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digdug 
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Posted: December 05 2013 at 11:36 |
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I could either go with Voyage or Car
voted for Mr. Gabriel
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Posted: December 05 2013 at 02:54 |
 Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
`Voyage' gets my vote, just as good as anything Genesis did in that 70's period. But damn did Hackett fall far with that follow-up `Please Don't Touch' album.....God, what a piece of dross that was, one of the poorest albums I own. |
^  That sounds like a Hackett solo! (The word, not the meaning!) I'll add that I like all four of his first solos up through Defector before things detour into "YMMV" territory.
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Posted: December 05 2013 at 02:43 |
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Supporting Tony Banks here, though Hackett and Rutherford also delivered some great stuff
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Posted: December 04 2013 at 16:34 |
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I love Gabriel's debut album , more so than PG3. Steve's debut never really floated my boat and I don't have the others
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Posted: December 04 2013 at 13:23 |
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^ I used to have them both - Smallcreeps had a side-long suite which was pretty decent, I just couldn't stand the vocalist, the sound is akin to 'Abacab' from memory. Curious Feeling was O.K. but I didn't find it that amazing. Can't remember the singer - Kim Beacon comes to mind.
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Posted: December 04 2013 at 01:35 |
`Voyage' gets my vote, just as good as anything Genesis did in that 70's period. But damn did Hackett fall far with that follow-up `Please Don't Touch' album.....God, what a piece of dross that was, one of the poorest albums I own.
But `Ghost and the Geese' is sublime, pretty sure Gabriel's 1st one is good, just haven't heard it in about 15 years. `Face Value' is not too bad either for what it is.
But I've never heard either `A Curious Feeling' or `Smallcreep's Day' - are they worth bothering with? 
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Posted: December 03 2013 at 10:56 |
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Wow! The top 4 are all very close for me. Probably Face Value > Voyage of the Acolyte > Car > Geese and the Ghost.
But Face Value and Voyage will always flip back and forth for first place. What a great set of debuts!
Edited by bloodnarfer - December 03 2013 at 10:59
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Posted: December 03 2013 at 10:39 |
Prog_Traveller wrote:
Tough choice for me since I really like both Geese and ghost and VotA. However, I went with the debut PG album. I like the diversity on it. |
That's my thought on it also.....Gabriel has some really unique songs on his first one.
And while I think Collins is an excellent drummer and good songwriter his songs are simply too mainstream for my tastes.
Edited by dr wu23 - December 03 2013 at 10:40
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Posted: December 03 2013 at 00:30 |
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Tough choice for me since I really like both Geese and ghost and VotA. However, I went with the debut PG album. I like the diversity on it.
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Posted: December 02 2013 at 16:40 |
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I like them all, but Ant's first effort is extremely special.
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yup! and glorious artwork! A proper mention about Rutherford's jewel! 
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Posted: December 02 2013 at 10:53 |
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Face Value is my favourite from here, and the only of his solo albums I liked. If you had asked favourite progressive album I would have said VOTA, then TGATG, and ACF. Haven't heard Smallcreep's Day.
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Posted: December 02 2013 at 01:52 |
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Voyage Of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett
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Posted: December 01 2013 at 23:45 |
^ Hey  - ease up, they're both great musicians/singers, just Pete took a wrong turn somewhere along the way......
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Posted: December 01 2013 at 20:56 |
iamathousandapples wrote:
dr wu23 wrote:
Wanorak wrote:
Come on guys enough of the Collins hate, Face Value is a very good album, just not as progressive as the rest. |
As some one said above it has a few decent tracks but it's a far cry from what Gabriel and Hackett did on their first ones.
BTW...the Wiki article about him claims that he's often cited as the 'most hated man in rock'.
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Posted: December 01 2013 at 20:54 |
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"Most hated man in rock"? I thought Axl Rose wore that crown...with none to challenge him!
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Posted: December 01 2013 at 20:04 |
dr wu23 wrote:
Wanorak wrote:
Come on guys enough of the Collins hate, Face Value is a very good album, just not as progressive as the rest. |
As some one said above it has a few decent tracks but it's a far cry from what Gabriel and Hackett did on their first ones.
BTW...the Wiki article about him claims that he's often cited as the 'most hated man in rock'.
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That's because most people don't know who Peter Cetera is
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Posted: December 01 2013 at 19:59 |
Wanorak wrote:
Come on guys enough of the Collins hate, Face Value is a very good album, just not as progressive as the rest. |
Great album, with great songs, as other Phil's albums.
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Posted: December 01 2013 at 19:53 |
Mellotron Storm wrote:
Hackett for sure with Phillips close behind. |
Same with me. I remember liking Smallcreep's day, but I haven't listened to it for a long while and can't hardly remember it. Scratch, Melt, and Security are my favorite Gabriel albums.
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Posted: December 01 2013 at 17:27 |
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Voted for Gabriel but it could have been Hackett on another night. I also like and own the Ant Phillips album but don't own the others having heard them and passed on purchasing them.
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Posted: December 01 2013 at 15:30 |
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Face Value.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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