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February 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Phil Collins (February 6, Napier)
Phil Collins The Mission; Napier Wednesday, February 6 I’ve struggled through many a Mission concert in my time – there’s been some incredible acts, sure, but often the setting, the, erm, “Clientele” – it can be a challenge. The time Ray Charles played there stays with me still; should have been The Best concert, felt, at times like The Worst, but […]Archive
February 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: The Phil Collins Setlist
Are you going to see Phil Collins at his New Zealand concert dates this week? Are you slightly interested to know what he will play? No? Okay, click the back button. But if you clicked here to know what he might play I’ve assembled this playlist. There’s also a drum piece of course – though Collins just […]Archive
March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990)
The grounds of Knebworth House have played host to some huge rock concerts over the years. This British venue was where the re-formed Deep Purple first played in 1985. A year later it was where Queen played its final live show (with Freddie Mercury). In 1979 it was the scene for two Led Zeppelin shows, the band’s return to the UK stage after […]Archive
January 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 450
Genesis, Wind & Wuthering (1976) One of my favourite things about this one is that Phil Collins is listed as playing drums and cymbals. How clever. (Probably gets paid by the component, the more things listed the more he earns…) I love Collins’ drumming. And so that alone keeps me going back to Genesis. And […]Archive
July 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Clown Day # 2
We missed the first Clown Day. But we heard all about it. We dumped Oscar with his grandparents and had a few days away – went to Melbourne, saw a Patti Smith concert, walked miles each day, drank on rooftop bars, reminded each other that we did things like this only before we had a […]Archive
March 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Tell Me Do You Remember: What Is Your First Musical Memory?
When I was five years old I remember asking my father and uncle who the fourth member of The Beatles was. I had John Lennon and Paul McCartney in mind; knew them straight away. I also knew Ringo Starr – but I couldn’t for the life of me remember the fourth member. It was, they […]Archive
November 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Phil Collins: Hello, I Must Be Going! (Deluxe Edition)
Phil Collins Hello, I Must Be Going! (Deluxe Edition) – Take A Look At Me Now: Reissue Series Rhino Records/Warners The reissue series made me dig out my vinyl copy of this album again – and I’ve further refined the opinion from there. In fact Hello, I Must Be Going! is actually the most complete […]Archive
October 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Peter Gabriel/Genesis Divorce: All of That Great Music
I found the first live album by Genesis in a record store in my first year at university – it cost me $1. I still listen to this, always somewhat wide-eyed in a strange kind of wonder at the music. Because I knew Peter Gabriel was the original lead singer of Genesis and I knew […]Archive
October 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 616
Phil Collins, Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982) Released just a year after Face Value and just before the ‘Shapes’ album by Genesis this is the record that finds Phil Collins approaching his commercial peak: let the hatred begin! He’s now a solo star and the frontman of a big band about to hit its […]Archive
July 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Phil Collins: Both Sides (Deluxe Edition)
Phil Collins Both Sides (Deluxe Edition) – Take A Look At Me Now: Reissue Series Rhino Records/Warners Where Face Value was easy to defend/praise I didn’t think that would be the case with Both Sides, also reissued as part of the Take A Lot At Me Now series and paired with Collins’ debut. Both Sides […]Archive
April 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman