Brand X - Nuclear Burn (1976)

[@philcollins4092]

I did a good job drumming for this track, didn't I?

[@alonsoespartero5068]

everything you do is a good job, but this was exceptional.

[@ollyhat1322]

was that really you Phil or just another Phil Collins having a giggle, if it is you thankyou for years of great drumming and songwriting, happy new year as well mate

[@bjarnilarusson5503]

Yes you did. Your whole Brand X drumming is extraordinary. Not to mention your Genesis career... superb.

[@GaryParris]

Phil Collins has no need to doubt his ability and influence of many generations of musicians and fans alike. Just know its OK to be just Phil, the rest is history and speaks volumes for itself, Peace to that anxiety of being worthy, its been unjustified anxiety of someone who keeps giving to others more than themselves!

[@robertklouse3868]

Gary Parris huh,what that mate. the lid off?what,blimey?time to refill me pipe!!!thanks,mate.and by the way....im the real Phil Collins

[@crazytrain58]

Not going to lie.... Before hearing this I thought Phil Collins was an overrated drummer. I was then directed to this and I have no words on how good he is in this.

[@genesis0932]

The more you study this the more you will appreciate Phil. So damn good.

[@jgmiller804]

+crazytrain58 A friend of mine one day asked me, in all sincerity, if Phil was a good drummer. I gave him one look like "dude..." I played some Genesis tracks, including "In that Quiet Earth" I believe, and this track. Completely changed his mind.

[@explosive0effects]

The funny thing is hes a good drummer, just shit at everything else.

[@mrlarvux]

explosive0effects well he's an incredible music writer and innovator. he spawned the drum sound of the 80s, created the most recognized drum fill of all time, he recorded all instrumentens by himself on both sides, so you can't say he's shit at guitar or bass, and he has a very powerful and technically brilliant voice. i mean, just look at him performing supper's ready live. 23 minutes of never missing a note, and that's with him extending shit too. complete and utter nonsense you're spewing.

[@MarcusFenix50]

explosive0effects Rockdoo said all that needed to be said to you. Eat shit simpleton.

[@normsonofagunderson5294]

Percy Jones' bass skills are un-fucking-believable. And I have no words for Phil Collins and John Goodsall...absolutely mind blowing skill.

[@anthonyfesta7010]

Rest In Peace John Goodsall💔

[@wilhelmorangenbaum]

Don't forget Robin Lumley

[@swiftusmaximus5651]

Jones is the best bass player in the UK

[@OoompaaLooompaa]

the synth solo has been constantly playing in my mind for weeks... cant get rid of it

[@robertoladisa]

Phil Collins is a precise, correct, and accurate drummer and has a sense of the rhythm fantastic. I do not understand why many American and English magazines do not consider him, as if it were a "mediocre drummer". Craziness! I have yet to hear (in recent times, 1970, 1980, 2000 etc, etc) of this level drummers. However the magazine "Rolling Stones" P.Collins considers a "mediocre". Maybe he did not pay the bribe ...

[@BloodPython67]

robertoladisa Philnis amazing no doubt, but as time goes on, more and more people are coming out of depths capable of this level of playing. I mean, first example: Brand X's current drummer; Kenny Grohowski.

[@TheTechAndScience]

Hunter Beveridge yeah, that’s just a product of when people play as well as this at a given time, it always resets the bar for the next generation of musicians.

[@gmmakesmehurl]

robertoladisa Ehhh, they're simply fools. Pay them no heed!

[@stevecarter8810]

They like to hate on him because of his Motown era

[@danielcutting2796]

The clean execution of these drum parts is 110% artistry. This is Phil's drumming style in full maturity. All mystique.

[@richardnixon682]

Again...... This music isn't just one drummer. It also features Morris Pert playing in tandem with Collins. Both of equal talent with drums.

[@jensleuner527]

@@richardnixon682 What on earth makes you say that? There's only one drummer credited for the drums on Unorthodox Behaviour (Brand X's debut album which this piece is from) and it's Phil Collins. Morris Pert played on some of their later albums, however he played percussion, not a drum-kit.

