Mike Rutherford – Bass

A profoundly musical bass player, Rutherford’s part always serve the song but remain constantly creative, similar to players like Steve Rodby from the Pat Metheny Group; quietly virtuosic. Lacking the pyrotechnics of many of their peers, these players are constantly pushing the envelope without drawing attention to themselves. It is it’s own special kind of genius.

This is the full Mike Rutherford performance on the tune ‘Counting Out Time’ from one of the absolute classics of Prog. Rock, the 1974 Genesis album, ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’. Steeped in Gabriel’s theatrics, the tune is part Prog. part music hall/cabaret. It is what made the first wave of Prog. and essentially British affair.