Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!cjbiggin From: cjbiggin@watmath.UUCP (Colin Biggin) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Genesis died when Pete left Message-ID: <15778@watmath.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 18:26:01 EDT Article-I.D.: watmath.15778 Posted: Tue Jul 16 18:26:01 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 08:15:20 EDT Reply-To: cjbiggin@watmath.UUCP (Colin Biggin) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 29 In article <484@wdl1.UUCP> kimery@wdl1.UUCP (Sam Kimery) writes: >Too bad Phil never learned how to play drums .......... > > I enjoy Phil and Genesis much better when Phil stays in front >of the drums and behind the mike. > Sam Sam, are you serious, yes you must be, no smiley face. Then you must have no taste. Anybody who knows anything about anything knows that Phil is an excellent drummer. A better drummer than singer!! However, I will concede you one point. If you are basing your statement on his last album (No Jacket Required), then you might be right. Since on most of the songs he uses a drum machine. This leads one to ponder the question... Why is a perfectly capable and talented drummer using a drum machine ??? I know the drum-machine discussion took place about two months ago, but I still can't-for-the-honest-to-GOD-life-of-me understand why Phil Collins used drum machines on NJR. They add NOTHING to the album, but detract from it... And NJR is not as good as 'Face Value' or 'Hello, I Must Be Going'... -- cheers, Colin Biggin University of Waterloo "I woke up, read the Toronto Star, and discovered I was a 'yuppie'"