[@stevegipps9483]

Reminds me of Billy Cobham

[@antoniovaldess]

Phil Collins on drums In Genesis is most than good, but in Brand X incredible good

[@carlosruiz-ob7le]

SIIIIIII, COINCIDO TOTALMENTE CON VOS!

[@kissed61]

I had the pleasure of seeing Brand X when they toured with Genesis on the "And Then There Were Three" tour.Phil pulled double duty.It was at the CNE stadium in Toronto , great show

[@Audioholics]

Wow I had no idea they did this together. Lucky you!

[@xedasxedas]

He sort'a had the same amount of bands and wives....and i guess they both (both) overlaped at some point.

[@d.d.danahy3960]

I never, never tire of this. Phil is one of my favorite drummers, Percy one of my favorite bassists. Love the work the two of them have done on some of Brian Eno's music.

[@zorman743]

Most people think of Phil Collins only as a successful pop singer. He is (or maybe, unfortunately, he was) a top-quality drummer. Don't you believe? So, just listen...

[@vernellthomas6644]

I didn't know until I heard this track!

[@phk2199]

One of the best...!

[@SPAZZOID100]

Vernell Thomas he’s played on a LOT of records.

[@rasmillion]

Singer, keyboardist and all round musician

[@squonkk]

Oh he is quite excellent 🌙👋

[@looniethemoonie5353]

The bass sounds like a fretless precision with flats. Pretty damn kickass track! 😎

[@narvul]

Percy Jones plays fretless exclusively (I think) and that could very well be an Precision. Good ear! He built his own effects and played Wal basses later on.

[@flyingsayon]

just don't forget to mention Percy Jones! Such an amazing bass player!

[@cool4jazz]

And he's still touring with the band.

[@stefanocastellani1568]

sayon amazing fretless bass player!

[@mzdgee]

PERCY IS THE MAN!!!!

[@Steeyuv]

Actually I could never tell if he was brilliant or terrible. And I still can’t.

[@winstonbarclay5807]

Did that Collins guy ever do anything else of note?

[@CoTeCiOtm]

A lot of people give props to Phil because of this track, but you have to take into account the rest of the guys, the constant awesome bass lines by Percy, the awesome guitar riff by Goodsall and the captivating heavily-delayed keyboard solo by Lumley. Everyone in this album is insanely skilled! The rest of this album keeps this same level of awesomeness. There are bands and musicians who are extremely skilled, yet they can come up with music this good.

[@maxdingotm]

+CoTeCiOtm correct.collins was coming off the genesis " trick of the tail" album where he debuted as a vocalist and was probably feeling good. hes a good drummer- not great- but he had a great supporting cast for this jam

[@JoesNatureVideos]

Good not great? What do you consider a "great" drummer?

[@franciscomerida8939]

phil collins loser!!!

[@rickrudd]

No doubt - badasses, all of them. I think people are getting worked up because no one knew he had these jazz fusion hi hat chops, etc.

[@teebee5323]

This track is only a sniff of a taste of all the work of Brand X and Phil is only one of a half dozen or so drummers that worked with the band, including legendary Morris Pert. Nobody thinks Phil Collins was the only real talent in Brand X.

[@atabish3031]

Phil Collins killing it on Drums

[@aprilmcdonald4165]

that aint phil collins

[@danielwang7793]

@@aprilmcdonald4165 It *is*, actually. Look it up.

[@SPAZZOID100]

April McDonald lol. It sure is.

[@FollowingFootprintsMedia]

Dude is unreal

[@amirhamra]

i am sure phil cannot believe his ears what he was capable of doing! fantastic surreal wonderful...

[@241mrmark]

It always amazes me as I am sure half of us drummers can no longer do what we did back then...

[@skyguy1988]

age catches up to all of us :(

[@stevendonahue4012]

Here's my opinion of the world's greatest rock drummer, period. Phil Collins' work with Brand X. It kinda makes sense that he turned it in to become a pop star. I still have these albums though and they don't lie...

