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lumberjack_jeff

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69. Exactly.

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #37)

Mon Nov 9, 2015, 08:19 PM

Nov 2015

They're virtue signaling one another about how independent yet trendy they are.

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There's a Petition to Stop Phil Collins From Coming Out of Retirement [View all] NCTraveler Nov 2015 OP

I hope Phil goes ahead and makes a new album. Kalidurga Nov 2015 #1

Great publicity for Phil FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #2

I love Phil and if he makes an album called "Ring Around The Rosey" I'll be sure to buy it. Go Phil monmouth4 Nov 2015 #3

I predict that the new Phil Collins album will be in the top 10 leftofcool Nov 2015 #4

This is really just great free advertisement. nt. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #5

Me too. I like him. Might go get me a single right now for my ipad. bravenak Nov 2015 #51

I lived through the 80's. OnyxCollie Nov 2015 #6

Yeah, me too. Nitram Nov 2015 #7

Well, We Certainly Agree on McDonald ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #97

How can you not love this? seaglass Nov 2015 #102

How can I not love it? Let me count the ways. Nitram Nov 2015 #117

Where ryan_cats Nov 2015 #25

I lived through the 80s dominated by 60s era artists. Jesus Malverde Nov 2015 #66

Just more proof of the impoverished lack of talent in 80s bands. Nitram Nov 2015 #98

I will sign this petition in blood ten times over if it will keep him retired Orrex Nov 2015 #8

I'll listen to anything Phil Collins wants to release... Tom_Foolery Nov 2015 #9

What Phil Collins did to Motown songs was a crime against music. GreatGazoo Nov 2015 #10

Lol Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #59

The horror! Nitram Nov 2015 #118

Great drummer, decent singer, good songwriter. Some folks don't know wtf they are talking about. CBGLuthier Nov 2015 #11

You know we're talking about Phil Collins, right? Orrex Nov 2015 #13

Can you do better? CBGLuthier Nov 2015 #14

GREAT song! Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2015 #15

I will admit to not being a fan of Sussudio but to make Mr. Collins out to be some kind of CBGLuthier Nov 2015 #18

As a songwriter, myself... Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2015 #19

I have to agree with a sentiment I read earlier today about this nonsense CBGLuthier Nov 2015 #21

I once heard him described... Orrex Nov 2015 #35

I had one of those singles. mattclearing Nov 2015 #86

Dr H, I don't want to hurt your feelings. Nitram Nov 2015 #119

Actually, my music is mostly upbeat Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2015 #123

Thanks, I'll take a listen. Nitram Nov 2015 #128

Let me know what you think... Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2015 #135

Fun music, both groups. Nitram Nov 2015 #136

Thanks! Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2015 #137

Su ryan_cats Nov 2015 #34

It was also three decades ago, and it was hardly a solo Collins effort Orrex Nov 2015 #20

No, the cause for all that was, yup you guessed it... Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2015 #22

Well, all right. I'll give you that one. Orrex Nov 2015 #23

With "Face Value" on repeat. Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2015 #24

Nuclear, eh? Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2015 #38

Awesome pic ryan_cats Nov 2015 #46

LOL, yes, number 1 in US, 10 in Canada and 13 in UK, what a failure! Nt Logical Nov 2015 #31

I didn't say they were failures; I said they were awful. And I'm right. Orrex Nov 2015 #33

Making a hit record doesn't prove that you are a great musician. Nitram Nov 2015 #120

Heh! And everyone is all over my ass when I comment about a truly shitty band from Canada... madinmaryland Nov 2015 #72

That's a silly rebuttal. Orrex Nov 2015 #16

I'd really love to see a Genesis reunion. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #56

... Jesus Malverde Nov 2015 #67

I have a bootleg album of a Genesis "reunion" postatomic Nov 2015 #92

Please demonstrate what you are saying. All this anti-Phil Collins BS sounds like music snobbery. nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #29

Oh, please--you're flailing. Orrex Nov 2015 #32

So, music snobbery then... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #36

