JOHNWAYNES/ GENE - ALGARVE / FOREPLAY

There are two bands with this name: 1) Gene were a British indie/rock quartet which rose to prominence in the mid-1990s. The band was formed in London by lead singer Martin Rossiter in 1993, and disbanded in 2004. The line-up comprised Matt James (drummer), Kevin Miles (bassist), Steve Mason (guitarist), and Martin Rossiter (vocalist, keyboards). They were popularly labelled as a Britpop band, and often drew somewhat superficial comparisons to The Smiths, if only because of their slightly Morrissey-esque lead singer, Martin Rossiter. In truth, Gene's music owed more to acts as diverse as The Jam, Small Faces, The Style Council, and The Clash. 2) GENE (جين) a Syrian neoprogressive rock band, one of the best acts in the Syrian rock scene, they started under the name ZODIAC playing progressive rock songs for bands such as ( Karmakanic ) later on they changed their name to GENE and decide to use Arabic lyrics with the progressive music creating a very unique style of their own, proving again how flexible Arabic language can be. They are: Maen rajab: Guitars Omar harb: Bass guitar (The Hourglass - Anas & Friends) Shadi Ali: Vocals (Guest in Anas & Friends) Sahel Zen Eldien: Drums Hazem Al-Ani: Piano & Keyboards Anas Abd al-Moumen: Guitars (Anas & Friends) GENE released their debut self-titled album in August 2008 . Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.