Tag Archives: Mike Rutherford

Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 3 March 2025

Posted on March 5, 2025 by david.wilson

It’s amazing how the (living) years roll by. Mike + The Mechanics are now celebrating 40 years as an entity and show no signs of slowing down any time soon. Mike Rutherford, now shorn of the Genesis day job, has … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GENESIS – Hydro, Glasgow, 7th October 2021

Posted on October 8, 2021 by david.wilson

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 →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | 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 | Leave a comment

Book review: GENESIS – Every Album, Every Song (On Track) by Stuart Macfarlane

Posted on July 1, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

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 →

Posted in ALL POSTS, BOOK REVIEWS | 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 | Leave a comment

Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS Album Launch Party – The Imperial, London, 28 March 2017

Posted on March 28, 2017 by petefeenstra

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 →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, Photo Galleries | Tagged Andrew Roachford, Crowded House, gig, Let Me Fly, Mike And The Mechanics, Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Paul Young, review, rock, The Eagles, Tim Howar, unplugged | Leave a comment

Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 15 March 2017

Posted on March 16, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

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 →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | 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 | Leave a comment

Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – The Geese & The Ghost

Posted on March 5, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

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 →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged 5.1 mix, album, Anthony Phillips, box set, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, reissue, review, The Geese And The Ghost | Leave a comment

Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – Harvest Of The Heart An Anthology

Posted on December 13, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

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 →

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DVD review: GENESIS – Sum Of The Parts

Posted on November 7, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

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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DVD review: GENESIS – Three Sides Live

Posted on October 23, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

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 →