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Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Sees Reunion With Peter Gabriel as Unlikely

Steve HackettWhen Genesis was elected to this year's class in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, fans held out a lot of hope this occasion, which has brought many other bands together, would reunite Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford with former members Steve Hackett and Peter Gabriel for the first time since they toured together in 1982. Hackett will be there, along with Collins, Rutherford and Banks, but with Gabriel in preparations for his upcoming solo tour he will not attend the dinner in NYC.

With Collins currently unable to drum because of medical reasons and Gabriel continuing on with his successful solo career, the chances for a reunion of 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'-era version of Genesis, one of the most influential and successful acts of the art-rock period, continues to dwindle. And guitarist Hackett, who says, "I think it would be wonderful it happens and I'm certainly up for it," knows it's becoming less likely.

"But it wouldn't surprise me if that never happens," he tells Spinner of a possible reunion. "It's so difficult to turn the clock back, for all sorts of reasons." The very candid Hackett says just look at the Hall of Fame dinner and you'll understand the difficulties the band faces. "At the moment it seems we can't get either of the singers to perform live for this induction thing," he says. "So what does that tell you about potential reunions?"

Still, he is not entirely giving up hope that the legacy of that era will continue to live on, perhaps through the possible thaetrical run of 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' that has been discussed. "But maybe one day the band will be able to organize themselves to the point where there's a musical, maybe it's possible, I don't know," he says. "Maybe it'll be us doing it, maybe it'll be someone else."

Whether it does happen or not, though, Hackett, whose new solo album, 'Out of the Tunnel's Mouth,' is available through his Web site and at his shows, is fine moving on. "I love what the band did collectively when we all managed to play together and I love what the guys have done individually, of course. There's been a lot of music out of that particular school, so I'm proud of that," he says.

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Tankman

I would love to see a reunion line up from 1977 as there is little chance of gabriel turning up...so Brufford on drums, hackett on lead

September 23 2010 at 7:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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nk

Maybe Ray Wilson could sing ahah!

October 14 2010 at 3:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tankman

Mario
Please tell who is it then?

August 26 2010 at 12:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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gimba

The guy could be Steve Baltin, the author of the post

September 09 2010 at 6:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Filthy Elvis

Holding out hope for a Genesis reunion is a bit like wishing you were 16 again.....was a special time and a special era that fostered such creative flights of fancy-and great music. Collins hasn't cared since he shaved his beard, Gabriel, like Stingo, is just oh so important an "artist", Banks and Rutherford sold their musical souls to the Phil Collins band, and Hackett, a terrible singer with spotty output has at least stayed truer than his former cast, I mean bandmates, and continued to move forward. NO to reunions Steve, they blew it when they let you get away.

June 19 2010 at 1:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chris

Having seen them all perform in their most recent incarnations, The only ones who "Still have it" are Tony, Steve and Peter, Rutherford can hold his own with Daryl Stuermer on stage Phil is all done can't sing , can't drum. can't hear and doesn't really enjoy it any more.

April 10 2010 at 3:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mario

Who is the guy in the picture in this article?
Who is the guy in the picture in this article?
Who is the guy in the picture in this article?
Who is the guy in the picture in this article?

WAKE UP !!!!

March 17 2010 at 5:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Dave

It's not Steve Hackett.
It's not Peter Gabriel.
It's not Phil Collins.
It's not Mike Rutherford.
It's not Tony Banks.
It's not Anthony Phillips.

So genius; who is it?

March 19 2010 at 1:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dave

From an artistical view, it may be best that we don't see the reunited band perform; largely because I'm not convinced Peter or Phil have it in them anymore. Tony, Mike, and certainly Steve Hackett I have little doubt would be able to deliver.

From the standpoint of a huge Gabriel era fan, I'd love to see a reunion, though; even if brief, much like Floyd's Live 8 performance.

Who is the guy in the picture in this article?

March 16 2010 at 12:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply