Decades after their commercial peak, Genesis fans are still discussing the relative merits of the band’s Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins eras. Yet seldom discussed is Genesis’ Ray Wilson Era. You may ...
When Genesis entered the studio to record their 14th studio album in the spring of 1991, they were coming off their biggest commercial success — and headed for a major change. Perhaps unsurprisingly, ...
When Phil Collins began his solo career in 1980, he was still the leading member of Genesis. One of his classic tracks was allegedly rejected by the band.
Genesis’ 14th album We Can’t Dance from 1991 would ultimately be Collins’ final one with the band with Ray Wilson taking on the lead vocals for the band’s 1997 release Calling All Stations. But ...
“It was a fraught time.” In the living room of his modest house in suburban London, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett is talking about one of the defining albums of the 1970s, The Lamb Lies Down ...
Too many people, Phil Collins says, tend to forget the genesis of a rock ’n’ roll band.Especially his own.“They were friends first and they got together to play music,” says the drummer and singer who ...
The package reportedly includes such Collins solo hits as “In the Air Tonight,” “You’ll Be in My Heart” and “Against All Odds.” By Ed Christman, Billboard.com A package of Genesis, Phil Collins and ...
“I’d never heard the band Genesis, I’d heard of them,” Collins said. “I went for the audition the same way I went for thousands of other auditions – and most of them I didn’t get. But when I went for ...
Phil Collins has been able to make songs that go against the grain of common rock and roll, but one song cut too personal to be revisited again.
Phil Collins rose to prominence in the music industry as a member of the band Genesis. Though now in the latter stages of his career, the talented musician once had other dreams. As a teen, he wanted ...