1. Genesis formed in 1967 in Go… Read Full Bio ↴There are three bands named Genesis.
1. 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://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078259/combined)
Genesis then became a trio which began to move away from the dying embers of progressive rock. They established themselves as a more commercially-friendly outfit with the release of their 1978 album "...And Then There Were Three...", finding their first US hit with the single "Follow You Follow Me".
Banks, Rutherford, and Collins became more adept at writing radio-friendly songs in the 1980s. This reached a peak with the release of 1986's "Invisible Touch", in which more than half of the album's eight songs made it to the singles chart, including the title track, "Land of Confusion" and "In Too Deep". All three band members produced solo albums during Genesis' downtime in the 80s and 90s - most notably Collins' increasingly successful solo work, and Rutherford's sideline group "Mike and the Mechanics" which found moderate success - with evolving styles reflected both when going solo and when recording together as Genesis.
Collins left the group in 1996, and was replaced vocally by Ray Wilson, the former lead singer of Scottish band "Stiltskin". Israeli born drummer Nir Zidkyahu and "Spock's Beard" drummer Nick D'Virgilio stepped in to fill the drumming role. Their 1997 album "Calling All Stations" was unable to find worldwide success, and despite scoring a minor U.K. hit with "Congo", the group slowly faded out of public consciousness. In 1998, after the "Calling All Stations" tour (the US leg of which was cut short due to poor album sales), Wilson was released from the band, and Zidkyahu and D'Virgilio, having never been "official" band members, went their separate ways. The band, now down to only Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, took a break from performing and recording.
In 1999 Banks, Rutherford, Collins, Gabriel, and Hackett collaborated to re-record "The Carpet Crawlers" for greatest hits compilation "Turn It on Again: The Hits".
During the latter part of 2005, rumors spread that the band would reform again in its most famous five-man configuration. Genesis management stated that there were no current plans at that time, and that nothing would change in the following twelve months. Phil Collins then said in a radio interview in April 2006 that the classic Genesis line-up was considering a new live-staging of "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", but it was not to be. On 7th November 2006, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford announced they would be doing a twenty-date tour of Europe in the summer of 2007, with a North American tour to follow.
A Live DVD of the final European concert in Rome, where the band performed free for 500,000 fans, was released May 26th 2008: "When In Rome - Live 2007".
In April of 2011, Phil Collins, after completing a reunion tour with Genesis, said in a newspaper interview that he has no plans to tour or make another album, effectively retiring after over 40 years in the music business.
Official website: www.genesis-music.com
2. In 1967-8, there was an American band that was also named Genesis. It was a psychedelic rock group based in Los Angeles which released one album In the Beginning in 1968. The name conflict was known to the record label of UK Genesis, which is why their debut album From Genesis to Revelation coyly omitted the band's name except in the album title. While both bands suffered poor sales for their debuts, the US band broke up in late 1968 not long after one of their members was drafted into the army. This more or less ended any significant confusion except in situations like Last.fm or lazy Googling.
3. A Colombian group called Génesis also exists. If you are scrobbling songs by that group and have ended up on this page, please fix your tags to Génesis with the first "e" accented.
Visions of Angels
Genesis Lyrics
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Looking at the trees but there's not even one
See a rippling stream that smiles and then goes by
Run to feel its comfort but the water's dry.
I see her face and run to take her hand
Why she's never there I just don't understand
The trumpets sound my whole world crumbles down
Visions of angels all around
Dance in the sky.
Leaving me here
Forever goodbye.
As the leaves will crumble so will fall my love
For the fragile beauty of our lives must fade
Though I once remember echoes of my youth
Now I sense no past, no love that ends in love
Take this dream the stars have filled with light
As the blossom glides like snowflakes from the trees
In vengeance to a god no-one can reach
Visions of angels all around
Dance in the sky.
Leaving me here
Forever goodbye.
Ice is moving and the world's begun to freeze
See the sunlight stopped and deadned by the breeze
Minds are empty bodies more insensitive
Some believe that when they die they really live
I believe there never is an end
God gave up the world its people long ago
Why she's never there I still don't understand
Visions of angels all around
Dance in the sky.
Leaving me here
Forever goodbye.
The opening lines of “Visions of Angels” by Genesis paint a picture of a person standing in a forest, seemingly lost in their thoughts. The person is looking at the trees, but it seems like there is not even one tree that can be found. This could mean that the person feels disconnected from nature or that they are searching for something profound that they cannot seem to find. The next line is about a rippling stream that is smiling and moving along. The person runs towards it for comfort, but once they reach it, they find that the water has run dry. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for life and how one can search for comfort or meaning, but often, they come up empty-handed.
The next stanza talks about the person seeing a face and running towards it to take her hand, but the person is never there. The line “The trumpets sound my whole world crumbles down” could mean that the person’s hope and happiness are crushed when they realize that reality is not matching up to their expectations. The chorus “Visions of angels all around, dance in the sky. Leaving me here, forever goodbye” could mean that the person feels alone, as if they are in a world of their own, where they cannot seem to connect with anyone else. Perhaps the visions of angels represent a fleeting moment of hope or joy that is quickly replaced with the harsh reality of life.
Overall, “Visions of Angels” is a song about the search for meaning and understanding in life. It touches on themes of disillusionment, loss, and loneliness. The lyrics can be interpreted in different ways for different people, but the message is clear - life can be tough, and sometimes, despite one's best efforts, things may not turn out the way they hoped.
Line by Line Meaning
Standing in a forest gazing at the sun
I am lost in thoughts while standing in a forest and staring at the sun.
