I know what the eventual outcome will be, but I've been listening a lot to Gabriel's solo remasters, and I believe he actually improved both lyrically and from a song composition basis once he left Genesis. No more meandering and muddled forays into Greek myth or portraying Puerto Rican teens with personality disorders. Solo, he was more focused, and, dare I say, in many instances composed far better songs (if one divorces oneself from the prog aspect of Genesis, which concerns more the band than Gabriel as an individual).

So choose between Gabriel on the first six Genesis albums:

Genesis to Revelation

Trespass

Nursery Cryme

Foxtrot

Selling England by the Pound

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

To Gabriel's first six solo efforts:

Car

Scratch

Melt

Security

So

Us (or if you prefer to keep the choices in the 80s, The Passion)

I prefer the 4tet of Collins, Hackett, Rutherford and Banks to the line-up with Gabriel.

I do think Gabriel hit his stride as a solo artist.

But i prefer the 4 albums, that came after his split with Genesis.

The man is a genius.

don't make me choose :))))

same with me---my brother and I use to argue about this

arty guy that he is---he went with PG----smarter and more tasteful older brother that I am-I stayed with Genesis

That is exactly my thought processes when I posted this poll. The maturation process is quite noticeable when moving from The Lamb to Gabriel's first solo album (Car), which I actually prefer to the muddled mythical mash-ups on Lamb. Hearing songs like "Solsbury Hill" and "Here Comes the Flood" are still remarkable listens 40 years later. When Gabriel left, Genesis for at least a few albums kept the Genesis prog sound, but Gabriel took a completely different avenue and immediately distanced himself from previous albums. There is no mistaking Gabriel as a solo artist as when he was with Genesis.

Right. The first PG solo album is probably the closest he came to sounding like Genesis or vintage prog in general. The second one actually sounds punk influenced to me(there's even maybe a bit of that on the first one but more so with the second). The third one is maybe sort of new wave or experimental. The fourth one security is probably his most prog sounding album but it's a sort of world music prog thing. I say this because the songs are longer and more adventurous than maybe the previous ones. They are all good though. So has maybe a bit of a dream pop sound or just pop in general. I haven't heard it that much actually. I also think PG has covered more ground as a solo artist than he did with Genesis which is maybe a bit unfair since he only did six or so albums with them but it's not like his solo career was as prolific as say Peter Hammill or even David Bowie. 

For me, the landmark solo Gabriel album is 3 (Melt). Innovative (Peter and Phil came up with the gated drum effect for this album), no cymbals throughout the entire album (to amplify the alien nature of the material and increase tension), and every song is powerful and integral in the overall concept.  A top 10 album of the 80s. Hell, even the album cover is disconcerting.

lol

he means he enjoys both :)

So I prefer his Genesis work.

 

Hmm, interesting decision.