Tony Banks & Phil Collins Interview December 24, 1976
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Merry Christmas my fellow Banksians!! I have a nice interview here to celebrate today!! In this interview Tony & Phil are interviewed on Christmas Eve. They discuss the history of Genesis and creating the music for Wind & Wuthering, Phil becoming the lead singer and many other interesting topics.
This is the first video I've uploaded where Tony isn't the only one interviewed. Since Tony does a good deal of speaking I decided to upload it here! I hope you all enjoy this! I hope you all have a great day.
(Tony & Phil are interviewed by Jeff Polack of KBPI FM.)
I was one of the few girls in high school in the 70's that was into Genesis. As time went on they became more popular and I then had one of my albums stolen by a friend. I love the early albums for their unique songs, I could just appreciate the music.
This is a great interview, I wish I heard it back in the day.
This is how stimulating conversation/thoughts were exchanged back in the day.
A lost art form..
Like Genesis music.
Thanks for this. ✨
Great interview. Tony Banks' "Theres no ones opinion I respect enough to matter to my writing" really summaries his career
"A real pretty piece that ends with a little piano..." One For the Vine -- a supremely underrated art-rock classic and one of Genesis' (and Tony's) best tunes! That and Blood On the Rooftops absolutely make that album magic. Great interview and interviewer. Thx for the upload!
I love the 1980 live version of that song and also the 1977 Zurich bootleg version. Shame Seconds Out was not a triple album. Plenty of material.
This is brilliant, exactly how every musician interview should be, the interviewer asks interesting questions and knows what he’s talking about and he lets Phil & Tony talk.👌🏻
The interviewer predicted it with them becoming huge!! Genesis is the best! No peers compare
They were pretty big in England already (Foxtrot no 12, SEBTP no 3, The Lamb no 10, ATTOT no 3 and W&W no 7) and reaching higher in the charts with every new album in the States.
Hey! I'm not the only one who thought Phil sounded like Peter--so did they and the interviewer! I first realized that while watching them in their early days when Phil would take the mic as Peter flew around the audience. Such a great band. Thanks for sharing this vintage gem!
I’ve thought that since I first started listening to them in the 70s.
best interview i have ever heard by them. really enjoyed. Thanks for posting.great stuff!
+angus vanhalen Glad you liked it.
I'm so surprised by what they said about Selling England but its honest. Maybe it was a difficult time during making it. It's going to be a big favourite of lots of people.
Thank you for sharing this little gem 💎
Strange how the interviewer thought Phil sounded like Peter. I've heard other people say this before and it never made sense to me -- I think they sound completely different. The reason people thought they sounded alike was probably because they were hearing Phil's backing vocals on the PG-era albums and mistakenly thought it was Peter.
jhillst Honestly I never thought Phil sounded like Peter either. Maybe if you started off on the early albums first then moved on to something like 'A Trick of the Tail' Phil's voice might could be mistaken somewhat. As they went along though Phil's voice really grew and became something different altogether. More powerful.
+Banksian Central what's your take on Tony Banks editorial powers on the together and apart documentary? I love Tony for what he brought to Genesis but I think he comes across as a bit of a control freak, especially when it comes to giving Steve Hackett a fair crack of the whip.
jhillst ~ Yea! l came into Genesis with _And then there were Three_ and listened to the rest because l heard that Bill Bruf was playing with them. l FLIPPED when l heard _Second's Out_ and _Trick of the Tail_ etc, at just how INCREDIBLE they were! Then l heard Peter in _Selling...._ and was taken with the similarity in styles... way _back then._ However, getting to know them like l do now....there's a HUGE difference! l like em _BOTH!_ But you are right about the ''power'' in Phil's emotion and pipes!
He wasn't the one that edited the documentary. That was the BBC that did that. Tony was even on record saying that he thought it was wrong for them to not include anything on Steve's solo career, let alone cutting out what was talked about when they covered "Wind & Wuthering", and "Calling All Stations". So, pretty much none of the guys in Genesis cared too much for the end result.
Peter and Phil are definitely quite distinct singers. Peter is lower, gruffer and grittier, while Phil has a more compact tone. But there is a small bit of overlap in the middle, no doubt.
Great listening to this conversation. Quite surreal really!
I grew up listening to this band from the age of ten . Imagine having all those records to investigate while scanning the details of the covers!
Unhip but completely unique.
Phil Collins is a trooper. Beautiful drummer thoughtfully discussing aspects of 70’s music and culture without negative/commercial showbiz pressure.
Imagine.....
“its all luck really”
“No compromise!”
“We can do exactly what we want!”
Polite young gentlemen too!
Thanks for uploading.
