by and large, most people stayed.
one-line review of Genesis concert in need of no further clarification
― combination hair (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 18:30 (ten years ago) link
Xpost no idea why, but at least two stations locally have put that song back in heavy circulation. I hear it on the radio several times week, and it's starting to drive me crazy.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 18:41 (ten years ago) link
I like "Taking It All Too Hard" too, and for years I thought it was a Collins ballad.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 18:43 (ten years ago) link
"just a job to do" kicks
no excuse for "illegal alien" though
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 21:24 (ten years ago) link
when i was a kid i think i used to confuse genesis ballads for phil solo stuff all the time but now they're really distinguished for me by the playing on them
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 21:25 (ten years ago) link
Phil always hired much better musicians for his solo albums.
― Cereal. Killed it. No spoon. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 21:42 (ten years ago) link
My local AOR station played "Home By the Sea" all the time.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 22:13 (ten years ago) link
Trying to think of any other musicians who maintained a highly successful solo career while still being part of a similarly successful band, and drawing a blank. Is Phil the only one?
― president of the people's republic of antarctica (Arctic Mindbath), Wednesday, 1 January 2014 00:13 (ten years ago) link
In miniature, Gwen Stefani had a pretty successful solo outing at the time. Not sure this is a great or relevant example, though. There are other, better ones I'm not thinking of.
― vmajestic, Thursday, 2 January 2014 17:00 (ten years ago) link
Stevie Nicks, too.
― Ian from Etobicoke (Phil D.), Thursday, 2 January 2014 17:08 (ten years ago) link
fuck, this album is the bald Thriller― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Wednesday, July 18, 2012 3:33 AM (20 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this might be my favorite thing ever written on ILMSerious thank yous
― Walter Galt, Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:52 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
never read this thread before, and yes this is so otm
― the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music (stevie), Friday, 3 January 2014 07:48 (ten years ago) link
and re: arctic mindbath's question, my dad loved phil's solo stuff, suckered in there by the supremes cover and sticking around for face value thru but seriously. invisible touch was the only genesis album he bought, and when i started to explore the genesis back catalogue as a pre-teen he was very much "woah! there be prog monsters! you won't like it!" which turned out to not be true, but there you go.
― the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music (stevie), Friday, 3 January 2014 07:50 (ten years ago) link
xxpost Bryan Ferry
― Master of Treacle, Friday, 3 January 2014 08:33 (ten years ago) link
Only foreign city sirens can cut through,Nylon sheets and blankets help to minimize the cold.But they can't keep out the chilling sounds.Will the nightmare soon give way to dreamingThat she is here with me?
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 21 March 2015 20:07 (nine years ago) link
"in too deep" was robbed
― J. Sam, Saturday, 21 March 2015 20:16 (nine years ago) link
is this the most recently revived genesis thread? can't be. I'm either wrong or time flies much too fast.
anyway, is there any other instance of a rock n roll band losing the lead singer, and the drummer steps up to the plate? in such spectacular fashion?
can we all just have a moment to think about phil collins?
― it's sort of a layered stunt (sheesh), Tuesday, 9 August 2016 07:59 (seven years ago) link
i feel like dave grohl fulfills the spirit of this, if not the letter.
― a confederacy of lampreys (rushomancy), Tuesday, 9 August 2016 11:22 (seven years ago) link
hm, good call, I guess if krist had been a foo (which I believe was considered?) and the foo's had ever played a nirvana song, that would be pretty dang close.
― it's sort of a layered stunt (sheesh), Tuesday, 9 August 2016 22:37 (seven years ago) link
Distrust anyone who doesn't think "Invisible Touch" is a flat-out brilliant pop song.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Monday, 7 November 2016 00:49 (seven years ago) link
It's pretty good, but most of this album is pretty good.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 7 November 2016 17:03 (seven years ago) link
BRAZILIAN4LYFE
― Is that my hand, manatee? (stevie), Monday, 7 November 2016 17:17 (seven years ago) link
It blew my mind when I found out that, even though it was released while Phil Collins was having mega solo success, and the album went to #1 in the UK album chart... it did not yield any UK Top 10 hits.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:14 (seven years ago) link
Invisible Touch - #15In Too Deep - #19Land of Confusion - #14Tonight Tonight Tonight - #18Throwing It All Away - #22
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:19 (seven years ago) link
just looked and their two highest ever charting UK singles were "No Son of Mine" (#6) and "Mama" (#4), which I would not have guessed
― soref, Monday, 7 November 2016 21:25 (seven years ago) link
yet every single went top five or better in the United States.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:32 (seven years ago) link
hahahaha "No Son of Mine"???? Really??????
