I Hate Phil Collins

[dustyvalentino]

I really hate Phil Collins. I feel safe in posting this thread because I know that BPENCID (sorry, I always get the spelling wrong) is on holiday in Scotland at the moment, but I just really, really hate Phil Collins. I should add the caveat that I can appreciate that he is a talented drummer, but sadly he doesn't stick to that and inflicts his singing and "acting" on us as well.

Here are my top ten reasons to hate Phil Collins:

1. Playing both Live Aids and feeling very pleased with himself about it.

2. Playing all the instruments on the "Both Sides" album just to show off (even though he can't play guitar and his keyboard/guitar simulations were awful).

3. Miami Vice

4. "Discovering" world music about 15 years after Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel, and releasing a Graceland knock-off. On the plus side, that seemed to kill off his career, record sales wise, so it wasn't all bad.

5. Yes, we know you played the Artful Dodger in Oliver. Stop going on about it at every available opportunity in an attempt to paint yourself as a loveable, cocney, cheeky-chappie. Beacuse you're not.

6. Tarzan, although it did lead to the hilarous post-awards reaction from South Park's Trey Parker & Matt Stone ("I can't believe we lost to Phil Collins") and subsequent ridicule in South Park

7. Dumping his wife by fax and shagging his nanny

8. He, along with his Genesis co-horts (Gabriel excluded) bought a sizeable section of Mull. They allowed the planting of thousands of non indigenous pine trees that managed to turn the land into an acidy swamp that nothing could live off.

9. The lyrics to Another Day in Paradise

10. Buster

[LEPI]

Who

[dustyvalentino]

No, Ringo is a legend. Let's hate Michael Bolton next.

[ds1984]

You forget :

11. Has produced two albums for Eric Clapton and even worse, has toured with him.

[Waterline Man]

Is today Monday or what

when is someone going to mention James Blunt or would it be too difficult to restrict it to 10 reasons?

[dustyvalentino]

You forget :

11. Has produced two albums for Eric Clapton and even worse, has toured with him.

lol

Actually, one of the songs he produced, Behind the Mask, was a great pop single, and, bizarrely, co-written by... Michael Jackson!

Here's the full story:

http://www.urbanhonking.com/trmw/archives/2005/12/infinity_multip.html

[gbobmi]

Amen and I hate rap....

[Hoops McCann]

Let's hate Michael Bolton next.

I'll be honest with you, I love his music. I do. I'm a Michael Bolton fan. For my money, I don't know if it gets any better than when he sings "When a Man Loves a Woman".



Probably one of the funniest movies ever...

[goldenheart96]

I can't stand Bob Dylan and Roger Waters but feel I am alone with that opinion. I want to start a thread about them, too 

[Pottel]

that is forbidden. rule # 2 here goldy...
my rule only i guess but hey,..i am the king...

[Ian Lewis]

Where did all the hate come from

[superval99]

"Hate" must be the most horrible word in the English language.  It is so unforgiving and final  - there is always an alternative word to use such as "dislike", but "hate" is so damning!  

For instance, why should I hate Eric Clapton, or Phil Collins, etc.   What have they done to me?   Nothing, except try to entertain me with their music and just because I may not like it very much, is not their fault, they have done their very best!  At least I hope they have!

[dustyvalentino]

I'll be honest with you, I love his music. I do. I'm a Michael Bolton fan. For my money, I don't know if it gets any better than when he sings "When a Man Loves a Woman".



Probably one of the funniest movies ever...

Ha! I was going to refer to Michael Bolton as an assclown, but I didn't think anybody else would get the reference.

Val, "hate" is indeed unforgiving, but I just can't see myself forgiving Collins for his crimes against music.

[draad]

This thread and the one about Clapton do not do v much for this site's reputation imo. Free speech is great, but let's not misuse it by posting what at at best is inane, and at worse offensive.

Glad to get that off my chest. Thank you.

[dustyvalentino]

This thread and the one about Clapton do not do v much for this site's reputation imo. Free speech is great, but let's not misuse it by posting what at at best is inane, and at worse offensive.

Glad to get that off my chest. Thank you.

Chill out Arthur, seems to me that both the "hate" threads are clearly tongue in cheek and no genuine malice is directed at anyone.