Phil Collins – reviews, tour dates, concert reports and further information about Genesis’ best-known drummer.
Phil Collins returns into the limelight. Just like Peter Gabriel he is going to release an album of cover versions in 2010. It will be a double album with 25 Motown songs – and a remarkable line-up of musicians. The album will be released in September.
In 1991 Phil Collins released a VHS videotape with video clips for all the songs on But Seriously. It has not been released yet on DVD, so Ulrich Klemt has dug out the video and watched it again.
Phil Collins live – on November 29, 2008 he played a rare solo concert at his son’s school. The audience were given a CD of the show, which is not available anywhere else.
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”.
The concert film of the Trip Into The Light Tour came out on VHS in 1997 and has since also been released on DVD. Ulrich Klemt gives you the details.
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.
The media premiere for the new Disney musical Tarzan took place at Theater Neue Flora in Hamburg, Germany, on 18/10/2008. The music for this musical was written by Phil Collins. Musical critic Maik Frömmrich was there and reports from an expert’s point of view.
The musical Tarzan opened in Hamburg in October 2008. It is the third place the musical is performed in after New York and The Hague. A fan preview took place on October 11, and members of the Genesis fanclub were present. The media premiere took place a week later and the night after that was the night of the gala premiere. genesis-news.com were there for you…
Biography of Phil Collins.
