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Banks attended Charterhouse School in the mid- 1960s , where he met fellow student Peter Gabriel in 1965 . Together with drummer Chris Stewart they formed a band called The Garden Wall. This band merged with another called Anon, which included Rutherford and Anthony Phillips , and they recorded a set of demos which ultimately led to the formation of the band that became Genesis. In its early progressive years, Banks' songwriting heavily influenced Genesis' musical direction, and his elaborate keyboard solos — such as the piano intro to "Firth of Fifth" and the instrumental section of "The Cinema Show" — were one of the hallmarks that established the band's larger-than-life sound. Notable Banks-penned songs from Genesis' repertoire include "Mad Man Moon," "One for the Vine," and the anthemic ballad "Afterglow," which remained a popular live song for years. After Gabriel's and Steve Hackett 's departures from Genesis, Banks was the first member of the group to release a solo album. But unlike bandmates Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins , who saw great solo success, Banks' solo efforts usually sold only to a core audience of Genesis' devotees. He seemed unable to break out into mainstream success, as if he needed the framework of Genesis to make the public receptive to his songs. Despite this, he remains one of rock's most respected — by critics and peers — songwriters and instrumentalists. Banks has also created some '' by director Peter Hyams . After Genesis dissolved, Banks created some elaborate orchestral pieces, which he began recording in 2002 . In 1998 , some fans pulled together a tribute band called Strictly Banks, and performed a set of Banks' solo songs, marking the first time most had been performed before a live audience. TONY BANKS SOLO DISCOGRAPHY
EQUIPMENT USED BY TONY BANKS OVER THE YEARS From Genesis to Revelation - 1969
Trespass - 1970
Nursery Cryme - 1971
Foxtrot - 1972
Selling England By The Pound - 1973
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - 1974
A Trick of the Tail - 1976
Wind and Wuthering - 1976
And Then There Were Three - 1978
Duke - 1980
Abacab - 1981
Genesis - 1983
Invisible Touch - 1986
We Can't Dance - 1991
The Way We Walk (We Can't Dance Tour) - 1991 - 1993
Tony used these synths to also control his 2x 20HE rack units with the following stuff in it:
All of the above are mixed into 2 Roland M480 mixer and put through Yamaha SPX90 effects and a Roland SDE3000 reverb unit. All midi routings done by 2 MidiTemp MMP88 patchbay. Audio routings from te mixer trough te effect units done with the Yamaha PLS1 line switcher which is also used to extract the JD800 audio and send it to the main PA desk. Also used was a Midi Gate unit (brand unknown) which is used for the song Mama which they performed 5 times in the USA leg of the WCD tour. Calling All Stations - 1997
Calling All Stations Tour - 1997 - 1998
These are then linked into 2 Opcode Studio 5 LX MIDI processor and 2 Custom-made MIDI mixers and used to control these rack units:
All of the above are mixed into a Mackie LM3204 line mixer then put through Yamaha SPX1000 effects processor (four units)and Roland SRV-2000 effects processor. A Yamaha PLS1 line selector sends this to a Chiddingford Mixer for his Shure SM600 transmitter to his ear monitor. |
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