Reviews of all record/CD releases by Phil Collins
When Phil Collins released his first solo album in 1981 he had been a member of Genesis for ten years and their singer for five years. Still he managed to create an extraordinary album with a touch of the “first time”.
In 1985 Phil Collins released his third solo album – his most successful to this day.
October 2008 saw the release of the Tarzan musical German cast CD. Maik Frömmrich has listened and compared to the American (Broadway) cast album.
Phil’s 1989 album marked a departure from the topics he covered on previous albums. Hence the title, …But Seriously.
In 1990 Phil Collins toured all over the world with his terrific Serious tour. Later that same year a live album hit the stores that had been recorded, mixed and produced on tour.
Disney releases a new soundtrack in 2003. Phil Collins was involved in both the songs and the score.
Phil Collins’ second solo album always stood in the shadows of its successful predecessor and its popular successor. Read here to find out what Hello, I Must Be Going has going for itself.
Phil Collins’ first Broadway musical is now available on CD. It features the performances of the Broadway show cast, but also has a bonus track. We have checked it out for you…
Musicals are an unfamiliar territory for us, so we decided to ask the editor of a musical magazine what he thinks of the Tarzan cast CD. Maik Frömmrich about Tarzan.
Reviews are frequently sober analyses that tend to work through the album as if through a list. There are, however, records that are far more stimulating to the brain than that, and Face Value is one of them. Christian Gerhardts tries to explain why this album probably left a deeper mark on the Genesis family than any other.