Looking at the trees but there's not even one
There are no trees around me even though I am in a forest.
See a rippling stream that smiles and then goes by
I notice a stream that is waving as it passes me.
Run to feel its comfort but the water's dry.
I try to run towards it and feel its comfort but the water seems to be completely dry.
I see her face and run to take her hand
I observe a woman's face and run towards her to hold her hand.
Why she's never there I just don't understand
I can't comprehend why the woman I see is never present in reality.
The trumpets sound my whole world crumbles down
The sound of trumpets is so powerful that it shakes my world and makes it crumble.
Visions of angels all around
I am having a vision of angelic beings surrounding me.
Dance in the sky.
These angelic beings are dancing in the sky.
Leaving me here
Despite their beauty, these angels seem to abandon me.
Forever goodbye
And so, it seems like they leave me with a goodbye forever.
As the leaves will crumble so will fall my love
Just like how leaves crumble, my love will eventually fall apart.
For the fragile beauty of our lives must fade
Beauty is fleeting and cannot be sustained forever, especially not in our lives.
Though I once remember echoes of my youth
I have memories of my youth that only echo within me now.
Now I sense no past, no love that ends in love
I don't sense or feel any past love that can end with love.
Take this dream the stars have filled with light
I received a dream filled with starlight that I want to keep with me.
As the blossom glides like snowflakes from the trees
I observe cherry blossom leaves falling from the trees like snowflakes.
In vengeance to a god no-one can reach
These cherry blossoms fall in revenge towards a god that nobody can reach.
Ice is moving and the world's begun to freeze
The world is starting to freeze and the ice starts to move.
See the sunlight stopped and deadned by the breeze
Sunlight gets blocked and weakened by the wind.
Minds are empty bodies more insensitive
Minds are empty and bodies seem to be less sensitive to the world around them.
Some believe that when they die they really live
Some people believe that they start truly living only after they die.
I believe there never is an end
I believe that nothing ever truly ends.
God gave up the world its people long ago
I believe that God had given up on us, humans, a long time ago.
Why she's never there I still don't understand
I still can't come to terms with why the woman I see in my visions or dreams is never actually present.
Visions of angels all around
I am still experiencing visions of these angelic beings surrounding me.
Dance in the sky.
These angels are still dancing in the sky within my visions.
Leaving me here
But again, it feels like they are abandoning me.
Forever goodbye.
This feels like a goodbye that's for eternity.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANTHONY BANKS, PETER GABRIEL, ANTHONY EDWIN PHILLIPS, MICHAEL RUTHERFORD
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"Visions Of Angels"
Standing in a forest gazing at the sun
looking at the trees but there's not even one
See a rippling stream that smiles and then goes by
run to feel its comfort but the water's dry.
I see her face and run to take her hand
Whey she's never there I don't understand
The trumpets sound my whole world crumbles down
Visions of angels all around
dance in the sky
Leaving me here
forever goodbye.
As the leaves will crumble so will fall my love
for the fragile beauty of our lives must fade
Though I once remember echoes of my youth
now I sense no past, no love that ends in love
Take this dream the stars have filled with light
As the blossom glides like snowflakes from the trees
In vengeance to a god no-one can reach.
Visions of angels all around
dance in the sky
Leaving me here
forever goodbye.
Ice is moving and world's begun to freeze
see the sunlight stopped and deadened by the breeze
Minds are empty bodies move insensitive
some believe that when they die they really live
I believe there never is an end
God gave up this world its people long ago
Why she's never there I still don't understand
Visions of angels all around
dance in the sky
Leaving me here
forever goodbye.
Visions of angels all around
dance in the sky
Leaving me here
forever goodbye.
Franco Sablic
Standing in a forest gazing at the sun
Looking at the trees but there's not even one
See a rippling stream that smiles and then goes by
Run to feel its comfort but the water's dry.
I see her face and run to take her hand
Why she's never there I just don't understand
The trumpets sound my whole world crumbles down
Visions of angels all around
Dance in the sky.
Leaving me here
Forever goodbye.
As the leaves will crumble so will fall my love
For the fragile beauty of our lives must fade
Though I once remember echoes of my youth
Now I sense no past, no love that ends in love
Take this dream the stars have filled with light
As the blossom glides like snowflakes from the trees
In vengeance to a god no-one can reach
Visions of angels all around
Dance in the sky.
Leaving me here
Forever goodbye.
Ice is moving and the world's begun to freeze
See the sunlight stopped and deadned by the breeze
Minds are empty bodies more insensitive
Some believe that when they die they really live
I believe there never is an end
God gave up the world its people long ago
Why she's never there I still don't understand
Visions of angels all around
Dance in the sky.
Leaving me here
Forever goodbye.
Patricia Valencia
Genesis is the best group of all time. Harmony, creativity and congruence are always their best qualities.
Juan Contreras
Yes
rikspeedMANADO
Agree..!
Martín BA
@Juan Contreras Do you mean "Yes" or "No, Yes"? Lol
Elisabeth de zagon
I love listening to these timeless masterpieces. Thanks Genesis for making my life filled with amazing music.
Michael Cottle
Trespass is very underrated, and this is the best song on it for me.
Christian Cazabonne
This is my favorite Genesis Album...
A only and only the only that only
My favorite song in this album is stagnation.
every song in this album are masterpieces!
Deborah Jacob
A fusão do rock com a música clássica! Maravilha❤
Marco CS
Trespass seems an album of stories from the classic/middle age. From the cover to the atmosphere of the instrumental passages down to the lyrics.