Genesis

United Kingdom, 1967–now

English band formed in 1967. Under Peter Gabriel they worked in costumed, narrative progressive rock (Selling England by the Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway); under Phil Collins they moved to pop.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Genesis and 0 artists Genesis influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Genesis?

• The Beatles — Tony Banks and Peter Gabriel have named the Beatles their songwriting school — the melodic core beneath Genesis's theatre.
• King Crimson — In the Court of the Crimson King showed the Charterhouse schoolboys what rock could become — the documented turn from pop to prog on Trespass.