European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday june 23, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 19genesis nine years after a held. By Susan Stuekerjuerg Estah writer t times like this you wander Why you Ever do it said genesis Lead guitarist Steve Hackett As he prepared to dash through a driving rain from his dressing room to an outdoor stage set up in an Offenbach Germany soccer thousands of waterlogged fans had been huddling under tarps for an hour waiting for the rain to let up enough for the English Rock band to finish the s a strange dedication our fans have. I Don t think i would be that faithful myself but i realize that Many of them idolize us. Like i idolized great performers when i was their after the Long wet interlude the enthusiasm of the crowd never waned and an electrifying Rush flowed through the throng As genesis packed in an hour Long the past nine Yean the music of the super Star group has evolved into an eerie blend of elec tronic music and Folk lyrics and their reputation has snowballed throughout the romanticism in their music is responsible for the International Appeal of genesis Hackett said. Our Sweet sounding things and Folk music Are attracting listeners who Are usually More Placid and Mellow than the average audience. We do give the audience what they like mainly simplistic lyrical music. However the Musi Cal taste of our band is very diverse so we can lean toward a variety of things such As with their Rich tonal details and experimental blends is trying to wean the audiences away from simplistic music he said. In the last several years the group has abandoned the flamboyant theatrical effects which were mainly embodied in former Lead Singer Peter Gabriel who left to form his own group in 1974. Hackett seemed relieved that that the band s outland ish image left with Gabriel. The emphasis now is on sophistication in both music and stage effects and these changes have enhanced the genesis image. Their latest release wind and withering climbed to the top of the British charts in Only five weeks. The stage effects Are no exception to the group emphasis on sophistication. A hypnotizing laser beam encircles the effervescent Lead linger Phil col Lins and the show rises to Climax As lasers create the image of a revolving atom hovering above the beads of the band. At the same time smoke Enve Lopes the group to Combine with the lasers to pro Duce a surrealistic scene. While the group May attract thousands of fans to a live concert they have yet to break a Gold album in the . Cracking the american Market is one of toe groups in "1 Hope that we have by no Means reached the Peak four popularity Hackett said. Critics have attributed the genesis Success to its similarity to British Rock group such As King Crimson and Jethro Tull but Hackett says no particular group has affected on wart we like to think that we have a recognizable sound which does t fall into the pattern of most , i feel that the most admirable music came from the French Impre Stansu in the Early 1900s he said the main advantage of travelling and perform ing on the Road is the Chance to become exposed to diverse cultures but he notes that it is not a relaxing or or we could become greater in another sense a he said making it big a a Rock band is extremely Dif fault unless you hit the circuits and club outlets with a ready made image. Persistence is the key to Success. You can talk about dedication but for us Blind Persis tence proved to be More effective. We were very Lucky i think we just scraped in by the skin of our Teeth. For instance i started playing the guitar at 14 and it was t until i was 21 that i joined with genesis. Since then it s been a slow development As on music and our style recently swept through the ., primarily on a tour of the Large cities. The group is now planning a live album which they Hope to launch before the end of the d also like to see us get involved in a film of some sort because i think our music tends to conjure up a theatrical unlike Many groups the members of genesis get along Well. While you give your audience what they want you also have to play what you enjoy playing or your music will never be what can their fans expect Over the next several years of the four members who comprise genesis i Don t think that we will change our style much. Of course there Are always Many things we Haven t experimented with yet like combinations of instruments and rhythms which could alter our music future for genesis seems As titillating and Surpris ing As the lasers which highlight their performances. On can Only wait to see How their music will continue to Pierce the entertainment world. Phonogram genesis moving away from simplicity or conducted Byj. King Croge travel writer Wimbledon museum opens this whole life is a risk we could become even great tenn1s fans will find plenty to interest them in the new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis museum opened to Coin cide with the 100th anniversary of the famous Champion ships running through july 2. Situated next to the hallowed Center court the museum takes a nostalgic look at Tennis Over the last 100 include a reconstruction of the actual changing room used atthe old worple Road ground where the championships were played until 1922 the present site is on Church Road South London. A replica of a Racquet maker s workshop Early in Thi Century. Models of such great names As French player Suzann Lenglen Winner of six Wimbledon singles titles mrs. Lambert Chambers who Rode to her matches on a bicycle and Helen wills Moody the poker faced Champion and Winner eight times. The clothing was provided by Teddy tinting famous designer of Tennis Wear who dresses the Virginia slims circuit was and still is the color of the Day As tinting explains ladies weren t seen to be perspiring i those an audio visual theater with television monitors show ing clips of old films a Library and a souvenir shop Selling brochures Complete the museum and All to the the fitting background of sounds of Early radio broadcasts of exciting matches. The museum is open to the Public during the Champion ships from 12-1, 1 30-2 30, 34 and 6-7 . At other times it is open tuesday to saturday 11 . And on sunday from 2-5 . It is closed june 26 and july 3. Caves of Altamira re open july 5 the caves of Altamira which contain some of the finest pre historic Wall paintings will be re opened to the Public july s after having been closed since last octo Ber say Spanish tourism officials. Only Sod visitors a Day will be allowed pending instal lation of special equipment to keep the temperature and humidity at a constant caves 18 Miles West of Santander and in the Vil Lage of Santillana Del mar were closed after officials Dis covered that the changes in temperature and the humidity generated by up to 4,000 visitors a Day were causing serious damage. The first Cave was discovered in 1875, with another found in 1928. Dating Back 13,000 years the paintings of the wild bulls there Are so impressive that one of the Early scholars to study Altamira declared this Cave is the sistine Chapel of prehistoric on stage festivals first International in not Folk festival Mctell. Boy Bailey. Bicentennial Bluegrass band. Manche Weiss Ouart Ert. Of Geneide. 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