Phil Collins literally broke his back playing drums this hard for 40 years. He now cannot walk without the aid of a stick and is in permanent pain. He sang his last concerts sat in a chair. What an amazing drummer, singer and songwriter. An absolute legend.

I loved this …. 3 super talented musicians jamming together !!! 🥁🪘🥁😘

Listen to old Genesis when Phil was the drummer . Just the drummer . The drum tracks on the early Genesis albums are amazing. Progressive drumming at its finest

The third drummer on stage with Phil & Chester is Cuban percussionist Luis Conte, who has worked with numerous artists in addition to Phil. Another good drum duet by Phil& Chester to check out is "Conversation With 2 Stools" from Genesis' 2007 trunnion tour.

There’s a clip of Chester and Phil practicing on an ottoman in a Barcelona hotel. It is awesome. I’m not a drummer, but I have seen Phil and Chester live…their drumming filled you from your lungs. Phil’s son is also a great drummer.

I miss seeing Phil and Chester playing together with Genesis...classic, classy live act!

The great Chester Thompson from my hometown of Baltimore, MD...outstanding!!!

What you cannot get from this is the quality of the sound reinforcement for this tour. I saw this tour in Sacramento about 10 rows from the stage. The sound was the best quality I have ever heard. Phil always was a stickler for his sound reinforcement but this was the pinnacle. I haven't heard anything like it at any other concert.

Phil and Chester were amazing together, drummers supreme 👍

Collins and Chester are beasts

I'm always happy to see someone witnessing the Collins/Thompson duet for the first time.....quite a trip!

These three sound like the drum section of a marching band. This is great. A lot of talent up there on that stage. Get DOWN! Good stuff. EPIC......

If you ask bass player Leland Sklar, who has done almost 30 000 bass tracks in 53 years, Phil is one of the most talented drummers. If you ask Phil what he is, He says "drummer"

I remember going to one of his concerts where they ran between each other’s drum sets and started playing the other drums. Absolutely brilliant.

People always seem to forget, when Genesis was Phil and Peter on Vocals they were a prog band. Phil doesn't get half the respect he deserves as both a drummer and front man.

Chester and Phil played together for so many years, they have put together some incredible performances. They play a duet in many concerts. I heard them in person once and they blew me away. Collins and Bruford played together for one year before Chester came in. Great stuff.

One of the very few artists that sound live, just as good as on any of his studio albums

Seen this live in the early 2000's.....and this was the way they started the evening !

I saw them do this. Phil is my all time favorite drummer.

I love how much he's loving this

Their grins back and forth at each other throughout this piece are awesome! You can see how much fun they are having playing together! I always love seeing the interaction of musicians when they are doin' what they love and lovin' what they do! The Charlie Daniels Band and RUSH were perfect examples of that. All of the members of each respective group would joke around with each other while they were cranking out incredible music!

That's the opening for the concert! It turns to the first song as all the other musicians comes on stage. Check out Phil and Chester in the drum duet from Genesis "Mama Tour".

Took a hell of a lot of practice to keep two drummers in perfect time over such an extended duet. Phil and Chester are both superb

I love watching you watch and analyze this. Because to me, someone who doesn't know how to play drums, it just sounds really cool and amazing, but you actually know what they're doing and what it's called and how to do it and watching you recognize and watch so carefully and closely is really fun.

You are enjoyable to watch on this cold January day. Love your enthusiasm. I bet you're a great teacher.

Phil and Chester definitely World's excellent drummers! Just like Dave Weckl and the Japanese Hiroyuki Noritake in the Jazz/Fusion fraction. Love them!

This was very special. Music for the soul. Thanks for sharing this.

If anyone needed persuading that drums are a *musical* instrument rather than just a glorified metronome to keep the real musicians in time need look no further. A bravura performance by all three that also shows that drummers don't have to be crazy young kids!

Phil together with Chester will be missed forever. Things will never be the same. Sad not having Chester von Genesis Reunion.

RIP Garey! May your journey be smooth. Thank you for the constant inspiration! 12.06.21

To my mind Phil is one of the greatest but frustratingly that has been somewhat overshadowed by his pop fame. His playing with Brand X is frankly astonishing, especially on the first album Unorthodox Behaviour. The great Leland Sklar has been very complimentary and insightful about Phil in his excellent YT vids.

