Hit Parade: The Invisible Miracle Sledgehammer Edition

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Arts, Tv & Film, Music

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2019

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

When a band member leaves to go solo, usually it means the band’s best days are over. That’s what everybody thought when Peter Gabriel left Genesis in the ’70s. Except not only did the band survive—fronted by drummer-turned-singer Phil Collins, they got bigger. Then Collins went solo…except he didn’t ditch Genesis. In fact, his success made them bigger—one of the definitive pop bands of the 1980s, as Collins’s monstrous drum sound took over pop music. By mid-decade, current and former members of Genesis—even side projects from its guitarists—were all competing head-to-head on the Billboard charts. On Hit Parade, we explore the knotty family tree of Genesis, the unlikeliest group ever to become a Hot 100 juggernaut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Who is this? It's me.
0:02.0	Somebody is killing us.
0:04.0	Someone's coming.
0:05.0	Culperits streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:07.0	Please help me.
0:08.0	I have a family.
0:09.0	I'm not part of this world.
0:10.0	A brand new thriller from the creators of the night manager.
0:12.8	If we fight, we die.
0:14.8	If we run, we die.
0:15.6	This is going to have fun.
0:16.8	Starring Gemma Arterton and Nathan Stewart Jarrett.
0:19.5	We're going to be dealing with some very serious people.
0:22.7	Culperts, an original series now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:26.8	18-plus subscription required, tease and cease apply.
0:30.4	Before we get started, I want to let you know about Slate Day, which is a full day of live shows and fun experiences in New York City on Saturday June 8th.
0:41.0	We're closing the day with a hit parade dance party where I'll be picking all the music.
0:47.0	There will be great company and food and drink will also be provided.
0:51.8	Fans of hit parade might want to come for the live edition of the Culture
0:55.2	Gabfest and stay for the dance party. For more information and tickets go to slate.com
1:02.0	slash live. tickets go to slate.com. Live.
1:04.0	Welcome to Hit Parade, a podcast of pop chart history from Slate magazine,
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