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Topic: Top 10 Peter Gabriel solo songs
Posted By: efoman2
Subject: Top 10 Peter Gabriel solo songs
Date Posted: July 16 2013 at 23:55
I love Peter Gabriel's solo stuff...probably even more than his stuff with Genesis. But I don't see a lot of discussion about it on the site. I would like to know you're 10 favorite solo Gabriel songs. Please don't hate me for being nosy Smile.Mine:
10. Shock the Monkey
9. With This Love
8. The Rhythm of the Heat
7. Digging In the Dirt
6. Sky Blue
5. Family snapshot
4. Red Rain
3. Mercy Street
2. Biko
1. Intruder



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Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: July 17 2013 at 08:45
I'll join in for the Angel Gabriel, though just 10 is hard:

1) Family Snapshot
2) Red Rain
3) Come Talk to me
4) Solsbury Hill
5) San Jacinto (Peter Plays Live)
6) On the Air
7) Humdrum
8) Blood of Eden
9) Moribund the Burgemeister
10) Rhythm of the Heat (Peter Plays Live)


Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: July 17 2013 at 17:52
wallflower
Red Rain
San Jacinto (new blood version.)
Sledgehammer
Games with no frontiers
Darkness
Don't Give Up
The intruder
Mercy street
The last temptation of Christ ( just the whole album really. Sorry for cheating.)



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Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: July 17 2013 at 23:40
#1 - The Family and the Fishing Net

then in no specific order...

Moribund the Burgermeister
Games Without Frontiers
And Through the Wire
On the Air
Slowburn
Intruder
Humdrum
White Shadow
Here Comes the Flood




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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 16:27


1. Across The River (W.O.M.A.D. version with Stuart Copeland & Shankar)
2. The Tower That Ate People (long version)
3. Moribund The Burgermeister
4. White Shadow
5. The Rhythm of The Heat
6. Of These, Hope
7. Biko
8. Signal to Noise
9. Sledgehammer
10. Lay Your Hands on Me

11. Humdrum
12. I Have The Touch
13. Intruder
14. Strawberry Fields
15. Games Without Frontiers
16. Solsbury Hill
17. In Your Eyes
18. I Don't Remember
19. Here Comes The Flood
20. Mother of Violence

21. This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds)
22. Shosholoza
23. Excuse Me
24. Family Snapshot
25. Passion

(Ooops! I did it again!Confused)


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Posted By: efoman2
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 00:01
I'm a bit confused. Genesis is such a popular band on this site, and rightly so. But when it comes to their frontman, one of the most colorful stage performers, one of the most creative composers, one of the most innovative artists, and one of the most successful musical pioneers in the history of music....nobody has anything to say. Peter Gabriel and his music are a "one off" experience. There is nothing else like it. And the fact that he has had chart success only makes his story more astounding, because his music, when compared to other music on the charts, was some seriously weird crap!! 
Yet his albums get fairly mediocre ratings on here. The threads get largely ignored.  It doesn't affect my personal life or anything, but....I just don't don't get it.
Gabriel is an "other-worldly" experience...in a good way. His music has "progressed" more than anyone's. Surely that has to be as important and vital as someone singing about knights and playing in pointlessly convoluted time signatures.


Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 00:55
^ I don't either and i appreciate the post. 

I think people don't respond to his solo career because it isn't the archetype prog music he was making before. Unfortunately some people can only listen to that stuff or the music that emulates it to the point it's boring. 

1. In Your Eyes
2. Sledgehammer
3. No Self-Control
4. Sky Blue (I love the Live version more)
5. The Family and the Fishing Net
6. Signal To Noise
7. Here Comes the Flood (Again, live is better)
8. Red Rain
9. Mercy Street
10. Family Snapshot

Close enough.


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Posted By: TrickedTail
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 01:12
Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:



I think people don't respond to his solo career because it isn't the archetype prog music he was making before. Unfortunately some people can only listen to that stuff or the music that emulates it to the point it's boring. 


I agree with the sentiment but do we really need to deride other prog fans? I mean, to 99% of the world everyone on this forum would be labelled a pretentious w**ker. Whether anyone prefers listening to Marillion or whoever over Peter Gabriel, then whatever, good for them.

