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===Influence=== Genesis have been cited as a principal influence on the [[neo-prog]] subgenre that emerged in the 1980s,<ref>{{cite web |title=Pop/Rock Β» Art-Rock/Experimental Β» Neo-Prog |url=https://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/neo-prog-ma0000012218 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=28 July 2015 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904053727/http://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/neo-prog-ma0000012218 |url-status=live }}</ref> featuring bands including [[Marillion]] and [[Pallas (band)|Pallas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview: Steve Hogarth of Marillion |url=http://mstation.org/Marillion_interview.php |publisher=Mstation.org |access-date=17 January 2008 |archive-date=12 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512010958/http://mstation.org/Marillion_interview.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Interview with Graeme Murray in ''Classic Rock'', March 2011, Issue 155.</ref> Steve Hackett's work in Genesis influenced guitarists such as [[Brian May]] of [[Queen (band)|Queen]],<ref name="Steve Hackett talks Wolflight, phrasing and the nylon knack">{{cite web |last=Frost |first=Matt |title=Steve Hackett talks Wolflight, phrasing and the nylon knack |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/steve-hackett-talks-wolflight-phrasing-and-the-nylon-knack-620021 |work=[[MusicRadar]] |date=29 April 2015 |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-date=30 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530062816/https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/steve-hackett-talks-wolflight-phrasing-and-the-nylon-knack-620021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Hackett |url=http://www.insideoutmusic.com/artist.aspx?IdArtist=458 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[Inside Out Music]] |year=2015 |access-date=23 August 2015 |archive-date=5 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905061934/http://www.insideoutmusic.com/artist.aspx?IdArtist=458}}</ref> [[Alex Lifeson]] of [[Rush (band)|Rush]],<ref name="Steve Hackett talks Wolflight, phrasing and the nylon knack"/> and [[Eddie Van Halen]] of [[Van Halen]].<ref name="Steve Hackett talks Wolflight, phrasing and the nylon knack"/> [[Iron Maiden]] founder [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] cited Gabriel-era Genesis as one of his main influences, describing "Supper's Ready" (along with [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]'s song "Thick as a Brick") as one of his two favourite pieces of music of all time in an interview with ''[[Prog (magazine)|Prog]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lawson |first=Dom |title=Steve Harris: Genesis Was Never The Same After Peter Gabriel Left |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-prog-interview-steve-harris |work=Louder |date=8 October 2015 |access-date=31 October 2018 |archive-date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710010327/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-prog-interview-steve-harris |url-status=live }}</ref> Genesis were also an influence on [[post-punk]] artists such as [[Simple Minds]] and [[Will Sergeant]], guitarist of [[Echo & the Bunnymen]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Simple Minds |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/simple-minds-mn0000049374/related |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104158/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/simple-minds-mn0000049374/related |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Will Sergeant |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/will-sergeant-mn0000688821/related |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208183011/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/will-sergeant-mn0000688821/related |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as the [[Electronic music|electronic]] [[New wave music|new wave]] band [[the Human League]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Easlea |first=Daryl |title=Without Frontiers: The Life & Music of Peter Gabriel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Azn_AgAAQBAJ&q=human+league+genesis+martyn+ware&pg=PT160 |publisher=Omnibus Press |date=2013 |access-date=22 December 2015 |isbn=978-1780383156 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181915/https://books.google.com/books?id=Azn_AgAAQBAJ&q=human+league+genesis+martyn+ware&pg=PT160 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Trey Anastasio]] of [[Phish]] said, "It's impossible to overstate what impact this band and musical philosophy had on me as a young musician. I'm forever in their debt."<ref>{{cite news |title=Abba receive Hall of Fame honour |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8569584.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=16 March 2010 |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=20 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120004523/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8569584.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mostly Autumn]] "fuse the music of Genesis and [[Pink Floyd]] with Celtic themes" in their sound.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lambe |first=Stephen |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/08/03/prog_feature.shtml |title=New Prog Rock festival hits Gloucester |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 October 2015 |archive-date=1 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501132528/http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/08/03/prog_feature.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[alternative rock]] band [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]] acknowledged Genesis as an influence,<ref>{{cite web |last=Rees |first=Jasper |title=Elbow, O2 Arena |url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/elbow-o2-arena-0 |website=[[The Arts Desk]] |date=3 December 2012 |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208101909/http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/elbow-o2-arena-0 |url-status=live }}</ref> such as on their breakthrough song "[[Newborn (Elbow song)|Newborn]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomson |first=Graeme |title=Elbow β Album By Album |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/elbow-album-by-album-12932 |work=Uncut |date=7 March 2014 |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-date=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915041922/http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/elbow-album-by-album-12932 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{anchor|ReGenesis}}There are a number of Genesis [[tribute band]]s, including ReGenesis, who focus on the group's 1970s music.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/pm/apr09/articles/regenesiskeys.htm|title=ReGenesis: Early Genesis for the modern keyboardist|magazine=Sound on Sound|date=April 2009|access-date=1 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208050635/http://www.soundonsound.com/pm/apr09/articles/regenesiskeys.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The most successful act is the Canadian band [[The Musical Box (band)|the Musical Box]], who have been officially endorsed by the band and had Hackett and Collins perform as guests with them. Gabriel took his children to see the Musical Box so "they could see what their father did back then",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mytoba.ca/arts/music-entertainment/peter-gabriel-approved-genesis-tribute-band-playing-the-burt/|title=Peter Gabriel-approved Genesis tribute band playing The Burt|work=MyToba|date=9 November 2015|access-date=1 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208073746/http://mytoba.ca/arts/music-entertainment/peter-gabriel-approved-genesis-tribute-band-playing-the-burt/|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> while Hackett said "They not only manage to sound, but look virtually identical".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theridgefieldpress.com/40730/playhouse-notes-musical-box-brings-genesis-tribute/|title=Playhouse Notes: Musical Box brings Genesis tribute|newspaper=The Rigefield Press|date=29 January 2015|access-date=1 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208082839/http://www.theridgefieldpress.com/40730/playhouse-notes-musical-box-brings-genesis-tribute/|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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