Phil Collins reveals which Genesis album he can’t stand the most (despite its huge success)

In July 1970 after recording the second album Guilty and signed to Chrisalis Records, i The beginning Of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks e Mike Rutherford they post an ad on Melody creator looking for a twelve string guitarist and drummer”and sensitivity to acoustic music“. They are to replace drummer John Mayhew and guitarist Anthony Phillips who left the band. They introduce themselves Phil Collins (who was also invited by Jon Anderson to join Yes) and his school friend Ronnie Caryl with whom he had been playing for several years and formed Flaming Youth who disbanded after recording the Ark 2 album.”They made me listen to Trespass and reminded me of Crosby Stills & Nash due to the beauty of the harmonies and vocals.” said Phil Collins. After the inspection in the parents’ house Peter GabrielCaryn is cast and chosen instead Steve Hackett and Phil Collins he becomes the band’s drummer, also making his debut as a singer in an acoustic song For an absent friend.

Five years and four albums later, before the album sessions The Tail Trick, Peter Gabriel he leaves the band and history repeats itself: after placing an ad in Melody Maker to which more than 400 singers responded, Phil Collins becomes the sound of The beginning and lead them in the transition from prog rock to electronic pop where they become one of the biggest bands in the world. Twelve albums since Nursery Crime a We Can’t Play from 1991 (1997’s Calling All Stations has Ray Wilson on vocals). The turning point was the departure of the guitarist from the band in 1977 Steve Hackett: i The beginning they become three with instruments of Tony Banks and guitar effects Mike Rutherford featured to celebrate their transformation with an album …And Then There Were Three which was released on March 31, 1978 and reached number three in the UK charts and number 14 in the US, led by the single. Follow Me Follow Me.

But for Phil Collins: “It’s my least favorite Genesis album, but maybe that’s because it wasn’t a good period in my life. The songs in my opinion are a bit poor and not very important“. Two years later, Phil Collins writes Duke which Genesis reached number one in the UK charts for the first time. “During …And Then There Were Three I was still writing fantasy stories, based on the story of Genesis and more of a narrative style. My writing is based on my experiences, and Duke is my first personal album“.