My list would read (almost exclusively live versions of songs)

1. Downside Up
2. Secret World
3. In Your Eyes
4. Solsbury Hill
5. Shaking the Tree
6. Blood Eden
7. Red Rain
8. Across the River
9. Signal to Noise
10. More Than This


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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 01:38
1 Intruder
2 Here Comes the Flood (fripp exposure version)
3 Of These, Hope
4 Exposure
5 White Shadow
6 San Jacinto
7 Family Snapshot
8 Wallflower
9 Red Rain
10 Washing of the Water
 
 
 


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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 06:05

probably something like

Solsbury Hill
Here Comes the Flood
On The Air
Biko
Lay Your Hands On Me
Wallflower
Don't Give Up
In Your Eyes
Strawberry Fields Forever
Intruder


Posted By: the lighthouse keepe
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 06:17
Originally posted by efoman2 efoman2 wrote:

I love Peter Gabriel's solo stuff...probably even more than his stuff with Genesis. But I don't see a lot of discussion about it on the site. I would like to know you're 10 favorite solo Gabriel songs. Please don't hate me for being nosy Smile.Mine:
10. Shock the Monkey
9. With This Love
8. The Rhythm of the Heat
7. Digging In the Dirt
6. Sky Blue
5. Family snapshot
4. Red Rain
3. Mercy Street
2. Biko
1. Intruder
Picking a top ten list is difficult, particularly when you admire his music so much, but here goes.
10)Across the river
9)More than this
8)Washing of the water
7)Exposure
6)A different drum
5)Wallflower
4)No self- control
3)Family snapshot
2)Here comes the flood
1)Slowburn.


Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 30 2013 at 01:25
I've always found him hard work. I can cope with an album every 10 years on average. Interestingly I am the only prog reviewer to give his debut 5 stars which perhaps proves a point.

1 Solsbury Hill
2 Modern Love
3 Down The Dolce Vita
4 I Don't Remember
5 Steam
6 On The Air
7 No Self Control
8 Games Without Frontiers
9 Excuse Me
10 Moribund The Burgermeister


Posted By: efoman2
Date Posted: July 30 2013 at 08:56
Yes, thank you--Down the Dolce Vita !! It's not in my top 10, but close. I thought maybe I was crazy or something for liking it. Thank you for giving me hope for sanity. (My therapist will be shocked, though.) Confused


Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 30 2013 at 10:29
Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:



14. Strawberry Fields
 
Good call to include this, I probably wouldn't have thought of it but it is a brilliant version. I can't imagine anyone else doing such a good job of singing SFF.


Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: July 30 2013 at 12:13
Moribund The Burgermeister
Games Without Frontiers
Intruder
White Shadow
Solsbury Hill
Shock The Monkey
I Don't Remember
Exposure
I Have The Touch
Big Time


Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 31 2013 at 21:21
Here's an even dozen:

Solsbury Hill
Here Comes The Flood
Down the Dolce Vita
Mother of Violence
No Self Control
Family Snapshot
Games Without Frontiers
San Jacinto
Wallflower
Don't Give Up
Mercy Street
Zaar



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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 01 2013 at 06:24
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Here's an even dozen:

Mother of Violence

Good call, I forgot that one!
I wasn't too sure about PG2 when it first came out but have grown to love it over the years.


Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: August 01 2013 at 19:27
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Here's an even dozen:

Mother of Violence

Good call, I forgot that one!
I wasn't too sure about PG2 when it first came out but have grown to love it over the years.


Not only my favorite from PG2, but one of Gabriel's best. Period.


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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: August 02 2013 at 00:47
san jacinto
solesbury hill
intruder
biko
on the air
indigo
growing up
the tower that ate people
blood of eden


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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 03 2013 at 08:38
Originally posted by efoman2 efoman2 wrote:

Yes, thank you--Down the Dolce Vita !! It's not in my top 10, but close. I thought maybe I was crazy or something for liking it. Thank you for giving me hope for sanity. (My therapist will be shocked, though.) Confused

Amazing track really. PG + The LSO. What is there not to like? I declare you to be as sane as me..

so don't sack your therapist just yetLOL


Posted By: efoman2
Date Posted: August 10 2013 at 23:06


Posted By: efoman2
Date Posted: August 10 2013 at 23:08
Yeah. I never should have told her about dancing around and singing 'Intruder' in front of the mirror as a teenager. She has looked at me with an extra wrinkle in her forehead ever since.


Posted By: efoman2
Date Posted: September 05 2013 at 07:44
one last try

bump


Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: October 17 2013 at 08:54

Power of the Heart from Scratch My Back....wow!



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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 18 2013 at 09:26
Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

#1 - The Family and the Fishing Net

then in no specific order...

Moribund the Burgermeister
Games Without Frontiers
And Through the Wire
On the Air
Slowburn
Intruder
Humdrum
White Shadow
Here Comes the Flood


this ..but I would add Modern Love to round out the ten and exchange Solsbury Hill for Wire.

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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: October 18 2013 at 09:36
Mother of Violence +9 others

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Posted By: schizoidman
Date Posted: October 18 2013 at 10:11
1. Games Without Frontiers
2. Growing Up
3. Shock the Monkey
4. Strawberry Fields Forever
5. Summertime
6. Not One of Us
7. No Self Control
8. I Don't Remember
9. Moribund the Burgermeister
10. Sledgehammer
 
11. Don't Give Up
12. Here Comes the Flood (piano and voice version)
13. Solsbury Hill
14. Cloudless
15. Intruder
16. Mercy Street
17. Humdrum
 


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Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: October 18 2013 at 11:33
1. No Self Control
2. The Tower That Ate People
3. Wallflower
4. Humdrum
5. Secret World
6. Signal To Noise
7. The Rhythm Of The Heat
8. Lead A Normal Life
9. Solsbury Hill
10. Don't Give Up


Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 19 2013 at 16:19
Glad to see "Tower that Ate People," "Humdrum," "Mother of Violence," and "Strawberry Fields" getting some luvin'!Clap

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Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 23 2013 at 08:59
Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

#1 - The Family and the Fishing Net

then in no specific order...


Moribund the Burgermeister

Games Without Frontiers

And Through the Wire

On the Air

Slowburn

Intruder

Humdrum

White Shadow

Here Comes the Flood



this ..but I would add Modern Love to round out the ten and exchange Solsbury Hill for Wire.


What? No Sledghammer?

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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 31 2013 at 06:08
 Games Without Frontiers
 Growing Up
 Shock the Monkey
 Sledgehammer
 Don't Give Up
 Here Comes the Flood 
 Solsbury Hill
.Tower that ate People
Mother of Violence
Strawberry Fields
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: October 31 2013 at 07:12
Just to follow up on the tread starter's general thoughts on PG, and why he is not getting the attention you might expect. Compared to the respect he recives based on his Genesis outputs.
 
I think it all about the people comming to PA, most of them are either looking for 70's style prog. or they came from Metal.
PG's solo output on the other hand, is more in line with what became New Wave, and (later) very World Music inspired.
 
If you take Fripp's solo, (the not ambient parts) you get the same picture.
Exposure, A total masterpiece, showing the same meltpot of Prog/Punk/Wave influence, as PG II & III, get a sad
112 ratings.(Permanent waves 1980 get 1200+)
His wonderfull albums with David Sylvian, showcasing some of his best guitar work, get about 60 (studio) 50 (live).
 
Its just how thing are, Music that does not fit into the traditionel "prog" reference chart, most likely wont be very popular on PA, especialy if its not Hard Rock/Metal based music.
 
But dont forget, we are not all like that, so its still worth it to make a tread like this one  Thumbs Up


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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 31 2013 at 16:27
Personally I like the first 4 Gabriel albums and think they are excellent....imo the later ones did drift into a style that didn't interest me as much though there are very good tracks on all of them. But the 'cover's cd he did called Scratch My Back is simply not his forte  imho. It just isn't interesting to me in any way.
As far as Fripp and Sylvian's work together it is all good and I agree that Exposure is also excellent....in a Frippian way.


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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 31 2013 at 16:56
Originally posted by tamijo tamijo wrote:

Just to follow up on the tread starter's general thoughts on PG, and why he is not getting the attention you might expect. Compared to the respect he recives based on his Genesis outputs.
 
I think it all about the people comming to PA, most of them are either looking for 70's style prog. or they came from Metal.
PG's solo output on the other hand, is more in line with what became New Wave, and (later) very World Music inspired.
 
If you take Fripp's solo, (the not ambient parts) you get the same picture.
Exposure, A total masterpiece, showing the same meltpot of Prog/Punk/Wave influence, as PG II & III, get a sad
112 ratings.(Permanent waves 1980 get 1200+)
His wonderfull albums with David Sylvian, showcasing some of his best guitar work, get about 60 (studio) 50 (live).
 
Its just how thing are, Music that does not fit into the traditionel "prog" reference chart, most likely wont be very popular on PA, especialy if its not Hard Rock/Metal based music.
 
