Phil Collins wrote so many excellent albums/songs.
I have been systematically unplugging from streaming platforms (and amazon, netflix, google, etc.), but absolutely miss the convenience of being able to pull up whatever album or song that I want (and finding new music), and “blue-toothing” it through my system. The simplicity and convenience of streaming can’t be replicated.
I have gone back to vinyl, which I never truly left, and have started spending my money at my favorite “local” record shop (it’s a 45 minute drive away). They always have something excellent, and their used LPs are carefully selected and always in good condition (just picked up some Sam Cooke. Gosh he was amazing). And, if they don’t have what I want, they will order it and mail it to me. Their prices are a little higher than Amazon, but it’s worth it to me to keep them in business.
The amazing thing is that this record shop has done more business in recent months than they have in a very long time. It is always packed.
All that is to say that I love vinyl, but “convenience” and “vinyl” don’t belong in the same sentence (laughing).
If there was a streaming service that got profits from streams straight to the artists, I would be all over it.
Phil Collins and Peter Cetera are both in the same boat.
Both started out mainly as instrumentalists, with Collins on drums and Cetera on bass, both excellent at their instruments.
Then they started to sing on more of the songs, even though they weren’t the main writers.
And then they started writing songs and getting big hits with them, and that’s what moved their bands in a more pop direction.