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Review of Phil Collins "Hello
I Must Be Going"
On
his first solo album, 1981's "Face Value,"
Genesis drummer-singer Phil Collins showed that
he wasn't about to be left behind in the mire of
classical-rock sludge. That LP boasted shorter songs
and demonstrated that Collins had a true pop sensibility.
"Hello, I Must Be Going!" continues that
trend, with some familliar patterns emerging.
First,
there are the dramatic rock dirges that use drums
as a lead instrument. "I Don't Care Anymore,"
with Collins' one-man band playing alongside Daryl
Steurmer's atmospheric guitars, wins in this category.
Then there are the buttery ballads, of which "Don't
Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" is the best
by virtue of a Beatles-like melody that buoys Collins'
anonymously sweet voice. Both of these styles were
already Genesis staples; it was Collins' uptempo
soul tunes on "Face Value" and Genesis'
"Abacab" that surprised old fans and found
new ones. "I Cannot Believe It's True,"
with Earth, Wind and Fire's Phoenix Horns casting
out clean lines, clobbers the other soul contenders
on "Hello, I Must Be Going!" especially
his remake of the Supremes' "You Can't Hurry
Love." Collins took the golden-oldie route
on that song, and the result isn't soulful, it's
superfluous.
Despite
its trend-bucking boast of an eight-track recording,
the album's rich luster is of the old classical-rock
school. In fact, the LP sounds like stripped down
Genesis, ornamental but not ostentatious.
Phil Collins - Hello I Must Be Going
Tracks:
1. I Don't Care Anymore
2. I Cannot Believe It's True
3. Like China
4. Do You Know, Do You Care?
5. You Can't Hurry Love
6. It Don't Matter To Me
7. Through These Walls
8. Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away
9. The West Side
10. Why Can't It Wait Til Morning
