Exodus from Genesis

There was quite a response to my post about Genesis (the band, not the book), including Doug Chaplin declaring it my “secret sin”. Since he is Anglican I’ll defer to his expertise on matters of sin, but I strongly object to the notion that my being a fan has been kept secret!

As a follow-up (and public display of my fandom), I thought I’d see if anyone has a favorite (or multiple favorites) among the solo and spin-off projects by members of Genesis.

Of the line-up that was Genesis for quite some time, Peter Gabriel’s departure was the most dramatic, and he actually wrote a song about it:

Steve Hackett was the next to leave. He continued performing Genesis songs (as well as others he wrote) for some time:

In the 80s he formed a band GTR together with Steve Howe of Yes:

Others did solo projects without actually leaving Genesis in order to do so.

Tony Banks did some rock albums…

…and more recently composed a “classical” work, “Seven”, released on the Naxos label.

Mike Rutherford released solo albums…

…and then formed Mike and the Mechanics:

And of course, most people know what Phil Collins got up to:

Any favorites?