Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

Live at Wembley Stadium! Damn all these old pop stars had issues...

Phil Collins - Against All Odds

It's almost spring! Technically we're still a good three weeks away, but I like to think of myself as an optimist, and hope that the worst of the cold is now well and truly over. You wouldn't know it looking outside, with the mountains of snow all but erasing any memory of what the green grass looks like, so I thought I'd plant a little on the blog today. This is blog version 4.0 and so far I think I like it. Let me know what you think.

To celebrate I thought I'd post a little Phil Collins for ya. I'm a big fan which might seem strange to some, but it's performances like this that I think are hard to argue with. Sure his stuff post '93 is a bit crap, but that's still five solid studio albums in there and that doesn't even factor in Genesis or anything live. I digress.

This cut is from the Live Aid show at Wembley Stadium in 1985, and it is particularly pleasing because he makes a rather glaring error right near the beginning of the song and yet goes on to finish it with such vigor that it rates as surely the best ever version of the song. It's a masterclass in performance in that regard, and a brilliant reminder that mistakes happen to the best of us, and often at the worst times. It's how you smile and soldier on, against all odds, that matters most.

Phil Collins - Against All Odds [Live Aid '85]

THE BEATS OF BONUS!

Sébastien Léger - Origines



Brand spankin' new. That is an absolute banger!

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Human Cheese - Sustainable Or Sick?

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The Art Of Flight - Trailer

I can't wait to see that.

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

Phil Collins has a new album coming out. For those who don't know, I'm a big fan. His album "...But Seriously" was the first compact disc I ever had, and it remains one of my all time favourite albums. That said, he's certainly put out some dross in his time. This new album, I fear, will end up largely in recycling bins from the initial sounds of it. Apparently old Phil has decided to "go back to motown". While I applaud the notion that we need more motown, and it's awesome that he got the Funk Brothers to be his band, you really have to wonder what the hell he was thinking covering a bunch of motown classics. I guess we all need to get paid some time. Here's a reminder of the awesome stuff he used to do.

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight



BONUS BEATS!

Phil Collins - I'm Not Moving [Idjut Boys Edit]



It's ok Phil, you can retire now and we'll just forget about this album.

Genesis - The Carpet Crawlers

A while back I posted some Peter Gabriel. He's the guy who wrote much of this song, but he left Genesis at the end of 1975 so this is part of Phil Collins' first tour as lead singer. I consider this song a masterpiece and this performance is exceptional. WARNING: this is not pop music. Some thought may be required to process this product.

Epic.