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Oct 2, 2020 20:36:26 GMT
Post by Norman ‘Whiplash’ Mailer on Oct 2, 2020 20:36:26 GMT
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I don’t think the human wrist is supposed to bend like that.
I want to wish a happy 70th to Genesis co-founder Mike Rutherford.
As one of the band’s two constants, Mike has been a pillar of the band through it all. Be it on bass, twelve string guitar, rhythm guitar, or as a songwriter, Genesis would not be Genesis without this guy there.
Anyone my age will know of Genesis as the band that Phil Collins came from. And I’m from the Generation of Tarzan, so I’m primed to be open to Phil’s music. The first exposure I had to Genesis was seeing the video for “Land Of Confusion”, and this was when I was into puppetry, so I was hooked. And before you finish your review and swing an ax at me Patrick Bateman, it was MIKE who wrote that song! Then again, I identified Peter as the singer on “For Absent Friends” in a review, so we’re even. So Mike, thanks for that song and video.
Mike has described himself as an average player and a songwriter first and foremost, but I’d say he’s selling himself short. It’s easy to say that he couldn’t do what guys like Chris Squire could do, or to guys like Tony Levin or Alphonso Johnson that Peter and Phil have worked with, but you know what? He’s the best bassist for Genesis. His lines very understated, with a tasteful countermelody to compliment Tony’s keyboard work or the guitar work of Anthony Phillips and then Steve Hackett. Like a good musician should, he listens to his fellow musicians and thinks “how can I add to the music?” And no matter what, he knew how to do that. Plus, he was able to handle the twelve string. Is that an easy instrument to play? Certainly not to tune.
Happy birthday to a prog legend, may he continue rocking on.
As one of the band’s two constants, Mike has been a pillar of the band through it all. Be it on bass, twelve string guitar, rhythm guitar, or as a songwriter, Genesis would not be Genesis without this guy there.
Anyone my age will know of Genesis as the band that Phil Collins came from. And I’m from the Generation of Tarzan, so I’m primed to be open to Phil’s music. The first exposure I had to Genesis was seeing the video for “Land Of Confusion”, and this was when I was into puppetry, so I was hooked. And before you finish your review and swing an ax at me Patrick Bateman, it was MIKE who wrote that song! Then again, I identified Peter as the singer on “For Absent Friends” in a review, so we’re even. So Mike, thanks for that song and video.
Mike has described himself as an average player and a songwriter first and foremost, but I’d say he’s selling himself short. It’s easy to say that he couldn’t do what guys like Chris Squire could do, or to guys like Tony Levin or Alphonso Johnson that Peter and Phil have worked with, but you know what? He’s the best bassist for Genesis. His lines very understated, with a tasteful countermelody to compliment Tony’s keyboard work or the guitar work of Anthony Phillips and then Steve Hackett. Like a good musician should, he listens to his fellow musicians and thinks “how can I add to the music?” And no matter what, he knew how to do that. Plus, he was able to handle the twelve string. Is that an easy instrument to play? Certainly not to tune.
Happy birthday to a prog legend, may he continue rocking on.
I don’t think the human wrist is supposed to bend like that.