Peter Gabriel vs. Phil Collins

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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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