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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Dinsdale Piranha)
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Subject: Re: Genesis history (and other group histories)
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Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 09:14:40 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  7 09:14:40 1985
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> With all this big deal with Genesis and family I think its about time that
> someone went ahead and did a full and compleate history of the group and its
> members.  I for one would love to see all in one place a long list of all the
> albums made by everyone who had anything to do with the group and including
> the group.  For instance someone could start by naming all the albums by
> Genesis and maybe they could tell who the members were on that specific
> album. From there we could go on to find out who left the group and what they
> have been doing since.  I think you know what I mean.

Check out Pete Frame's book Rock Family Trees.  Pete Frame is a rock journalist
who has compiled a number of rock group histories into "family tree" format.
Among the better ones---Roxy & Crimson (especially interesting are the TWO
accounts of why Brian Eno left Roxy Music, from Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno),
Asia (why he called it Asia is enough to make me sick, but he traces Yes and
its roots, ELP and their roots, the Buggles and their roots, impeccably),
Banshees/Buzzcocks/Magazine (imagine my three favorite English new music
bands in one tree---incestuous; but does anyone know whatever happened to
John McGeoch???).  I'm only listing my own personal favorites, but there are
a wide variety of trees from a wide variety of artists and time periods and
styles.  And I'm pretty sure Genesis was traced in one of them (including
Charterhouse).  Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are now both available in one book.  Frame
is noted for his incredibly thorough researching, so even real "buffs" of
certain groups will probably find new and interesting trivia in his trees.
(He fills up the blank spaces around the trees with anecdotes and album
anthologies.)
-- 
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