Why don't you tell us all why it's snobbery, then? Orrex Nov 2015 #39

If you don't like Collins' music, why do you listen to it? nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #40

Because for 15 years straight it played on constantly on every station Orrex Nov 2015 #42

No, you have your opinion of Collins' music. And my opinion is it's music snobbery. Are you a... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #44

You've demanded that I justify my opinon; I ask that you clarify yours. Orrex Nov 2015 #49

Yes, you got me. I'm Phil Collins. ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #50

Well, that might explain a few things. Orrex Nov 2015 #52

Chisolm, that's a cheap trick. Nitram Nov 2015 #122

Better Cheap Trick than Phil Collins Orrex Nov 2015 #150

I'll totally agree with you there! Nitram Nov 2015 #152

Change the channel--or develop your own playlist so you don't have to be "infected" then! MADem Nov 2015 #131

When the radio is mine to change, I change it Orrex Nov 2015 #134

Earbuds! MADem Nov 2015 #156

Leave the restaurant in the middle of the meal? Nitram Nov 2015 #153

Pick restaurants that don't play piped-in muzak. Shop online! MADem Nov 2015 #155

Phil Collins is not the end of civilization; he is merely proof of its end. Orrex Nov 2015 #158

That' right, let Phil Collins rule my life! Make all my culinary and shopping decisions for me! Nitram Nov 2015 #159

I hear Orrex is an easy lover... Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #154

He's got a hold on you, believe it! MADem Nov 2015 #157

If it's music snobbery, so be it. Nitram Nov 2015 #121

Far too many people get their opinions from cartoons LanternWaste Nov 2015 #37

Exactly. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #69

I love Phil Collins and I saw Genesis in Syracuse around 1982 adigal Nov 2015 #113

I love Phil Collins. Stellar Nov 2015 #12

Can we get Genesis Phil Collins instead of Lion King Phil Collins? nt geek tragedy Nov 2015 #17

I think 'Tarzan' was the film Collins scored. Aristus Nov 2015 #27

you are correct, so, Genesis Phil Collins instead of Broadway musical Phil Collins. geek tragedy Nov 2015 #28

great more garbage. who cant get enough of i cant dance. ugh \, where do i sign saturnsring Nov 2015 #26

That's just mean. nt 2naSalit Nov 2015 #30

...I-I like Phil Collins... Shandris Nov 2015 #41

Good. I don't mind... SidDithers Nov 2015 #43

Not a huge fan, but this kind of stuff blows whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #45

Collins would be the first to tell you that free advertising never "blows". nt. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #47

He was a marvelous drummer in Genesis and his side band of the era, hifiguy Nov 2015 #48

Yes, when Hackett left it was pretty much over for Genesis ms liberty Nov 2015 #78

So if he comes out of retirement and cuts a new album, SheilaT Nov 2015 #53

That's the word around the block. nt. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #54

Ohhhkay. SheilaT Nov 2015 #55

Now that's funny. Solly Mack Nov 2015 #57

Hold on... Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #58

"Land of Confusion" is one of my favorite songs of all time. BlueStater Nov 2015 #60

Great ryan_cats Nov 2015 #73

Wow. You're so cool. You hate Phil Collins. BlueStater Nov 2015 #75

Well ryan_cats Nov 2015 #77

I am forced to listen to it all the time. In stores, waiting rooms, other people's radios. morningfog Nov 2015 #132

You guys sound so unbearably whiny. It's pathetic. BlueStater Nov 2015 #140

What is whiny is Phil Collins voice. Ugh. It's insufferable. morningfog Nov 2015 #141

Alright, I'm done with this incredibly stupid thread. BlueStater Nov 2015 #143

I don't believe anyone enjoys him, they just think it is cool to go against the grain. morningfog Nov 2015 #148

