PHIL COLLINS DOES EVERYTHING BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE
Things seem to be going poorly for drummers of late, what with Buddy Rich undergoing bypass surgery earlier this year and a regular series of untimely deaths (Moon, Bonham, Carpenter) continuing unabated. It’s nice to see that at least one of the fraternity—Phil Collins—has escaped the curse.
PHIL COLLINS DOES EVERYTHING BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE
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J. Kordosh
Things seem to be going poorly for drummers of late, what with Buddy Rich undergoing bypass surgery earlier this year and a regular series of untimely deaths (Moon, Bonham, Carpenter) continuing unabated. It’s nice to see that at least one of the fraternity—Phil Collins—has escaped the curse.
Collins, of course, is only a sometimes drummer. He’s been thumping for Genesis since ’71 (starting with their Nursery Cryme LP). Now that might be enough to satisfy most musicians, but our boy Phil’s not one to let the grass grow under his bass pedal. He’s diddled around with Brand X, a fusion group that’s never toured, but has released 319 albums. He sings for Genesis. He played the skins for Plant on over half of Pictures At Eleven. He produced a John Martyn album. He produced a Frida Lyngstad (of Abba fame) disc. Obviously bored, he launched a tremendously successful solo career (Face Value and Hello, I Must Be Going). For fun, he’s been touring as The Fabulous Jacuzzis and the One Neat Guy. The tour’s been a smash.