to the band's previous work. Chris Welch wrote a positive review in Melody Maker , citing a "remarkably powerful" album. It was a commercial success and peaked at No. 3 in the UK and No. 14 in the US. "Follow You Follow Me" was released as its lead single and reached No. 7 in the UK and No. 23 in
12692-603: The album reaching No. 4 in the Italian charts. 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. In January and March 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. During
12859-438: The album spent three weeks at No. 1 in the UK and reached No. 3 in the US, and became the best-selling Genesis album with seven million copies sold. The album's five singles – "Invisible Touch", " Throwing It All Away ", " Land of Confusion ", " In Too Deep " and " Tonight, Tonight, Tonight " – entered the top five on the US singles chart between 1986 and 1987 with "Invisible Touch" topping the chart for one week. Genesis became
13026-401: The album was issued as New World . A 1997, 120-track compilation of the original band's work, Zombie Heaven , was released on UK Ace/Big beat. The compilation contains all the band's Decca/Parrot recordings (in mono), the entire Odessey And Oracle LP (in stereo), the material that would have made up the unissued R.I.P. LP, several unissued recordings and a disc of recordings made for
13193-522: 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 " Mother Whale Eyeless ". Collins said, "I got sent upstairs as payment". Gabriel was pleased with Eno's work but Banks was less enthusiastic. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was released in November 1974 and reached No. 10 in the UK and No. 41 in the US. "Counting Out Time" and " The Carpet Crawlers " were released as singles in 1974 and 1975, respectively. Its sleeve
13360-467: The album. In the search for a new touring guitarist, Rutherford tried out Pat Thrall and Elliot Randall , followed by Alphonso Johnson of Weather Report, but he was primarily a bassist and could not play Hackett's lead guitar parts comfortably. 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
13527-441: The annual Reading Festival on 26 June. Rehearsals for the band's third album, Nursery Cryme , took place at Luxford House near Crowborough , East Sussex , which Stratton Smith had owned. 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
13694-414: The band after that". Arnold explained the name, saying, "I thought this was a name that no one else is going to have. And I just liked the whole idea of it. Colin was wary, I'm sure, at the beginning, I know, but I always, always really, really liked it". Arnold lost interest in the band, choosing to leave to become a physician; he was replaced by Chris White . In 1964, the band won a £250 cash prize in
13861-404: The band began touring, signed with Charisma Records and became a progressive rock band on 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 (1972) was their first charting album in
14028-402: The band broke up. In 1978, Argent released his debut solo album Moving Home with many well-known musicians, including Gary Moore , Genesis drummer Phil Collins , and Weather Report bass guitarist Alphonso Johnson . In 1980, he wrote a musical titled Masquerade which premiered in London in 1982. In 1988, he issued another solo album, Red House . Argent went on to play keyboards with
14195-415: The band complaining of technical issues. Gabriel's costumes expanded in the following months to include 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". An album of recordings from the following UK leg, initially recorded for the American radio programme King Biscuit Flower Hour ,
14362-420: The band experiencing a declining demand for live appearances, they split up after a final gig in mid-December 1967. In April 1968, Argent explained the reason for the band breaking up, saying "We don't want to end up playing for £20 a night in third-class ballrooms. We are still in big demand on the university circuit and are getting a lot of work. We want to quit while the going's good". Odessey and Oracle ,
14529-504: The band for their gigs; which included Genesis's television debut on BBC's Disco 2 . After two months of performances, the band found Barnard lacked in expertise and wished to try someone else. 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". Gabriel advised Hackett to become familiar with Trespass and attend their upcoming gig at
14696-445: The band made an effort to keep melodies as simple as possible, which signalled further changes in their direction. 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 third solo album . Production duties were solely credited to the band for the first time with Padgham as their engineer. The album
14863-410: The band settled on John Burns and a new producer, Dave Hitchcock . 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". Other songs were the science-fiction -themed " Watcher of
15030-583: 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 (1980), Abacab (1981), 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 , who appeared on their final studio album Calling All Stations (1997). The disappointing commercial and critical reaction to
15197-437: The band to producer and A&R man John Anthony of Charisma Records . Anthony attended one of their shows and enjoyed them enough to convince his boss, label owner Tony Stratton Smith , to watch their next appearance. Smith recalled, "Their potential was immediately apparent ... the material was good and their performance was good ... It was a long shot, because they needed time to find their strength ... but I
