Why isn't Phil Collins in Prog-Related

I've never actually posted before either (which is evident given my post count...) but I've often wondered the same thing. The Prog-related section of the website says under its criteria:

"3) Members of important progressive rock bands - Although most of the recorded solo output of artists like Greg Lake and David Gilmour falls more in a mainstream rock style, their contributions to progressive rock in their respective bands insures them a place in our prog-related genre."

Which made it seem to me, whenever it was when I bothered to search to see if Collins' stuff was in the archives or not that, it seems little more than bitterness at the direction Genesis took with him supposedly in charge.

That, or, it may just out of concern for the fact that every album he ever released would have probably have an average rating of below 1.5 anyway. There are some songs of his that I actually do quite like. Take me home is the best example.


Edited by TrickedTail - August 07 2011 at 06:16

As has been said many times before, this is the problem with having artists, rather than albums, on the site.

Phil is a very talented songwriter, but most of his music is not prog-related at all.

Man With Hat wrote: Phil Collins made pop records.

Peter Gabriel, Tony banks, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks too.

Edited by lucas - August 07 2011 at 20:04

^ so....what are you saying?

^lulz

I've always thought "Droned", "Hand In Hand", and "The West Side" to be progressive, and possibly a few others from those albums, and considering his great conribution to Genesis and Brand X along with enough of his solo work even if not being prog being at least good and great (both "No Jacket Required" and "...But Seriously" are 5 star pop/rock albums, in my opinion) to be worth including under Prog-Related.

Edited by 7headedchicken - January 30 2012 at 18:23