Great interviewer really got the guys to open up. Such a good, revealing discussion. Thanks for posting!
Merry Christmas Banksians everywhere!
It was my first album I purchased by Genesis and probably my personal favorite. One for the Vine is my favorite track. It's very melodic, very humbling. Another outstanding track is Blood on the Roof Tops. Thank you for sharing these interviews.
Awesome. Thanks for posting this history
Jarad Chastain No problem!
I’m sorry, but after 47 years of careful thought, Battle of Epping Forest is one of their best
Genesis is somewhat unique in that all five, then four, then three were evenly matched. They were a real ensemble rather than a star and the back-up. Strong writers with a strong point of view. Thoughtful interview. Love this album (Wind and Wuthering). It keeps moving up in my estimation.....cream rising, perhaps.
Thank you for this wonderful gift! Have a nice Christmas.
You're welcome. A Merry Christmas to you as well!!
Very insightful interview. Thanks for sharing it.
Glad you enjoyed it, Robert.
Allan Clarke of The Hollies and also (future pop star) Nick Lowe were 2 of the auditioners for PG's lead vocal spot. Not well known information, but its true.
Great interviewer. Sounds like a young Todd Rundgren, actually. Thank you for this very interesting interview.
Tony Banks in a nutshell at 32:22
Funny
...and now Selling England is their most revered album, even passing Foxtrot. The public has spoken! Oh, 'Epping Forest' is fantastic.
Wow, yeah they really disparage "The Battle of Epping Forest". To heck with the lyrics, I rarely pay any attention to lyrics, the music on that track is about the best they'd done. The main verses have a really cool funky groove, and just the right keyboard sound, not overbearing in any way. And 'the reverend' middle part has a catchy Jethro Tull sound to it, quirky British folk that's easy to enjoy. But again I'm talking strictly about the song's music, not so much the lyrics.
The lyrics are genius though
The Reverend part is hilarious.
But the melody is detached from the chord structure. It's one of the few times it was obvious when Peter created the top line after the backing track was near complete. Made "Epping" difficult for me to appreciate, beyond the story in the lyrics.
Tony says The Fountain of Salmacis live was not received good by the audience. Tony, I say the audience was in shock, so it just looked like it wasn't received well. Salmacis is the best ever!
Maybe they realised it later because they did it in 1978 live. It appears also on the 4th side of the UK 3 sides live and it's stonking good with Mellotton and tons of double drums.
@@davebellamy4867 Yup. Have listened to that version from 4 sides live 1,000 times. Awesome!
@Luka Meah Not 1979. It was 4/1/78. It's on youtube and it's the best show ever! ua-cam.com/video/OSNAaCO21r8/v-deo.html Genesis - 1978/04/01 - Live in Suffern, NY
@Luka Meah And the problem they had before The Fountain of Salmacis. Chesters' bass drum. Show has the best Down and out even though Phil's messes the lyrics a little. And genesis did not tour in 1979.
A good interviewer, whoever he is.
Love these little insights. Luv ‘Epping Forest’ & it’s surreal to know at least 2 of the group don’t like it. Unbelievable to think the group released ‘Tail’...toured then also did ‘Wind’ all in one year. Real musicians & songwriters
Mike wasn’t fond of it either afterwards, Steve on the other hand is much more appreciative of the earlier ”busy” material with Peter’s eccentric lyrics. Peter seems to stand behind most of the stuff they did back then. I saw Steve performing Selling England in it’s entirety in May 2019 and oh boy, was it amazing!
Never really cared for Epping. Seems like they always had to have one little silly song
I feel so old.....
You are.
Tony disliking Selling is surprising.
Strange to hear Tony speaking so slow.
That bloody phones loud
I was just sayin- BRRING🔔 BRRRING
David Hale rumour has it that’s the same phone that was used in the scene in no country for old men where anton chigurh shoots Carson wells. True story. 😁
Nostalgia pang.
Of course Phil and Peter sounded similiar. Phil sang a lot of harmonies and backing vocals. I Know What I Like is practically a duet between them.
Is this from the Innerview Radio LP?
34:30 "Wow, Genesis doing love songs"? CUE IN TOO DEEP
About 20k people ‘viewed’ but only about 1% liked it? Not Genesis fans then. Either that or the interviewer annoyed them even more than he did me.
Interviewer is the classic 70’s AOR DJ, way too low key and mellow, a bit patronizing too. Interesting hearing then talking about “hits”. They certainly learned how to write hits.
Please, translate in italian.
Phil and Tony likely laughed on the way home at the clueless wank of an interviewer. Genesis was somewhat unknown in the States at this time but it’s no excuse for being so unprepared. He definitely didn’t work his way up to Rolling Stone.
Interviewer is talking too much.