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:35 (seven years ago) link
I don't remember ever hearing either of those on the radio or anything. They had a bunch of singles get to #7, including the ones that they are probably best know for over here (Follow You Follow Me, I Can't Dance, also a live version Invisible Touch that came out in 1992)
― soref, Monday, 7 November 2016 21:42 (seven years ago) link
I remember hearing 'No Son of Mine' on the radio, but I heard 'I Can't Dance' so much more that you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the bigger hit.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:44 (seven years ago) link
I remember hearing "I Can't Dance" and actually bursting into laughter as I leaned over to turn off the radio
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:45 (seven years ago) link
I heard every WCD single on the radio through "Hold On My Heart" -- especially "Hold On My Heart."
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:47 (seven years ago) link
x-post:
Your reaction to the video must have been priceless, then!
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Monday, 7 November 2016 21:50 (seven years ago) link
I couldn't actually get to the television to turn it off, I was laughing so hard
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 7 November 2016 22:04 (seven years ago) link
https://i.makeagif.com/media/7-20-2015/cXm2Jy.gif
me and this thread
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 November 2016 22:08 (seven years ago) link
Irony is there is some great stuff on that last Genesis album.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 7 November 2016 22:57 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHGqGmzzQaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBz6nXgef9Q
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 7 November 2016 22:58 (seven years ago) link
That album came out as this fifteen year old Genesis obsessive was discovering Nirvana and grunge and everything that came with it and also hip hop. I still have some affection for the chorus to No Son Of Mine, but I remember little else and what I do remember I hatehatehate
― Is that my hand, manatee? (stevie), Tuesday, 8 November 2016 09:09 (seven years ago) link
Collins/Genesis holds a lot of nostalgic cache that stops me being objective about them and their place in the world. 'Land of Confusion' has a more memorable and satisfying hook than Invisible Touch, which simply doesn't do it for me. My partner and I have been jamming 'Jesus He Knows Me' a fair bit lately.
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Tuesday, 8 November 2016 09:16 (seven years ago) link
Not enough early epics, I know.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 26 June 2017 12:01 (six years ago) link
Not enough Paperlate.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 26 June 2017 13:30 (six years ago) link
fuck, this album is the bald Thriller
― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Tuesday, July 17, 2012 7:33 PM (four years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 26 June 2017 13:59 (six years ago) link
shitty poll results; somehow, expected.
― bodacious ignoramus, Monday, 26 June 2017 14:21 (six years ago) link
"Land of Confusion" will always be the best Genesis single.
― a butt groove but for feet (DJP), Monday, 26 June 2017 14:24 (six years ago) link
This album is fucking perfection.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 11 July 2017 12:27 (six years ago) link
There's a lot on this album that I love. Domino is awesome (part 1 would probably have gotten my vote, but I'd have felt bad about not voting for part 2 as well). Title track, Tonight Tonight Tonight, Land of Confusion and Throwing It All Away - all excellent singles. Brazilian is cool.
The remaining two songs (both of which got zero votes) bring it all down a little for me. In Too Deep borders the slimy sappy ballads I'd expect from an outfit like 3T (you know, Michael Jackson's nephews). Anything She Does has good parts, but I can't stand the horns and bass instrumental bits.
Still, I find the album's mostly pretty great.
― Valentijn, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 18:23 (six years ago) link
The correct two songs got shut out.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 11 July 2017 18:42 (six years ago) link
Pretty sure I told this story before, but I was in some NYC shop one day and "Throwing It All Away" came on, and I saw not one, not two, but three people independently humming or singing along with it.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 18:45 (six years ago) link
That song is great, the midlife boomer ballad in excess
― Shanty Brunch (stevie), Wednesday, 12 July 2017 09:01 (six years ago) link
I don't care what people say about late Phil Collins-era Genesis, a lot of bands would kill to write a song as good as 'Throwing It All Away' - also 'Invisible Touch' is as perfect a slice of '80s pop as you can get.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 12 July 2017 11:55 (six years ago) link
"Throwing It All Away" is also one of his most unlikely awesome Bonham grooves. When the drums come in, it's just this really swinging kind of stomp.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 July 2017 12:17 (six years ago) link
Collins sounds nothing like Bonham.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 12 July 2017 12:18 (six years ago) link