Peter Gabriel vs. Phil Collins

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My winner is without question Peter Gabriel, for his individual mix of pretentious and humble. I show my love in moving pictures:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON8lVgJxMQA

Just the way he smiles when he samples himself saying "mummy", or how he enjoys the battery in "rhythm of heat" in a jumpsuit. Its just so adorable.

― jon person (jon person), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 15:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Okay, I got stoned one night a few months ago and decided to have a Phil Collins vs. Peter Gabriel face-off. So, for instance, I played "Against All Odds" followed by "In Your Eyes" and then decided the winner of that particular match. "Two Hearts" vs. "Solsbury Hill." "Another Day in Paradise" vs. "Digging in the Dirt." Etc. Anyway, Peter Gabriel won handily, except for whatever was up against "In the Air Tonight," which was unbelievably amazing.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 15:59 (seventeen years ago) link

"Two Hearts" vs. "Solsbury Hill." "

!!!

You must have been stoned.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 16:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Whatever, Alfred, I don't remember the match-ups!

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 16:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Now "Steam" vs "You Can't Hurry Love" makes sense.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 16:09 (seventeen years ago) link

Never a huge fan of either of these gentlemen (tho I know I should check out PG's first two; I like the third.) Geir's loyalty can be a bit hard to fathom: I think "Shock The Monkey" and "Big Time" are two of the most tuneless (& funkless for that matter) hits I've ever heard.

I can't tell which of the two is the better singer; I find their vocals equally unpleasant. Are their voices really that similar, or is just that they've both used those strange vocal-filter effects since as long as I can remember?

― M. Agony Von Bontee (M. Agony Von Bontee), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 17:04 (seventeen years ago) link

...in conclusion, PG would appear to get the nod from me (tho I'll take "Mama" and "ABACAB" and "Turn It On Again" over most any classic-era Genesis.)

― M. Agony Von Bontee (M. Agony Von Bontee), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 17:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Besides, has Phil Collins released versions of his records sung in German? I think not!

"Schaust du mich doch an,
Es gibt nur ein Leerraum..."

― Joe (Joe), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 20:25 (seventeen years ago) link

1. Depends on whether you're in a "prog rock" or a "pop" mood. Shadings of prog rock are all over the early Collins-helmed Genesis albums but ultimately the albums stood or fell on the pop singles (what about Duke is memorable beyond "Misunderstanding" and "Turn It on Again"?).

2. As poppish ear candy, do "Two Hearts" or even "In the Air Tonight" trump "Solsbury Hill" or "Sledgehammer"? On the other hand, is Peter Gabriel 4/Security a perversely pop masterpiece? Is So too lush for its own good? The answer to these questions answers this question.

― ffirehorse (firehorse), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 20:53 (seventeen years ago) link

(what about Duke is memorable beyond "Misunderstanding" and "Turn It on Again"?)

Anything else. More or less. Those are the worst two tracks on the album. "Heathaze", "Duchess" and "Duke's Travels" all showcase a hint of what they used to be at their best though.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 23:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Genesis from "Abacab" onwards were second rate Phil Collins-copycats, playing the material that was not considered good (or commercial) enough for Collins' solo albums.

Anything they did in the 70s, at least up to and including "Wind And Wuthering", was absolute genius though.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 23:23 (seventeen years ago) link

A lot of the b-sides from the 1978-1982 era were great: "Evidence of Autumn" (magnificent song), "You Might Recall"...

― Joe (Joe), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 01:34 (seventeen years ago) link

If you like music, you might find something that Genesis or PG did that you like.

If you don't really like music, you might buy a PC album. Could be swapped at any time for, say, Mike and the Mechanics, Hootie and the Blowfish, even Sting.

― Melanie Cooper (pretends to understand), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 02:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Phil Collins and Genesis during the 80s were mostly the same thing. Sounding completely alike, same sound, same kind of songs. His first three solo albums don't deserve all the shit they usually get. They are great, even though 70s Genesis is of course way better. 80s Genesis was second-rate Collins though.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 02:27 (seventeen years ago) link

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