This is a rather nice find. An Italian pianist (steady) interpreting the Genesis oeuvre. Sounds forbidding but its absolutely not. The whole album is on Spotify and for me highlights just how fabulously inventive and melodic Genesis were (Tony Banks in particular – I can almost forgive his miserable demeanour on the recent Together and Apart doc)
Time for some (tasteful) prog
My supper’s ready. But later this evening I will definitely give this a spin. Grazie!
That’s nice. Here’s some more tasteful reinterpretation, this time of ELP:
There must be something about the music of Genesis that lends itself to interpretation by piano. Here’s ‘Can Utility And The Coastliners’ from the 2005 ‘Genesis For Two Grand Pianos’ project.
That Cinema Show was pretty good, better once other instruments joined in. I shall add it to my Spotify list.
I think the importance of Tony Banks cannot be overstated which is why this music works so well for piano interpretation. The greatest prog keyboard player and certainly the one with best command of composition and arrangement. God that sounds pompous – back to who killed Lucy.
“The Importance of Tony Banks” certainly cannot be overstated by Tony Banks himself. It would seem that the pecking order established at school is lifelong and that the contribution of the “non-U” (eg, Steve Hackett) can be downplayed, ignored or erased altogether with impunity. Even the seating in the Together and Apart film emphasised that. The sense of entitlement and superiority oozing from Banks Minor was almost visible…it must kill him that all four of the others (even Rutherford) had more success with their solo careers than he did.
You can take the boy out of Charterhouse…
(As you were).
He called a solo project ‘Banks Statement’. Seriously. That says it all.
Git. (Tony Banks, that is – not you, Rob).
Tasteful prog. Excellent idea. One from the exemplary “Raven who refused to sing”. Cut that chit chat and jump to 1.38′. Hertfordshire’s finest.
FTFY
Nice but … and it’s a big one … The best thing about The Cinema Show is Phil’s drumming and there ain’t no drums on it.
I love early Genesis, but, I’m afraid, I hated that.
This sounds like a lot of fun. Marillion play Genesis. Also features Roger Chapman, Mike Oldfield and Steve Hackett.
On balance, I’m not sure I’m in the market for “tasteful” prog…