15364-505: The band won a local contest, they recorded a demo as their prize. Argent's song " She's Not There " got them a recording contract with Decca . In addition to playing the piano and keyboards in the Zombies, Argent was (with White) one of the group's two main songwriters, penning the hits " She's Not There ", " Tell Her No ", and " Time of the Season ", amongst others. Argent was initially the group's lead singer, with Blunstone on guitar. When Argent's keyboard talents became apparent, he became
15531-569: The band's current line-up. In late 2021, the band announced they would be undertaking extensive tours of Britain, the US, Canada, and Europe between February and September 2022. However, in January 2022 it was announced that the UK part of the tour would be postponed until 2023. In October 2023, the band performed at the Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak , Michigan . In 2024, the band announced that they would host
15698-429: The band's songs. As the band's keyboardist he used a variety of instruments, including Hohner Pianet , Mellotron , harpsichord , and organ . In addition to his work with the Zombies and Argent, Argent has made music for television series, been a session musician, produced albums by other artists, and had a solo career which has included three studio albums: Moving Home , Red House , and Classically Speaking . Argent
15865-498: The band's swansong album, was released in the UK in April 1968, months after the band's breakup. The album suffered poor sales. It was only released in the US because musician Al Kooper , then signed to Columbia Records, convinced the label of the album's merits. One of its tracks, " Time of the Season ", written by Argent, was released as a single in 1968 and spent a long period as a 'sleeper'. Eventually, in 1969, it grew to become
16032-415: The band, Rod Argent , Paul Atkinson and Hugh Grundy , first came together to jam in 1961 in St Albans , Hertfordshire. Argent wanted to form a band and initially asked his elder cousin Jim Rodford to join as a bassist. At the time, Rodford was in a successful local band, the Bluetones, and so declined, but he offered to help Argent. Rodford would later join in 2004 when the band reformed. Brian Christie,
16199-578: The baton for Rod Argent at the Saturday night headline concert at the Eric Morecombe centre. Members of the classic lineup are listed in bold . Genesis (band) Genesis were an English 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 , bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins . In
16366-415: The building had been left in a very poor state by the previous band, with rat infestations and excrement on the floor. 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". He proposed to the band a less fantastical and more complicated story involving Rael, a Puerto Rican youth living in New York City who embarks on
16533-467: The charts. A second CBS single, "Friends of Mine", was also unsuccessful. Art teacher Terry Quirk misspelt the word "Odyssey" in the album title as "Odessey" while designing the album cover. Quirk was Blunstone's and White's childhood friend and was living with White and Argent in their apartment during the album's recording. Regarding the misspelling, Quirk said, "There’s lots of theories online about why it’s spelt wrong, but there’s no conspiracy". With
16700-724: The choir there at St Etheldreda's Church . Argent was a boy chorister in St Albans Cathedral Choir . They held their original rehearsals at the Pioneer Club, then situated on Hatfield Road, using equipment lent to them by the Bluetones. They met outside the Blacksmiths Arms pub in St Albans before their first rehearsal and gained their initial reputation playing the Old Verulamians Rugby Club there. Argent said, "We met outside
16867-477: 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. —Mike Rutherford. 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. He felt
17034-429: 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 ... he could also tell good jokes and make us laugh ... And he could sing, which was an advantage because Mike and I were not very good at back-up vocals". In August 1970, Collins became the new drummer for Genesis. Caryl's audition
17201-476: The entire Odessey & Oracle album. On 30 October 2015, the Zombies made a guest appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . The Zombies most recent album, Different Game , was released in March 2023. Originally recorded after the groups Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2019, the recording was put on hold when the Covid pandemic hit. According to the band, the album was recorded to sound like
17368-601: The featured artist on the Flower Power Cruise on the Celebrity Summit while in port in Falmouth . A popular podcast , S-Town , used "A Rose for Emily" as its closing music. This exposure helped The Zombies land a guest appearance on Conan in May 2017. Commenting on the album's half-century of popularity, Argent said, “At the time we made it, we would have thought it was complete craziness that
17535-521: The first episode of NBC's Hullabaloo and played "She's Not There" and their new single " Tell Her No " to a screaming, hysterical audience full of teenage girls. In the UK, the Zombies' follow-up single to "She's Not There" was written by Chris White. " Leave Me Be " was unsuccessful in the UK and, as a result, was not issued as an A-side in the US. It did appear as the B side of their second US single, "Tell Her No". Penned by Rod Argent, "Tell Her No" became another big seller in 1965, peaking at No. 6 on