[@keepthemowingbladessharp]

Holy shit! Phil's drumming is absolutely incredible on this track, what an honour to listen to such musicianship along with the other guys. Benchmark stuff IMHO. 👍🏻

[@thomasmandalla]

Phil is now suffering from the repetitive motion injuries that drumming can engender. I hope he takes some comfort in the incredible brilliance of this sort of work.

[@nightshift8249]

thomasmandalla I’ve been familiar with Phil’s drumming both solo and in Genesis, but here you really hear his incredible technique in its full application. It’s incredible. Phil’s a musician in the purest sense.

[@itsallrobbish]

..... and tinnitus......rhymes with genius.

[@DylanWhite-k5j]

​@@itsallrobbishTinnitus sucks dog feet ruins good musicians.

[@samuelward1148]

I'm trying to learn this bassline by ear... But OH MY IS IT DIFFICULT!!! Does anyone have tabs or notation for it? Pretty please? It's one of my favorite ever basslines, and I know certain parts, but I need notation for the opening and certain transitions and parts... Thank you!

[@jsilence418]

John goodsall is one of the best guitarists from the era on anything they produced.

[@ciroactorvoice]

PHIL COLLINS...a GREAT drummer !

[@agussonw9455]

In those days was Phil really in shape.

[@skyguy1988]

he was at his prime late 70s - early 90s. powerful shit

[@pakalupapito5225]

This sounds very simmilar to Chick Corea Return to Forever.

[@rickrudd]

Guitar line is Al DiMeola esque for sure.

[@mr.skinsspirit]

Goodsall killing it ..... RIP John Goodsall ...

[@AudioFreqx]

Just as bad ass today as it was in 1976. ♥♫

[@OrchestrationOnline]

Great groove in 7/8 - for Phil Collins, coming from Genesis, where they changed the time signature in every bar sometimes, piece of cake!

[@sallymiller6362]

Was turned onto this around '76 after Genesis. Jazz fusion makes me feel all warm inside. I need to revisit once or twice a year. Don't forget, Phil was in the Beatles movie, Hard Days Night as a child!

[@CountTepes]

I bought this album in '77 The vinyl is still lovingly placed on the turntable, from time to time. Even though I ripped it to 24/96 flac. I much prefer Phil's drumming on this, to anything he did with Genesis.

[@rk41gator]

Much more jazz drumming.....which just is not rock. I wonder where Phil Collins might have gone were he to have driven/dove into jazz. I am convinced he would have been legendary. But jazz is not something you can 'dabble' in. You have to live it, feel it. Wynton Marsalis understood this when he left classical music. Rock certainly made a good living, unlike jazz. I would love to hear Phil on this subject and if he ever had any regrets.

[@rockyantonius2809]

How the hell you made this type of music back on 1976 ??? This is so damn amazing, Mr Collins your drum as great as your vocal, regards from indonesia 👍👍👍👍👍

[@JohnSmith-oe5kx]

I dunno , ask Billy Cobham in 1974... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4XEknahn9R8irM

[@martinboere3274]

Yep, young dudes. This is the stuff many of us used to groove on when we were at your age. Hard to understand, eh?

[@guimine]

@Jfilth If you don't know them already: Mahavishnu Orchestra was a staple. Chick Corea with Return to Forever. Try also albums made in the '70s by members of those two groups: Stanley Clarke, John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham. Al Dimeola, Jean-Luc Ponty. Bill bruford has done interesting things but solo (Not with Yes or King Crimson etc...). Uzeb. Jerry Goodman and Jan Hammer. There are many, but those are the obvious ones.

[@JoesNatureVideos]

Reminds me of the last 4 minutes of Cinema Show. Excellent.

[@ozzylescano]

Well, Phil is playing similar stuff

[@godbluffvdgg]

Never thought of that but you're right and I have been jamming Selling and Unorthodox behavior. for decades...:)...But they are both Phil in his PRIME...Hey if you got some sweet beats, ya gotta rock em...:)

[@ozzylescano]

I'm pretty sure Phil doesn't play on Moroccan

[@godbluffvdgg]

Osiris Lescano I wrote unorthodox behavior What are you talking about? Yeah, I derped...I was just listening to it (morrocan roll) before I rocked this...I stand corrected; but I did know and I am seeing them friday night near philly...Can't wait! ...And I am hitting some loud too...:)

[@ozzylescano]

Haha fooled me for a second. Funny thing about this record is Bill Bruford worked on it too, that's how Bill and Phil met. Thus, 1976 Genesis toured with Bill standing in on drums before Chester Thompson took over

[@egads69]

It's actually closer to "Ace of Wands", a song from Steve Hackett's first solo album that Phil (and Mike Rutherford) played on, than to anything Genesis did.

