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June 12, 2004
In the air tonight...
Phil Collins speaks out in a discussion forum on the web (via Carsten). I'm taking my wife (see, I didn't put RoboWife) to see Phil in Hannover tomorrow (yeah, I'll miss the England-France match - but hey that's what married life is about Matt). Now I've seen Phil a few times in the last 20 years (both in Genesis and solo concerts) and I guess his music is as much a part of my "growing up" as a "Brit" in Germany as the German band BAP. Unfortunately I wasn't impressed with much of Phil's latest work, so going to the concert tomorrow didn't fill me with that much glee. However, having seen his message in the forum and seeing the set-list for the current concerts, I think that maybe it'll be ok. But please Phil, that's enough then.
His message in the forum also shows (again) how much power Internet "communities" now have. Just like product vendors, pop-stars cannot ignore the discussions taking place on the Net. They would do well to join in the discussions at an early stage. However this also means that they have to learn about the Net and understand why this "media" is becoming more important than a printed concert review in the local paper.
Posted by Matthew at June 12, 2004 11:04 PM