Phil and Chester do a duet on the Genesis album Three Sides Live on the songs Dodo/Abacab that is absolutely superb. It literally sounds like only 1 drummer- they are in perfect sync., but when you watch the video you can see it's both of them playing! You will love it!!!!!!

I've seen them twice and always incredibly awesome. Another thrill was seeing Santana with legendary TITO PUENTES. R.I.P.

I remember seeing Genesis play at Peoples Park in Bezerkley 1980. He also drummed for Robert Plant @ a concert at The Cow Palace in S.F. One of the best of all time.

That was stupendous! Thanks so much!

Just this solo..is Priceless.....amazing...

I love Phil and Chester's sound in 1980, not many tracks on record from that year but I just love that drum sound, 4th side of the 3 sides live double LP.

OMGosh, what I wouldn't give to have been at that concert. Amazing!

The melody is incredible! Good Lord. It's like I'm being assaulted! So good

I love listening to drums. And I love watching you listen to drums 🥁

Everything Is better with percussion. Anyway i think that what makes this so cool Is the fact that they are playing with each other not against

Thank you for your reactions, your videos are great.

A trio really! Fun to watch.

What an amazing showdown of a great talent. Hats off guys.🤜🤛👏👏👏💕

I’ve never seen this before, thank you :)

I've no doubt this guy is a skilled drummer but you can just tell with his reactions and focus he's mesmerised

Agreed with most comments: Phil was incredible during the 1970s and provided super tasteful drum tracks in the 1980s. Very likely not the best technically, but my personal favorite ever. Phil is the reason for many to become a musician in the first place. Also check how in the drum duets he shows how much he appreciates Chester.

Thank You Master 😃👍🎶☕

I actually had to subscribe after watching your reaction to my favorite Band! It's neat to see someone rock out to an awsome Drum solo with 3 of the best drummers on the planet playing together :) It's neat that you're a music teacher I went to a music school a school that specialized in music all day long and you would have fit in so nice :) I would have taken up drums and would have been happier now :) I really need a soundproof Room with fantastic acoustics! God-bless you I hope you have a happy New Year and that you stay safe. Thank you for the fun video :)

Genesis is one of my favorite bands. I got to see them quite a few times, to this day one of the greatest live acts of all time. Genesis concerts were special, like a Rush concert. Great review as always.

Priceless ❤️

Guitar player here!!I really appreciate your analysis on many drum greats,I really want to learn the drums but I have asthma and sometimes when I play some simple drum ideas with a rock attitude I have problems breathing.I don't know what I can do I guess I''ll be playing guitar for all my life,at least I can write songs.Thank you Garey!!

That was MASTERFUL Phil Collins is a LEGEND.

Phil is one of my top influences...as a drummer, a person, and a Texan.

Luis Conte is the percussionist

Thanx for doing Phil, glad you liked it! Multiple drumming? Check out Carlos Santana. Can't specify what, but I've heard some great combos going in that band.

Drum teacher reaction equals automatic sub. Where have I been?

Garey is in Heaven. Drums, more drums and even more drums.

Phil Collins and Chester Thompson were a great team, total dedication to perfection but nobody seems to give any credit to the percussionist on congas , even I don’t know his name but together all three were a formidable force

what a drum duo superb.

Look up his eldest son Simon Collins wow sounds so much like his father with a more modern vibe or one of his younger sons Nicholas collins who plays drums for him at his concerts wow such tallent.

Hi I'm glad you enjoyed it I was there in paris one of the best night of my life please watch in the air tonight from the same concert or a genesis drum duet Phil & Chester

Drum duet ‘the way we walk` tour. Fabulous.

These are one of the best drummers in the world!

The Percussionist is Luis Conte

This gives me the chills! Damn he can beat those drums

that wore me out haha, needed to sit down!

Extraordinary! We'll never see the likes of him again (lyric from Driving the Last Spike)!

Phil Collins is badass! Ain't many that can sing his songs

Great reaction 😁 and awesome drumming 🥁😁😁

Cool that recognised pop singer opens concert with drum spectacular ...reminding us where it all comes from. Especially with ex Weather Report virtuoso Chester Thompson. But he can be tight, clean and groovy... check out all is collaborations with the great John Martyn..

