The progressive rock architect whose layered keyboards defined Genesis's 1970s sound.
For his Genesis work, start with 'Lucky Me.' The solo track 'A Curious Feeling' gives you the same melodic approach in a different setting.
Banks wrote 'Lucky Me' for Genesis's 1973 album 'Selling England by the Pound,' a track that shows his atmospheric arrangements and melodic keyboard work. His playing was central to the band's progressive era alongside Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett. Solo pieces like 'A Curious Feeling' and 'Big Man' reveal the same compositional focus away from the group.
He was Genesis's keyboardist and composer during their progressive rock years in the 1970s, contributing to albums like 'Selling England by the Pound.' Banks released his own material including the 1979 album 'A Curious Feeling' while staying with Genesis through lineup changes.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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