Greg Lake vs Peter Gabriel

thehallway wrote: Greg Lake can sing. That's all I'll say. Oh, and I'm glad we're not talking about lyrics here, because neither of them can come up with a decent lyric.

spknoevl wrote: Gabriel:  As much as I like Lake's voice, it's not all that unique - Wetton sounds almost identical.  Gabriel's voice is not only such a unique instrument, but he's stretched out so much more by not only singing, but doing African chants and middle-eastern microtonal wails.

This pretty much. Gabriel gets my vote, although I don't think Wetton and Lake sound very alike. I would say I would certainly prefer Lake over Wetton.

OK, time to stick them two in a cage and have them go at it.

Edited by Slartibartfast - January 09 2012 at 15:30

MattGuitat wrote: progprogprog wrote: thehallway wrote: Greg Lake can sing. That's all I'll say. Oh, and I'm glad we're not talking about lyrics here, because neither of them can come up with a decent lyric. <span apple-style-span="Apple-style-span" style=": rgb255, 255, 255;"> </span> <span apple-style-span="Apple-style-span" style=": rgb255, 255, 255;">I Talk to the Wind that's enough to prove you wrong, isn't it?</span> <span apple-style-span="Apple-style-span" style=": rgb255, 255, 255;"></span> Sinefield wrote those lyrics. And Pete's lyrics are great, they're full of metaphor, symbolism, and English humor (which isn't all that funny ).

There's some English humor that I do like... well, at least Monty Python and Mr Bean. I remember seeing some "Faulty Towers" or something like that over 15 years ago and that was rather funny too.

Gabriel is a singer, song writer and instrumentalist in that order.

Hmmm - Giant Hogweed vs Giant Haystacks?



Voice only, I'd say Gabriel, but if we're talking overall songwriting, career & credibility... Definitely Gabriel

Edited by Jim Garten - January 11 2012 at 06:55

Snow Dog wrote: thehallway wrote: MattGuitat wrote: progprogprog wrote: thehallway wrote: Greg Lake can sing. That's all I'll say. Oh, and I'm glad we're not talking about lyrics here, because neither of them can come up with a decent lyric.   I Talk to the Wind  that's enough to prove you wrong, isn't it? Sinefield wrote those lyrics. And Pete's lyrics are great, they're full of metaphor, symbolism, and English humor (which isn't all that funny ).  Lake just bangs on about monster/space battles,  WHAT????

"Can you believe God made you breathe, why did he lose 6 million Jews?"
"It's nice here with a view of the trees
Eating with a spoon?
They don't give you knives?
'Spect you watch those trees
Blowing in the breeze
We want to see you lead a normal life"

Edited by Slartibartfast - January 11 2012 at 20:25

KingCrInuYasha wrote: Gabriel, mainly because he managed to do some decent work after Genesis. I was pleasantly surprised with So.

Wanorak wrote: I think a lot of people missed the point of this poll!! It asks who is the better SINGER, not anything about lyrics or how good an ablum is or how many characters a person can assume while performing!!!! On a PURELY VOCAL level Greg Lake is far superior. Gabriel may know how to USE his limited vocals to great effect but that doesn't make him a good singer. I watched the bonus footage of Genesis live on the 1970-1975 boxset and Gabriel was downright awful at times. He really was not a good singer IMO Even his theatrics on I know What I Like were painful to watch.

Very good post.  In fact, the OP was even more specific, just the voice.  Sorry, Lake just so easily has a better voice and sings much more cleanly and comfortably.  Gabriel goes off even on studio recordings, to say nothing of live performances.  He might somehow still make it all very convincing, but the voice is not his asset.  It is not very attractive and its thick texture is the only saving grace which allows him to sing over the music when required. I think following up Gabriel Genesis with a recording of any really good rock singer will immediately make the difference apparent.