Welcome to The Waiting Room - the Genesis web-fanzine featuring all the news, reviews, interviews and more concerning Genesis and related projects - first, a word from the creators of TWR...
WORDS FROM THE EDITING SUITE….
Hello, and welcome to another new edition of TWR, this one is our 39th anniversary edition, so happy birthday to us!
First of all congratulations to Phil Collins for his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as a a solo artist, He is now one of only a select handful of artists to have been inducted as both a band member and solo artist! The induction ceremony will take place in November. The reissue campaign of Phil's back catalogue continues with the reissue in September of Face Value. Steven Wilson is at the helm for this one we believe and although we don't have details of what this release may contain yet, apart from the now ubiquitous “Atmos” mix we are sure it will be interesting.
Steve Hackett continues to be very busy. As you will read later in this edition, he has collaborated with Marillion guitarist, Steve Rothery on an instrumental album called The Roaring Waves. You can read Steve's thoughts on that later in this edition. In addition to that, Steve is also at work on a new rock album which is now nearing completion and, as if that wasn't enough, he has also begun work on a new acoustic project. So there is plenty to look forward to if you are a Hackett fan!
Genesis fans have plenty to look forward to as well as the next major reissues from their back catalogue are iminent. Beginning at the beginning, Esoteric Records will be reissuing the From Genesis To Revelation album which apart from new mixes of the album itself will also contain previously unheard material as Esoteric acquired the remaining unreleased archival material from Jonathan King some time ago so prospectively this could be a VERY interesting release.
The book on the A Trick Of The Tail album/tour is nearing completion. The author has managed to speak to both Steve and Tony as well as Colin Elgie and David Hentschel so this promises to be a fascinating look at a pivotal album in the band's story. It also looks likely that Robert Ellis will be reissuing his “5” volume the Gabriel era of the band's visual story. The Genesis Museum have also reprinted their magnificent collector's volume which is an essential resource for the diehard collectors among you.
Anthony Phillips's Gemini album achieved a Number Two position in the charts and ha sbeen receiving deservedly good reviews. We hope to be catching up with Anthony for a long overdue chat in the near future.
Ray Wilson continues his round of incessant touring across Europe. No sign of a new album yet but we shall try and keep you all informed of developments as/when they occur.
And that, as they say, is all the news that's fit to print! Enjoy the rest of this edition.
Alan Hewitt
Liverpool
August 2026
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DON'T FORGET THAT STEVE HACKETT'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE IS NOW AT WWW.HACKETTSONGS.COM.
Genesis Revisited, the latest book from TWR editor Alan Hewitt is now available
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