Favorite Peter Gabriel studio album
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Topic: Favorite Peter Gabriel studio album
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: Favorite Peter Gabriel studio album
Date Posted: September 19 2023 at 13:34
| I just saw Peter Gabriel this weekend. It was an excellent show. Inspired by that I thought I would do this poll. The new album can have it's own poll when it's released. |
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: September 19 2023 at 14:51
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I dig them all. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: September 19 2023 at 14:58
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all pretty good, but Melt is my personal favorite ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: September 19 2023 at 15:14
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Fourth "Security," primarily for the amazing song "Lay your hands on me." One of the most remarkable songs by anyone performed live, with Peter laying his body into the hands of his fans in the audience. Jaw dropping. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: September 19 2023 at 15:50
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Huge fan all around, but Security has moved to the top of the list since it's release (only because you said 'Studio') If Live was an option Peter Plays Live would cinch it. Personal favourite tune from that album is... Peter Gabriel - Kiss Of Life ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: September 19 2023 at 15:53
| ^I was listening to it today in my car. Great song and great album. |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: September 19 2023 at 16:01
| Between Melt and Security. Voted for Security. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 19 2023 at 17:10
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Melt, followed by Car. But not too closely...because that would be tailgating. ------------- ...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: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 19 2023 at 18:00
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The first and fourth are my absolute favorites ("Car" and "Security") but they all have great songs. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: September 19 2023 at 21:48
| Hard choice. I’ve always admired his creativity and blending of styles, specially the African music roots. I’ll have to wait a while to think about it. Not an easy choice for me. |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 00:48
Car 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 01:55
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I like the debut a lot, so brilliantly eclectic. On top of that Solsbury Hill is probably my favourite song of all time. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 07:55
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Call me mad..it's Ovo ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 07:56
 I voted Up.
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octopus-4 wrote:Posted By: Criswell
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 09:33
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I recall waiting for the first solo album (Car) to come out,
purchasing it on the day it was released, hearing the opening bouncing bass of Moribund
the Burgermeister, and thinking “This is going to be great!” ...Had the same reaction to Dance on a Volcano off TOTT. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 09:52
I feel the same way. I don't think the album as a whole is my favorite of all time (although maybe top 20) but Solsbury Hill is probably my all time favorite song also.
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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 11:41
You're mad. It's Up. but I like most of his albums...
------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 17:42
| I didn't include Ovo mainly because I wasn't familiar with it. I almost wasn't going to include the second one (Scratch) because I figured no one would vote for it. So far I'm right. ;) |
Posted By: Zappastolethetowels
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 18:51
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2 or Scratch is my pick hehe
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: September 20 2023 at 19:03
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First, and possibly only vote for Passion. Very different from the rest of his music, but I contend it is still the best thing he has ever done. After that, it will be Melt, Security, Up, and Car. ------------- 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: Hector Enrique
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 00:02
| Difficult choice, but I choose Security, songs like "San Jacinto", "Lay Your Hands on Me" and especially the wonderful "Wallflower" are some of Peter Gabriel's best. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 06:13
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Hi, While there are a lot of nice things in many of these albums, in the end, I am not a PG fan. For someone that (supposedly) was upset that his TLLDOB (at least it was a bit so on the pull out of the MM article when he left), all of his material since then had no concept ... just songs ... and even though I saw him in concert and enjoyed it (his first tour), in the end, I ended up thinking that I was not enthused by just a bunch of songs about everything out there! He's nice, and I will likely get a CD or two (have the first 4 or 5), as the recent album shows ... it's more of the same ol' stuff! ------------- 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: richardh
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 07:54
| yeah but Gabriel is so eclectic (and uncompromising) that it's extremely hard to love what he does, he makes it's a challenge for sure. My take is that he had to distance himself as far from Genesis as he could and that meant that concepts were mostly out the door. He also famously made Collins leave all his symbols and the high hat behind when he played on PG3. Still amuses me to this day but the result isn't bad that's for sure! |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 11:47
| Security is great and probably my second favorite but I voted for Car at least partly because I like the eclectic nature of it. There's everything from art rock to folk rock to blues rock to hard rock to barbershop to symph prog on it. |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 13:29
| Melt. This album is different in his career IMO |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 15:12
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So closely followed by Car. ------------- 
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Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 15:29
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4, 2, 3, New Blood, So for my Top 5. Everything still gets a play though
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: September 25 2023 at 05:50
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Melt. I lost the ability to display a cursor on my face. ------------- ---------- 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: Moyan
Date Posted: April 16 2024 at 20:55
| Wet car |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 16 2024 at 20:59
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Me likey Security.....I am a fan if Us as well, so I'll give that some love in the poll. -------------   
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Posted By: Moonshake
Date Posted: April 17 2024 at 00:25
| Third |