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Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel 1 (aka Car) |
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Slartibartfast ![]() Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630 |
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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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Blacksword ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130 |
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Not bad. Three stars, although I've not played it in years.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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richardh ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30252 |
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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. my review link http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=914530
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TCat ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 07 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 11612 |
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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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jamesbaldwin ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: September 25 2015 Location: Milano Status: Offline Points: 6052 |
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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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The Dark Elf ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: February 01 2011 Location: Michigan Status: Offline Points: 13369 |
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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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dr wu23 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20699 |
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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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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236 |
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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.
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SteveG ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 11 2014 Location: Kyiv In Spirit Status: Offline Points: 20617 |
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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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