Very Good not my favorite Phil Collins song though.

novabrkr said:

kalelvisj said:

While a lot of artists from the period are compared (Prince and MJ) for example, I often found that Prince and Phil were more comparable.

I completely understand your reaction but if you strip away stage performance and go by sonic/musical experimentation, I feel a clearer connection between "in the air tonight" and "when doves cry" than I do to almost any two songs that might be compared between MJ and Prince.

To me Michael is pure and perfected "pop" but Phil Collins and Prince had a level of grittyness to them in their early 80's albums that very few mainstream artists of the time achieved. While the musical styles varied, to me there is a kinship in the harshness of songs like "the roof is leaking" by Phil Collins and songs like "annie christian" by Prince that reflect a sense of the underlying darkness that was just under the surface of the "happy" Reagan era.

Anyway, thats as close as I can come to a logical explanation of how I feel they compare. While I don't expect anyone to agree, I do hope it at least makes sense.

peace!

Looooove this song! First discovered it when VH1 did a classics albums on the Face Value project and Phil talked about his divorced.

babybugz said:

Very Good not my favorite Phil Collins song though.

My favorite from him in recent months has been "I Don't Care Anymore" from his 1982 album, Hello, I Must Be Going!

love this song, great post!!!

DirtyChris said:

love this song, great post!!!

Thanks man.

I this song. The first time I heard it I loved it and it was the featured song on Miami Vice's debut. My all time fave cop show to this day. Did you know this song was the first rock song to be featured as part of a TV program?

On the new Miami Vice movie, I was all set to HATE Nonpoint's modern version, but I love it also.