But dont forget, we are not all like that, so its still worth it to make a tread like this one  Thumbs Up

Similarly Roger Waters I expect


Posted By: Zenbadger
Date Posted: November 02 2013 at 20:08
Haven't had a Peter Gabriel binge in a while!
Off the top of my head..
 
In Your Eyes
Come Talk To Me
Mercy Street
Sledgehammer
Secret World
San Jacinto
His version of 'The Book of Love'
Sky Blue
Downside Up
Red Rain
 
Secret World Live is one of the best gigs ive ever seen. Amazing!


Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: November 03 2013 at 02:10
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by tamijo tamijo wrote:

Just to follow up on the tread starter's general thoughts on PG, and why he is not getting the attention you might expect. Compared to the respect he recives based on his Genesis outputs.
 
I think it all about the people comming to PA, most of them are either looking for 70's style prog. or they came from Metal.
PG's solo output on the other hand, is more in line with what became New Wave, and (later) very World Music inspired.
 
If you take Fripp's solo, (the not ambient parts) you get the same picture.
Exposure, A total masterpiece, showing the same meltpot of Prog/Punk/Wave influence, as PG II & III, get a sad
112 ratings.(Permanent waves 1980 get 1200+)
His wonderfull albums with David Sylvian, showcasing some of his best guitar work, get about 60 (studio) 50 (live).
 
Its just how thing are, Music that does not fit into the traditionel "prog" reference chart, most likely wont be very popular on PA, especialy if its not Hard Rock/Metal based music.
 
But dont forget, we are not all like that, so its still worth it to make a tread like this one  Thumbs Up

Similarly Roger Waters I expect

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Posted By: *frinspar*
Date Posted: December 03 2013 at 02:25
Originally posted by TrickedTail TrickedTail wrote:

Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:



I think people don't respond to his solo career because it isn't the archetype prog music he was making before. Unfortunately some people can only listen to that stuff or the music that emulates it to the point it's boring. 


I agree with the sentiment but do we really need to deride other prog fans? I mean, to 99% of the world everyone on this forum would be labelled a pretentious w**ker. Whether anyone prefers listening to Marillion or whoever over Peter Gabriel, then whatever, good for them.



It is pretty much like Call of Duty fans making fun of World of Warcraft fans. LOL

I have a hard time putting 10 down, I really love the work Gabriel has done since Genesis.


Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: December 07 2013 at 23:06
Solsbury Hill

Here Comes The Flood

Down The Dolce Vita

Slowburn

Humdrum

Moribund The Burgermeister

On The Air 

Indigo

Family Snapshot

I Have the Touch





Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: December 08 2013 at 00:58
Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Personally I like the first 4 Gabriel albums and think they are excellent....imo the later ones did drift into a style that didn't interest me as much though there are very good tracks on all of them. But the 'cover's cd he did called Scratch My Back is simply not his forte  imho. It just isn't interesting to me in any way.
As far as Fripp and Sylvian's work together it is all good and I agree that Exposure is also excellent....in a Frippian way.
It is all down to personal taste and I have to agree. The first four albums are incredible, but So, Us and Up have some epic songs yet i also find the albums not as consistent ( Ovo excluded perhaps) and Passion gets huge accolades. As far as his recent dablings go, very poor IMO.The minimalist approach does not work and the scratch renditions are for the most part...noodlingsUnhappy

His live DVD's are exceptional viewing thanks goodness and well new material.....doubt it, like Waters, he has nothing to prove, but hey it would be nice sometimeSmile


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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: December 08 2013 at 01:10
Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Personally I like the first 4 Gabriel albums and think they are excellent....imo the later ones did drift into a style that didn't interest me as much though there are very good tracks on all of them. (...)

Same here.



Posted By: Ronnie Pilgrim
Date Posted: December 08 2013 at 09:33
Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

 
Darkness


Good pick! I love that he revisits the big Mellotron sound; although I believe it's actually a synth on this track.


Posted By: genbanks
Date Posted: December 08 2013 at 19:42
Down the dolce vitta
Moribund the burgermeister
Here comes the flood
On the air (Live)
Not one of us (Live)
Biko (Live)
San Jacinto (Live)
Shock the monkey
Red rain
Digging in the dyrt

Not particular order


Posted By: JocBT
Date Posted: December 09 2013 at 15:30
1. The Family and the Fishing Net
2. Moribund the Burgermeister
3. Here Comes the Flood
4. Games Without Frontiers
5. Sledgehammer
6. Down the Dolce Vita
7. Biko
8. Kiss of Life
9. Solsbury Hill
10. Slowburn


Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 17:26
No ranking, except #1 Games Without Frontiers.
Red Rain, On The Air, It Is Accomplished, Sledgehammer, No Self-Control, Here Comes The Flood, Moribund The Burgermeister, Lead A Normal Life, San Jacinto.


Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: May 07 2014 at 04:49
1. Solsbury Hill
2. Moribund the Burgermeister
3. Don't give up
4. In your eyes
5. Mercy street
6. Family Snapshot
7. Secret world
8. Here comes the flood (16 golden greats version)
9. San Jacinto
10. Red rain


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Posted By: Kirillov
Date Posted: May 07 2014 at 05:05
1. Solsbury Hill
2. San Jacinto
3. Moribund the Burgermeister
4. Washing of the Water
5. On the Air
6. Exposure (Robert Fripp album version)
7. Family Snapshot
8. Red Rain
9. Digging in the Dirt
10. White Shadow


Posted By: LittleMilton
Date Posted: May 19 2014 at 12:53
1. San Jacinto
2. Humdrum
3. Wallflower
4. Mother Of Violence
5. I Have The Touch
6. I Go Swimming
7. Secret World
8. Come Talk To Me
9. Only Us
10. Lead A Normal Life
11. Biko
12. White Shadow
 
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Posted By: King Only
Date Posted: June 08 2014 at 12:26
Some of my favorite Peter Gabriel tracks:

Digging In The Dirt.
Mercy Street.
Exposure.
Darkness.
Zaar.
Quiet Steam.
Signal To Noise.
At Night.
Passion.
Intruder.
Dressing The Wound.
Lead A Normal Life.
The Drop.
My Body Is A Cage.



Posted By: banEsaySmovEyObodY
Date Posted: July 19 2014 at 15:41
1. Modern Love
2. Down The Dolce Vita
3. Games Without Frontiers
4. Biko
5. Intruder
6. Moribund The Burgermeister
7. San Jacinto
8. That Voice again
9. The rythm of the heat
10. On The Air

I seem to be the only one around that thinks that Modern Love is an amazing song.


Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: July 24 2014 at 17:06
To choose only 10 was rather difficult for me. So I'll try:

1. San Jacinto (Plays Live)
2. White Shadow
3. Here Comes The Flood
4. Waiting for the Big One
5. Downside Up
6. Signal to Noise
7. Lay Your Hands on Me
8. This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds)
9. The Tower That Ate People
10. Secret World

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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: July 28 2014 at 11:49
1. The Family and the Fishing Net
2. Of These, Hope
3. The Rhythm of the Heat
4. San Jacinto
5. The Feeling Begins
6. Lay Your Hands On Me
7. I Have the Touch
8. Biko
9. Solsbury Hill
10. Games Without Frontiers

Honorable mention: Mother of Violence


Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: July 28 2014 at 11:58
My top 4 make up half of the album Security and half of my top 10 are from that album:

1. The Family and the Fishing Net
2. San Jacinto
3. Lay Your Hands on Me
4. Wallflower
5. Family Snapshot
6. Blood of Eden
7. Biko
8. Here Comes the Flood
9. Intruder
10.Rhythm of the Heat

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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: July 28 2014 at 17:06
^Glad to see a few of us (3) with The Family and the Fishing Net not only on our list, but as number 1. It's an ignored song in discussions, but it has lots of changes in its arrangement like Old Genesis while combining with it a world music sound. I've always regarded it as Symph Prog with a different vision, fabulous track.


Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: July 28 2014 at 18:25
A few that I really enjoy from Pete's solo career

Solsbury Hill
Shock the Monkey
In Your Eyes
Biko
Games Without Frontiers


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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: July 06 2018 at 13:09
Solsbury Hill
In Your Eyes
Games Without Frontiers
Biko
Don't Give Up
Red Rain
Shock the Monkey
Big Time
Mercy Street
San Jacinto




Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: July 06 2018 at 14:40
Solsbury Hill
Moribund the Burgermeister
Here Comes the Flood
White Shadow
Modern Love.
Red Rain
Biko
Family Snapshot
Not One of Us
And Through the Wire

....lots of others, but those 10 initially spring to mind. Car and Melt are near perfect albums... even Excuse Me brings a smile to my face!

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Posted By: Braka
Date Posted: July 06 2018 at 19:54
There are so many great PG songs, from his first 3-4 albums, but I'm going to settle on one.

