Against the Odds: Phil Collins 1981
This weekly theme is ‘Against the Odds’.
Michelle promised bonus points for a photo of Phil Collins, well here it is.
October 3th 1981, Groenoordhal Leiden. Genesis is on tour promoting their Abacab album. Genesis’ frontman Phil Collins remembers that night as he got angry when the Dutch audience booed the new songs: “Just to make it worthwhile for people who like the old shit….”. (the quote starts at 54:15).
In August 2008 he came back to Leiden when his daughter Joeley married. In an interview he said that Genesis was first booed in 1981 in Leiden, so he returned with mixed emotions. But he was joking ‘I hope the father and mother of my son in law did not attend the gig’.
‘Against all odds’ was already written by Phil Collins on the 3th of October 1981, but still on the shelf. The Groenoordhal no longer exists. And Phil Collins? He is luckily not dead yet and just published his autobiography by that title. A remarkable career in music. And a brilliant drummer and musician.
The Netherlands, Leiden – October 1981
Shot with Pentax K1000 on Kodakcolor II, scanned from negative and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version
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What will you do with all those extra points, Chris? I have yet to see any information on where they can be spent or for what! 🙂
janet
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If I get any they are probably virtual points!! Like at primary school: a kiss of the female teacher and a pat on the back!
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Good for you for obliging Michelle! 🙂 Thanks for the link again and the work it requires to compile the list. It is getting long!
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You are welcome Liesbet. Making of the list goes very quickly: highlight the tiles, ctrl c, go to place to paste ctrl p and add bullets!
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Ps I was at that concert, third time I saw Genesis
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I agree – he is a fantastic musician.
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He sure is! A lot of admiration for him
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Wow! How cool is that? You deserve a prize for this shot, well done!
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Too much praise! But Thank you
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Bonus points for you!
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Thank you, I got some virtual ones 🙂
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Cool shot! Phil Collins is one of my all-time favorites.
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Glad to hear that!
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Very nice 😀
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Thank you!
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Can’t beat you at this Chris.
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well, no need to be beaten! I was just lucky having this one in the archives, that is all, and it was – as we dutch call it – an open door…………..
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[…] sitting down was emotional, and a bit scary. But when he sat he was there, eyes firing, witty (‘now we only have old songs’ (referring to his anger at a Dutch audience in 1980 in Lei…, playing the audience as he used to do. And singing his heart out. No longer able to play the […]
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