Phil Collins member sharing lead vocals. Though a commercial failure, it received some positive reviews; "Melody Maker" named it "Pop Album of the Month", describing it as "adult music beautifully played with nice tight harmonies". After a year of touring, the group disbanded in 1970. Collins went on to play percussion on "Art of Dying" by Beatles guitarist George Harrison for his album "All Things Must Pass". Harrison acknowledged Collins's contribution in the remastered edition released in 2000. In mid-1970, the rock band Genesis advertised for "a drummer sensitive to acoustic music" and a "12-string acoustic guitarist" following the departures of drummer
Phil Collins been characterised by favourable critics as a "rock god", and an artist who has remained "down to earth". In "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide", published in 2004, J. D. Considine wrote: "For a time, Phil Collins was nearly inescapable on the radio, and enormously popular with the listening public — something that made him an obvious target for critics. Despite his "lumpen"-pop appeal, however, Collins is an incisive songwriter and resourceful musician." Creation Records founder Alan McGee wrote in 2009 that there was a "non-ironic revival of Phil Collins" happening. According to McGee: "The kids don't care about 'indie