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    BOOK OF GENESIS

    Mar 23, 2021 5 minutes
    Interview: Mike Brooks

    Not long before a virus took over the planet, the big buzz in music for fans of progressive rock was the announcement that the legendary bassist Mike Rutherford would be rejoining Tony Banks (keyboards) and Phil Collins (vocals) in a reformation of their old band, Genesis. For those of us of a certain vintage, it came as no surprise that the tour, now postponed for obvious reasons, sold out in double-quick time, forcing the trio to add further dates.

    For those too young to recall, Genesis were one of the world’s premier live touring shows through the Seventies, Eighties, and early Nineties. Back then, they could sell out a US stadium tour in less time than it takes to make a cup of tea, such was their pulling power. Since 1985, Rutherford has also been the captain at the helm of Mike & The Mechanics, a

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