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The reluctant Pop Star

posted 5 years ago by BourbonKing (5778)
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I like many of Phil's songs and a lot of his works with Genesis, but does anyone else agree that Phil has projected this strange aloof persona where it sometimes looks like he'd rather be somewhere else?

Maybe that was part of his appeal since he couldn't compete with contemporary 80s and 90s heartthrobs like George Michael, Prince, Sting, and Bruce Springsteen to name a few. Just make music that appeals to a majority and don't sweat the visual details.

Aside from that, I always marveled that a guy who sounded like the voice on the phone in those Peanuts cartoons could produce some of the most iconic 20th Century pop songs.

[–] LuckyLucius (342) 4 years ago

When you look at every singer from Billy Joel to George Michael Elton John Barbra Streisand Celine Dion and others Phil Collins has talent that honestly no other singer can match and so when Phil left Genesis he decided to sally forth for a chance at even bigger superstardom when he went solo and even though Face Value was a surprise hit album not many people thought it would be a smash hit. But when the No Jacket Required album was released Phil Collins released hit after hit from that album with songs like Don't Lose My Number and Sussudio which I cannot figure out who Sussudio was when I first heard it. And don't forget he was in the movie Buster and sang Two Hearts from that movie. But if it wasn't for Disney Phil Collins would still be popular with the songs On My Way from Brother Bear and You'll Be In My Heart and Strangers Like Me from Tarzan. But Phil Collins should make a comeback album because it's time he releases some fresh material that fans will like