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Tony Banks is a founding member and the keyboardist of the rock band [[Genesis (Music)|Genesis]], and appears to be responsible in large part for some of their weirder post-Peter Gabriel tunes.
[[Tony Banks]] is a founding member and the keyboardist of the rock band [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], and appears to be responsible in large part for some of their weirder post-Peter Gabriel tunes.


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His main solo albums include:
His main solo albums include:
* "A Curious Feeling"- 1979
* "A Curious Feeling"- 1979
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* "[[The Wicked Lady]] Soundtrack"- 1983
* "[[The Wicked Lady]] Soundtrack"- 1983
* "Soundtracks"- 1986
* "Soundtracks"- 1986
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=== Tony Banks and his music provide examples of these tropes: ===


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* [[Concept Album]]: ''A Curious Feeling''.
* [[Concept Album]]: ''A Curious Feeling''.
* [[Born in The Wrong Century]]: The protagonist of the song "Throwback" from the album ''Bankstatement'':
* [[Born in the Wrong Century]]: The protagonist of the song "Throwback" from the album ''Bankstatement'':
{{quote| ''I walk the backstreets'' <br />
{{quote|''I walk the backstreets''
''Of every dirty city, searching for the route''<br />
''Of every dirty city, searching for the route''
''That leads me back to where I belong''<br />
''That leads me back to where I belong''
''I don't know how, but I'm trapped in the wrong time''<br />
''I don't know how, but I'm trapped in the wrong time''
''If you know someplace I can go''<br />
''If you know someplace I can go''
''Then I ask you, lead me to the door!'' }}
''Then I ask you, lead me to the door!'' }}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
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* [[He Also Did]]: ''Seven: A Suite For Orchestra'', an album of original classical music performed by The London Philharmonic Orchestra.
* [[He Also Did]]: ''Seven: A Suite For Orchestra'', an album of original classical music performed by The London Philharmonic Orchestra.
** His second classical album ''Six Pieces for Orchestra'' was released in 2012.
** His second classical album ''Six Pieces for Orchestra'' was released in 2012.
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Performers on Banks's albums have included Derek "Fish" Dick (of [[Marillion]]), Jayney Klimek, and Jack Hues of Wang Chung.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Performers on Banks's albums have included Derek "Fish" Dick (of [[Marillion]]), Jayney Klimek, and Jack Hues of Wang Chung.
* [[Lonely Piano Piece]]: "In The Dark" from ''A Curious Feeling''.
* [[Lonely Piano Piece]]: "In The Dark" from ''A Curious Feeling''.
* [[Loss of Identity]]: This happens to the protagonist of the [[Concept Album]] ''A Curious Feeling''.
* [[Loss of Identity]]: This happens to the protagonist of the [[Concept Album]] ''A Curious Feeling''.
* [[One of Us]]: Banks is a self-confessed fan of [[The Lord of the Rings]].
* [[One of Us]]: Banks is a self-confessed fan of [[The Lord of the Rings]].
* [[Pop Star Composer]]: Banks scored the 1983 Faye Dunaway movie ''[[The Wicked Lady]]'' and the 1986 Kevin Bacon movie ''Quicksilver'' (no, not ''this'' ''[[Quicksilver]]'', the [[Similarly Named Works|one about the bike messengers]]), among others.
* [[Pop Star Composer]]: Banks scored the 1983 Faye Dunaway movie ''[[The Wicked Lady]]'' and the 1986 Kevin Bacon movie ''Quicksilver'' (no, not ''this'' ''[[Quicksilver]]'', the [[Similarly Named Works|one about the bike messengers]]), among others.
** May be somewhat subverted, as Banks has not yet achieved the fame that his [[Genesis (Music)|Genesis]] bandmates and fellow [[Pop Star Composer|Pop Star Composers]] [[Peter Gabriel]] and [[Phil Collins]] have.
** May be somewhat subverted, as Banks has not yet achieved the fame that his [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] bandmates and fellow [[Pop Star Composer|Pop Star Composers]] [[Peter Gabriel]] and [[Phil Collins]] have.
* [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]]: Though he came from a wealthy/upper class background and met his fellow [[Genesis (Music)|Genesis]] founders at the prestigious public school they all attended, this is an averted trope.
* [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]]: Though he came from a wealthy/upper class background and met his fellow [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] founders at the prestigious public school they all attended, this is an averted trope.
* [[Ripped from the Headlines]]: [[Word of God]] says that "Strictly Incognito" from the album ''Strictly Inc.'' is loosely based on an actual case Banks read about in the newspaper.
* [[Ripped from the Headlines]]: [[Word of God]] says that "Strictly Incognito" from the album ''Strictly Inc.'' is loosely based on an actual case Banks read about in the newspaper.
* [[Sanity Slippage Song|Sanity Slippage Album]]: ''A Curious Feeling''.
* [[Sanity Slippage Song|Sanity Slippage Album]]: ''A Curious Feeling''.
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Banks was hired to score ''<nowiki>~2010: The Year We Make Contact~</nowiki>'' but was fired due to [[Creative Differences]].
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Banks was hired to score ''[[2010: The Year We Make Contact]]'' but was fired due to [[Creative Differences]].


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Tony Banks is a founding member and the keyboardist of the rock band Genesis, and appears to be responsible in large part for some of their weirder post-Peter Gabriel tunes.

Discography:

His main solo albums include:

  • "A Curious Feeling"- 1979
  • "The Fugitive"- 1983
  • "Bankstatement"- 1989
  • "Still"- 1991
  • "Strictly Inc."- 1995
  • "Seven: A Suite for Orchestra"- 2004
  • Six Pieces for Orchestra - 2012

Other albums include:

Tony Banks provides examples of the following tropes:

I walk the backstreets
Of every dirty city, searching for the route
That leads me back to where I belong
I don't know how, but I'm trapped in the wrong time
If you know someplace I can go
Then I ask you, lead me to the door!