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Collins. Because he had the balls to cover "You Can't Hurry Love" and made himself a household name. Mr oh-so-serious Gabriel would never have done anything like this.

I don't think anyone who has dressed up as a flower is necessarily "oh-so-serious"
Collins was very much a grand parade of lifeless packaging after the Sledgehammer that was Gabriel

I've been out to watch The Musical Box yesterday, so I reckon that puts me down firmly as a Gabriel man!

BTW - they were promoting a band at the entrance, who play post Gabriel Genesis with a very Gabriel-sound-a-like singer and John Hackett, the brother of, no less That's a bit too much, isn't it?

Phil Collins is a complete twunt.

So Gabriel.

I see that You want to provoke Unkle James to come back.

Music wise, none of them do much for me, but I like Peter Gabriel's label, Real World. For me, it's the place to go to for quality contemporary world music. For instance, you can't go to the store/internet/whatever and blindly buy any Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan CD, because there is so much BS out there and chances are 90% you'll end up with crap. But you can go and blindly buy any Khan CD by Real World.

So, my vote: Gabriel - deuze points

When I saw the title of this thread I hoped there had been a bit of Chisora v Haye "come on then !" shenanigans during a chance airport encounter between the two former Genesis vocalists. Maybe Frank warren should sign them up - Buster v the Sledgehammer has quite a good ring to it. I reckon Gabriel's public school training would see him ahead on points early on but my money's on a Collins KO in the 7th.

Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:When I saw the title of this thread I hoped there had been a bit of Chisora v Haye "come on then !" shenanigans during a chance airport encounter between the two former Genesis vocalists. Maybe Frank warren should sign them up - Buster v the Sledgehammer has quite a good ring to it. I reckon Gabriel's public school training would see him ahead on points early on but my money's on a Collins KO in the 7th.

aye, collins is an east-end street brawler and would use dirty tricks against gabriel's marquess of queensberry rules approach

Automatically, due to my fondness for Early Genesis and Gabriels solo work I say Gabriel. It was he that gave 1970-1975 Genesis their 'feel'.
I've always been disappointed by Collins trying to step into his shoes - see the live album from 77 'Seconds Out', which I cannot listen to now.

But, I must say, with the passing of years ( and Years!) since, I probably listen to Collins' solo work (pre 1980) , Genesis duke/mama etc period Genesis as much as I actually listen to Gabriel era Genesis and solo albums.

The benefit of decades since my manufactured hostility between them has caused me to mellow... although I still think as people Collins comes across as a prick.

Never been a fan of Genesis, anyway.

However, Collins' In The Air Tonight did give me cause for steady disgust already ... and it's surely one of the better things he's done... ...

Gabriel's Sledgehammer was clearly more to my taste. And, of course his videos, his cooperations with Kate Bush, and his general working ethics. Clearly pro-Gabriel here.

they make me sick

Gabriel's the Rael deal. Still play the old stuff of Foxtrot, Lamb lies down etc and still love the music .

Would like to see The Musical Box playing Lamb Lies Down On Broadway at the Apollo in Manchester, there using the origional sets from the 70s, not a problem getting to the gig, but it's on a Thursday and that's a work night for me.

Collin's did an ok job at the time taking over as front man, somebody had to, but he is 2nd Division and not in the same class as Gabriel.

As a person i agree with Mark Fiend about Collin's.

Another thing: I hate the romanticising of the "Great Train Robbery". It was a vicious armed robbery and they killed a man. See also the Krays.

Even though Gabriel did sing a song about It's a Knockout without even asking the great Stuart Hall to do a Vincent Price in "Thriller" style rap sequence, and even though I know sweet Francis Adams about his music apart from Sledgehammer and Salsbury Hill, Gabriel wins. Because he never made my ears bleed with a fake Yankee accent while singing, nor subsequently rape them with Illegal Alien and Sussudio.

Solsbury Hill is one of the greatest tunes known to man.

Andrew Collins likes The Sisters and Gabriel Byrne is a cracking actor. There's my views.

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Bartek wrote:I see that You want to provoke Unkle James to come back.

Pooh sticks.

Dark wrote:Solsbury Hill is one of the greatest tunes known to man.

There have yet to be words invented to describe the truth of this statement.

I'm a big Supertramp fan too. And I love the Carpenters. And Simon & Garfunkel. Bite me.

Francis wrote:I'm a big Supertramp fan too. And I love the Carpenters. And Simon & Garfunkel. Bite me.

I like all of those groups to. So why would I want to bite you?

If you want a rise, here's a good one, why are you being a prick?

Paul.

Glad to find a true catholic Paul.

Francis wrote:Glad to find a true catholic Paul.

My apologies Francis.

Paul

Francis wrote:I'm a big Supertramp fan too. And I love the Carpenters. And Simon & Garfunkel. Bite me.

f**king love Simon & Garfunkel. One of my earliest memories is of listening to Bridge Over Troubled Water when I was about 2-3 years old.