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  • TotW 04/22/2024 - 04/28/2024: BRAND X - Don't Make Waves

    We invite you to share interesting facts and tidbits about this track. Let's look at the track in the context of the band's / the artist's history, at the music, the songwriting and all other aspects that are relevant for this track. Please do stick to the discussion of the track above. Comparisons to other tracks are okay, but remember that the other track you may be keen to talk about has or will have its own Track Of The Week thread. If you spot a mistake or if you can close a gap in the fact sheet above please feel free to contact martinus or Christian about it; we will gladly add and improve!


    BRAND X - Don't Make Waves

    Year: 1979
    Recorded: April 1979 by the "day shift" at Ringo Starr's Startling Studios in Ascot, released: 14 September 1979.
    Album: Product
    Working title: ?
    Credits: John Goodsall
    Lyrics: Yes
    Length: 5:28
    Musicians: Phil Collins; John Goodsall, Robin Lumley, John Gblin
    Played Live: 1979

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    Notes: BRAND X were always more than just a Phil Collins side-project, but that period was really interesting for Phil's fans and Don't Make Waves is one of only a few tracks where Phil also sings. The album Product remains a favorite for many fans as well. Today, in 2024, three of the four musicians involved have already passed away..

    Also check out our website-special An Unorthodox History about Brand X here:

    https://www.genesis-news.com/c…rthodox-History-c274.html



  • NIC COLLINS interviewed for Almost Famous Magazine

    Nic was recently interviewed by Scott Saldinger for the Almost Famous Magazine.


    This is the video:


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  • TotW 04/15/2024 - 04/21/2024: PHIL COLLINS - Inside Out

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    PHIL COLLINS - Inside Out

    Year: 1985
    Album: ... No Jacket Required
    Working title: ?
    Credits: Collins
    Lyrics: Yes
    Length: 5:14
    Musicians: Phil Collins
    Played Live: 1985, 1990, 2019
    Cover versions: ?

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    Notes: One of the hidden treasures on No Jacket Required is Inside Out. Unlike Sussudio and One More Night, this song did not become a hit. As the B-side of a single, only the live version appeared on the live maxi CD Do You Remember? in 1990. Phil revisited the track during his last tour and played it live in 2019.

  • Your favorite tracks on ... "i/o"

    … wondering if your taste has changed or not over the last few months. You can still vote or adjust you votes (three favorite tracks) in our poll on page one of this thread


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    Your favorite tracks on ... "i/o"
    Ok, we like polls like "what are your three favorite tracks on this record?". Of course, i/o is special, so we thought why not do a special poll that gets updates once new tracks are being released and also will give you the chance to change your vote any time?

    So let's start with six tracks now (June 2023) and more tracks will be added once they have been released. And then you can change you votes. Or change them when you change your mind.

    Details about i/o are available in our i/o special…
    Christian

  • Phil Collins on Drumeo

    Quote from bigaluk

    As a drummer for 40yrs and a big Phil Collins fan, I watch the Drumeo channel on YouTube. They were plugging an interview in Switzerland with Phil & Nic Collins...does anyone know what happened? It must be over a year since the interview was done and nothing? I keep checking the Drumeo channel & website and no further mention of Phil's interview? Anyone know?

    Last thing they said (a while ago) is that something will come around May, which is soon. So let's see if that will become reality

  • Ten years ago: PETER GABRIEL inducted into the Hall Of Fame

    Ten years ago today, PETER GABRIEL was inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame. See his performance, induction speech by Chris Martin (Coldplay) and Peter's acceptance speech here:


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  • TotW 04/08/2024 - 04/14/2024: GENESIS - Abacab

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    GENESIS - Abacab

    Year: 1981
    Album: Abacab
    Working title: ?
    Credits: Banks/Collins/Rutherford
    Lyrics: Yes
    Length: 6:56
    Musicians: Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford
    Played live: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
    Cover versions: ?

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    Notes: The title track of what is probably the band's boldest album still contains quotes from days gone by, but heralded a completely new Genesis style. For many, however, the 1987 live version, recorded at Wembley Stadium, is probably the definitive version of the song..

  • GENESIS: "Looking For Someone (Else)" - Changes in 1970 (Website Feature)

    Quote from Schrottrocker

    Thanks for the interesting insights. I always wonderer what became of Mick Barnard after Genesis, are there any information? Also his band The Farm would be nice to know more about.

    a quick translation from DUSK / Mario Giammetti:


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    Have you continued to play after Genesis?

    One of the bands which I wanted to get into was Blossom Toes. I think the guitarist eventually went with Rod Stewart. When I went to try out with them they were really quite heavily into drugs and things, they were spaced-out type of people. We never did that with Genesis - not our scene. So I walked away from that but they were a good band. I got married, had kids, brought them up for twenty odd years and I've only started playing again in the last three years. I'm now playing quite a lot with blues bands. And that's my love of music mainly, I suppose, jazz and blues. But I can't understand why I stopped for twenty years. I think mainly it was because I brought up a family and I became a money-making machine.

    Have you ever seen any of the Genesis members afterwards?

    No. I've been to a couple of concerts. The latest one I went to was probably about four years ago with their new singer at the time just before they broke up.

    N.E.C Birmingham. I had some dealings with, sort of an intermediary because I went into making recording studio equipment, and one of the pieces of equipment we eventually sold was to Phil Collins. That was the time when the samplers were coming out. But I've never actually met them ever since, no.