[@rickketchum8668]

I first heard Brand X in 1977 when Moroccan Roll came out. My cousin played it for me and I was totally amazed at what these guys could do.An incredible piece of music.After that I bought all their music I could get my hands on and have loved them ever since. It's a shame most Genesis fans especially the post Gabriel ones have no idea about Brand X and the fact Phil Collins played drums for them. It's their loss man.

[@keith9482]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJCwko2ChcSWl7M Rick, incredible era of music 👍🏻👍🏻stumbled across this interesting character who dissects and reacts to great 70’s music 👍🏻😊he has an eclectic taste you might enjoy!!

[@MrBongoagogo]

killer basslines from percy jones nails it phill just slamming on drums man.

[@EstafilococoTV]

Sounds like Spinetta's Alarma entre los ángeles. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXOuin-viKxpic0

[@ernestomartinez4090]

RIP John Goodsall.

[@Jellybeantiger]

you know I hate wank guitar playing but this guitarist has something else,his beautiful tone,like McLaughlin.

[@SilentShadowz]

I can't count how many times I used to listen to this.

[@anthonyleighton4754]

never mind the drummer (only joking) - give the bass player some recognition

[@fernandoramos8346]

Percy Jones e Phil Collins verdadeiras feras!!!

[@liEfe]

Unbelievable quality level. Almost unknown "side B" of Mr. Collins.

[@Joker-ig8im]

I found this album back in 1985 when I was in high school. I cant tell you how many people I have turned them on to this and blown their mind.

[@michaelbrewster8619]

Don't forget J

[@biorage6670]

Cheers to all of you who witnessed Phil's stellar drumming with Brand X. There is one last hidden gem that you guys should listen - Marscape -. This concept album is just out of this world and one of the most important album made with Phil. Enjoy your discovery if not done already..!

[@JohnLRice]

Indeed, a great album! Wasn't it pretty much Brand X before they were called Brand X?

[@MarkLignell]

Damn I never new Phil Collins could play like that!. Thanks Aquarian.

[@stevecarter8810]

Listen to genesis albums 1972 to 1978 your mind will leak out your ears

[@MegaVern1]

Accidentally I found out about them through my cousin who put me on Bill Bruford and David Sancious at the same time. Great musicianship!

[@joeyrsl]

woohoo, double your pleasure! dig it, man. this is the tightest fucking drumming ever. phil collins was a bad ass back in the day..

[@iosephantonivs4262]

Phil Collins is a genius!

[@ericstevens4563]

Amazing music ! These guys are just knocking it out of the park !

[@VoluntaristJAM]

Cool opening track, but why twice - to save us all the hassle of pressing replay?

[@ShokTroopUSMC]

Amazing..... Had a cassette of Product back when I was 16.. Wore that out crusing. Great to find some Brand X on You Tube.

[@marktracy1988]

Neal Pert couldn't play this

[@MrJazzRock]

The Brand X were second only to the Weather Report, probably on a par with the Retur To Forever in the history of creative music of all time (Jazz-Rock). I point out to Noob and lamer musicians that period of jazz-rock is considered the most important musical moment in the history of modern music of all time! The rest of the music is just garbage business that anyone could produce.....

[@tlcdc60]

Don't forget, before any of those bands were around there was Tony Williams' Lifetime and then Mahavishnu Orchestra.

[@genesis0932]

Holy Shit man did you and I grow up in the same house ? Amen brother.

[@dannykeen4047]

And let's not forget the mighty Passport

[@dannykeen4047]

Bundles.....👍😀👍😀👍😀👍

[@andrewn8410]

Lol these guys are great and I love this kind of music but you sound like such a stuck up ass I gotta say, remember that taste is subjective

[@giorgiorizzi2004]

Questo pezzo si merita un bel 9, siete daccordo?