17702-425: The first group and foreign act to achieve this feat, equalling the five singles record set by Michael Jackson , Janet Jackson and Madonna . After Collins was parodied by the British satirical television series Spitting Image , he commissioned them to make puppets of the band for the video of "Land of Confusion". Nearly 300,000 people at Wembley ... I thought at the time, and I still think now, that moment
17869-467: The first three days. 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
18036-606: The first time "Genesis attacked like a rock band, playing with a visceral power". 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 in Dublin on 28 September 1972 by wearing a costume on stage, following a suggestion by Charisma booking agent Paul Conroy . He went off stage during an instrumental section in "The Musical Box" and reappeared in his wife's red dress and
18203-447: The first time in their career Genesis filmed promotional videos for their songs, including "A Trick of the Tail" and "Robbery, Assault and Battery". Before the upcoming tour, Collins sought a drummer he felt comfortable with while singing; he chose Bill Bruford who offered to do the job. From March to July 1976, Genesis performed across North America and Europe with the A Trick of the Tail tour , to enthusiastic crowds. Collins adopted
18370-509: The first time, Brazil . The stage show cost £400,000 (equivalent to £3,139,000 in 2024). which featured a new PA system , lasers and smoke, and lighting supplied from two rows of Boeing 747 aircraft landing lights. 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. They returned to London for three nights at Earls Court , then
18537-504: 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. Silver then left the group to study leisure management in the United States. His replacement, drummer and carpenter John Mayhew , was found when Mayhew looked for work and left his phone number "with people all over London". In late 1969, Genesis retreated to
18704-609: The fourth comprising the 3×3 tracks and two from the Duke sessions. The European release contains a fourth side of extra live tracks. The album coincided with the home video release of the 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. On 2 October, Genesis headlined
18871-584: The gig'." Roger Taylor , subsequently of Queen , turned down an invitation to audition. 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 and Nash ". Gabriel and Rutherford noticed
19038-412: 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. The search for
19205-428: The group had their first British and American hit in 1964 with " She's Not There ". In the US, two further singles—" Tell Her No " in 1965 and " Time of the Season " in 1968—were also successful. Their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle was ranked number 100 on Rolling Stone ' s 2012 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time , and number 243 on Rolling Stone ' s 2020 list. The Zombies were inducted into
19372-401: 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 " and "Please Don't Ask". All three wrote the remaining five tracks, including " Duchess ", the first Genesis song to feature a drum machine , specifically a Roland CR-78 imported from Japan. In its original form, the album was to contain
19539-477: The group's full-time keyboard player, conceding the role of lead singer to Blunstone. The group continued to record through the 1960s, but disbanded in December 1967, reportedly over management disagreements. After the band broke up, Argent went on to form the band Argent , which had a hit album in 1972 with All Together Now , which contained the single " Hold Your Head Up ". His Hammond B3 solo on that track
19706-424: The increased number of gigs affected the group's creativity and several songs he wrote were not recorded or performed live. He had contracted bronchial pneumonia and became isolated from the rest of the band, feeling that it had too many songwriters in it. 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
19873-468: The large amount of new material. The stage show involved new, more elaborate costumes worn by Gabriel, three backdrop screens that displayed 1,450 slides from eight projectors, and a laser lighting display . 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. During their stay in Cleveland during
20040-601: The largest arena in Britain, supported by Richie Havens . 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. 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. In May 1977 Genesis released Spot
20207-523: The nine-minute song " The Knife ". 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. Released in October 1970, Trespass reached No. 1 in Belgium in 1971 and No. 98 in
20374-431: The old stuff and at the same time carving a new path forward which is also very, very important to us." In 2012, Argent participated in the unveiling of a Blue Plaque at The Blacksmith's Arms, a pub in St Albans where the Zombies met for their first rehearsal. Argent and his wife Cathy met at a party in 1967, and they married in 1972. They have two children, Elesa and Mark. In July 2024, Argent, at 79 years old, suffered
