Phil Collins around 400 replies. After a lengthy auditioning process, during which he sang backup vocals for applicants, Collins became the band's lead vocalist during the recording of their album "A Trick of the Tail". "A Trick of the Tail" was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 3 in the UK charts and 31 in the U.S; "Rolling Stone" wrote that Genesis had managed to turn the possible catastrophe of Gabriel's departure into their first broad-based American success." For the album's 1976 tour, Collins accepted an offer from former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford to play drums while Collins
Mick Collins drums. After three albums and five singles the band suffered an infamous break-up after a 1992 European tour. Collins next worked in a basic garage rock band, Blacktop, from 1994 to 1996. This band had its own share of troubles, as detailed in Collins' liner-notes for the band's compilation release, "I've Got a Bad Feeling About This: The Complete Recordings". Another project around this time was "The Screws". After the demise of Blacktop, Collins helped form the King Sound Quartet, which had one single in 1996 and one album, "The Get Down Imperative", in 1997. Collins then focused on another