Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel 1 (aka Car)

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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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Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630	Post Options Post Reply Quote Slartibartfast Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 04 2019 at 05:22
	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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Blacksword Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130	Post Options Post Reply Quote Blacksword Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 04 2019 at 01:43
	Not bad. Three stars, although I've not played it in years.
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richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30252	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 04 2019 at 00:40
	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. my review link http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=914530

TCat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 07 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 11612	Post Options Post Reply Quote TCat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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.


jamesbaldwin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 25 2015 Location: Milano Status: Offline Points: 6052	Post Options Post Reply Quote jamesbaldwin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 03 2019 at 18:14
	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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The Dark Elf Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: February 01 2011 Location: Michigan Status: Offline Points: 13369	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Dark Elf Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 03 2019 at 16:55
	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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dr wu23 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20699	Post Options Post Reply Quote dr wu23 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 03 2019 at 16:17
	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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Psychedelic Paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236	Post Options Post Reply Quote Psychedelic Paul Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 03 2019 at 14:56
	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.

SteveG Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 11 2014 Location: Kyiv In Spirit Status: Offline Points: 20617	Post Options Post Reply Quote SteveG Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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)? Edited by SteveG - December 03 2019 at 14:23
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