Solo Showdown: First Album
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Topic: Solo Showdown: First Album
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Solo Showdown: First Album
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 03:37
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All-time Top 20 Solo Prog Artists, as voted for by the good members of ProgArchives in a long-running poll. 1. Steve Hackett (293 points) 2. Peter Gabriel (236 points) 3. Steven Wilson (210 points) 4. Frank Zappa (200 points) 5. Mike Oldfield (194 points) 6. Peter Hammill (154 points) 7. Kate Bush (151 points) 8. David Gilmour (105 points) 9. Rick Wakeman (98 points) 10. Jimi Hendrix (89 points) 11. David Bowie (86 points) 12. Roger Waters (85 points) 13. Neal Morse (82 points) 14. Robert Wyatt (79 points) 15. Roy Harper (74 points) 16. Vangelis (62 points) 17. Allan Holdsworth (58 points) 18. Jeff Beck (56 points) 19. Jon Anderson (53 points) 20. Klaus Schulze (47 points) |
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 03:57
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Gravy over Voyage and Tubular ------------- 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: chopper
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 04:06
| Olias |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 04:15
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Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973) and Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973) but I might do it to vote for an underdog, as I'm learning some new things here.  Edit: After second thought, I think, I'm most fond of The Six Wives. I like Voyage of the Acolyte, as well, but Phil Collins vocal on it is too Pop influenced for me, and I imagine, it would be much better if Steve Hackett did it himself because I like his vocal very much.
------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 04:23
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Mr. Hackett, just ahead of Mr. Gabriel and Mr. Anderson. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 04:59
| David Gilmour - David Gilmour (1978) |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 05:28
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1. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 2. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte 3. Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow 4. Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII 5. David Gilmour - David Gilmour
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 05:50
| It’s between Steve Hackett, Jon Anderson and Peter Gabriel for me. I gave my vote to Hackett, but I love all three albums the same. |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 05:55
Exactly this
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Manuel wrote:Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 06:15
| Gabriel. I think its his best album and I had the good fortune to meet him on the subsequent tour, so a sentimental choice as well. |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 07:06
| I did strongly consider David Bowie, but went for The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. It is a brilliant album from start to finish. |
Posted By: EduTatsumi
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 07:17
| Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 07:43
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Steve Hackett > Mike Oldfield ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 08:05
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Hackett > Gabriel > Gilmour > Morse > Bowie ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 08:35
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Anthony Phillips' The Geese and The Ghost or Chris Squire's Fish Out of Water ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 08:41
This two albums are fantastic, and should have been included in this list.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 08:44
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Oldfield > Gilmour > Hackett ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 08:58
I guess, somebody always can say something like that.
------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 09:46
Chris Squire and Ant Philips belong to such a poll more than Mike Oldfield who is not a solo artist, he was not part of a band and went solo, he's just AN artist. 
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 10:01
Once again, ya'll don't pay attention.  This poll showcases the All-time Top 20 Solo Prog Artists, as voted for by the good members of ProgArchives in a long-running poll.Chris Squire, Ant Philip, Chick Corea and several others didn't make it to the top twenty.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 10:04
oh, ok then
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 10:08
No one included Anthony Phillips in their Top 10 list of solo artists so he has 0 points in the poll and Chris Squire finished up in 36th place with 18 points so neither artist made it onto this Top 20 poll, and regarding Mike Oldfield, he's still a solo artist even though he's never been part of a band - apart from the 1960's folk duo, The SallyAngie.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 10:14
I understood, no need to overexplain. He did an album with his sister when they were teens. That makes him a solo artist? Ok then.  |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 10:26
Kate Bush and David Bpwie weren't previously part of a band either, but they're still regarded as solo artists.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 10:29
not solo artists, but artists. I understood why you made the poll, let's just drop it.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 10:49
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Oldfield played in Kevin Ayers & The Whole World and appeared on 2 Ayers albums. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 10:51
was this before his 1973 Tubular Bells success?
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 10:56
Yes, 1970 & 1971. He was working on the Tubular Bells demos at this time, TB was released in 73 ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 11:02
was he session musician? Anyway, just my opinion, Oldfield's long career is not a solo one, you can disagree.
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 11:09
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1. Jon 2. Steve H. 3. Rick. 4. Mike. 5. Peter. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 11:13
They were a touring band originally put together to tour the Joy Of a Toy album then performed on two following albums, sounds like a band member to me, they were named Kevin Ayers & The Whole World similar to Springsteens E Street band or Tom Pettys Heartbreakers. Are those session musicians or band members depends on which side of the semantics you want to argue. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 12:48
So right! ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 16:37
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Straight choice between Hackett and Wakeman. I give it to Hackett by a short head. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 21:00
I think its his best album too --sounds like what the next Genesis album might have sounded like--but with better production and with his old bandmates---so voted for Hackett.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 11 2021 at 23:41
| I must give it to the perfect 6 Wives. |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: December 12 2021 at 01:25
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The Four wives (and counting) of Rick Wakeman. I always just ignore Piano Vibrations (and so does Rick apparently) ------------- 
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: December 12 2021 at 04:29
I like this expression. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 12 2021 at 04:53
yep me too , I was so annoyed at the time that he outdid Keith Emerson, and so gloriously, damn him!
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: December 12 2021 at 05:02
there we go! ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: December 12 2021 at 14:25
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Very good entres by Gilmour, Schulze and Bush, but I go with Oldfield. |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: December 12 2021 at 16:46
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Difficult choice, but Tubular Bells of Mike Oldfield due to its innovation and originality.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 12 2021 at 20:35
Even though Of course I admire Emerson, and there's a lot to like from ELP, I have to prefer Wakeman. Perhaps because I knew his music first, but in the end his stile is more for me. And this album is just an example, I like it better than any album by ELP... and it's not the only one. |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: December 12 2021 at 22:10
| As much as I like the Steve Hackett album this is a battle between two of the most popular instrumental albums of the 1970's, Tubular Bells and Six Wives of Henry VIII. |
Posted By: rik wilson
Date Posted: December 13 2021 at 11:26
| The power of Jeff Beck begins. |
Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: December 19 2021 at 09:06
| Mike Oldfield > Peter Hammill |
Posted By: SuperMetro
Date Posted: December 19 2021 at 09:26
| Peter Gabriel's first album is great. I know he did not like the orchestra, but I think it was perfect for Here Comes The Flood, which is the highlight of the album for me. I could distinguish every track from each other as well, since one of them has the monster voice(Moribund the Burgermeister), the hit(Salisbury Hill), and also the barbershop song(Excuse Me). His bandmate is winning this poll, but I only found Steve Hackett's solo album to be pretty good. It would have been better had Shadow of the Heirophant did not have that five minutes of repetition at the end. Still a good track, but the ending should have either led up something like King Crimson's Starless or had just been shorter like the 2-minute ending PFM had on Geranio. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 19 2021 at 09:31
I prefer the 17-minute-long extended playout version of Shadow of the Hierophant. Seriously. |
Posted By: SuperMetro
Date Posted: December 19 2021 at 13:04
I know I already voted, but Tubular Bells is actually my favorite. That one is a masterpiece through and through, and has this really nice vibe to it. Peter's first album is only sort of good. Tubular Bells has x+1 votes. If your see that it has a certain number of votes on the board, take that number and add it by one. Tubular Bells is one of the albums that I would give 5 stars to. 
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: December 19 2021 at 13:59
| Voyage of the Acolyte. Imo, Velvet Darkness shouldn't be on here because it was unauthorized and never meant to be a proper album. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 19 2021 at 14:03
Well, at least Grumpy voted for Allan Holdsworth, even if the album wasn't meant t be here.
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: January 03 2022 at 11:04
| Several good ones here. I recently got Gilmores first solo album & liked it a lot so so that gets my vote |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: January 03 2022 at 15:51
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Tubular Bells followed by Lumpy Gravy (!)... |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 04 2022 at 14:36
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Mr Steve Hackett Voyage of the Acolyte VG were/are Olias of sunhilow/Tubular bells/PG1/Insurgentes |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: July 11 2022 at 02:31
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Oldfield - Hackett - Gabriel ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |