English keyboardist and composer, founding member and principal keyboardist of Genesis; author of solo albums, soundtracks and orchestral works.

Born 27 March 1950 in East Hoathly, England. Founding member and keyboardist of Genesis. Released solo albums beginning with A Curious Feeling (1979) and composed film soundtracks and orchestral suites.

DeBaser reviews treat Tony Banks' solo output as uneven: instrumentals and soundtrack pieces are often praised for composition, while vocal/pop songs and some full solo albums are judged underwhelming. Soundtrack work like The Wicked Lady is noted as rare and partly forgotten. Overall, Banks is seen as stronger in ensemble/Genesis contexts and in instrumental/orchestral writing.

For:Genesis fans, progressive rock listeners, synth and orchestral music enthusiasts

 Tony Banks' solo production is considered by many critics as an underwhelming expression of Banks' compositional talent.

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 "The Fugitive" is a collage of irritating little songs, "Man Of Spells", if not cloying like "Say You'll Never Leave Me".

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 The work is almost exclusively put together by Tony, who handles all the instruments except for the drums, which are left to Chester Thompson, and the vocals, which are handled by Kim Beacon.

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 a minor record, for a sublime keyboardist, who is likely much more prolific and stimulated in group work, highlighting the already cited limitations of a solo production that is absolutely anonymous...

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