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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.

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:

"The Wicked Lady Soundtrack"- 1983
"Soundtracks"- 1986

Tony Banks and his music provide examples of these tropes:

Concept Album: A Curious Feeling.
Born in the Wrong Century: The protagonist of the song "Throwback" from the album Bankstatement:

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!

Deadpan Snarker
Gentleman Snarker
Good Is Not Nice
Happily Married
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.
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.
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.
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 one about the bike messengers), among others.
- May be somewhat subverted, as Banks has not yet achieved the fame that his Genesis bandmates and fellow 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 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.
Sanity Slippage Album: A Curious Feeling.
The Stoic
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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 * [[Concept Album]]: ''A Curious Feeling''.
 * [[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!'' }}
 * [[Deadpan Snarker]]
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 * [[Sanity Slippage Song|Sanity Slippage Album]]: ''A Curious Feeling''.
 * [[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 ''<nowiki>[[2010: The Year We Make Contact]]</nowiki>'' but was fired due to [[Creative Differences]].
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