Is Peter Gabriel your favourite singer?
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Topic: Is Peter Gabriel your favourite singer?
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Subject: Is Peter Gabriel your favourite singer?
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 09:46
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One of the most popular singers around here. It's defenitely my favourite singer, is it yours? ------------- |
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Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 09:52
| I sure do like him. But my favourite? Nope. I can't even say who is my favourite singer. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 10:05
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Mine is Greg Lake. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 10:34
| One of my favorites, but not the top one. |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 11:28
| Like him, but not my favorite. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 11:28
| I like Gabriel a lot but there are others I like more. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 12:00
 An incredible voice no matter what else you may think of him or ELP. Gabriel is easily in my top 5 though. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
octopus-4 wrote:Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 12:32
| Nope |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 12:40
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No JA is---then Phil, Peter, Wetton, Lake. The Top 5.
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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 12:46
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nah ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 12:46
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Wow, didn't expect to be the only one! ------------- |
Posted By: Son.of.Tiresias
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 13:00
Of course, his voice fits the old GENESIS perfectly, of course  Strangely enough, I never was interested in his later career  .Many others great voices, Gary Brooker, David Byron, Francesco di Giacomo Jimmy Spitaleri, Michele Bavaro, Jon Anderson, Greg Lake, Brad Delp, John Wetton, Paul Rodgers, James Dewar, etc. And Les Holroyd, John Lees and Woolly Wolstenholme of course
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 13:09
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no mentioning of the other Peter yet? then I have to name Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator other favorites of mine are Daevid Allen of Gong, Robert Calvert of Hawkwind and Peter Blegvad of Slapp Happy -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 13:28
| Nope, not even close. Actually, very few of my favorite singers are singers of prog bands. |
Posted By: Skalla-Grim
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 13:59
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Although PG is great, he is not my favourite singer. For the dramatic qualities, it's Peter Hammill. For the beauty of the voice, probably Aldo Tagliapietra (Le Orme). There are many great voices in italian prog, like Francesco di Giacomo (Banco del mutuo soccorso - R. I. P.), Vittorio de Scalzi (New Trolls), Jimmy Spitaleri (Le Orme), or rough charismatic voices like Demetrio Stratos (Area) and Alvaro Fella (Jumbo). ------------- "4/4 - That's 5/4 minus one." - Don Ellis (1934-1978) |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 14:22
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He's great, but he's not Heather Findlay. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 15:03
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When it comes to women: Inga Rumpf of Frumpy. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 15:14
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I'm a huge fan of Gabriel's voice but he's not my favourite. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 15:26
Peter Hammill for me  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 15:41
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He's right up there with Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Leonard Cohen. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 15:43
| Nowhere near........but he is superb........... |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 15:53
 there are many things you could accuse Gabriel of, but that is most certainly not one of them!------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 17:10
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He does a great quiet/loud dynamic and sings with more feeling than a lot of other bands. But... Sorry Peter, he's not Freddie Mercury.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 17:27
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 17:30
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I like him, but no, he's not my favourite. My fave singer, the late Helmut Koellen of Triumvirat, does sound similar, though.
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Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 18:18
| I think to say the best is really difficult, Peter Gabriel is great, but not my favorite... or better is one among several. For example : Jon Anderson, Greg Lake, Geedy Lee, David Byron, Annie Hasslan, Sonja Kristina , Brett Khull and Ray Wiston (Echolyn), Margriet Boomsma (Flamborough Head) etc,etc, etc..... |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 18:45
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Not even close. Much prefer Phil Collins, Greg Lake, John Wetton, Peter Hammill etc. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 21:51
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No ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: NickelbackIsBestProg
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 21:54
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PG is definitely the best there is. Other favourites are probably Geddy Lee, Jon Anderson, and Steve Wilson. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 22:08
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Definitely? ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 22:35
------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: March 05 2016 at 22:43
| bleep no. i do like him though, especially on his solo albums |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 00:06
| Absolutley not. He's actually among my least favourite singers. He was the most difficult aspect of getting to like Genesis for me... and even now I would say I like the band despite his singing. |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 00:33
| Nope. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 03:06
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Genesis are my favourite band, but PG is not my favourite singer. He's pretty good at what he does, and the voice works with the music, but he's far from a brilliant vocalist IMO.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Son.of.Tiresias
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 04:37
 ...and thankfully Peter can sing the blues |
Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 04:46
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No. Phil Collins is  ------------- "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?" |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 04:50
