Phil Collins: Underrated Genius :)

[PanzerIV]

Since I hear his songs all of the time I got to thinking about this. I mean he has countless top hits, soundtracks for movies (Disney's Tarzan for one), has been in a few television appearances (Miami Vice way back when and others I am certain), a solo and a prosperous career with Genesis. Yet, he's not plastered on magazines and television screens all of the time like Madonna, Britney, Backstreet Boys, etc. The guy has real talent but he's not an attention whore and I like that.

:thumbsup: to you Phil. I hope you keeping making great music.

 

[TuxDave]

Agreed.... what was his group called? Genesis?

 

Meh, James Taylor is a better artist in that genre, IMHO.

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: TuxDave
Agreed.... what was his group called? Genesis?

Yes. Remember the video with the puppets waaay back in the 80s? Had Reagan and Gorbachev I believe.

 

[Slappy00]

80's 4-eva

yah i listen to him a bit too my g/f hates him ... she says his voice makes her want to punch me in the nards, need less to say i listen to phil alone

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Meh, James Taylor is a better artist in that genre, IMHO.

I have nothing against Taylor but I've never been able to really get into his music.

 

Underrated?

Are you smoking crack? Or just starting to pay attention to real music?

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: Slappy00
80's 4-eva

yah i listen to him a bit too my g/f hates him ... she says his voice makes her want to punch me in the nards, need less to say i listen to phil alone

LMAO. :thumbsup:

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: SampSon
Underrated?

Are you smoking crack? Or just starting to pay attention to real music?

Nope, I don't do drugs and I meant what I said.

 

[0roo0roo]

he's kewl. last decent thing i've heard from him was tarzan ost though. hope he doesn't become one of those old whiny artists that puts out new cr@p and complains about bias when he's just lost creativity.

 

[FFactory0x]

He's one of my favorite artists.

 

[Homerboy]

umm how is he underated?
Isn't he KNIGHTED? has countless grammies and such?

Personally, even as a fan of 80s music, his stuff doesn't do it for me on any level.... but hes hardly underrated or appreciated by the mindless masses

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
umm how is he underated?
Isn't he KNIGHTED? has countless grammies and such?

Personally, even as a fan of 80s music, his stuff doesn't do it for me on any level.... but hes hardly underrated or appreciated by the mindless masses

You just answered your own question. If he's not appreciated by the bubble gum listening minions then he is underrated!! For yourself and any others that lack reading comprehension I stated he has a long list of accomplishments but you don't hear much of him from the media, nor from himself which in todays attention whoring music business is admirable.

 

[pulse8]

The reason he's not plastered everywhere now is because no one under 40 cares about him anymore.

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: pulse8
The reason he's not plastered everywhere now is because no one under 40 cares about him anymore.

Hence why he is underrated.

If he was a pretty young blonde who couldn't sing if her life depended on it (sound familiar), he would be everywhere in the media.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: PanzerIV

Originally posted by: pulse8
The reason he's not plastered everywhere now is because no one under 40 cares about him anymore.

Hence why he is underrated.

He isn't underrated he's just past his prime.

 

[xboxist]

"Easy Lover" kicks so much ass.

 

[royaldank]

He's a great drummer. No doubt about that. I'm not a huge fan of his music, but seeing old drum solos from back in the Genesis days is really something else. He's one of the best drummers around, hands down.

 

[imported_Strang]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: PanzerIV

Originally posted by: pulse8
The reason he's not plastered everywhere now is because no one under 40 cares about him anymore.

Hence why he is underrated.

He isn't underrated he's just past his prime.

:thumbsup:

When he was in his prime, he was rated just about right, imo (and probably overrated -- he did a lot of bad to music as a producer and only some of his own work redeems that).

Although I have to admit that some of his stuff has become a guilty pleasure of mine (I Wish It Would Rain Down and In The Air Tonight, for example).

 

[amoeba]

How can I just watch you walk away? Leave me without a trace?


I believe the muppet one was World of Confusion?

 

[0roo0roo]

i don't think he's underrated. the piano man(billy joel) and elton john have far more endurance and hits then he has. just 2 examples from the 80s. they don't have to be plastered around. their status is beyond. they are accepted as top tier.

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: Strang
[Although I have to admit that some of his stuff has become a guilty pleasure of mine (I Wish It Would Rain Down and In The Air Tonight, for example).

In the Air Tonight is one of my favorite tunes of all times.

 

Originally posted by: PanzerIV

Originally posted by: SampSon
Underrated?

Are you smoking crack? Or just starting to pay attention to real music?

Nope, I don't do drugs and I meant what I said.

He is far from underrated.

 

[amoeba]

Not in the news is different from underrated.

The reason hes not in the news is because hes not 20, female, and slutty.

Also because he hasn't came out with new material in a while.

 

[Steve]

Peter Gabriel = superior