Phil Collins

Phil Collins is an English musician best known as the drummer and later lead singer of the rock band Genesis, and for a successful solo career through the 1980s and 1990s.

His distinctive voice and melodic pop-rock sound produced hits like "In the Air Tonight," "Against All Odds," and "Sussudio." The name sometimes appears in jokes about ubiquity, as Collins seemed inescapable during his commercial peak.

film

Tarzan

Fictional ape-raised man

  • DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
  • OscarAcademy's golden award
  • soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media

score · animation · Son of Man · Brother Bear · Academy Award · Golden Globe · composer · theme

eighties

synthesizer

Electronic sound-generating instrument

  • MTVYouth-oriented video network
  • cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
  • boomboxPortable stereo with speakers

chart-topper · new-wave · retro · nostalgia · Live Aid · Miami Vice · legwarmers · vinyl · mixtape · Walkman

drums

percussion

Sound through impact

  • rhythmPatterned stress and silence
  • kitGrouped supplies, one purpose
  • snareDevice for catching prey

sticks · fill · solo · backbeat · groove · beat · hi-hat · tom-tom · cymbals · roll

Genesis

prog-rock

Ambitious, complex popular music

Peter Gabriel

Categories
Opposites
musical style and artistic approach

Phil CollinsSwans

Large graceful waterfowl

noise music · Black Flag · grindcore · extreme metal · avant-garde

rock authenticity and credibility

Phil CollinsTom Waits

Nick Cave · Patti Smith · Iggy Pop · Lou Reed · The Velvet Underground

musical persona and image

Phil CollinsDavid Bowie

Starman glam rocker

Iggy Pop · Mick Jagger · Freddie Mercury · Slash · Axl Rose

Family

Philadelphia, Philip, Nicholas, Phillips, Phil, Collins

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G