Love Genesis, still listen to them. Gabriel was better, but some of their early stuff with Collins on vocals was class too.
"The Man with a Horn" by Fill Colons ...the gay version ( not that there's anything wrong with that )
The difference is that the Spice Girls were popular with little kids who are not supposed to have any taste - every musical era is littered with such acts. Collins, on the other hand, was popular with grown men and women who really should know better. They have the vote FFS