Your three favorite Phil Collins Albums - Page 2 - Genesis News Com Forum

Wut-Hering · 07-17-2006, 03:38 PM

Face Value.

viejo rey Cole · 07-23-2006, 11:10 AM

Face Value is the best album follow Both Sides where Phil play all instruments.

Tricky Ricky · 08-12-2006, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaebba

I voted for "...but seriously" a few months ago in the german forum, but my oppinion has changed and now I need to say that "Face Value" definetly is his best album.

That´s right. Face Value and Hello, I Must Be Going are the records, I listen to most at this time. I voted for Face Value. The records after Both Sides are not really good, I mean Dance Into The Light is quite good, but Testify is a crap.

Kolli · 08-15-2006, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by duskie

probably a popular choice, but Face Value remains Phil's best work so far.

Agreed.

duraznofeliz · 10-29-2006, 08:13 PM

Both Sides is a far more rewarding record than Face Value or But Seriously, but you need to listen to it some five or six times to get convinced (listen again to "Everyday" and "Survivors"). Collins himself says in the booklet that Both Sides was very special because it had been an extremely personal recording. (By the way, I do hear the difference, Mr. Collins.) Then again, maybe Phil likes his actual work better, but I think that Dance was an artistic flop and that the dreaded Disney has only limited his creativity. Alas for the terrible Broadway incursions!

Steve H · 03-15-2007, 05:22 PM

Hell! I find this question much harder than I thought it would be...
I almost ticked But Seriously, but as an album it suffers from being bogged down by the songs that would have wound up as b-sides back in the days of L.P.s!?!
Still, could be No Jacket Required or Face Value...
'Jacket has Sussudio on it which irritates me more than Invisible Touch for its "poppy" sensibilities, so I guess I have to stick with Face Value.
Dance Into The Light stands up better now than I thought it would. It took me forever to get into that one (well, until I caught that tour). I really didn't do too well with "cheerful" stuff back then. I must be a happier bunny these days

No Son of Mine · 11-25-2007, 11:52 AM

Its a hard question. The problem for me is that there are tracks of each album that I wouldn't live without. "No Jacket" has got a lot of standard pop-songs sounding too much like each other. But still "One More Night" and "Take Me Home" are supreme. I can say the same about "Dance In To The Light". Would still be sad if he hadn't wrote the title track and "Wear My Hat

". But in the end I decided to vote for the following 3 albums:

1. But Seriously - Has got most of my favourite songs. And then there are underated gems such as "Colours" and "Father to Son"

2. Face Value - I simply love "In The Air Tonight" and the rest of the record just keep up the level. But I don't like his version of "Behind The Lines

". An insult to the original

3. Both Sides - Most of the leading tracks of this album was some of the first Phil Collins I heard. And I like the dark tone of the album.

BigChester · 11-25-2007, 05:45 PM

The first three, as simple as that! IMO, Phil's version of Behind the lines is quite "hip"! He did say that he got the idea while recording the original on Duke. They were cleaning some tracks and fast forwarding the song, and found that it sounded a bit like a Jackson 5 song!

The horns are great on this one! I also like his take on "Tomorrow never knows"...

TinaS · 12-01-2007, 04:19 AM

I would have to say:

Face Value
Both Sides
But Seriously

Danlaw83 · 12-01-2007, 06:16 AM

Face

Hello, I must be going

Dance

View Poll Results: Which Phil Collins Solo-Album do you like best?
FACE VALUE	31	67.39%
HELLO, I MUST BE GOING	11	23.91%
...BUT SERIOUSLY	11	23.91%
BOTH SIDES	10	21.74%
NO JACKET REQUIRED	9	19.57%
DANCE INTO THE LIGHT	5	10.87%
TARZAN	4	8.70%
A HOT NIGHT IN PARIS	2	4.35%
BROTHER BEAR	2	4.35%
TESTIFY	1	2.17%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 46. You may not vote on this poll

11-25-2007, 11:52 AM	#17 (permalink)
No Son of Mine GNC Forum User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4	Phil Albums Its a hard question. The problem for me is that there are tracks of each album that I wouldn't live without. "No Jacket" has got a lot of standard pop-songs sounding too much like each other. But still "One More Night" and "Take Me Home" are supreme. I can say the same about "Dance In To The Light". Would still be sad if he hadn't wrote the title track and "Wear My Hat". But in the end I decided to vote for the following 3 albums: 1. But Seriously - Has got most of my favourite songs. And then there are underated gems such as "Colours" and "Father to Son" 2. Face Value - I simply love "In The Air Tonight" and the rest of the record just keep up the level. But I don't like his version of "Behind The Lines". An insult to the original 3. Both Sides - Most of the leading tracks of this album was some of the first Phil Collins I heard. And I like the dark tone of the album. __________________ ...but where should I go, and what should I do... Last edited by No Son of Mine : 11-26-2007 at 12:47 PM.

11-25-2007, 05:45 PM	#18 (permalink)
BigChester GNC Forum User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 96	The first three, as simple as that! IMO, Phil's version of Behind the lines is quite "hip"! He did say that he got the idea while recording the original on Duke. They were cleaning some tracks and fast forwarding the song, and found that it sounded a bit like a Jackson 5 song! The horns are great on this one! I also like his take on "Tomorrow never knows"... __________________ "They got me by my neck and feet"

12-01-2007, 04:19 AM	#19 (permalink)
TinaS GNC Forum User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina USA Posts: 1,180	I would have to say: Face Value Both Sides But Seriously __________________ Tina "Shedding Ever Changing Colours, In The Darkness Of The Fading Light"

12-01-2007, 06:16 AM	#20 (permalink)
Danlaw83 GNC Forum User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jersey Posts: 2,105	Face Hello, I must be going Dance __________________ ~DaN "After all, you're not what you thought you were at all You're just a natural fact, another Cul-De-Sac On nature's hard unfeeling trail" http://www.prestonandsteverock.com

07-17-2006, 03:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
Wut-Hering GNC Forum User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South-West-Germany Posts: 10	Face Value.

07-23-2006, 11:10 AM	#12 (permalink)
viejo rey Cole GNC Forum User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madrid Spain Posts: 5	Face Value is the best album follow Both Sides where Phil play all instruments.

10-29-2006, 08:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
duraznofeliz GNC Forum User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6	Both Sides is a far more rewarding record than Face Value or But Seriously, but you need to listen to it some five or six times to get convinced (listen again to "Everyday" and "Survivors"). Collins himself says in the booklet that Both Sides was very special because it had been an extremely personal recording. (By the way, I do hear the difference, Mr. Collins.) Then again, maybe Phil likes his actual work better, but I think that Dance was an artistic flop and that the dreaded Disney has only limited his creativity. Alas for the terrible Broadway incursions!

03-15-2007, 05:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
Steve H GNC Forum User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey (Channel Islands) Posts: 63	Hell! I find this question much harder than I thought it would be... I almost ticked But Seriously, but as an album it suffers from being bogged down by the songs that would have wound up as b-sides back in the days of L.P.s!?! Still, could be No Jacket Required or Face Value... 'Jacket has Sussudio on it which irritates me more than Invisible Touch for its "poppy" sensibilities, so I guess I have to stick with Face Value. Dance Into The Light stands up better now than I thought it would. It took me forever to get into that one (well, until I caught that tour). I really didn't do too well with "cheerful" stuff back then. I must be a happier bunny these days

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