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The Invisible Miracle Sledgehammer Edition
The Invisible Miracle Sledgehammer Edition
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Length:
85 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When a band member leaves to go solo, usually it means the band’s best days are over. That’s what everybody thought when Peter Gabriel left Genesis in the ’70s. Except not only did the band survive—fronted by drummer-turned-singer Phil Collins, they got bigger. Then Collins went solo…except he didn’t ditch Genesis. In fact, his success made them bigger—one of the definitive pop bands of the 1980s, as Collins’s monstrous drum sound took over pop music. By mid-decade, current and former members of Genesis—even side projects from its guitarists—were all competing head-to-head on the Billboard charts. On Hit Parade, we explore the knotty family tree of Genesis, the unlikeliest group ever to become a Hot 100 juggernaut.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 31, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Hit Parade: The Silver Medalists Edition: On the Billboard Hot 100, two is often the loneliest number. This month, Chris Molanphy profiles No. 2 songs that went on to become historic, from Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Go-Go’s and Kelly Clarkson. by Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia