Keep It Dark - Music
Keep It Dark by Genesis
Genesis
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Genesis Formed In 1967 In Godalming Surrey United Kingdom And Was One Of The Most Popular Progressive Rock Bands In The 1970s 1980s And 1990s. During The 1970s Peter Gabriel Was The Lead Singer Until His Departure When Drummer Phil Collins Stepped Up To The Mic And Replaced Him. Starting As An Amalgam Of Two Bands Formed By Schoolboys Attending Charterhouse School In Godalming England The Original Lineup Consisted Of Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Tony Banks Mike Rutherford And Chris Stewart Though Stewart Was Soon Replaced As Drummer By John Silver And Then John Mayhew. By The End Of 1970 Phillips And Mayhew Had Left The Band With Collins Joining As Drummer And By Early 1971 Guitarist Steve Hackett Had Filled The Gap Left By Phillips. The Lineup Of Gabriel Banks Hackett Rutherford And Collins Remained In Place Until Gabriel's Departure In 1975. During The Period Of 1970-1975 The Band Produced Some Of The Most Widely-Acclaimed Albums Of The Progressive Rock Era Including "Nursery Cryme" "Foxtrot" featuring The Side-Long Epic "Supper's Ready" And The Seminal Album "Selling England By The Pound" Which Generated Genesis' First Foray Into The Charts With "I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe ". This Lineup Culminated With The Band's Magnum Opus "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" In 1974. Following The Tour Promoting The Album Frontman Peter Gabriel Left The Group In Mid 1975. Genesis Decided To Continue On As A Four-Piece Producing Two Albums "A Trick Of The Tail" And "Wind & Wuthering" Which Found The Band Proving To Themselves And To The World That They Could Move On After Gabriel's Departure. Collins Stepped Up To Fill The Role Of Lead Vocalist After Countless Auditions For A New Singer Proved Fruitless By The Completion Of Recording For "A Trick Of The Tail". Hackett Quietly Departed After The "Wind & Wuthering" Tour In 1977 Feeling That His Creative Input For The Band Was Being Repressed. In 1978 Tony Banks And Mike Rutherford Contributed Music To A British Movie Called "The Shout" Based On A Short Story By Robert Graves Directed By Jerzy Skomilowski And Produced By Jeremy Thomas. More Credits And Info Here Http //
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Keep It Dark
Genesis - Abacab
"Keep It Dark" Is A Song By The British Band Genesis Originally Off Their 1981 Album Abacab. A Light Rock Song It Describes A Man Who Is Abducted By Aliens And Taken To A Bright Happy World. Once He Returns However He Feels Compelled To Lie About The Incident I.E. To "keep It Dark" And Instead Claim That He Was Kidnapped By Thieves Who Wanted To Take His Money. The Lyrics Focus On The Irony That A Morbid Lie Would Be More Believable Than A Happy Truth. In The DVD Interview Accompanying The 2007 Re-Release Of Abacab Composer Tony Banks Said That "the Idea Was That This Character Had To Pretend That He'd Just Been Robbed By People And That's Why He'd Disappeared For A Few Weeks And In Fact What Had Happened Was He'd Been Taken Up In A Spaceship And Gone To This Fantastic World Where Everything Was Wonderful And Beautiful And Everything... But He Couldn't Tell Anybody That Because No One Would Believe Him." This Theme Of Aliens Is Seen As A Somewhat Lighter Repetition Of The Theme Discussed By The Band's 1972 Song "Watcher Of The Skies" Which Coincidentally Was Also Written By Banks . The Song's Structure Is Unusual The Rhythm Is In A 3/2 Time Signature With A Distinctly Syncopated Rhythm Guitar Part. Lead Singer Phil Collins Notably Sings In Falsetto For Certain Lines Of The Song. A Music Video Supported The Single Release Of The Song Featuring Collins Tony Banks And Rutherford In Two Different Settings. In The First And Second Verses And The Fade Out The Band Walks Along Bleak City Streets In Amsterdam Wearing Trenchcoats And Fedoras. When The Chorus Comes In It Shifts To The Band Wearing All-White Suits And Sunglasses And Walking Through A Field With The Sun Shining. In Both Settings Banks Mimes With A Mini Casio Keyboard And Rutherford With The Neck From A Guitar While Collins Keeps The Beat Of The Song With Drumsticks Mostly Hitting Air. Prog Rock Band World Trade Recorded A Cover Version For The Genesis Tribute Album Supper's Ready In 1996. In 2007 Another Cover Was Recorded And Released As A Stand-Alone Single By Simon Collins Phil Collins' Son As A Tribute To The 40th Anniversary Of Genesis' Initial Formation. This Version Of The Song Features A New Intro Consisting Of Several Guitar Notes From The Genesis Song "Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats " From Their 1974 Album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.
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Genesis Formed In 1967 In Godalming Surrey United Kingdom And Was One Of The Most Popular Progressive Rock Bands In The 1970s 1980s And 1990s. During The 1970s Peter Gabriel Was The Lead Singer Until His Departure When Drummer Phil Collins Stepped Up To The Mic And Replaced Him. Starting As An Amalgam Of Two Bands Formed By Schoolboys Attending Charterhouse School In Godalming England The Original Lineup Consisted Of Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Tony Banks Mike Rutherford And Chris Stewart Though Stewart Was Soon Replaced As Drummer By John Silver And Then John Mayhew. By The End Of 1970 Phillips And Mayhew Had Left The Band With Collins Joining As Drummer And By Early 1971 Guitarist Steve Hackett Had Filled The Gap Left By Phillips. The Lineup Of Gabriel Banks Hackett Rutherford And Collins Remained In Place Until Gabriel's Departure In 1975. During The Period Of 1970-1975 The Band Produced Some Of The Most Widely-Acclaimed Albums Of The Progressive Rock Era Including "Nursery Cryme" "Foxtrot" featuring The Side-Long Epic "Supper's Ready" And The Seminal Album "Selling England By The Pound" Which Generated Genesis' First Foray Into The Charts With "I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe ". This Lineup Culminated With The Band's Magnum Opus "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" In 1974. Following The Tour Promoting The Album Frontman Peter Gabriel Left The Group In Mid 1975. Genesis Decided To Continue On As A Four-Piece Producing Two Albums "A Trick Of The Tail" And "Wind & Wuthering" Which Found The Band Proving To Themselves And To The World That They Could Move On After Gabriel's Departure. Collins Stepped Up To Fill The Role Of Lead Vocalist After Countless Auditions For A New Singer Proved Fruitless By The Completion Of Recording For "A Trick Of The Tail". Hackett Quietly Departed After The "Wind & Wuthering" Tour In 1977 Feeling That His Creative Input For The Band Was Being Repressed. In 1978 Tony Banks And Mike Rutherford Contributed Music To A British Movie Called "The Shout" Based On A Short Story By Robert Graves Directed By Jerzy Skomilowski And Produced By Jeremy Thomas. More Credits And Info Here Http //
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"Keep It Dark" is a song by the British band Genesis, originally off their 1981 album Abacab.
A light rock song, it describes a man who is abducted by aliens and taken to a bright, happy world. Once he returns, however, he feels compelled to lie about the incident (i.e., to "keep it dark") and instead claim that he was kidnapped by thieves who wanted to take his money. The lyrics focus on the irony that a morbid lie would be more believable than a happy truth.
In the DVD interview accompanying the 2007 re-release of Abacab, composer Tony Banks said that "the idea was that this character had to pretend that he'd just been robbed by people and that's why he'd disappeared for a few weeks, and in fact what had happened [was] he'd been taken up in a spaceship and gone to this fantastic world where everything was wonderful and beautiful and everything... but he couldn't tell anybody that, because no one would believe him."
This theme of aliens is seen as a somewhat lighter repetition of the theme discussed by the band's 1972 song, "Watcher of the Skies" (which, coincidentally, was also written by Banks).
The song's structure is unusual: the rhythm is in a 3/2 time signature, with a distinctly syncopated rhythm guitar part. Lead singer Phil Collins notably sings in falsetto for certain lines of the song.
A music video supported the single release of the song, featuring Collins, Tony Banks, and Rutherford in two different settings. In the first and second verses and the fade out, the band walks along bleak city streets (in Amsterdam) wearing trenchcoats and fedoras. When the chorus comes in, it shifts to the band wearing all-white suits and sunglasses, and walking through a field, with the sun shining. In both settings, Banks mimes with a mini Casio keyboard and Rutherford with the neck from a guitar, while Collins keeps the beat of the song with drumsticks, mostly hitting air.
Prog rock band World Trade recorded a cover version for the Genesis tribute album Supper's Ready in 1996. In 2007, another cover was recorded and released as a stand-alone single by Simon Collins, Phil Collins' son, as a tribute to the 40th anniversary of Genesis' initial formation. This version of the song features a new intro, consisting of several guitar notes from the Genesis song "Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats," from their 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.