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Tag Archives: Phil Collins
Book review: Phil Collins in the 1980s by Andrew Wild
SonicBond Publishing [Publication date 30.06.22] Love him or hate him, there was no getting away from Phil Collins in the 1980’s. Whether it be as a mega successful solo artist, the massive high that Genesis were on, being a great … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Wild, book, drummer, Genesis, In The 1980s, Phil Collins, pop, prog rock, review, rock, singer, Solo
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Album review: THE MURDER OF MY SWEET – A Gentleman’s Legacy
Frontiers [Release date: 10.12.21] The Murder Of My Sweet’s latest release, A Gentleman’s Legacy, is a concept album, with a plot worthy of some of the better psychological thriller writers we may have encountered over the years. The band is … Continue reading
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Tagged Abba, album, concept album, Dan Brown, Daniel Flores, Frontiers, Genesis, MURDER OF MY SWEET, Phil Collins, progrock, review
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Gig review: GENESIS – Hydro, Glasgow, 7th October 2021
39 years ago, as a fresh faced teen, I accompanied my brother to my first gig which was Genesis at the Ingliston Royal Highland Exhibition Centre in Edinburgh. That night sparked my love of live music, so I have a lot to thank … Continue reading
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Tagged 1982, 7th October 2021, Covid, Daryl Steumer, Follow You Follow Me, Genesis, gig, Glasgow, Hydro, I Can't Dance, Ingliston, Land Of Confusion, live, Mike Rutherford, Nic Collins, Phil Collins, pop, prog, review, rock, The Carpet Crawlers, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Tony Banks
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Album review: COLIN SCOT – Colin Scot
Esoteric/Cherry Red [Release date 30.7.21] It’s more than a little unfair that the late singer-songwriter Colin Scot’s 1971 debut seems to be regarded more for the myriad of guest musicians than for Scot’s own undoubted talent. Reissued on CD for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Colin Scot, folk, folk rock, Jon Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, reissue, review, Rick Wakeman, Robert Fripp, singer songwriter
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Album review: SIMON COLLINS – Becoming Human
Frontiers [Release date 04.09.20] Fourth solo album by Simon Collins and his first since leaving Sound Of Contact, on whose 2013 debut album ‘Dimensionaut’ he handled lead vocals. Simon Collins played drums and keys on this album, along with vocals. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Becoming Human, electronica, Frontiers, melodic, Phil Collins, prog rock, progressive, review, Simon Collins, Sound Of Contact
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Book review: GENESIS – Every Album, Every Song (On Track) by Stuart Macfarlane
Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 5.07.19] For those wishing to find out more about the prog rockers who went pop, this is a useful summary following the band’s progress from shaky beginnings in 1969 to their final studio album ‘Calling All … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, book, Every Album Every Song, Genesis, melodic rock, Mike Rutherford, On Track, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, pop, pop rock, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Steve Hackett, Stuart Macfarlane, Tony Banks
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Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – The Geese & The Ghost
Anthony Phillips chats about the reissues (9:07) This is un-broadcast material from a special feature about Anthony on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 29 March 2015, 16:00 GMT. Esoteric [Release date 09.03.15] Anthony Phillips’ debut album was some 8 years … Continue reading
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Tagged 5.1 mix, album, Anthony Phillips, box set, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, reissue, review, The Geese And The Ghost
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Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – Harvest Of The Heart An Anthology
Esoteric [Release date: 17.11.14] 5-CD box set For those Genesis fans still smarting from that TV documentary, here is the real deal. A 90 track compilation of original guitarist Anthony Phillips’ best bits. If Phillips and Hackett are the most … Continue reading
DVD review: GENESIS – Sum Of The Parts
Eagle Vision [Release date: 17.11.14] It’s difficult to know who this documentary was made for. Early Genesis fans would feel short changed. Later ones wouldn’t learn that much. If you then factor in several lesser known talking heads and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluray, documentary, DVD, Genesis, interview, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, prog, progressive, rock, Steve Hackett, Sum Of The Parts, Tony Banks
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DVD review: GENESIS – Three Sides Live
Eagle Rock [Release date 03.11.14] Appallingly imbalanced as the recent BBC documentary was, it did reveal one thing – that Genesis weren’t a band of happy campers – more a group of individuals where individual expression and experimentation was suppressed … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, Bluray, DVD, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, pop, progressive, review, rock, Three Sides Live, Tony Banks
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Album review: SOUND OF CONTACT – Dimensionaut
Inside Out www.insideout.de A new band on the block, although they have generated extra interest for the vocalist and drummer in the band is Simon Collins, son of Phil, which instantly puts pressure and expectations on the band. Good on … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dimensionaut, Phil Collins, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Simon Collins, Sound Of Contact
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Gig review: SPOCK’S BEARD – The Garage, London, 7 May 2013
A very healthy turn out for a Tuesday night gig, swelled slightly by those here to see Sound Of Contact (including Marillion’s guitarist Steve Rothery). Sadly I only caught the tail end of opener’s Beardfish’s set who went down well … Continue reading
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Tagged Beardfish, gig, Phil Collins, prog rock, review, Ryo Okumoto, Simon Collins, Sound Of Contact, Spock's Beard, Ted Leonard
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PHIL COLLINS – Live At Montreux 2004
Eagle Vision 2012 This is a DVD package of two halves recorded eight years apart at the Montreux Jazz festival. The first of the two discs finds Phil on his ‘ First Final Farewell Tour’ and features 24 tracks. I … Continue reading
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