That whole concert is great. Check it out. You'll love it!!

Chester said that Phil taught him the "Ringo shuffle" and in return Chester taught Phil the "Philadelphia swing" A good example of the latter is on "Follow you, follow me" where Phil played what Chester would have played.

Consider this outstanding "flappy" Drumsound of Mr. Phil Collins ! i guess the Toms Material is Fiberglass .. Greatest "Gretsch" Kit ... Love it !

Yup, gotta love Phil and Chester duelling! I'm still busted up over Neil Peart though, hard to get passed a loss like that. Glad to see I'm not the only one with my mouth hanging open btw. Great review!

In my opinion, he is and always will be the Best Drummer in this world!

All three are fantastic musicians, but I have to say that Luis Conte had those congas TALKING in this!!!!

I´d be really interested to see your reaction to the older Phil from mid mid-genesis drum duets..The Wembley drum duet from ´87 that goes into Los Endos is much more interesting as it really became a long composition Also the double drumming during Dukes Travels from 1980..it is kles a solo but their doubke drumming is so musical.

4:40 OMG they are so tight! This makes me want to see a vidio with Safriduo.

FABULOUS PHIL!!!!! Chester Thompson also was just incredible, what a team!!! Incredible!!!!!!!!

Check out anything Phil Collins did with Brand X ,as far as Chester Thompson is concerned , he used to play for Frank Zappa ...enough said,one of my favorites is Brand X song ISH off of the livestock album

Phil is out of this world!

besides the ingenious development, the drums' tunes are something else! Cheers!

I only needed to watch to you exclaiming "Nice!!" Although Phils playing Bonham triplets on the latter end of that solo. Its pretty much a "best of" The West Side, Timbanicota and their Genesis drum duet.

I really enjoyed that. Have a look at Dan Presland of Ne Obliviscaris and his calves of steel. The live version of And Plague flowers the kaleidoscope might be a start.

Dance on Volcano / Los Endos double drum solo by Phil & Chester on the Seconds Out album, is the best DDS I have ever heard and studied…

Really love hearing old timers play the drums. They understand the music involves changes in pace, volume levels and tones is real music. I think a lot of young drummers believe that hitting the drums as hard, as loud and as fast as they can means "music"....it's not. It like young guitarists who thing shredding as fast as possible on the top three strings (G,B,E strings) from fret 15 to 22 is music or playing two string guitar power cords as hard, loud and as fast as possible is music....it's not. Great reaction vid....thanks!

Luis Conte is the percussionist who has been with Phil Collins since the Nineties . Lenny Castro has been with Toto ever since . GreAt drummers , great rhythms and “ call - and -response “ kinda approach !!!

I went to see a group called “Big Pig” and they were all percussion. They had a hit called “Breakaway”. It was awesome and I was in awe of their sound and rhythm. They are a New Zealand band from the late 80’s. Well worth a listen to if you can find a live recording. There radio version is still great but you can’t beat a live version.

I Love Phil

Try his earlier genesis stuff. Be good to hear you explain time signature to Dance on a volcano by them 😉

Very good i like it

a genius, the master of his craft, and I am talking about Chester and Phil.

The drumming duels between Phil and Chester were exceptional.

if you want to see two stroke drummer check Nightwish Weak fantacy some live or drumcam version. This was four stroke rpm 😃 Kai Hahto has speedy feet and hands, you cannot imagine his accuracy and double kicking..

I always liked drums. When I was a kid in the '80s I wanted to learn how to play, but my parents did not allow me to. Instead they forced me to learn guitar, flute, keyboard. I was not happy about it. I studied them anything from few weeks to few years. 30+ years later, I remember close to nothing and I can't say I feel bad about it. Unfortunately I missed the boat. Now I don't have the money, the room or even the appropriate place (small apartment) to even consider starting learning/playing drums. If I had kids, I would let them follow their heart. Thanks for the video, it's nice to watch a "react to" channel where it's not BS reaction. Have a nice day.

Please listen to "Supper's Ready" on the Second's Out album. If this impressed you, you ought so see what Chester and Phil do with a 9/8 count.

Phill's son Nicholas is a mean drummer!!!

Oh and yes when Phil was with Brand X he was awesome and a shame that band was never appreciated for the amazing material they produced

The legend