So… I just started rediscovering Phil Collins. I use to think he was kind of a dick because of how he was depicted in South Park, (how Matt and Trey were talking about him at the Oscars on Conan - seemingly disapproving of Matt and Trey’s outfits for the occasion,) and other rumors I’ve heard about him and his marriage.
I just love ‘Don’t Lose My Number,’ so much I couldn’t help but develope a taste for the guy again. Check out the music video for that song… What is the back and forth between Phil Collins and the director? I don’t understand it. Could someone explain?
Well, you said Phil Collins AND Genesis. So I post my favorite Genesis song, which was written and sung by Peter Gabriel, but Collins played the drums. On “Seconds Out”, he also sang it. It’s of course a total contrast to Phil Collins’ later pop tracks, but it’s a very special treat. Hope you enjoy it.
^This ×1,000.
Collins doubles Gabriel’s melody at the upper octave in the first part of that, “Lover’s Leap,” on the original Foxtrot. It isn’t easy to sing that softly and nuanced at the tip-top of your vocal range, but Phil pulled it off.
I’m also much taken with the Collins-voiced “Entangled.”
Plus, most of you guys probably have no idea the full extent of Phil’s music. He drummed for Brian Eno’s Another Green World (the album made in Heaven). He drummed in Brand Xand sang (in Sanskrit). I was already a Genesis fan when I first heard Moroccan Roll in 1977, and it kicked my ass and blew my mind! You haven’t heard Phil drum until you’ve heard “Hate Zone” and “Macrocosm.” Brand X was the band that allowed Phil to stretch out his drum chops to the full extent.
I got onboard with Brand X with Unorthodox Behaviour; what a killer album! Back in the day, we heard that Brand X was going to be playing a tiny venue in Davis (The Coffee House), we didn’t waste a second getting tickets. We took off right after work and drove a couple of hours to get there. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to us, Phil had left the band, so we were a bit disappointed. Still, it was a fantastic show with Kenwood Dennard filling in on drums, and John Goodsall was absolutely on fire, one of the best guitarists I’ve ever seen in person.
I never knew this, I thought that it was Gabriel’s voice doubled in the studio. Have to listen to it once more. But their singing voices are really very similar.
There’s loads, I would call myself a fan indeed. But a couple of underrated faves of mine are in the soundtrack to Disney’s Tarzan. Son Of Man and Strangers Like Me.
