I don't like Phil Collins..

LikeAnOcean
LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
edited December 2006 in Other Music
but Land of Confusion by Genesis has to be my favorite 80s song ever..

random thought.
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,005
    I HATE Phil Collins. I hate when "Coming in the air tonight" song comes on the radio. oh lord is right
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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    I start to boogie down every time I hear Abacab on the radio.
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  • luxpjamer
    luxpjamer Posts: 837
    One of my sins: I like collins and I love the early Genesis (with Gabriel and Collins as singer), they made real good stuff, lot of love for Foxtrot and selling England by the pound, later stuff which I like was Genesis(the album), the invisible touch (with land of confusion), We can't dance ( especially No son of mine and Jesus he knows me)
    Jesus he knows me, like the lyrics too much:
    You see the face on the tv screen
    Coming at you every sunday
    See that face on the billboard
    That man is me

    On the cover of the magazine
    Theres no question why Im smiling
    You buy a piece of paradise
    You buy a piece of me

    Ill get you everything you wanted
    Ill get you everything you need
    Dont need to believe in hereafter
    Just believe in me

    Cos jesus he knows me
    And he knows Im right
    Ive been talking to jesus all my life
    Oh yes he knows me
    And he knows Im right
    And hes been telling me
    Everything is alright

    I believe in the family
    With my ever loving wife beside me
    But she dont know about my girlfriend
    Or the man I met last night

    Do you believe in god
    Cos thats what Im selling
    And if you wanna get to heaven
    Ill see you right

    You wont even have to leave your house
    Or get outta your chair
    You dont even have to touch that dial
    Cos Im everywhere

    And jesus he knows me
    And he knows Im right
    Ive been talking to jesus all my life
    Oh yes he knows me
    And he knows Im right
    Well hes been telling me
    Everythings gonna be alright

    Wont find me practising what Im preaching
    Wont find me making no sacrifice
    But I can get you a pocketful of miracles
    If you promise to be good, try to be nice
    God will take good care of you
    Just do as I say, dont do as I do

    Im counting my blessings,
    Ive found true happiness
    Cos Im getting richer, day by day
    You can find me in the phone book,
    Just call my toll free number
    You can do it anyway you want
    Just do it right away

    Therell be no doubt in your mind
    Youll believe everything Im saying
    If you wanna get closer to him
    Get on your knees and start paying

    Cos jesus he knows me
    And he knows Im right
    Ive been talking to jesus all my life
    Oh yes he knows me
    And he knows Im right
    Well hes been telling me
    Everythings gonna be alright, alright

    Jesus he knows me
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  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    I HATE Phil Collins. I hate when "Coming in the air tonight" song comes on the radio. oh lord is right



    HAHAHAH you made me laugh out loud or should i say LOL.


    oh lord.
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  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    I don't mind him until about 1984. That's the cutoff point. It's the same story with Sting and Billy Joel and a few others. All of those fuckers crossed the line at that point.
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    JWBusher wrote:
    I don't mind him until about 1984. That's the cutoff point. It's the same story with Sting and Billy Joel and a few others. All of those fuckers crossed the line at that point.
    JWBusher, you read my mind.......I concur completely......the folks that you listed apparently sold their souls in and around 1984......nearly everything that they released from that point on was pure drivel.

    Like Luxpjamer, I love the early Genesis albums....especially the albums with Gabriel at the mic. Abacab and Three Sides Live were probably the last really great albums with Phil on lead. Genesis, the album came close to that level. Invisible Touch lost me completely. I think that "Land of Confusion" was on "Genesis", not "Invisible Touch."
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  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    sponger wrote:
    I start to boogie down every time I hear Abacab on the radio.
    oh yeah, me too. that whole Abacab is great, specifically Man on the Corner.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    I place Phil Collins in the same bracket as 'Level 42', and 'Status Quo'. I.e, irritatingly bland and pointless.
    He should have stuck to drumming. At least it would have been easier to ignore him.
  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    Phil Collins would be doing me a favour by just keeping quiet for the rest of his life.
    People say im paranoid. Well, they dont say it, but i know that's what they are thinking.
  • DCGARDEN
    DCGARDEN Posts: 515
    I love him!


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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    sponger wrote:
    I start to boogie down every time I hear Abacab on the radio.
    Used to have "Abacab" as one of the ring tones on my cell phone......now I have "Breath"
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    I hate the little balding fucker too.
    Can not be arsed with life no more.
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Byrnzie wrote:
    I place Phil Collins in the same bracket as 'Level 42', and 'Status Quo'. I.e, irritatingly bland and pointless.
    He should have stuck to drumming. At least it would have been easier to ignore him.
    The funny thing is..............as a drummer he was easily one of the best in the mid 1970's through the early 1980's.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    Phils first solo album (face value) is pretty good. I like The Roof is Leaking -> Droned. But really anything after that is when it started to go downhill, when Phil decided he should go motown.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    but Seriously.........he was the drummer on john cales Helen of Troy album
  • Evensolo05
    Evensolo05 Posts: 118
    the r'n'b/hip hop community love Uncle Phil. Anytime I filp on MTV Base (which is fairly irregularly) theres a sample of Ol' Phil with some homeboys spitting grooves. I like the song that he done with Phil Bailey - Easy Lover just for comic value. Plus he is a right wing motherfucker, I want to punch his fat bald head!!!
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  • Charlie the man
    Charlie the man Posts: 116
    I like Easy Lover, In The Air Tonight, Against All Odds, and Invisible Touch. Screw everything else he's done.
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  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    reminded of easton Ellis´ American Psycho novel,, theres an anylytical rundown of old phil by bateman

    didnt he leave his wife for some dark swiss bit o´crumpet?
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Well, one good thing about Phil is, if it wasn't for his support and production of John Martyn, we wouldn't have beauties such as this song of John's, as played live in this Youtube clip:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCI1IW1aRP0
  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    :

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCI1IW1aRP0

    I enjoyed that, never heard of him

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