The video is epic! backscatter712 Nov 2015 #138

But Jesus He Knows Me! backscatter712 Nov 2015 #139

I'd successfully blocked out Phil Collins and his monotonous, depressive work KittyWampus Nov 2015 #61

Hey, music snobs! I LIKE HIM. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #62

Excellent defense ryan_cats Nov 2015 #74

So you are the judge of what's "insipid"? Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #79

I ryan_cats Nov 2015 #87

Brian May and the Sex Pistols is your idea of a joke? Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #88

I ryan_cats Nov 2015 #89

Mr Light, short answer: Phil Collins. Nitram Nov 2015 #125

Who's Dorian Gray Nov 2015 #85

Damn skippy! MrScorpio Nov 2015 #109

i fully support him if he's gonna go back to making mid-70's Genesis albums 0rganism Nov 2015 #63

Had the petition been serious, LuvNewcastle Nov 2015 #64

Not as long as Hall and Oates are still allowed to wander the streets freely. Warren DeMontague Nov 2015 #65

Heh. +1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #70

Haters gonna hate. Straw Man Nov 2015 #107

literally LOL. Especially about the part Bottoms_Up Nov 2015 #68

That is just stupid, who cares really? Rex Nov 2015 #71

I agree. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #80

Art must not be stopped! Sing, Phill, Sing. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #76

A quote from a famous composer. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #81

Art is from the soul of the artist. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #83

As I just quoted a couple of rock 'n' roll gods. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #91

No, Agnostic, some music comes from the ass and some critics write from the soul. Nitram Nov 2015 #126

This thread is hilarious cemaphonic Nov 2015 #82

I still say the REAL musical abomination is still wandering the streets... Archae Nov 2015 #84

Somebody ryan_cats Nov 2015 #94

I heard "Land of Confusion" again yesterday Orrex Nov 2015 #90

Congrats on wasting three minutes of your life listening to a song you know you don't like. n/t BlueStater Nov 2015 #93

You apparently live in an interesting world... Orrex Nov 2015 #95

Exactly Orrex. Nitram Nov 2015 #127

People who claim a certain style or artist "sucks" ... Straw Man Nov 2015 #96

Equally, then, no music is "good" Orrex Nov 2015 #99

Only if ... Straw Man Nov 2015 #100

What else might it mean, in this context? Orrex Nov 2015 #101

OK. Straw Man Nov 2015 #103

I don't believe that anyone here made any claims about the listeners. Orrex Nov 2015 #105

Got it. Straw Man Nov 2015 #106

The only name-calling here is by those calling other people "music snobs" Orrex Nov 2015 #110

Did I call anyone a "music snob"? Straw Man Nov 2015 #111

Well, now you're just making stuff up. Orrex Nov 2015 #112

Oh, puh-leeze ... Straw Man Nov 2015 #114

You're all over the map Orrex Nov 2015 #115

Tired of playing silly argument games. Straw Man Nov 2015 #116

Mr. Man, it looked like "silly argument games" was your thing. Nitram Nov 2015 #129

Gave a pass? Straw Man Nov 2015 #146

Not an atttorney. A remedial class in rhetoric. Nitram Nov 2015 #147

Do tell. Straw Man Nov 2015 #149

You lost me there, dude. Nitram Nov 2015 #151

I'm not surprised. Straw Man Nov 2015 #160

No errrors in English usage. Nitram Nov 2015 #162

OK. Straw Man Nov 2015 #163

That sucked. morningfog Nov 2015 #142

So did that. Straw Man Nov 2015 #144

I hope he does DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #104

I'm a huge Phil Collins fan MrScorpio Nov 2015 #108

I signed the petition. Collins is ee-vil personified. GOLGO 13 Nov 2015 #124

Who is Brian to Pee on Phil's ambitions? MADem Nov 2015 #130

Would love it if yesphan Nov 2015 #133

How juvenile. nt Romulox Nov 2015 #145

Hey it's Brit Pop the British Leyland of music. It's an industry not an art. Don't lose sleep over Monk06 Nov 2015 #161