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Peter Gabriel vs Phil Collins
- Thread starter Martinski
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Phil Collins because he at the very least had one song in his entire solo career that I dig with In The Air Tonight. Gabriel's Sledgehammer haunted my childhood, I hated that song and that disgusting video so much.
The best Genesis album - by a margin - is THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY. And Gabriel wrote Solsbury Hill, the best solo song by either men. (I love a lot of 80s pop Genesis, mind you.)
Both are good but Gabriel is better to me...Genesis was and will always be Gabriel singing and Collins drumming with back up vocals,although Trick of The Tail and Wind and Wuthering where good also(One for the Vine was awesome).
I discovered Genesis for myself with Phil Collins so that settles that discussion for me. I also love Phil's body of solo work more because I'm more familiar with it, saw himin concert etc.. That said Peter Gabriel is fantastic, too. Solsbury Hills is one of my all time favorite songs. I just haven't been as exposed to him outside his hits.
Should have a poll but definitely Gabriel. Genesis was better under him and his solo output is much more interesting (though Phil Collins does have some great hits).
That part with the chicken carcasses combined with that weird, creepy keyboard sound scared the SHIT out of me as a kid for some reason lol
What I feels like to play Silent Hill 2 now is what watching Sledgehammer felt like as a kid.
I personally prefer Collins by a pretty wide margin. Not a big Genesis fan in general, and I just like Phil's solo output more. In the Air Tonight is one of the best songs of all time, it's remarkably timeless.
Peter Gabriel is probably more brilliant, but I personally like Phil Collins pop career after Gabrielle more. I feel the same way about John Lennon and Paul McCartney. John Lennon is probably more brilliant, but I personally like Paul McCartney's pop music more.
yeah, this is probably true. i could say I like Gabriel more, but there's a reason the algorithms keep serving me more Collins haha
They both have songs I like, and I think I would take my favorite Garbiel songs over Collin's. But, Collin's has more songs I like.
Now that Peter Gabrielle has organically come up I want to share my hot take that I think Don't Give Up (one of my favorite of his hits) was written after Peter Gabrielle listened to Bridge Over Trouble Water like 40 times in a row.
So might be the greatest pop album of all time, definitely of the 80s. Red Rain to Sledgehammer to Don't Give up is such a perfect 3 song stretch, not to mention it has a collab with the absolute queen Kate Bush. Phil Collins is also great, but it's not even close.
Pretty much where I'm at. For being similar enough, they both scratch different itches.
Collins Genesis > Gabriel Genesis, but Gabriel solo career > Collins solo career. And I like Phil's solo work, but So is one of the best albums of all time.
My spicy hot take:
Peter Gabriel - solo
Phil Collins - Genesis
Peter Gabriel - solo
Phil Collins - Genesis
Ah nevermind, glad to see I'm not alone.
Peter Gabriel. Seen him in concert twice (Us and Up tours). Seen Collins fronted Genesis too (Invisible Touch tour). But in my book, no comparison, politically/socially or musically.
That's my take as well. It's all good, but Gabriel's solo career is the best of the 4 choices so he wins.
Not too familiar with Genesis to say who was better within the group but, as far as solo careers are concerned, Gabriel in a landslide.
Peter Gabriel - Steam
The official Steam video. Directed by Stephen R. Johnson.The second single from Peter's sixth album, US, was released in 1993. The album US continued the now...
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