One outstanding piece of work that reflected all of those qualities was the Genesis album Selling England By The Pound, from ’73.” He had two funny encounters with Phil Collinsĭuring that same conversation he recalled that he was lucky enough to have seen Genesis playing live in concert in 1974 just before he became a member of Rush. Phil’s combination of that quality and the natural drive of his playing produced truly melodic-sounding drum parts – flowing and musical. Good-sounding drums are always the result of a good-sounding drummer, and speak of the player’s touch. Which also guided his ensemble playing, and inspired me to try to incorporate that sensibility into my own triple-f approach.” Even within those fills, Phil applied a jazz drummer’s sense of dynamics. “His fills were imaginative and exciting, alive with energy and variety, while the refined technique was always in the service of the music. While lending a smooth, fluid pulse to the songs and extended instrumentals.” (Also) his rhythmic patterns were woven into the intricacy of the music. His recorded drum parts with Genesis and Brand X in those years were technically accomplished, yet so musical – even lyrical. Thus remains a part of my playing even today. “Phil Collins was an enormous influence on my drumming in the ’70s. Talking with Rhythm magazine in 2011, Neil Peart praised Collins saying he was big influence even at that point of his career. The musician was part of Genesis first playing the drums and then also as their vocalist after Peter Gabriel left. Phil Collins is one of the drummers that Peart listed as one of his favorites back in the 80s. The 8 drummers that Rush’s Neil Peart listed as favorites back in the 80s Phil Collins Rock and Roll Garage selected what Peart said about those drummers over the decades. But before he achieved his extaordinary drum skills, he heard many other drummers that inspired and in an interview with Modern Drummer magazine back in 1980 he listed 8 musicians that were some of his favorites in the 80s.
Just like the lyrics he wrote for the songs, his drum parts were extremely complex in many tracks, changing the rhythm many times in a matter of seconds.
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