Solo albums are a convenient way to get at who shaped a band's sound, which is an especially interesting question when it comes to Genesis. Who's responsible for their good-era sound? Peter Gabriel's the poor man's right answer, but that's complicated by the icy strangeness of his run of self-titled albums, and by the outright prog mastery of Steve Hackett's stuff. The latter deserves at least half the credit.
What about the complimentary question: who ruined Genesis? Phil Collins' solo albums are readily recognized as even lamer versions of their late-era gated-snare chorus-piles, but don't underestimate Mike Rutherford! His debut solo-ish outing, which bears his name despite lacking a single vocal turn or solo songwriting credit, is equally uninteresting, dime a dozen, hyperproduced 80's Fun Times! pop. You could do worse if that's what you're in the market for, but why would you be?
Fuckit, up next, let's finish this project and see what Tony Banks got up to 2/5
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