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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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Genesis - Nursery Cryme
The Lyrics Are Based On A Victorian Fairy Story Written By Gabriel About Two Children In A Country House. The Girl Cynthia Kills The Boy Henry By Cleaving His Head Off With A Croquet Mallet. She Later Discovers Henry's Musical Box. When She Opens It Henry Returns As A Spirit And Starts Aging Very Quickly. This Causes Him To Experience A Lifetime's Sexual Desire In A Few Moments And He Tries To Persuade Cynthia To Have Sexual Intercourse With Him. However His Nurse Arrives And Throws The Musical Box At Him Destroying Them Both. The Album Cover Shows Cynthia Holding A Croquet Mallet With A Few Heads Lying On The Ground.
Collins Unusually Uses Mallets On His Drums During The Flute Solo And Gabriel Also Plays Oboe During The 'Old King Cole' Section. Hackett Banks And Rutherford All Play 12-String Acoustic Guitars.
In Live Performances Peter Gabriel Would Wear An "old Man" Mask For The Final Verse And Unzip The Chest Part Of His Black Jumpsuit. Dramatic Lighting Would Be Used Each Time He Shouted "NOW!" "The Musical Box" Was Featured In Their Live Repertoire Right Up To Phil Collins' Departure After The We Can't Dance Tour In 1992 Albeit With Only The Closing Section Being Included As Part Of A Medley.
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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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The lyrics are based on a Victorian fairy story written by Gabriel, about two children in a country house. The girl, Cynthia, kills the boy, Henry, by cleaving his head off with a croquet mallet. She later discovers Henry's musical box. When she opens it, Henry returns as a spirit, and starts aging very quickly. This causes him to experience a lifetime's sexual desire in a few moments, and he tries to persuade Cynthia to have sexual intercourse with him. However, his nurse arrives and throws the musical box at him, destroying them both. The album cover shows Cynthia holding a croquet mallet, with a few heads lying on the ground.
Collins unusually uses mallets on his drums during the flute solo and Gabriel also plays oboe during the 'Old King Cole' section. Hackett, Banks and Rutherford all play 12-string acoustic guitars.
In live performances, Peter Gabriel would wear an "old man" mask for the final verse and unzip the chest part of his black jumpsuit. Dramatic lighting would be used each time he shouted "NOW!" "The Musical Box" was featured in their live repertoire right up to Phil Collins' departure after the We Can't Dance tour in 1992, albeit with only the closing section being included as part of a medley. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.