Has Peter Gabriel ended up better than Genesis?

I don't like to judge,but it seems to me like singer/songwriter Peter Gabriel has ended up outdoing his former bandmates in Genesis.While that band had a final reunion tour that had absolutely no new album for songs,and where lead singer Phil Collins had to preform sitting in a wheelchair, Gabriel is coming out with a brand new album of original material that's already being called excellent.Also,his current tour as been given rave reviews and Gabriel is reported to be incredibly engaged and energetic for a man his age.It seems to me that he has outlasted his former collaborators!Your thoughts?

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uncalled4 · 56-60, M

Music isn't a sporting event.

PG takes 20 years between albums, kinda like Tears For Fears.

PC left Genesis in the 90s and subsequently they released Calling All Stations, which I've listened to and it's...not very good.

I think that PG left Genesis at the perfect time, in '74 or so.

DavidT8899 · 22-25, M

@uncalled4 Yeah,that when they had that new singer Ray Watson.Lets face it,you just KNEW that wasn't going to work out.

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@DavidT8899 Pretty much, but you never know--look at AC/DC.

DavidT8899 · 22-25, M

@uncalled4 It doesn't work out WAY more often then it does.And in the case of Genesis in particular, Collins wasn't only the lead singer,but was integral to their songwriting.

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@DavidT8899 It was worth a shot. Banks/Rutherford definitely were viable songwriters.

DavidT8899 · 22-25, M

@uncalled4 True,but you needed Collins in the min to really make it Genesis.

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@DavidT8899 He put them over the top, for sure.

DavidT8899 · 22-25, M

@uncalled4 Well,they all put each other over the top,if you know what I mean.Look at their songwriting credits.While some songs were written by individual members,the majority of them were written by all three.When you have that type of arrangement ,it depends on having ALL of them.If Tony Banks or Mike Rutherford would have quit,it would have effected the group as much as Collins quitting,at least in terms of the songwriting output.