I dont understand the hating on Phil Collins either. I think its a shame that so many people take a few aspects of his private life and then become judgemental on his entire existence. I mean, a lot of so called 'whiter than white' entertainers and actors are only deemed to be so because they may have managed to keep many unsavioury aspects of their life successfully under wraps.
 
To me PC seems OK, even a little lonely these days. He may have made mistakes, but if he is paying the price and regrets some of his past, then shouldn't we be as generous to him as we would wish folk to be to us in similar circumstances. Back to the music, I loved the entire Genesis output, still do, and his solo work has some great stuff in there too. In the solo years when he toured, he really knew how to put a great band together, and I for one, hope he can pull it out of the bag at least one last time.

"Take a Look at Me Now" tour?

yorolpal
Plus...you, your ownself, butchered the spelling and usage of nonsensical...which makes you sort of nonsensical yourself;-)

I was wearing a wig at the time so it does not count..

I actually posted the thread with just poking fun in mind.
 
I am proud to say that I actually REALLY like his vocals on the mid-70's Genesis stuff, even his Seconds Out covers of older material that Peter Gabriel had  sung.  He also made some great songs on the first few albums that came out after The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.
 
Wind and Wuthering is one of my all-time favorite Genesis albums, and Tony Banks also considers it some of their finest work.
 
Lastly, what were they supposed to do?  They had all the elements of an iconic legendary band, that lost their lead singer, who wanted to explore a much different approach to songs then what would have happened if he stayed with Genesis?  The remaining folks chose Phil, who was already there, and already singing, and then they proceeded to kick butt with that new line up, though once they veered sharply into oncoming traffic later on, I was no longer liking a lot of the newer material.  (I Can't Dance makes me break out in a rash - hee hee)
 
There was a complete saturation of PC in the 80's - he WAS one of the best pop drummers ever, and he pretty much defined a style of drum processing that put a stamp on countless other recordings.
 
So - like him or not for any portion of his history, cool - I quite fondly still play Trick of the Tail, Wind and Wuthering, Seconds Out, and a few cuts from And Then There Were Three.
 
Bob Bone
 

If I had to choose just 2 Genesis albums, I'd have Selling England by The Pound and Trick of The Tail. They cover everything that's good about the band for me.

bapu
I like Phil's voice but I like Jim Morrison, Neil Young and Dylan.
 
There I said it.

If I had to choose a vocalist for my band, and I had any choice I wanted, I would take Jim Morrison first. Why? ... he's excellent at "living" with a "poem", and that is something that most "singers" can not do ... you can get shivers just hearing him say when the music is over ... turn out the lights ... or so many other things he did. It's hard not to feel it, as it cuts right though you, and is not fake, or just a show. 
 
Big difference. Huge difference.

Brand X.
 

batsbrew
Brand X.
 

 
...had several drummers...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/04/music_lovers_move_to_block_phil_collins_rebirth/
 
/cleans sandwich off monitor
 
roflcakes! :-D