^^^ I read somewhere...might have been in Clapton's autobiography, that he and Collins got close while in rehab together.

Phil Collins donated his collection of Alamo artifacts to the Alamo museum: https://www.thealamo.org/visit...l-collins-collection

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He's a very highly regarded drummer too.

I saw him at the Orpheum Theater in Boston after his third solo album...around 1983. It was truly one of the best concerts I ever saw.

Holy chit!
I was at that concert too. Fourth row center. It was amazing! I love the Orphium, one of the best venues I’ve ever been to.

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Remember that scene in Miami Vice?

Remember that scene in Risky Business?

I had forgotten. Back when I saw it I was more entertained by Guido the killer pimp…..lol

I grew up in central Europe in the 90s. I never saw him in concert, but Phil Collins music was everywhere. Man, some of these songs take me back to some good times! Thanks for this thread!

One of the short list who got to play drums for Led Zeppelin.

Been a fan of Phil collins since the early eighties.

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Originally posted by 6guns:
He's a very highly regarded drummer too.

I saw him at the Orpheum Theater in Boston after his third solo album...around 1983. It was truly one of the best concerts I ever saw.

Holy chit!
I was at that concert too. Fourth row center. It was amazing! I love the Orphium, one of the best venues I’ve ever been to.

I thought that was you!!!

Saw Cat Stevens there too...several years earlier.

ETA I also saw Dan Fogelberg there around the time of the Netherlands album. A great show.

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He used to be the drummer in a really good band and when the singer left he took over... for

Yep, I knew of Collins as drummer in Genesis before his solo career. I followed his stuff with Brand X and other endeavors.

But the one fascinating thing with him; he is one of the world's experts in the Battle of the Alamo. I remember my first visit there, the buzz was that Collins was there the the day before. He used to spend vacations in San Antonio just hanging out. He eventually bought a gift shop and excavated the site for artifacts from the battle. His finds became one of the biggest collections of Alamo items in the world, and in 2014, he donated his collection to the state of Texas, eventually made an honorary Texan in 2015.



My son gave me his coffee table book on the Alamo, it is a well done affair. The man know his shit.

I heard this song is about somebody doing something very wrong to someone. Apparently the target of the song was at a Phil Collins concert, and Phil leered at him while he performed this song.

For those that don't know, the original lead singer who left Genesis was Peter Gabriel. If he had stuck around, it makes me wonder if we'd have ever known Phil Collins, the singer.

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I heard this song is about somebody doing something very wrong to someone. Apparently the target of the song was at a Phil Collins concert, and Phil leered at him while he performed this song.

Urban legend. He wrote the song during a divorce regarding the angry and bitter side of separation. Makes me wonder if he wrote it at the same time as "I Don't Care Anymore."

Tony.

One of the most essential prog-rock albums is Selling England by the Pound, by Genesis (1973). Very different from 80s Phil Collins. Fantastic record.

https://www.allmusic.com/album...e-pound-mw0000189986

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One of the short list who got to play drums for Led Zeppelin.

Been a fan of Phil collins since the early eighties.

Yep, and Page claims that he’s the reason Zeppelin sounded like crap at “Live Aid”.

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Yep, and Page claims that he’s the reason Zeppelin sounded like crap at “Live Aid”.

Phil Collins hopped on a plane right after his set at Wembley and flew to Philly to perform at the US Live Aid that same night. That right there earned him tons of respect.

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Yep, and Page claims that he’s the reason Zeppelin sounded like crap at “Live Aid”.

Phil Collins hopped on a plane right after his set at Wembley and flew to Philly to perform at the US Live Aid that same night. That right there earned him tons of respect.

Not just any plane…a Concorde

Otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to pull that stunt off.

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Yep, and Page claims that he’s the reason Zeppelin sounded like crap at “Live Aid”.

Phil Collins hopped on a plane right after his set at Wembley and flew to Philly to perform at the US Live Aid that same night. That right there earned him tons of respect.

Oh, I don’t agree with Page, at all. Page was drunk, maybe Plant too, and they’d barely rehearsed.

From Music for Montserrat:




Playing drums on Money for Nothing:




Plays piano also:



Not Phil, but awesome nonetheless: