Phil Collins Is Better than Peter Gabriel

I think that it depends on what is meant by better. Zillions of adoring fans can't be wrong and I think that as a showman and as a vocalist Phil Collins leaves Peter Gabriel miles behind. I think that as an "artist" Gabriel is streaks ahead of Collins though. I love old Genesis and it just wasn't the same band any longer after Gabriel left. It tried to be for a while but both the considerations of the record labels in the 80's, the call of money and mainstream popularity, and Collins himself (not having the musical artistry that Gabriel has) killed off the Genesis that once was and I loved that Genesis. After "Duke" Genesis may as well have become Collins's backing band because that is precisely what happened - maybe a pity that they held on to the Genesis name as, had they forgone the name in favour of Collins and Co then the perceived sell out wouldn't have been an issue and Genesis could have rested easy on a sparkling history without the later distortion of the legacy.   

Speaking of Petey Gabriel, I see that he's bypassing L.A. this summer to play in Santa Barbara instead. What a turd. He probably knows some expatriot there in its little enclave of Brits who he can spend the night with to avoid expenditures at the local Holiday Inn. I'm yawning as I type. When will he ever make meaningful music again?

ghost_of_morphy wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: Let's see: Phil - good drummer and vocalist.  Peter - good vocalist and ok with the flute and tambourine.  I'll give Phil the edge. True, but Phil used to be a great drummer, until time took it's toll.  If he was just good, Peter would win this.

I wonder if there somewhere in the galactic oceans of the interweb is talk of the same question, but with a large quantity of people stating what a horrible band Genesis were before they started making real music?

Why dont we make a poll and end this eternal sardonic thread, hum?

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: It's just a matter of taste, some like Prog, others like Pop.

Collins for me. No more comments.

desistindo wrote: Why dont we make a poll and end this eternal sardonic thread, hum?

Here in PA, Gabriel will win easily... however, if you did that on some other site, like Rolling Stone or Music Radar or whatever, surely Collins would win.

Saperlipopette! wrote: aginor wrote: Phil Collins music in the Tarzan soundtrack is one of the best music I have heard, so emotional and tribal, it really is a nice fusion of african music and english singer/songwriting craft, he did just as amazing jobb with the Tarzan soundtrack as Elton did on the Lion King, he poured out every single fiber of music ontu this music, even some prog rock neuances, is their, that is where the fusion of african music and western music comes in, to dare to combine totaly alien musical worlds into sounding as natural as ever, and it is also quite symphonic and goes nicely to the canvas of the movie, You scare me.