If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then fewer bands could be more flattered than Genesis, given the myriad of tribute bands and recreation projects that pay homage to their music. The Tabletop shares its take on this aspect of Genesis culture, and interview members of four diverse tribute acts; Adam Kromelow from the Genesis Piano Project; Heliopolis keyboardist Matt Brown from Los Angeles-based Cinema Show and Gabble Ratchet; Mike Morton and Howard Boder from England’s The Book of Genesis; and Joe Trainor from the Keep It Dark project.
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Very interesting podcast!
Such differences between the personalities of the different interviewees too, from the irreverent to the (apparently) egotistical.
Glad to know that you can put together an engaging couple of hours without focussing on a Genesis album too – bodes well for the future. Does this mean we can have a bit more frequent episodes… please?
A suggestion: the samples of the Genesis Piano Project were nice. I would have liked to hear samples of the other bands too, as this was genuinely all new material to me.
Thanks, as usual.
Tom here – Thanks, Paul – yes, next time we will definitely include clips from everyone we interview.
If we could release more than one a month we could, it’s just tough with coordinating the schedules of five people who live in different states. But, we’re more than halfway through July, and the August release is just around the corner … tick tock tick tock (bum bum) tick tock tick tock tick tock (bum bum) …
I liked this one! I agree with the above comment re: samples of the bands mentioned.
The part I enjoyed the most was when Adam (?) demonstrated certain passages on the piano, especially Chamber of 32 Doors. He gave some illuminating insight based on his dissection of the parts and their transposition to the piano.
I actually hadn’t heard of the Genesis Piano Project before but was a little surprised since there was already such a configuration in the early 2000’s. namely Genesis for Two Grand Pianos featuring Yngve Guddal & Roger Mette. They released 2 CDs of their arrangements in 2002 (Vol 1) and 2005 (Vol 2), both of which I own. Now I’m very curious to hear the forthcoming CD for the former group to experience the differences in the arrangements between the two. Isn’t it great to have such a wealth of Genesis material reinterpreted like this? I certainly think so!
Many thanks for this podcast. May they appear even more frequently (wink wink nudge nudge)!
Thanks, Allen – we enjoyed mixing it up a bit this episode, and while this time coincidentally featured all keyboardists, perhaps the next time we interview tribute band members we can get the drummers’ perspectives, or bassists’, etc. And yes, more samples from everyone we interview is a definite.
I have Vol. 1 of the Genesis for Two Grand Pianos and enjoyed it – haven’t heard Vol 2 yet. There’s definitely a different approach to the music that the Genesis Piano Project takes – maybe a bit more looser? But still respectful of the originals. You can see more of their work here: https://www.youtube.com/user/GenesisPianoProject, and their live EP is well worth the $5 on itunes! – Tom
Great show! I certainly appreciate The Lamia much more now.
My favorite version of the Peter Gabriel Takes His Daughters to See A Genesis Tribute Band story appears here:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/sep/19/artsfeatures.popandrock1
“What did his daughters make of it? “One of them turned to me and said, ‘Dad, if you could make a living doing that, then there’s hope for us all.’ ” “