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Tag Archives: Mike Rutherford
Gig review: GENESIS – Hydro, Glasgow, 7th October 2021

39 years ago, as a fresh faced teen, I accompanied my brother to my first gig which was Genesis at the Ingliston Royal Highland Exhibition Centre in Edinburgh. That night sparked my love of live music, so I have a lot to thank … Continue reading
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Tagged 1982, 7th October 2021, Covid, Daryl Steumer, Follow You Follow Me, Genesis, gig, Glasgow, Hydro, I Can't Dance, Ingliston, Land Of Confusion, live, Mike Rutherford, Nic Collins, Phil Collins, pop, prog, review, rock, The Carpet Crawlers, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Tony Banks
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Book review: GENESIS – Every Album, Every Song (On Track) by Stuart Macfarlane

Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 5.07.19] For those wishing to find out more about the prog rockers who went pop, this is a useful summary following the band’s progress from shaky beginnings in 1969 to their final studio album ‘Calling All … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, book, Every Album Every Song, Genesis, melodic rock, Mike Rutherford, On Track, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, pop, pop rock, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Steve Hackett, Stuart Macfarlane, Tony Banks
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Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS Album Launch Party – The Imperial, London, 28 March 2017

What are we to make of this Mike + The Mechanics album launch party on the back of a nearly completed UK tour and a recent high profile Royal Albert Hall date? The answer is probably that the band wish … Continue reading
Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 15 March 2017

With only two tracks from the album featured in the set, the Word Of Mouth Tour 2017 billing – to celebrate that album’s 25th anniversary last year, turned out to be something of a misnomer. But, let’s be honest, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 March 2017, Andrew Roachford, AOR, Bridgewater Hall, Genesis, gig, Manchester, Mike & the Mechanics, Mike And The Mechanics, Mike Rutherford, pop rock, review, rock, soft rock
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Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – The Geese & The Ghost

Anthony Phillips chats about the reissues (9:07) This is un-broadcast material from a special feature about Anthony on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 29 March 2015, 16:00 GMT. Esoteric [Release date 09.03.15] Anthony Phillips’ debut album was some 8 years … Continue reading
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Tagged 5.1 mix, album, Anthony Phillips, box set, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, reissue, review, The Geese And The Ghost
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Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – Harvest Of The Heart An Anthology

Esoteric [Release date: 17.11.14] 5-CD box set For those Genesis fans still smarting from that TV documentary, here is the real deal. A 90 track compilation of original guitarist Anthony Phillips’ best bits. If Phillips and Hackett are the most … Continue reading
DVD review: GENESIS – Sum Of The Parts

Eagle Vision [Release date: 17.11.14] It’s difficult to know who this documentary was made for. Early Genesis fans would feel short changed. Later ones wouldn’t learn that much. If you then factor in several lesser known talking heads and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluray, documentary, DVD, Genesis, interview, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, prog, progressive, rock, Steve Hackett, Sum Of The Parts, Tony Banks
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DVD review: GENESIS – Three Sides Live

Eagle Rock [Release date 03.11.14] Appallingly imbalanced as the recent BBC documentary was, it did reveal one thing – that Genesis weren’t a band of happy campers – more a group of individuals where individual expression and experimentation was suppressed … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, Bluray, DVD, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, pop, progressive, review, rock, Three Sides Live, Tony Banks
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