Category Archives: Phil Collins

Fripp & Eno | (No Pussyfooting) (1973)

Posted on April 3, 2024 by the press music reviews

The image used for the 1973 ambient masterpiece (No Pussyfooting), was designed by British photographer and filmmaker Willie Christie, and exhibits Robert Fripp and Brian Eno perched in a dramatic Infinity Mirror Room. The striking composition was photographed and designed … Continue reading →

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Tonight (1984)

Posted on February 12, 2024 by the press music reviews

With Tonight, David Bowie started to second-guess the musical tastes of his global following, regretfully succumbing to EMI’s wishes to rush out new “product” in order to capitalise on the massive commercial success of Let’s Dance and the Serious Moonlight … Continue reading →

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Robert Fripp | Exposure (1979)

Posted on December 29, 2023 by the press music reviews

British guitarist Robert Fripp’s gleefully diverse debut solo album Exposure, was recently repackaged and released as a comprehensive 32-disc box set that examines the guitarist’s career from 1977 to 1983.  Worn out from constant touring and recording and an increasing … Continue reading →

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Steve Hackett | Genesis Revisited

Posted on June 24, 2022 by the press music reviews

Innovative guitarist Steve Hackett and his band of supremely accomplished musicians brings to life the majestic music of mid-70s Genesis at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre. Genesis only ever made it to Australia once, in 1986 – years after guitarist Steve Hackett … Continue reading →

Posted in Genesis, Gigs, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett | 17 Comments

More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on July 12, 2021 by the press music reviews

Tom Phillips’ 1972 oil on canvas After Raphael. A detail was used on the front cover of Brian Eno’s 1975 masterpiece, Another Green World. Tom Phillips was one of Eno’s mentors and friends from his Camberwell School Of Art days, and … Continue reading →

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Producer: Hugh Padgham in the 80s

Posted on June 28, 2021 by the press music reviews

Hugh Padgham was the invisible catalyst behind dozens of best-selling, multi-platinum albums and was among the most successful, and sought after, music producers in contemporary British rock and pop history. We take a stroll though his work throughout the decade … Continue reading →

Posted in Andy Summers, David Bowie, Genesis, Human League, The, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Police, The, Producers, Rupert Hine, Steve Hackett, Sting, Todd Rundgren, XTC | 36 Comments

Genesis Unearthed – Live Performance 1973

Posted on April 20, 2021 by the press music reviews

A pristine video has just seen light of day of Peter Gabriel-era Genesis performing live in 1973 at the Bataclan in Paris. This jaw dropping never-seen-before concert footage captures Genesis in all their live intensity, in stunning 4K quality. This … Continue reading →

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Phil Collins’ Mystery Session

Posted on November 12, 2020 by the press music reviews

Opportunity knocked for a nineteen year old pre-Genesis Phil Collins in May 1970. At this point in his stop-start, still embryonic music career, he was getting ready to have a bath and watch Top of the Pops on telly with … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums That Never Were, Beatles, The, European Rock Pilgrimage, Genesis, George Harrison, Now Reading, Phil Collins | 20 Comments

Rupert Hine – Immunity

Posted on June 10, 2020 by the press music reviews

Anyone with access to a radio or a TV would be familiar with the work, rather than the name, of the late British musician and mega-producer Rupert Hine. An early adopter of electronic music production techniques he worked on a … Continue reading →

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