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Genesis Formed In 1967 In Godalming Surrey United Kingdom And Was One Of The Most Popular Progressive Rock Bands In The 1970s 1980s And 1990s. During The 1970s Peter Gabriel Was The Lead Singer Until His Departure When Drummer Phil Collins Stepped Up To The Mic And Replaced Him. Starting As An Amalgam Of Two Bands Formed By Schoolboys Attending Charterhouse School In Godalming England The Original Lineup Consisted Of Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Tony Banks Mike Rutherford And Chris Stewart Though Stewart Was Soon Replaced As Drummer By John Silver And Then John Mayhew. By The End Of 1970 Phillips And Mayhew Had Left The Band With Collins Joining As Drummer And By Early 1971 Guitarist Steve Hackett Had Filled The Gap Left By Phillips. The Lineup Of Gabriel Banks Hackett Rutherford And Collins Remained In Place Until Gabriel's Departure In 1975. During The Period Of 1970-1975 The Band Produced Some Of The Most Widely-Acclaimed Albums Of The Progressive Rock Era Including "Nursery Cryme" "Foxtrot" featuring The Side-Long Epic "Supper's Ready" And The Seminal Album "Selling England By The Pound" Which Generated Genesis' First Foray Into The Charts With "I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe ". This Lineup Culminated With The Band's Magnum Opus "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" In 1974. Following The Tour Promoting The Album Frontman Peter Gabriel Left The Group In Mid 1975. Genesis Decided To Continue On As A Four-Piece Producing Two Albums "A Trick Of The Tail" And "Wind & Wuthering" Which Found The Band Proving To Themselves And To The World That They Could Move On After Gabriel's Departure. Collins Stepped Up To Fill The Role Of Lead Vocalist After Countless Auditions For A New Singer Proved Fruitless By The Completion Of Recording For "A Trick Of The Tail". Hackett Quietly Departed After The "Wind & Wuthering" Tour In 1977 Feeling That His Creative Input For The Band Was Being Repressed. In 1978 Tony Banks And Mike Rutherford Contributed Music To A British Movie Called "The Shout" Based On A Short Story By Robert Graves Directed By Jerzy Skomilowski And Produced By Jeremy Thomas. More Credits And Info Here Http //
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"Mama" Was The First Single From Genesis' 1983 Self-Titled Album. Instantly Recognizable From Its Harsh Drum Machine Introduction Which Leads Into Minimalist Synthesizer Lines In Minor Keys And Finally Phil Collins' Reverb-Laden Voice "Mama" Serves Notice That The Album Which Follows Will Be Considerably Darker Than Previous Efforts. It Remains The Band's Biggest Commercial Success In The UK Reaching #4 On The UK Singles Chart But Was Less Popular In The US Only Reaching #73 On The Billboard Hot 100. It Also Made #7 On The Dutch Top 40. The Track Also Has A Powerful Final Verse Punctuated With A Live Drum Kit Modified With The Trademark "gated Reverb" Effect Comparable To Collins' Earlier Solo Recording "In The Air Tonight". The Song Has Resurfaced In 2007 As Part Of The Turn It On Again Tour Albeit Transposed Down A Key To Account For The Deepening Of Phil Collins's Voice Over The Years. The Song's Theme Involves A Young Man's Longing For A Particular Prostitute. The Song Is Remembered By Many Fans For Phil Collins' Sinister Laugh. On The DVD The Genesis Songbook The Band And Producer Hugh Padgham Revealed That The Inspiration For The Laugh Came From Rap Music Pioneer Grandmaster Flash's Song "The Message". The Music Video For The Song Essentially Plays Out The Lyrics Showing Collins Singing To A Mysterious Woman While Banks And Rutherford Play In The Background. One Memorable Sequence Involves An Extremely Evil-Looking Collins Cloaked In Shadows And Illuminated By A Greenish Light Performing The Aforementioned Sinister Laugh. When Performed Live White Lights Were Shone From Underneath The Stage So Collins Could Re-Create The Sinister Laugh. There Are At Least Four Versions Of The Studio Recording Of "Mama" The Original Full-Length Cut 7 28 Released As A 12" Single Backed By The Full-Length Version Of "It's Gonna Get Better" Also From The "Shapes Album" A Somewhat Early-Faded Version 6 48 Released On The "shapes Album" Itself An Edited Version 6 03 Released On The Compilation Album Turn It On Again - Best Of '81-'83 And A Heavily-Edited Version 5 18 Released As A 7" Single . The Song Was Covered By Brazilian Power Metal Band Angra Released On Their EP Hunters And Prey 2002 By The Band Magellan On The 1996 Genesis Tribute Album Supper's Ready And By The Finnish Heavy Metal Band Tarot As The Second Track On The Single For Undead Son The Only Single Release From Their 2003 Album Suffer Our Pleasures.
