{"id":24752,"date":"2023-03-26T05:30:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T09:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=24752"},"modified":"2023-02-02T15:53:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T20:53:50","slug":"take-five-phil-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/take-five-phil-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Five: Phil Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phil Collins is best known as the lead singer and drummer in Genesis, and as a solo artist. His peerless drumming is a key component of what makes those recordings special. But Collins has lent his talents to the work of other artists as well, with equally impressive results. Here are five Phil Collins sessions you should know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flaming Youth \u2013 Guide Me, Orion: from <em>Ark 2<\/em> (1969)<\/strong><br \/>\nThough he has been with the band since 1970, Phil Collins wasn\u2019t a founding member of Genesis; in fact he was the band\u2019s fourth drummer. And before he joined that group, he was a member of Flaming Youth. The group&#8217;s four members had been the backing band for John Walker of the Walker Brothers; when they set off on their own, Flaming Youth landed a recording deal with Fontana Records, releasing a few singles and one album, the conceptually-oriented <em>Ark 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jIbdtZEm-5g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Eno \u2013 \u201cSky Saw\u201d from Another Green World (1975)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe opening track from former Roxy Music synthesist Brian Eno\u2019s acclaimed <em>Another Green World<\/em> features some decidedly odd \u201csnake guitar\u201d from Eno, assured fretless bass from Brand X\u2019s Percy Jones, multiple overdubbed violas by Velvet Underground\u2019s John Cale, and superb, intricate drumming by Phil Collins.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bNwhtnaoVZU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steve Hackett \u2013 \u201cStar of Sirius\u201d from<em> Voyage of the Acolyte<\/em> (1975)<\/strong><br \/>\nGuitarist Steve Hackett left Genesis in 1977, reducing the incredible shrinking band to a trio. But Hackett had begun a solo career two years earlier; his debut album enlisted the talents of Phil Collins on all tracks; Collins also played vibraphone on the album, and took the lead vocal on this track, the opening tune on Side Two of the vinyl LP.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mVUka-V-K-s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Argent \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s Fallen Off\u201d from <em>Counterpoints<\/em> (1975)<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter The Zombies broke up, keyboardist and songwriter Rod Argent launched a new progressive rock group, Argent. The band would become best known for a pair of FM radio hits \u201cHold Your Head Up\u201d and \u201cGod Gave Rock and Roll to You,\u201d but their seventh and final release had solid material as well. Argent drummer Bob Henrit (later of the Kinks) was taken ill during the making of <em>Counterpoints<\/em>, so Argent\u2019s pal Phil Collins stepped in to assist, with thrilling results.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BnN-HNii1Kg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thin Lizzy \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t Believe a Word\u201d from <em>Johnny the Fox<\/em> (1976)<\/strong><br \/>\nIrish rockers Thin Lizzy were riding a wave of critical and commercial success following the release of their 1976 epic album <em>Jailbreak<\/em>. They followed up that smash later the same year with the equally praised <em>Johnny the Fox<\/em>. While the band\u2019s drummer Brian Downey played on the record, Phil Collins added percussion. \u201cDon\u2019t Believe a Word\u201d is one of the album\u2019s standout tracks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5HYQzDpBGIA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phil Collins is best known as the lead singer and drummer in Genesis, and as a solo artist. 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