Tony Banks – Prog Rock’s Masterful Composer and Arranger
t takes restraint to play only what’s needed for a song, and to compose, accompany, and orchestrate without the need to shout, “Hey look at me!” These traits form the foundation of Tony Banks’ style and his work with Genesis. In Keyboard Magazine’s first interview with him in 1976 he discussed being impressed with Keith Emerson and The Nice, but became more influenced by Matthew Fisher (organist from Procol Harum) because his
