Genesis: 1975 to 2025 - The Phil Collins Years

by Mario Giammetti, Unknown Author

314 pages, Paperback

Published April 17, 2025

Reviews

[Michael Citro · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive review of the career of Genesis after Peter Gabriel's departure, with discussion of each album, track, and tour. There are moments it can be a bit dry, but it's thorough. The biggest issue I have with it is Giammetti's need to piss on every minute facet of The Last Domino? Tour. The band was made up of old men at that stage, and some of them more infirm than others, but it may have sufficed to say that in one statement than belabor every frailty of Phil Collins or botched solo by Mike Rutherford. I saw the tour and can confirm it was not the best of the Genesis shows I've seen, but I didn't expect it to be. It was, however, a fantastic way to say goodbye to a band that meant the world to me, and to accept them for where they are in life now, rather than for who they were in the 1970s and 1980s. This book is, nevertheless, essential for Genesis fans, just as The Peter Gabriel years volume is, and I'm happy he included the all-too-short-lived Ray Wilson era and the final reunion tours.

[Connor Strader · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant, spellbinding, and detailed account of the post-Gabriel era of Genesis. As good as the first volume—loaded with incredible quotes and interviews with the band members themselves. I appreciated the book following the history all the way up to present day, and while I was already aware of most information provided in this volume, there were still occasional tidbits I had never heard or read before. Lovingly-written, and essential reading for fans of the band and prog music in general. I loved reading both volumes, and I’m a bit sad I’m done with them.