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I recall an interview with an audio engineer about how certain records from the past would be done in the recording climate of today. He thought PG was pretty good (the subject was Sledge hammer) but now he's have Gabriel with some auto tune. No, he's not my favourite singer, not even my favourite Genesis singer. Nor my favourite Genesis lyricist though to be fair I don't a have favourite there either... And try as I might I could not connect much with his post Genesis career though I do try still. Sort of more respected than truly liked. I think he belongs best inside that song writing team environment - results wise. But he may like being his own man and heaven knows he's got a big career. |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 07:11
| One of my favourite CHARACTERS in prog but not a favourite SINGER. I think he was able to compensate for what his voice per se lacked with his dramatization but as uduwudu put it, without a whole ensemble to support such an approach, it wouldn't work. Thom Yorke sounds way more powerful than Gabriel on his cover of Street Spirit and that just about says it all. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 08:44
I'll take Cohen over Gabriel every day of the week. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 08:53
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He's up there but if I had to pick a favourite it would probably be David Byron, Serge Fiori or Ronnie Van Zant. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 09:22
Dramatization is an important part of singing. It's not just all about the voice. You can have an angelic voice and sound horrible if you don't carry over the emotion. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 09:39
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My favourite singers are female, Bjork, Kate Bush, Annie Haslam. Among male singers, Gabriel would be in my top 10, I guess. |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 10:24
AGREE
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 10:36
Collins is a better singer IMO. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 15:36
Eminently reasonable position..... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 16:08
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I'd say yes. He may be not my favourite singer, but he is the archetype of some of my favourite singers. ------------- 
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 17:38
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Yep top 5 for sure. ------------- |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 22:28
Actually, I don't like his singing, and for me his dramatization just does it worse. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 22:28
+1 |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: March 06 2016 at 23:04
It's not ALL about the voice but the voice is still an important part of it and when I say voice, I refer not just to a tone (and definitely not to an angelic tone) but the power and possibilities of a given voice. And it's not all about dramatization either. You don't need dramatization to sing Still Got The Blues and I guarantee any number of rock singers would sing that song better than Gabriel. Why? Because if you strip away the crutches of epic structure and strong lyrical content especially in a narrative form (like Musical Box), he doesn't have much else to stand on. When I talked about dramatization, I meant that Gabriel relies very heavily on working in the context of prog epic drama. Forget Still Got The Blues, he wouldn't be able to sing Squonk as well as Collins because he lacks even that extent of throw in his voice.
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Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 00:23
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Imagine if Phil Collins - if he is the better singer - had been doing the vocals for Genesis from the beginning (or nearly). How different things would have turned out - or would they? |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 01:30
We seem to have a different understanding of "dramatize". For you it apparently means "to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way". For me it means "to express or represent vividly, emotionally or strikingly" (both definitions taken from http://dictionary.reference.com/" rel="nofollow - http://dictionary.reference.com/ ). Try singing "Still got the Blues" without the latter; it will sound ridiculous. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 01:32
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What if Peter Gabriel were my favorite gardener ? ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 04:29
The question is what role, if any, would Gabriel have in such a set up? A big part of what made Gabriel sound great was his own lyrics. Even he didn't seem to enjoy singing Banks' lyrics (see Firth of Fifth, he practically swallows the word scalpel because that line sounds so awkward). So if Gabriel had had a Pete Sinfield like role, Collins would have been alright. But with Banks lyrics, Collins would have been uncomfortable singing more epic/dramatized material (see All in A Mouse's Night) and pushed the band to a more mainstream sound much earlier than it actually happened.
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 04:52
I did mean it in the former sense in the case of Gabriel.
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 04:59
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To speak frankly, all my favorite male singers are black
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 05:06
There actually is no "scalpel" in the lyrics of "Firth of Fifth". The line you probably mean is "like a cancer growth is removed by skill". ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 06:09
| Yup, you're right. The line remains quite awkward to sing. |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 09:27
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Gabriel and Bowie for me. (So I voted YES!!!)
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Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 09:44
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Naming a favorite singer would be like naming a favorite drop in an ocean.....far too broad a topic to narrow down. I will say that PG is my favorite Genesis vocalist. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 10:04
I have a favourite drop in the ocean; it is currently about 80 miles Southeast of New Zealand. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 10:21
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Is one of them, but there are a few in the same level. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: March 08 2016 at 10:24
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NO! It's between Perry Como and Bobby Vinton. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: thwok
Date Posted: June 19 2018 at 05:40
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By what criteria? By the objective standards used to decide what makes a "good" singer, I could name a dozen prog singers I'd rather hear. I've never read the original qoute, so I'm paraphrasing here. Even Gabriel says Collins is a "better singer". ------------- I am the funkiest man on the planet! |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: June 19 2018 at 07:40
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Peter Gabriel David Bowie Nate King Cole ------------------ Everyone Else
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: June 19 2018 at 10:35
OP only asked about favourite singer. Entirely possible that Gabriel could be somebody's (lot of people's) favourite singer.