20541-621: The original surviving members of the band played three reunion concerts at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, performing the album Odessey and Oracle . The band were introduced by Al Kooper , who had discovered the album in a record shop in Carnaby Street in London after the band had broken up. He promoted it on radio stations in the US, leading to "Time of the Season" becoming a Top 3 hit in the singles charts. The sold out concerts (attended by several DJs and musical celebrities) led to
20708-410: The other from Michigan. The Texas group featured bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard , soon to be members of ZZ Top . Another group toured in 1988, going so far as to not only trademark the group's name (the real band had let it lapse) but also recruit a bass guitarist named Ronald Hugh Grundy, claiming that original drummer Hugh Grundy had switched instruments. In 1969, the last line-up of
20875-400: The point ... 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. —Mike Rutherford on the band's change in direction 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
21042-429: The remaining tracks. 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 ... I spent more time ... worrying about what to say between songs than I did about what I was going to do once the songs started. —Phil Collins. A Trick of the Tail was released in February 1976 and
21209-417: The rest of the members) personally paid for stereo mixes. The change in direction was evident on their first single released by CBS, " Care of Cell 44 ", a song about the anticipation felt while waiting for the singer's partner to be released from prison. It is also notable that the title of the song does not appear anywhere in the lyrics. Unfortunately, like their previous Decca releases, it failed to reach
21376-497: The school in September 1963, Rutherford in September 1964 and Phillips in April 1965. The five were members in either one of the school's two bands; Phillips and Rutherford were in Anon with singer Richard Macphail , bassist Rivers Jobe and drummer Rob Tyrrell, while Gabriel, Banks and Stewart made up Garden Wall . In January 1967, after both groups had split, Phillips and Rutherford continued to write together and proceeded to make
21543-574: The second annual Moody Blues Cruise, 2–7 April 2014 on the cruise ship MSC Ship Divina. In 2014, the Zombies performed in festival circuits, including the Austin Psych Festival and San Francisco Stern Grove Festival . The next year, the band announced they would embark on a 2015 American tour of the Odessey and Oracle album with White and Grundy returning. The Zombies' sixth album, Still Got That Hunger , produced by Chris Potter,
21710-405: The situation, "We just wanted to use what we agreed was the strongest material, irrespective of who wrote it". Wind & Wuthering was released in December 1976 and reached No. 6 in the UK and No. 26 in the US. 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 . Prior to
21877-465: The songs would resonate 50 years later". On 16 October 2013, the Zombies were announced as nominees for inclusion to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , the first nomination for the band since coming into eligibility in 1990. The Zombies were nominated again for the Hall in 2016 and in October 2017. They were announced as one of seven inductees for the 2019 class in December 2018. The band were inducted into
22044-440: The songs; Witches Brew frontman and flautist Mick Strickland 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. 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
22211-406: The sound system, light and laser displays and additional effects from six computer-controlled mirrors, all of which took eight hours to set up and five to dismantle. One of their shows featured a guest appearance from Gabriel, who sang "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)". In June, Genesis headlined the year's Knebworth Festival , their only UK show that year. In December 1978, Genesis began
22378-634: The stage for further collaborations to come. The twosome reunited to play shows together in 2000 under the Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent moniker and moved to the U.S. in 2001. They recorded an album, Out of the Shadows (2001), and continued playing live shows together into 2004 when they began going out under the name "The Zombies" again. The new line-up included Keith Airey (brother of Don Airey ) on guitar, Jim Rodford on bass and his son Steve Rodford on drums. In 2002, Ace/Big Beat released
22545-555: The style of The Zombies. A subsequent album and DVD Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent of the Zombies Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre received favourable reviews, as did their 2007 US tour. One critic noted, "The Zombies, still led by original keyboard wizard Rod Argent and featuring the smoked-silk vocals of Colin Blunstone, is the best 60s band still touring which doesn't have Mick Jagger as a front man". Argent continued to tour with Colin Blunstone as The Zombies, and in March 2008
22712-697: The success of his 1965 UK top five single, " Everyone's Gone to the Moon ". A friend of the group gave the tape to King, who was immediately enthusiastic. Under King's direction, the group, aged between 15 and 17, signed a one-year recording contract with Decca Records . From August to December 1967, 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. In response Banks and Gabriel wrote " The Silent Sun ",
