I remember my mom catching Sussudio on either MTV or the radio and asking me, "what does that mean?". I had no idea, and apparently, neither did Phil Collins since he claimed he made up the word.
I was a huge Genesis fan growing up (mostly the PG-era) but didn't mind the first album or two when it was fronted by Phil .. or even some of his early solo stuff. Once he came out with "Groovy", I was outta there, for both him and Genesis.
A Trick of the Tail is the best Genesis album, and I’m a fan of the Gabriel-era (especially ‘The Lamb’). Every song on Trick is fantastic.
The problem was when Tony and Mike started letting Phil write.
Oh, no, no, no. Genesis was fronted by Peter Gabriel. Saw them live twice during the Selling England by the Pound and Lamb Lies Down on Broadway era. Gabriel was definitely the dominant partner, and what a magnificent performer. I remember Phil getting down from the drum set once during the performance and coming forward in a pair of white overalls with no shirt to sing one song; then back to the drum set with him. I think he also sang harmonies with Gabriel into the microphone whilst drumming.
The band actually started up when the guys were kids in boarding school in the 60s, and Phil wasn't an original member.