Phil Collins

Art Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

Playing for Time: Inside Peter Gabriel’s i/o

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 2023, Genesis, I/O, Kate Bush, King Crimson, Live and Let Live, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Real World Productions, Robert Fripp, Yes

On the Genesis frontman’s beautiful and frustrating new album, 20 years in the making

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Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

That’s All: the Self-Titled Genesis LP at 40

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1983, Atlantic Records, Cabaret Voltaire, Devo, Genesis, Mama!, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, That's All, Tony Banks

Looking back on the band’s last grasp at art-rock glory

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Is the BBC Broadcasts Box a Genesis Revelation?

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Jim Allen 0 Comments 2023, Anthony Phillips, BBC Broadcasts, Chester Thompson, Daryl Stuermer, Duke, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Rhino, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Watcher of the Skies

What does the career-spanning five-CD live set reveal?

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Music Journalism Radio Retail Rock 

Pop Top 40: Top [Album Rock] Tracks for the Week Ending December 25, 1982

December 29, 2022December 30, 2022 T.A. Inskeep 4 Comments ” Golden Earring, Adam Ant, AOR, Billboard, Dexys Midnight Runners, Duran Duran, Hall and Oates, J. Geils Band, Led Zeppelin, Men At Work, Night Ranger, Pat Benatar, Phil Collins, Pop Top 40, Rush, Saga, Sammy Hagar, Supertramp, The Fixx, The Pretenders, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

On the cusp of ‘83, AOR grapples with New Wave in real time

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Funk New Wave Pop Prince Rock Soul 

A Pocket Full of Horses: Prince’s 1999 at 40

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1982, 1999, 40th Anniversary, Adam Ant, Billy Joel, Huey Lewis, Joe Jackson, Little Red Corvette, Men At Work, Phil Collins, Prince, Stray Cats, The Go-Gos, Warner Bros.

Looking back at the Purple One’s breakthrough double LP

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New Wave Pop Rock Soul 

Firing On All Cylinders: Hall & Oates’ H2O at 40

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments 1982, Daryl Hall, Family Man, GE Smith, H2O, John Oates, Maneater, Men At Work, One On One, Phil Collins, Stray Cats, The Supremes

The album the acclaimed duo released at the zenith of their Imperial Phase is their artistic peak, too

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Supper’s Ready: Foxtrot by Genesis Turns 50

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Todd Manning 2 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Foxtrot, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Steve Hackett, Supper’s Ready, The Beatles, Tony Banks, Watcher of the Skies

Looking back at the prog greats’ breakthrough LP

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Remembrance Soul 

He Heard A Symphony: Remembering Lamont Dozier

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 3 Comments Alison Moyet, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Four Tops, Lamont Dozier, Mary Wells, Phil Collins, Simply Red, The Isley Brothers, The Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations

The legendary Motown songwriter, singer and producer leaves behind a legacy that will linger forever

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Music Journalism Rock Rock Docs 

Mick Rock, 1948–2021

November 19, 2021April 3, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Blondie, Bob Marley, Brian May, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Ian Hunter, Iggy and the Stooges, Jack White, Joan Jett, John Cale, Johnny Marr, Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, Madonna, Matthew Kassel, Michael Stipe, Mick Rock, Mötley Crüe, New York Observer, Ozzy, Peter Gabriel, Pharrell Williams, Phil Collins, Ray Davies, Roxy Music, Squeeze, Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Thin Lizzy, Tina Turner, Transformer

Rock’s greatest photographer chronicled rock’s greatest era

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Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

Like It Or Not: Abacab Turns 40

September 20, 2021April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1981, 40th Anniversary, Abacab, Atlantic, Earth Wind and Fire, Genesis, Hugh Padgham, Mike Rutherford, No Reply, Phil Collins, Tony Banks

From Prog to Pop, this 11th Genesis LP marked another new bold beginning for the legendary trio

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Beatle 

Thanks For The Pepperoni: A Half-Century of All Things Must Pass

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1970, All Things Must Pass, Badfinger, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Gary Wright, George Harrison, Ginger Baker, peter Frampton, Phil Collins, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Woodstock

Looking back at the emancipation of George Harrison

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New Wave Pop Reggae Video 

MTV Killed the VIDEOSTAR

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Carey Allan 2 Comments 999, AC/DC, Bad Manners, Barbara Jones, Body Talk, Buggles, Can’t Get Enough Of You, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Donna Summer, Duran Duran, Eddy Grant, Elvis Costello, Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime, Feels Like I’m In Love, Genesis, Hanging Around, Hazel O’Connor, Human League, Imagination, In And Out Of Love, In The Air Tonight, Intuition, Japan, Johnny And Mary, Just Can’t Get Enough, Just When I Need You Most, Kelly Marie, Kiki Dee, Kim Wilde, Korgis, Leo Sayer, Linx, My Simple Heart, No Reply At All, Obsessed, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Queen, Quiet Life, Robert Palmer, Sky, Star, Stevie Nicks, The Three Degrees, Thunder In My Heart, Tina Turner, Toccata, Tunnel Of Love, Video Killed The Radio Star, VIDEOSTARS, Walking In The Sunshine, Whitney Houston

An inside look at the world’s very first music compilation for video cassette

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New Wave Progressive Rock Rock 

Geopolitical Jams and No Cymbals: Peter Gabriel (3) at 40

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Biko, Games Without Frontiers, Genesis, Melt, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Public Image Ltd., Robert Fripp

How Peter Gabriel’s melting face set the pace for the ’80s

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Pop Rock Soul 

Give The Drummer Some

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Jim Allen 0 Comments Average White Band, Brian Eno, Eric Clapton, Genesis, George Harrison, Phil Collins, Phillip Bailey, Quincy Jones

Phil Collins’ career gets a new view on Plays Well With Others

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