1970–1978: Joining Genesis Phil Collins

in august 1975, following lamb lies down on broadway tour, gabriel left genesis. band placed advert replacement in melody maker , received around 400 replies. after lengthy auditioning process, during collins sang backup vocals applicants, collins became band s lead vocalist during recording of genesis s album trick of tail. trick of tail commercial , critical success, reaching number 3 in uk charts , 31 in u.s; rolling stone wrote genesis had managed turn possible catastrophe of gabriel s departure first broad-based american success. album s 1976 tour, collins accepted offer former yes , king crimson drummer bill bruford play drums while collins sang vocals. collins played percussion on album johnny fox thin lizzy.

wind & wuthering last album recorded hackett before 1977 departure. bruford replaced chester thompson, has since been mainstay of genesis live lineup, collins s solo backing band. in 1977, collins, banks, , rutherford decided continue genesis trio. decade closed, genesis began shift progressive rock roots more radio-friendly pop-rock sound. 1978 album ...and there three... featured first uk top 10 , u.s. top 40 single, follow follow me .

in 1975 collins played drums, vibraphone, percussion , sang on hackett s first solo album, voyage of acolyte; performed on eno s albums green world, before , after science, , music films; , replaced drummer phil spinelli of jazz fusion group brand x before recording 1976 debut album, unorthodox behaviour. time brand x gave collins first opportunity use drum machine , home 8-track tape machine. sang on phillips s solo album, geese , ghost, , second brand x album, moroccan roll.