semreb@ih4ep.UUCP (Waz Nardbill) (10/29/84)
Randy,
I believe you have a mistaken chronology regarding Peter Gabriel.
Long before embarking on his solo career, Peter Gabriel was front man for
Genesis. The albums ("The Lamb Lies Down..." included) recorded by Genesis
while PG was a member are vastly better artisticly and musically than the
drivel produced by Genesis since Phil Collins took over. The group has become
nothing more than vehicle for Collins' ride into mediocrity. I remember
reading an interview with Gabriel, where, when questioned about the group's
direction since he left the band, he laughed and declined to answer in deference to his friendship with the remaining members of Genesis.
Without Peter Gabriel, Genesis has become just another unimportant pop band.
Waz Nardbillackersviller@watmath.UUCP (Paul Ackersviller) (10/31/84)
In article <109@ih4ep.UUCP> semreb@ih4ep.UUCP (Waz Nardbill) writes: >Without Peter Gabriel, Genesis has become just another unimportant pop band. I only partially agree with this. I think their real downfall came after the departure of Steve Hackett. They were still respectable even after Gabriel left, but only before Hackett did too.
jl@ccivax.UUCP (Ziggy Stardust) (11/08/84)
> > Randy, > I believe you have a mistaken chronology regarding Peter Gabriel. > Long before embarking on his solo career, Peter Gabriel was front man for > Genesis. The albums ("The Lamb Lies Down..." included) recorded by Genesis > while PG was a member are vastly better artisticly and musically than the > drivel produced by Genesis since Phil Collins took over. The group has become > nothing more than vehicle for Collins' ride into mediocrity. I remember > reading an interview with Gabriel, where, when questioned about the group's > direction since he left the band, he laughed and declined to answer in deference to his friendship with the remaining members of Genesis. > > Without Peter Gabriel, Genesis has become just another unimportant pop band. > > Waz Nardbill I tend to disagree. I too like the work Gabriel did with the band better then it's current music, but they are still very good. "Mama", "Home by the sea", and "It's gonna get better" are all excellent songs. Phil Collins is maybe a little overated these days, but he really is a terrific musician. Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford are fine composers and are also good musicians (Banks especially). And the live show ? There's nothing quite like it anywhere. Their music still doesn't compare to Gabriel's, but who's does anyway ? (Bowie maybe) Any comments ? Be seeing you... -- Ziggy