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Genesis Formed In 1967 In Godalming Surrey United Kingdom And Was One Of The Most Popular Progressive Rock Bands In The 1970s 1980s And 1990s. During The 1970s Peter Gabriel Was The Lead Singer Until His Departure When Drummer Phil Collins Stepped Up To The Mic And Replaced Him. Starting As An Amalgam Of Two Bands Formed By Schoolboys Attending Charterhouse School In Godalming England The Original Lineup Consisted Of Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Tony Banks Mike Rutherford And Chris Stewart Though Stewart Was Soon Replaced As Drummer By John Silver And Then John Mayhew. By The End Of 1970 Phillips And Mayhew Had Left The Band With Collins Joining As Drummer And By Early 1971 Guitarist Steve Hackett Had Filled The Gap Left By Phillips. The Lineup Of Gabriel Banks Hackett Rutherford And Collins Remained In Place Until Gabriel's Departure In 1975. During The Period Of 1970-1975 The Band Produced Some Of The Most Widely-Acclaimed Albums Of The Progressive Rock Era Including "Nursery Cryme" "Foxtrot" featuring The Side-Long Epic "Supper's Ready" And The Seminal Album "Selling England By The Pound" Which Generated Genesis' First Foray Into The Charts With "I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe ". This Lineup Culminated With The Band's Magnum Opus "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" In 1974. Following The Tour Promoting The Album Frontman Peter Gabriel Left The Group In Mid 1975. Genesis Decided To Continue On As A Four-Piece Producing Two Albums "A Trick Of The Tail" And "Wind & Wuthering" Which Found The Band Proving To Themselves And To The World That They Could Move On After Gabriel's Departure. Collins Stepped Up To Fill The Role Of Lead Vocalist After Countless Auditions For A New Singer Proved Fruitless By The Completion Of Recording For "A Trick Of The Tail". Hackett Quietly Departed After The "Wind & Wuthering" Tour In 1977 Feeling That His Creative Input For The Band Was Being Repressed. In 1978 Tony Banks And Mike Rutherford Contributed Music To A British Movie Called "The Shout" Based On A Short Story By Robert Graves Directed By Jerzy Skomilowski And Produced By Jeremy Thomas. More Credits And Info Here Http //
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"Mama" was the first single from Genesis' 1983 self-titled album. Instantly recognizable from its harsh drum machine introduction, which leads into minimalist synthesizer lines in minor keys and finally Phil Collins' reverb-laden voice, "Mama" serves notice that the album which follows will be considerably darker than previous efforts. It remains the band's biggest commercial success in the UK, reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart, but was less popular in the US, only reaching #73 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also made #7 on the Dutch Top 40.
The track also has a powerful final verse punctuated with a live drum kit (modified with the trademark "gated reverb" effect), comparable to Collins' earlier solo recording "In the Air Tonight".
The song has resurfaced in 2007 as part of the Turn It On Again tour, albeit transposed down a key to account for the deepening of Phil Collins's voice over the years.
The song's theme involves a young man's longing for a particular prostitute. The song is remembered by many fans for Phil Collins' sinister laugh. On the DVD The Genesis Songbook, the band and producer Hugh Padgham revealed that the inspiration for the laugh came from rap music pioneer Grandmaster Flash's song "The Message".
The music video for the song essentially plays out the lyrics, showing Collins singing to a mysterious woman while Banks and Rutherford play in the background. One memorable sequence involves an extremely evil-looking Collins, cloaked in shadows and illuminated by a greenish light, performing the aforementioned sinister laugh. When performed live, white lights were shone from underneath the stage so Collins could re-create the sinister laugh.
There are at least four versions of the studio recording of "Mama": the original, full-length cut (7:28, released as a 12" single, backed by the full-length version of "It's Gonna Get Better", also from the "Shapes album"); a somewhat early-faded version (6:48, released on the "shapes album" itself); an edited version (6:03, released on the compilation album Turn It on Again - Best of '81-'83); and a heavily-edited version (5:18, released as a 7" single).
The song was covered by Brazilian power metal band Angra (released on their EP Hunters and Prey [2002]), by the band Magellan on the 1996 Genesis tribute album Supper's Ready and by the Finnish heavy metal band Tarot as the second track on the single for Undead Son, the only single release from their 2003 album Suffer Our Pleasures. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.