Genesis: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins & Beyond

Having admittedly bought this book at a Phar-Mor "bargain books" section in 1989-ish for one or two dollars (those were the days!!), this book immediately entered into the (literally)"bang for the buck" category! Kamin's extraordinary photos, though somewhat biased toward the "trio years" and 1980-84 in general, well capture the theatrics and imagination of Genesis' and Peter Gabriel's stage shows, and its commentary by Goddard, though somewhat equally biased toward this period, is equally evocative. The good but overly short interviews of Collins, Rutherford, Banks and Gabriel (PG in "Plays Live" mode; Collins only a year away from the success of "No Jacket Required") are also of interest, clarifying the misunderstandings (no pun intended!) on the group's shift from progressive rock pioneers to superstar intelligent-pop trio of the 1980's, and the making of the trio's self-titled 1983 release.