Mike and the Mechanics (stylised as Mike + The Mechanics) are an English rock supergroup formed in Dover in 1985 by Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford, originally as a side project during a hiatus from his main band. They are known for hit singles including “Silent Running”, “All I Need Is a Miracle”, “Taken In”, “The Living Years”, “Word of Mouth”, “Over My Shoulder” and “Now That You’ve Gone”. The original lineup featured Rutherford (the group’s only constant member), vocalists Paul Carrack and Paul Young, keyboardist Adrian Lee and drummer Peter Van Hooke. After a decade together, Lee and Van Hooke left the band in 1995 and were not replaced. Following Young’s death in 2000, Carrack became the sole lead vocalist until 2004, when the band—by then essentially a duo—disbanded, with Rutherford and Carrack agreeing that the project had “run its course”. In 2010, Rutherford revived the band with an entirely new lineup, including vocalists Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar. During breaks from Genesis, Mike Rutherford pursued a solo career, releasing Smallcreep’s Day in 1980 and Acting Very Strange in 1982. He found the process of making solo albums difficult and was dissatisfied with the artistic results, particularly with having to handle lead vocals on the latter record. This led him to create a collaborative project with multiple vocalists and musicians, resulting in the formation of Mike + The Mechanics.
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Over my shoulder
Silent running
The living Years
All I Need Is A Miracle
A call to Arms
Nobody Knows
A Time And A Place
Beggar on a Beach of Gold
om the westside to the eastside
Hanging by a Thread
My Crime Of Passion
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