It wasn't really a swap. Collins was Genesis' drummer and then they realized he could sing. That's what I remember.
Yes, I know Collins was their drummer. ‘Swap’ as in new lead singer. :)
It wasn’t really a swap. Collins was Genesis’ drummer and then they realized he could sing. That’s what I remember.
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Close enough... I loved Genesis with Gabriel and it was a huge letdown when he left. However, Trick of the Tail was released shortly thereafter and turned out to be a very good album... a few months later, I had front row seats when Genesis went on tour and it became quite clear that Collins could really sing... he didn’t have the inexplicable artsy stage presence quality that Gabriel had but it was just different, not necessarily better or worse. But then Gabriel started releasing his solo albums and I ended up liking them more than anything Genesis did and it dawned on me that as good as Genesis was with Gabriel, both Genesis and Gabriel came out ahead when they went their separate ways.