22879-551: The success of the previous two singles (although the Zombies had continued success in Scandinavia and the Philippines, which led to a series of concerts in 1967). A song by the Zombies released only as a B-side (to "Whenever You're Ready") in both the US and UK in 1965, " I Love You ", subsequently became a sizeable hit for the group People! in the United States in 1968. The Zombies' first UK album, Begin Here (1965),
23046-602: The theme music for ITV's The Two of Us and for 1987's LWT series Bust. Two years later, the Argent/Van Hooke composition "Goal Crazy" was used by ITV's The Match from 1988 until 1992; and the duo also composed the now-familiar theme music for ITV's It'll Be Alright On The Night , first used in series 6 in 1990 and then until 2008. Argent also composed the theme music to the ITV ( LWT ) sitcom The Piglet Files , which aired from 1990 to 1992. In 1987, Argent formed
23213-457: The time as a strong period creatively for the band, with ideas "flowing out of us". " Invisible Touch " was developed in such a way, when the group were working on "The Last Domino", the second part of " 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. Following its release in June 1986,
23380-512: The time of release, spending two weeks at No. 1 in the UK and peaking at No. 11 in the US. The album spawned three singles; " Turn It On Again " went to No. 8 in the UK, "Misunderstanding" reached No. 14 in the US, and " Duchess " peaked at No. 46 in the UK. 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. In November 1980, Genesis bought Fisher Lane Farm ,
23547-448: The tour earned the group the "Top Stage Band" title by readers of NME . At its conclusion, Macphail resigned as their tour manager as he wished to pursue other interests. " 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
23714-460: The tour, Gabriel told the band he would leave at its conclusion. 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. Banks later stated, "Pete was also getting too big for the group. He was being portrayed as if he
23881-543: The tour, Genesis recorded "Happy the Man", a non-album single, with " Seven Stones " from Nursery Cryme on its B-side. Following rehearsals in a dance school in Shepherd's Bush , Genesis recorded Foxtrot at Island Studios in August and September 1972. 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,
24048-487: The track originated from " The Message " by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five . Released in October 1983, Genesis went to No. 1 in the UK and peaked at No. 9 in the US, where it reached Platinum by December that year and went on to sell over four million copies. Three tracks were released as singles; "Mama" reached No. 4 in the UK, their highest-charting UK single to date, and " That's All " reached No. 6 in
24215-582: The tracks were new to vinyl, with some rarities taken from the Zombie Heaven box set, as well as previously unreleased material. Tom Toomey replaced Airey on guitar. In 2011, "The Zombies featuring Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent" released their new studio album Breathe Out, Breathe In . Reviews were generally strong, and included 4-star reviews from publications including Record Collector , Q , Uncut ,
24382-527: The way sometimes. I still won't leave the group, but I imagine it will end by mutual consent." In June, Collins spoke of the band's intention to start work on a new album that year, ending rumours to a false announcement that aired on BBC Radio 1 suggesting Genesis had split. Genesis reconvened at The Farm in October 1985 to start work on Invisible Touch , which lasted for six months. They continued their method of songwriting used on Genesis by developing material from group improvisations. Banks remembered
24549-435: 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". Banks put it down to their break in activity, resulting in "good ideas ... which hasn't happened for some time". Duke continued the band's transition into writing shorter songs. Each member contributed two songs for
24716-636: 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." 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. He reconvened with the remaining group members in London in July 1975. During this time, Collins began drumming with instrumental jazz rock band Brand X , with whom he would be
24883-491: Was a commercial and critical success for the band. The album reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 31 in the US. The title track was released as a single, though it did not chart. In June, the album was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Institute for selling over 100,000 copies which helped the band clear the £400,000 of debt (equivalent to £3,636,500 in 2024) they owed when Gabriel left. For
25050-420: Was a mixture of original songs and rhythm and blues cover versions . Of the eight original tracks, Rod Argent supplied the album's biggest hit, "She's Not There", and the songs "Woman", "I Remember When I Loved Her", plus "The Way I Feel Inside" which was the shortest track on the album at 1:28. It might have been shorter, had not their recording manager and producer Ken Jones added the sounds of footsteps and
25217-408: Was announced for a release date of 9 October 2015. The album's recording was successfully funded by crowdfunding service PledgeMusic during August 2014. The Zombies toured the US in the autumn of 2015 to promote Still Got That Hunger and were again joined by surviving former members White and Grundy, along with keyboardist Darian Sahanaja and White's wife Viv Boucherat (on backing vocals) to play