[@MaxLambertini]

Sì

[@fabrigasan2150]

Li conosco da 30 anni son tornato a riascoltarli,:e questo lp non me l’hanno piu’ restituito, son generoso, si faceva cosi’ per far partecipe di un bel disco , ne avro ‘ persi due sedicine……🥶🤓

[@reconquistaahead1602]

last time I heard this song it was more than 30 years ago.... what a pleasure to listen to it again... amazing guys playing here... percy jones lord of bass guitar...

[@jean-francoispayette92]

Phillip God of Drummers History thats it , no needs other words

[@cslloyd1]

eargasm from 1:57 to 2:55 75-77 were two incredible years for fusion

[@genesis0932]

efing Percy Jones is so good.

[@thomasfitzsimmons897]

Listening to this reminds me of Mahavishnu Orchestra.

[@dalekupris]

Slick band. Tight sound and not afraid to go to places. Very similar to Soft Machine with Holdsworth

[@whisper6969twice]

If you like this then check out ( if you have not done so yet) Soft Machine, Gong, Old Dixie Dregs,

[@stephenwilliams677]

dave chalfant isotope

[@zaneroy]

Yes, yes you Did, Phil.

[@oscardegrouch9898]

Yes, indeed - CHOPS. Love it, thanks for sharing.

[@martymandrell5961]

I just realized that the chords to the first synth solo are the same as "Black Napkins"- Zappa

[@martymandrell5961]

Almost the same year too?

[@gonzalojara1755]

More than good, beautiful... realy beautiful!

[@visionlandmusic]

In a class of one Mr Collins.

[@masonqureshi5217]

I’ve changed my mind about Phil… bravo!!❤

[@timdahl]

This is great stuff. Also, One Hot Night In Paris is pretty sick. Check it. PS, Phil is in fact of the best drummers hands down. This is subjective but just look at his resume...it's insane.

[@gabrielemamone996]

11/8 :o

[@CarStory]

I got hit with a 47minute ad before this video. WTF is youtube doing? That's not an advertisement, it's an informercial! Who is going to wait 47 minutes to watch a video on youtube? KZbin needs to stop this crap! I kept refreshing the page until I got a shorter 30 second ad to hear this song.

[@gphishmon]

Just discovering this, blazing hot music, especially Phil's powerhouse percussion. His dynamics are so on point; he can be sailing along playing fast, quiet, fills, then suddenly explode into full volume.

[@jacquesdemolaymolay4453]

This band kills!

[@andreewingsmith4698]

Only to the real phil

[@CopperAboriginies]

Awe shit! I haven't heard this since the early 80's. I have it on LP, but I haven't used the turntable since CD's & DVD's came out. Thanks for this download, I'm going to put the Receiver, Equalizer, turntable, cassette recorder, back up and play those super clean LP collection I kept rapped up for the last 30 plus years up, I'm inspired today. Brand X, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Orange Lake Drive, Azmuth, ect way to many to list. This is awesome thank you again.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Sweet Selection! Saw weather report with Mahavishnu orchestra back in the day...Music on vinyl with a good system is sublime...I was a teen when we talked about whose receivers had the lowest THD ... I feel sorry for these kids today stuck with the shitty headphones they use...Hearing a 200 watt stereo cranking vinyl through 4 way Cerwin's is an experience of a lifetime.

[@johnm3152]

Phil is the bee's knees.

[@romaneberle]

lol, Mahavishnu Orchestra meets RTF meets Genesis, meets... SAGA! cool

[@towertito2149]

Phils shuffling is incredible!!! This drumming is otherworldly. So solid.

[@OrchestrationOnline]

Check your dates - Firth of Fifth was cut in 1973, and this song in 1976. I think it's much safer to say that the drummer has a unique style, developed through his own intense musicianship, and that there are similarities of approach throughout his range. I wouldn't say that the drumming here was in any way similar to that he did in Genesis, though.

[@peterhogg9778]

born 1959 brandx chgd my appreciation of music 4ever

[@masterguss1976]

What a talent! A good drum lesson for those who love musical instrument! Away from the circus jugglers multiple pedals like "thomas lang and co)" Phil collins sends us his talent as a musician, ingenuity and finesse. Thank you Phil!

[@MichaelB12345]

masterguss1976 no double bass needed when you have talent

[@frankalves3940]

Neil Peart's favorite drummer and a huge influence on his playing!

[@lawnboyfreak]

I've been a Phil Collins fan science '86 (I was 5). I never knew this band existed till this year. I would not have liked this then, but I love fusion. Anything that doesn't get radio AirPlay I find extremely enjoyable. Thanks for the upload. Great song.

[@gmmakesmehurl]

lawnboyfreak I'm unsure if you're familiar with any Genesis works from 1971 to 1980, but if you aren't, do yourself a favor... get familiar.

[@rogerwaters3165]

Don’t forget about Trespass the 1970 album it’s also a masterpiece

[@Vince-lq3ve]

@@rogerwaters3165 Excellent album for sure but actually no Phil Collins on Trespass (or Steve Hackett for that matter).

[@corkykab]

You hold an awfully long grudge don't you... I don't disagree with a thing you said... but man he could play those drums, there are moments on the Lamb that give me goosebumps just like this does. Prog rock died, and the virtuosos who created it had to make a buck (they never got rich like the pop charlatans they were up against). It is what it is...

[@people4people]

They started at school, phil joined later was working for a few people and was doing both genesis and brand x at the same time.

[@zumsaac]

Impressionante o vigor de Phil. A sonorização de sua bateria neste deste disco está idêntica à do A trick of the tales do Genesis. Reparem!!!!

[@iosephantonivs4262]

Robin Lumley is a genius!

[@rocketsummer]

i believe this is phil collins at his peak. he was built for this. but everyone knows him for his rock and pop drumming.

[@austenj4539]

Brand X were/are superb. The best 'fusion' band known.

[@maidendimeola65]

besides return to forever.

[@OrchestrationOnline]

I think you have that backwards - Brand X was formed in the mid-70's, after Genesis had been together for several years. Their most metrically complex work is from before Brand X was formed. After Brand X was formed, Genesis started to go in a more rhythmically simple direction.

[@kyronnewbury]

im not washing his hands of anything he did wrong. but he wrote songs that millions of people enjoyed and brought happiness to their lives. thats the point of music. i would say he hit the nail on the head more than another musician who plays something that 1% of the population cares for.

[@toddnielson883]

Ever have one of those "just when you think you know somebody" moments? Hearing this, I just did. Wow, this is fantastic!

[@DiscoFang]

Weird thing: Phil Collins is also credited with vocals on this track.

[@alanscott6836]

This tune gets its name from the Bass playing. Clearly

[@sinfoneura]

Percy Jones....Es extraordinario..De lo mejor que he escuchado entre todo lo que he escuchado durante ..35 años..Lo primero que recuerdo haber escuchado en mi vida a los 2 o 3 años es Hazard profile,de softmachine..por eso digo que 35 años...

[@arcobow97]

Phil Collins is God

[@powck]

+Frans ten Bhömer It´s a pointless debate though, at a certain point of excellence ranking just doesn´t matter.

[@MikeGervasi]

+Frans ten Bhömer I also love Bruford. But Phil had some chops a lot didn't witness and i think that's a shame. .

[@bassistdc]

+broomsterm I believe he means Phil no longer plays drums because of his back problem. a health issue.

[@FeeITheRhythm]

*was

[@lazyslip2962]

totally agree

[@lencampa9049]

Still going STRONG after all these years excellent tune 😅

[@tribals12]

i agree with Elk Lord on this comment ,i have spoken to some muscians who have not heard phil collins play with the band brand x ,said you are missing out on some of the best jazz fusion music that came out of that era .

[@thebeardo]

former Pat Martino drummer Kenwood Dennard filled in for Phil on 1st US tour.... smply amazing to see & hear....

[@ghatotkachashri]

Dynamite...the quarks doth paradiddle and fuse