Oh, Phil had cheesy songs, but they didn't define him. He could dabble in cheese and then come out with a song that hooked you. |
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Genesis of that era was pretty good, too, although many prefer the band with Peter Gabriel as the front man.
I saw Genesis play Auckland in 1986. Awesome show. |
| He has a great drum solo in the behind the scenes movie about recording "Do they know it's Christmas". May be on the Internets somewhere. |
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If I were getting that kind of money, I would not sleep for however long it lasted. Bag that fat money while you can! I have no problem with musicians, actors or athletes who are clearly grabbing every endorsement, every gig and every long-term big money contract they can.
It can all end in a hurry and Subway sandwich shops are not going to keep giving you money if you can't even hang onto the starting job of a team that has won 7 games in the last two years. |
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You Phil Collins fans MUST check this out - amazing story from This American Life:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/339/break-up |
| Sadly, he was an awesome drummer (not just with Genesis; he also played on some of my favorite Brian Eno albums) and showed promise as a songwriter until that horrendous mid-'80s period we're talking about here. |
I grew up in the 80s and went to college in the early 90s. I loved it but I always felt like you did towards the 50s. I liked to think it was all like Leave it to Beaver and the Donna Reed show and that those kids had it easy. I think it happens to every generation. Do miss me some Peter Gabriel though. Good times, good times. |
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The tax stuff is bs. Guy is misunderstood.
Amazing his interests in the Alamo. Gave $15mm in collections to them. |