I like Phil but what in the heck happened to his voice on 'Going Back'?
― Just breaking it in, feels comfy (MintIce), Friday, 29 October 2010 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Dunno. I think "Going Back" is a surprisingly good album. A much better 2010 covers album than Peter Gabriel did, which surprises me in a way because I didn't expect Phil top top Peter in 2010 (well... didn't ever, in fact...)
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Friday, 29 October 2010 22:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Phil Collins contemplates suicide, the Alamo, and camera artifacts that disguise themselves as paranormal energy
(you think I'm joking here?)
― Stockhausen's Helicopter Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:26 (thirteen years ago) link
"Phil Collins will just disappear or be murdered in some hotel bedroom, and people will say, 'What happened to Phil?' And the answer will be, 'He got murdered, but, yeah, anyway, let's carry on.' That kind of thing."
In a cosmic sense this is true, I guess. But among other things he is ignoring who will win an Oscar for their tender and sensitive portrayal of Phil Collins getting shot in a hotel bedroom.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Meryl Streep?
― otherwise, and twat (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Dir. by Todd Haynes
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Tonight...
Tagline: He didn't see it coming.
as a sidenote: the covers album has been a surprise commercial success (what else is new). Following in the footsteps of McDonald, Stewart, etc, yawn.
― otherwise, and twat (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Easy Lover will get pretty much any party going.
― village idiot (dog latin), Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:42 (thirteen years ago) link
As does his cover of "You Can't Hurry Love."
― otherwise, and twat (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:43 (thirteen years ago) link
I agree it isn't exactly the most original idea, but he does it great, with respect to the originals. His somewhat smoother versions of Stevie Wonder ballads from the 70s are not quite up there with the 60s covers though. Still, his best album since "...But Seriously..." so the success is deserved.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:45 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost true, true. but is it more likely to deliver the dance than the diana ross version? i guess the phil version would be more likely to have the lads dancing around too..
― village idiot (dog latin), Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:46 (thirteen years ago) link
They aren't really all that different from each other, are they? Except one has a male singer and the other one has a female one, but I guess the voice singing isn't the most important aspect when it comes to dancefloor appeal.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Thursday, 11 November 2010 23:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Aw...
http://www.philcollins-fr.com/Discographie/albums/12goingback.jpg
― Lostandfound, Friday, 12 November 2010 00:07 (thirteen years ago) link
*murders phil collins in some hotel bedroom*
― hair length/style continuity errors (buzza), Friday, 12 November 2010 01:00 (thirteen years ago) link
"I don't want to sound like a weirdo. I'm not Shirley MacLaine..."
Eh?
― piscesx, Friday, 12 November 2010 07:17 (thirteen years ago) link
I think his voice sounds weird these days as he drops all the songs' keys by a whole tone or so he doesn't physically capsize. Did so on the recent-ish Genesis tour. Saw him do the Motown covers on the telly, he barely had to break a sweat.
― Morcheeba, simply happening. (PaulTMA), Friday, 12 November 2010 07:34 (thirteen years ago) link
phil looks weirdly similar to a hitler jugend drummer boy there...
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 12 November 2010 11:53 (thirteen years ago) link
From the past, Phil Collins responds to all criticism upthread and elsewhere:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UDIwZAxomYk/TFQjyiRXmJI/AAAAAAAAAr8/Sbf4ixLhpqg/61-phil-collins-balding-02.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 July 2011 14:21 (twelve years ago) link
shake that tambourine
― cold gettin' dumb (m coleman), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 14:30 (twelve years ago) link
"In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you"
― Servants of the SBankh (snoball), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 14:32 (twelve years ago) link
TPL does Face Value: http://nobilliards.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/phil-collins-face-value.html
― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Saturday, 23 February 2013 15:04 (eleven years ago) link
That was great! Worth mentioning that the use of the EWF horns was "controversial," especially in the UK, for making Phil sound too "black." Which is why some of this stuff didn't make it onto Genesis albums, but post success, why the EWF horns return for "Abacab."
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 23 February 2013 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
Made the most unreligious song about Jesus ever?
