Another year, another favorites of the year blog entry. I know it’s been quite a while since my last post (about a year, actually) and I don’t know if I’ll be returning to more frequent posting again, but I can’t resist making lists. Lists, wonderful and succulent lists! Okay, moving on… These are the…
Tag: Phil Collins
Anthony Phillips – “Field Day” (2018 reissue)
In this age of mega box set re-releases of well-loved albums – the Beatles’ White Album and Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks being two recent examples – sometimes its nice to rediscover (or discover for the first time) a more under-the-radar re-release. Anthony Phillips’ Field Day is one such. It’s really under the radar…I…
Phil Collins, Anthony Phillips and the Song That Wouldn’t Die
It could have been the single to launch Phil Collins’ multi-platinum solo career, but it was way back when he was still a long-haired and bearded progressive rock drummer with Genesis. The song’s author, original Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips – who had quit Genesis years before due to stage fright and exhaustion – would have…
Surprises in the Mainstream
Recently I’ve been listening to a fair amount of what some might call “middle of the road” pop – thanks to my local public libraries. In so doing, I’ve come across some surprises in the mainstream: some unexpected songs nestled among the familiar and the safe. Two in particular – “Happy Together (A Fantasy)” by…
Another Place, Another Time: Clearwater’s “Ye Olde Record Shoppe”
As an addendum to my post the other day on Vinyl Museum, here’s some memories of the other store I mentioned, which was called Ye Olde Record Shoppe. Ye Olde was owned by a 60-something year old woman named Irene. She was the sole owner as well as the sole employee. Perhaps not too flatteringly,…
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