Phil joined Genesis as the drummer in 1971 at the same time as guitarist Steve Hackett, and both play on the band's third album, "Nursery Cryme". Phil even sing

Phil joined Genesis as the drummer in 1971 at the same time as guitarist Steve Hackett, and both play on the band's third album, "Nursery Cryme". Phil even sings a song on that album, "For Absent Friends" [1]. The band records "Foxtrot" which includes the epic 23-minute long "Supper's Ready" [2] and then the album "Selling England by The Pound", which contains two of early Genesis's best songs "The Cinema Show" [3], which has an extended keyboard solo, and "Firth of Fifth" [4], which has the Hackett's most famous guitar solo. After the next album, a double concept called "The Lamb Lies down on Broadway" (consistently rated as one of the best prog rock albums) Peter Gabriel leaves and has a successful solo career. The band continues with Phil as the singer and, after Hackett leaves a few years later, they become more pop focussed, and have a load of hit singles in the 80s and 90s. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHWJ-7BUCNg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHWJ-7BUCNg [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M58wE8GTGp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M58wE8GTGp4 [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G501Ii0X0NE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G501Ii0X0NE [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD5engyVXe0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD5engyVXe0