― OutdoorFish, Saturday, 23 February 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
Wow, never heard his "Tomorrow Never Knows" before; it works amazingly well. Great piece, Marcello.
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Sunday, 24 February 2013 15:08 (eleven years ago) link
That was great! Worth mentioning that the use of the EWF horns was "controversial," especially in the UK, for making Phil sound too "black."
Who was it controversial with?
― .... the rest look like Dudley Sutton (Tom D.), Sunday, 24 February 2013 15:14 (eleven years ago) link
Rockist critics and fans.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 24 February 2013 16:43 (eleven years ago) link
Racist you mean
― OutdoorFish, Sunday, 24 February 2013 18:11 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pTcO4IzhuI
such a great and strange piece of music in which phil goes all philip glass on us
― i'll be your mraz (NickB), Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:05 (ten years ago) link
That first album has all kinds of cool, weird shit.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:26 (ten years ago) link
"take me home" = underrated great song― Little Big Macher (llamasfur), Tuesday, October 7, 2003 12:37 AM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"Take Me Home" - yes, a pretty spiffy song.
― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, October 7, 2003 10:45 AM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
per the Miami Vice argument upthread, Phil actually had a song on the Miami Vice 2 sdtrk, one of his best solo songs, 'Take Me Home.' fcking great tune.
― the table is the table, Friday, August 24, 2007 10:01 AM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:30 (ten years ago) link
I don't remember Take Me Home
― i'll be your mraz (NickB), Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:36 (ten years ago) link
oh wait
cuz you don't remember!
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:36 (ten years ago) link
This is true. Hand In Hand is another one.
― i'll be your mraz (NickB), Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:37 (ten years ago) link
I love the delicate little ballad "This Must Be Love," especially the bongos and bass.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:38 (ten years ago) link
That song is *very* John Martyn-esque imo. Weren't they living together at that point or something?
― i'll be your mraz (NickB), Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:45 (ten years ago) link
"take me home" and "against all odds" are all-time
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:50 (ten years ago) link
That photo Ned posted above is the greatest thing ever.
― Clarke B., Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:55 (ten years ago) link
xpost Dunno how Phil and john Martyn became friends, but Phil was essentially to getting Martyn off the sauce, and they remained close friends until his death.
I'm sure I've said it upthread, but I'm happy to defend pretty much everything he did up through and including most of "No Jacket Required" and "Invisible Touch," side-gigs (on albums, on stage) included. Then it gets pretty shaky.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 October 2013 13:58 (ten years ago) link
Might have this wrong but i think they really bonded while going through simultaneous divorces.
― i'll be your mraz (NickB), Thursday, 3 October 2013 14:03 (ten years ago) link
I like all the love shown to the album tracks off Face Value. The two instrumental numbers are great and "I'm Not Moving" is another standout for me; a real funky, bouncing number which sounds like some early 80s sitcom theme, yet hides some fairly desperate lyrics.
― arctic mindbath (President of the People's Republic of Antarctica), Thursday, 3 October 2013 14:47 (ten years ago) link
"Women. Amirite?"
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 October 2013 15:04 (ten years ago) link
that's the side of Phil that I mostly don't like tbh, the obvious bitter break-up songs, 'I Don't Care Anymore' etc
― i'll be your mraz (NickB), Thursday, 3 October 2013 15:11 (ten years ago) link
Apparently it was a very bitter divorce.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 October 2013 15:23 (ten years ago) link
It certainly was; it spawned enough material for two albums (also "Against All Odds", which was apparently a Face Value outtake). I've never really listened to Hello, I Must Be Going! though, is it as good as the debut?
― arctic mindbath (President of the People's Republic of Antarctica), Thursday, 3 October 2013 16:22 (ten years ago) link
It's got a few good'ns!
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 October 2013 16:23 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jmc6TZ5Guw#t=170
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 30 May 2014 16:53 (nine years ago) link
Wow, youtube wormhole entered!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=labtqRPg9jk
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 30 May 2014 16:55 (nine years ago) link
Oh man, I'm gonna make it a Frida Friday. Thanks Josh.
― how's life, Friday, 30 May 2014 17:09 (nine years ago) link