Blog: Pop Go The '80s

In 1981, Phil Collins successfully launched a solo career parallel to his role as the lead singer of Genesis. Face Value saw him actually surpass the commercial fortunes of the band with the album reaching the Top Ten and it's first single, the horn-driven I Missed Again , climbing to #19. The album's second single went in an entirely different direction. Where I Missed Again was upbeat and almost playful, In The Air Tonight was filled with menace and dread. Featuring a now-classic, cavernous drum sound and Collins' echoed vocals, the [...]

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