The Genius Of Phil Collins
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Length: 14min 25sec (865 seconds)
Published: Sat Jan 29 2022
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Phil is great! Awesome drummer and songwriter
I think all the hate comes from the fact that a lot of people mainly associate him with "In The Air Tonight" and the poppier Genesis stuff like "Invisible Touch." But if you delve deeper into his career, guy is incredible. The drums on "Down and Out" from ATTWT are incredible
Phil Collins was the first drummer I ever saw on a stage (w/ Peter Gabriel era Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway show)
I was 13 (yeah, I'm old). That's what made me decide to play drums. Right there and then. The one single factor. I think I only paid attention to what Phil Collins was playing, actually.
On a side-note, it took me some time to realise that drumming wasn't actually only, always playing odd shit like Back in N.Y.C., (in 7/8) which isn’t even a pure 7/8, it’s only that in the verse , and then 17/4 in the first part of chorus, and 35/8 (whoa!) in the second part of chorus (my measurements maybe off, don't kill me)
I don't care too much for his solo career or later-stages-Genesis, but he taught me a ton.
Do you like Phil Collins?
I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism.
Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.
His playing on Easy Lover is ripping.
His playing on "Cinema Show" is simply amazing ! Never fails to blow me away.
If anyone shit talks Phil Collins I point them toward this album. Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour.
https://youtu.be/y9EA90uF7Ek
This is from Neal Peart in 2011:
"Phil Collins was an enormous influence on my drumming in the '70s, and thus remains a part of my playing even today. His recorded drum parts with Genesis and Brand X in those years were technically accomplished, yet so musical - even lyrical. His rhythmic patterns were woven into the intricacy of the music, while lending a smooth, fluid pulse to the songs and extended instrumentals. His fills were imaginative and exciting, alive with energy and variety, while the refined technique was always in the service of the music. Even within those fills, Phil applied a jazz drummer's sense of dynamics, which also guided his ensemble playing, and inspired me to try to incorporate that sensibility into my own triple-f approach.
Plus, his drums sounded so good. Good-sounding drums are always the result of a good-sounding drummer, and speak of the player's touch. Phil's combination of that quality and the natural drive of his playing produced truly melodic-sounding drum parts - flowing and musical. One outstanding piece of work that reflected all of those qualities was the Genesis album Selling England By The Pound, from '73. In the summer of '74, just before I joined Rush, I attended one of the shows on that tour (at the Century Theater, Buffalo, New York), and it was simply a galvanising performance, by him and all of that excellent band. The music from that night's show echoed in my head long after, while Phil's vocal performance on 'More Fool Me', was a harbinger of a whole other career to come."
Haters gonna hate, phill Collins FTW