Phil Collins - Both Sides

A more mature Phil Collins

I think, a songwriter, write your feelings, and add music (beautiful music), and want to go this to the people. I think, begining with But Serously, is the second Phil's material, that write expressing world's realities.

Bravo Phil.... October 4, 2008

amazingly mellow

this CD is full of smooth, mellow tunes. since i got it i haven't taken it out of my cd player in the car. i highly recommend it:) May 20, 2008

Good Music Performed Poorly

Phil Collins is a totally awesome drummer. Why on earth would he make a whole album with a friggin' drum machine??? I like the songs, but this album couldn't been so much better if he used his resources. It's painfully obvious that his increasing popularity caused his head to swell to Eddie Murphy proportions and he thought that he would show the world he could play all the instruments himself. HELLO! You have Daryl Stuermer at your beckon call. USE HIM! This was the beginning of the end for Phil. Good songs but arranged too slow and lacking any kind of variety. Not much fun to listen to. November 29, 2007

Phil Leaves "Genesis" Behind on "Both Sides" ... But Not For Long

This is the fifth studio release from, Phil Collins, the drummer and vocalist who collaborated with GENESIS for 20 years (1971-1991).
"Both Sides" is a bit of a step backwards from his then-latest album, "But Seriously," but this doesn't mean that it doesn't deserve a listen. I bought the disc back in 2002, roughly 10 years after it's original release date (circa. November 1993).

I had heard the single, "Everyday" back in 1994, when I was growing
up as a child in elementary school, and I had just recently purchased
the HITS collection that Phil put out in 1998/1999. "Both Sides" is an
album, which is very much like his second album, "Hello, I Must Be
Going." Like that album, this one is also pretty under-rated, with the
exception of the tracks "Both Sides ..." and "Everyday," nothing else
from the album has been given any air-time in America.

I also enjoy "Can't Find My Way" and "Can't Turn Back The Years," which
are just as good as anything on "But Seriously" or "Hello, I Must ..."
for that matter. It's just a disc that has so much to offer, and Phil
probably wasn't hoping for too much commercial success at the time.

He had just wrapped up an extensive tour with GENESIS (1992), and had
been on the road non-stop for most of the 1980's and early 1990's.
"Both Sides" remains one of my favorite Phil COllins/GENESIS releases,
and I recommend it to anyone who like's the serious side of Phil Collins
and his experimentation with new sounds during the first half of the
1990's, which was a great departure from the ever-so-popular synch-like
drum sound, which dominated his earlier solo recordings, as well as his
work with GENESIS.

Can't wait to see Phil with GENESIS in September.
They obviously won't be playing any numbers from this one, but at least
I get to hear Phil singing the like's of "Turn It On" and "No Son of Mine"

- Alexander Shuris -
July 27, 2007

Not given enough credit

I absolutely love this CD. I own every CD Phil has ever made, and this one gets played the most. I am amazed that it is one of the least hyped of all of his offerings. It's simply melodic, with lyrics that just about anyone can relate to. It's the perfect album to listen to and think, or listen to and just veg.

"We Fly So Close" is hands down the best song on this CD, with "There's a Place For Us" and "Please Come Out Tonight" coming in close behind.

This one will continue to be in my stereo on a regular basis. March 5, 2006

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