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No.218: "Face Value" by Phil Collins (1981)
After hastily completing the work on Genesis' Abacab album, Collins set off to record and make an album featuring songs he couldn't do with his main band due to the highly personal nature of the tracks involved. This album almost totally focused on Collins' marriage break-up in which his then wife ran off with a painter and decorator (the paint pot and ladder which featured on his Top Of The Pops appearances was a blunt reminder to his ex of this). Face Value was an exceptionally well-produced album with some marvellous songs of hope despair and loneliness, coupled with a few lighter moments and wonderfully atmospheric tunes such as first singel 'In The Air Tonight'. Collins' first and best solo album, before he got all schmaltzy.
Haha. I've just looked that up, Solo, and apparently that song was a No.1 hit in Brazil in 1986!!
I never even knew that existed...pretty awful song isn't it?
Haha. I've just looked that up, Solo, and apparently that song was a No.1 hit in Brazil in 1986!!
I never even knew that existed...pretty awful song isn't it?
I remembered that clip because at the time we joked that Midge Ure copied Tims moves for If I Was.
NB I try not to question your choices but including Moore is a bit of an iffy one.
I remembered that clip because at the time we joked that Midge Ure copied Tims moves for If I Was.
Could be right there, although I think Tim probably copied George Michael's Wham 'Wake Me Up before You Go Go' vid to begin with!
I just though Tim Moore was a one-hit wonder to be honest, not even a "hit" in sight though, but a very good album.
Could be right there, although I think Tim probably copied George Michael's Wham 'Wake Me Up before You Go Go' vid to begin with!
I just though Tim Moore was a one-hit wonder to be honest, not even a "hit" in sight though, but a very good album.
No.218: "Face Value" by Phil Collins (1981)
After hastily completing the work on Genesis' Abacab album, Collins set off to record and make an album featuring songs he couldn't do with his main band due to the highly personal nature of the tracks involved. This album almost totally focused on Collins' marriage break-up in which his then wife ran off with a painter and decorator (the paint pot and ladder which featured on his Top Of The Pops appearances was a blunt reminder to his ex of this). Face Value was an exceptionally well-produced album with some marvellous songs of hope despair and loneliness, coupled with a few lighter moments and wonderfully atmospheric tunes such as first singel 'In The Air Tonight'. Collins' first and best solo album, before he got all schmaltzy.
Yes, an excellent album, albeit based on Collins' misery. I think a lot of people must have connected with his feelings of being dumped (me included).
I didn't know that about the step ladder on TOTP. Interesting!