25384-601: Was awarded a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Like many other British groups, the Zombies travelled to the United States to tour on the momentum of their hit single. Among their early US gigs were Murray the K 's Christmas shows at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre, where the band played seven performances a day. On 12 January 1965, the band made their first in-person appearance on US television on
25551-460: Was cancelled, and only a couple of the songs, "Imagine the Swan" (one of the newly recorded songs) and "If It Don't Work Out" (a demo of a song that Dusty Springfield recorded and released in 1965), were put out as singles instead. Some of this material was released on various compilation albums during the 1970s and 1980s, including 1973's Time of the Zombies , and the whole album, titled R.I.P. ,
25718-399: Was cited by Rick Wakeman as the "greatest organ solo ever". The band also recorded the original version of the rock anthem " God Gave Rock and Roll to You ", written by lead singer Russ Ballard , which was later covered by other artists including Petra and Kiss . Argent's first album included the song " Liar " (also composed by Ballard), which became a hit for Three Dog Night . In 1976,
25885-446: Was done at Trident Studios that October. 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! ) were rejected from the final track order in favour of material that Banks, in particular, had put forward. Collins spoke of
26052-657: Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Zombies in Brooklyn in March 2019. Argent was born in St Albans , Hertfordshire , into a working-class family. His father, Les Argent, was an aeronautical engineer who machined parts at the De Havilland aircraft factory; he had also been the leader of two semi-professional dance bands, the Les Argent Quartet and Les Argent and his Rhythm Kings. Although his father did not teach Argent music, he
26219-485: Was on my own". 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. It reached No. 4 in the UK and No. 47 in the US. 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
26386-595: Was prepared to make that commitment". He agreed to a record and management deal within two weeks, paying Genesis an initial sum of £10 a week (equivalent to £200 in 2024). Genesis stayed at Wotton until April 1970, by which time they had enough new material for a second album. Recording for Trespass began in June at Trident Studios in London, with Anthony as producer and David Hentschel hired as assistant engineer. The album included longer and more complex songs than their first, blending folk and progressive rock elements with various time signature changes, as in
26553-455: Was produced at Regent Sound in ten days during their school's summer break in August 1968. 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. When Decca found an American band already named Genesis, King refused to change his group's name. He reached
26720-470: 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". The band spent roughly six weeks writing the album with a basic form of each track put down in twelve days. Additional recording and production work
26887-464: Was raised hearing him playing the upright piano in the family home. Argent's mother was one of eight children, and Argent grew up with "a substantial network of cousins, uncles and aunts" living in the town. He decided to become a musician "aged eight or nine", and as a child, he sang as a chorister in the St Albans Cathedral Choir . While at St Albans School , he met Paul Atkinson and Hugh Grundy . Argent, Atkinson, and Grundy first played together at
27054-405: Was released as Genesis Live in July 1973. It reached No. 9 in the UK and No. 105 in the US. 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. With a new contract and thus a green-light for
27221-528: Was released in Japan in 2000. The original line-up declined to regroup for concerts following the belated American success of "Time of the Season". In turn, various concocted bands tried to capitalise on the success and falsely toured under the band's name. In a scheme organised by Delta Promotions, an agency that also created fake touring versions of The Animals and The Archies , two fake Zombie line-ups were touring simultaneously in 1969, one hailing from Texas,
27388-453: Was satisfied with his performance after they played through "Down and Out" and "Squonk". When Stuermer was chosen, he familiarised himself with a list of 26 songs he was asked to learn by going through five per day. 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 £14,492,800 in 2024). which included
27555-449: 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". Nursery Cryme was released in November 1971 and reached No. 39 in the UK in 1974. Though the group still had a minor cult following at home, they started to achieve commercial and critical success in mainland Europe, with
27722-511: 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". " Mama " concerns a man's obsession with a prostitute at a Cuban brothel. It originated from a beat Rutherford came up with on a LinnDrum machine that was fed through his guitar amplifier and an echo gate. Collins's laugh on
27889-457: Was unsuccessful; Rutherford thought he was not the player the group were looking for. 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". As they had not found a new guitarist, Genesis resumed as
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