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For me it was a good departure and a beginning of why the departure of the iconic members of Genesis weren't really a loss but expanded good music.  Without change something inside us dies.  The sleeper awakened. heheheh
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Blacksword Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2019 at 01:43
Not bad. Three stars, although I've not played it in years.
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I'm one of the few prog reviewers that feel this is worth 5 stars and a real masterpiece. I never thought I could love 'barbershop' but Gabriel the sly bugger has achieved that! I reckon this was much more important album than is recognised generally. It was a new form of prog because Gabriel had to distance himself from Genesis but still wanted to be creative and not just 'pop'. Nearly every track is a masterpiece in its own right. I'm not a fan of bar room blues so the track Waiting For The Big One perhaps is the one thing I would nit pick over. But otherwise brilliant.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote TCat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2019 at 18:21
Though I don't consider myself a huge Genesis fan, I still respect their work, especially when Gabriel was with the band.  However, I think Gabriel was and still is a much better solo artist and love all of his solo albums except for "Us" which I find to be too mediocre.

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PETER GABRIEL I: Very good album, here my review:  http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=2165460

Mi fave is PETER GABRIEL IV.
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I would say Car and Melt are Gabriel's 2 best post-Genesis releases. I would also say, taken as a whole catalog post-1976, that Gabriel surpassed Genesis. Certainly better than anything post-Hackett.
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I like it..... it was different from what he had done with Genesis , but now it's probably my favorite solo album by him .
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Amazingly, I still haven't got around to listening to any of Peter Gabriel's solo albums, even though I'm a fan of Peter Gabriel era Genesis. I do have his Greatest Hits on CD though, so that's better than nothing at all. Smile
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote SteveG Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2019 at 14:23
I must admit that I was very underwhelmed when I first heard "Car" but I still liked it. It was not what I expected but it was somehow quintessentially Gabriel. Over the years it has grown on me quite a bit. Not a prog masterpiece (perhaps not even very prog), but it's held up well. What's your take on Gabriel 1 (Car)?

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