Phil Collins on their 1973 album "Selling England by the Pound". In 1973, he and Hackett were among the musicians that performed on the solo debut of ex-Yes guitarist Peter Banks. In 1974, during the recording of "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", Collins played drums on Brian Eno's second album "Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)" after Eno had contributed electronic effects known as "Enossification" on "In the Cage" and "Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging". In August 1975, following "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" tour, Gabriel left Genesis. The band placed an advert for a replacement in "Melody Maker" and received
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