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Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: June 19 2018 at 11:27
| Yoko Ono |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 19 2018 at 11:41
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I don't have a particular favourite, but I do like Gabriel. Amongst male vocalists, Robert Wyatt may not have great vocals, but I love his style. I guess I do tend to favour female vocalists on the whole. Edda Dell'Orso, Brigitte Fontaine, Pascale Son of Cos and Catherine Ribeiro get special mention from me. ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: June 20 2018 at 05:31
| Peter is great, but not my favourite. Stevie Winwood & Jukka Gustavson are my big favourites. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: June 21 2018 at 06:44
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Hi, PG sings? ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: June 21 2018 at 06:55
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By far - no ! Nevertheless I enjoy his singing with Genesis - a lot ! (These days my n.1 would be David Longdon)
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: June 21 2018 at 07:58
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NO. I never liked Peter Gabriel's voice. Oh, and in Genesis, Phil Collins was a far better vocalist IMO. ------------- Bez pierdolenia sygnał zerwie, to w realia wychodź w hełmie! |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: June 21 2018 at 09:44
| ^No. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: June 21 2018 at 10:40
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I pity the fool who doesn't have Peter Gabriel as favourite singer. Do you people really prefer Phil Collins???
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: June 21 2018 at 10:50
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I prefer Peter but yeah Phil is the better vocalist. ------------- |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: June 21 2018 at 11:16
| Phil never achieved the greatness of Peter. Like he´s vocals too anyway. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 21 2018 at 12:31
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I tend to prefer Gabriels's vocals when he went "solo" to his vocals with Genesis (maybe I'm generalising too much). I prefer him to Collins due to the character in Gabriel's vocals (character often trumps technical ability to me, though I'd rather Trump have more technical ability and I don't like his character at all). ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: June 22 2018 at 11:38
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No. Peter Hammill is my favourite singer. Generally speaking, I focus on the music in preference to the lyrics, largely treating the singer as another instrument. But with Van der Graaf Generator, the lyrics and how they're sung is an extra dimension to the music that I generally don't get with other artists. I should remark that I have a fondness for distorted vocals, for example "21st Century Schizoid Man". ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: July 22 2018 at 11:06
| Not even close. Nothing horribly wrong with him, mind you, but he'll never sit in my upper echelon. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 14 2019 at 08:41
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no, but he is one of my favorites |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 14 2019 at 09:13
He's my favourite Genesis singer. 
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 14 2019 at 09:25
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No. It's Greg Lake ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: November 14 2019 at 09:46
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The current guy in Big Big Train (Jon Anderson if we go some decade/s earlier or maybe Plant about the same time ... or Daltrey )  |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: November 14 2019 at 09:55
| not even in my top 50 I would say |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: November 14 2019 at 12:21
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Definitely top 10 for me. ------------- |
Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: November 14 2019 at 13:23
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Voted Yes (as in do I know anyone I like more = no) It is a difficult question because vocals is a lot of stuff and very hard to compare. Bowie versus Gabriel versus Nina Simone, it is different worlds.
------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: November 14 2019 at 20:10
I would have added Tom Waits to that bunch too ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 14 2019 at 20:22
| Top ten and maybe top five but not number one. That would be Jonny boy. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 14 2019 at 20:38
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I can't play favorites though I do like him a lot. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: November 15 2019 at 01:08
| I’ll be a rare vote for “yes” as he is my favorite singer. Jon Anderson number 2. |
Posted By: Braka1
Date Posted: November 15 2019 at 18:31
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Peter Gabriel isn't my favourite singer, and 38 isn't my favourite number.
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: November 15 2019 at 22:18
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Yes. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 01 2023 at 09:11
du ze bump! 
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: April 01 2023 at 09:19
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No. Peter Nicholls, Damian Wilson, Francis Dunnery, Einer Sollberg and Devin Townsend would probably be my top 5😎 ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: April 01 2023 at 10:06
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Not even close, but I love him nevertheless. ------------- 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 01 2023 at 10:16
I know it's not cool to say this - especially on a prog site - but I prefer Cliff Richard.  |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: April 08 2023 at 00:44
| Between him and Jon Anderson and I have him just ahead of Jon, so yes, he's my favourite singer. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: April 08 2023 at 02:02
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Hehe, funny poll, with a predictable outcome. Love his work, but no. (I actually think I'm incapable of singling out just one favourite singer or musician, there are always many) ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: April 08 2023 at 05:49
| No, Annie Haslam is.... |