It was about 1977 and I was in high school.  The world was a horrible miasma of Bee gees, Sherbet, disco, Abba, Fleetwood Mac and such.

Then one night on the telly there is this guy jerking up an escalator wearing a hockey mask (which in hindsight  he borrowed from John Cale), and he's screaming about passion and stuff that actually made me feel something.

So
 
1. Modern Love


Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: July 07 2018 at 12:25
I've been loving PG's music these days.

Love to do an updated top 10. (No order. )


1) rhythm of the heat
2) Wallflower
3) the humdrum
4) Biko
5) The Tower That Ate people
6) Sky Blue
7) sledgehammer
8) Growing Up
9) signal to noise
10) this is the picture

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Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: July 16 2018 at 12:57
Mostly the first and third albums; the songs from those.


Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: July 17 2018 at 03:13
Originally posted by efoman2 efoman2 wrote:

I'm a bit confused. Genesis is such a popular band on this site, and rightly so. But when it comes to their frontman, one of the most colorful stage performers, one of the most creative composers, one of the most innovative artists, and one of the most successful musical pioneers in the history of music....nobody has anything to say. Peter Gabriel and his music are a "one off" experience. There is nothing else like it. And the fact that he has had chart success only makes his story more astounding, because his music, when compared to other music on the charts, was some seriously weird crap!!  
Yet his albums get fairly mediocre ratings on here. The threads get largely ignored.  It doesn't affect my personal life or anything, but....I just don't don't get it.
Gabriel is an "other-worldly" experience...in a good way. His music has "progressed" more than anyone's. Surely that has to be as important and vital as someone singing about knights and playing in pointlessly convoluted time signatures.

Nailed it Cry Clap !!!

Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

I think people don't respond to his solo career because it isn't the archetype prog music he was making before. Unfortunately some people can only listen to that stuff or the music that emulates it to the point it's boring.

Exactly!


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Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: July 21 2022 at 13:10
1. "Lead a Normal Life"
2. "I Don't Remember"
3. "Solsbury Hill"
4. "Family Snapshot"
5. "Biko"
6. "Here Comes the Flood"
7. "Slowburn"
8. "Don't Give Up"
9. "Mercy Street"
10. "Soft Dog"



Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 21 2022 at 17:06
Sorry, can't do ten. You'll get 12 and you'll like it.

Solsbury Hill
Down The Dolce Vita
Here Comes the Flood
On the Air
Mother of Violence
No Self Control
Family Snapshot
Not One of Us
San Jacinto
Wallflower
Don't Give Up
Mercy Street



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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: July 21 2022 at 18:42
In Your Eyes
Red Rain
Secret World
Here Comes the Flood
Sledgehammer
White Shadow
D.I.Y.
Games Without Frontiers
Digging in the Dirt
Shock the Monkey





Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: July 21 2022 at 18:56

Solsbury Hill
Secret World
Downside Up
Red Rain
Burn You Up, Burn You Down
Party Man
Make Tomorrow
Mercy Street
Sky Blue
Mother of Violence




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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: July 21 2022 at 19:34
Nope, couldn't do it in 10. Here's my Top 20:
1. Moribund the Burgermeister
2. Modern Love
3. Here Comes the Flood (the Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats version)
4. White Shadow
5. Indigo
6. Animal Magic
7. Home Sweet Home
8. Intruder
9. Family Snapshot
10. Shock the Monkey
11. Red Rain
12. That Voice Again
13. Big Time (Success)
14. Love To Be Loved
15. Steam
16. Digging in the Dirt
17. Kiss That Frog
18. Darkness
19. More Than This
20. I Go Swimming

Honorable Mentions:
1. Solsbury Hill
2. Humdrum
3. Perspective
4. Not One of Us
5. Mercy Street (for Anne Sexton)

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Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: July 25 2022 at 06:18
Love PG.

No order. All are amazing, but I’ll give a 10 for what I love most currently.

1) The Rhythm of the heat
2) Powerhouse at the foot of a Mountain
3) Shock The Monkey
4) I Have The Touch
5) Biko
6) I don’t Remember
7) Signal to noise
8) Darkness
9) The Intruder
10) The Tower that Ate people

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Posted By: Moonshake
Date Posted: May 30 2023 at 15:45
My favorites are all from his first three albums.
I kept on listening to him, but didn't find his music that interesting after those first three...

In no particular order:

Solsbury Hill
Humdrum
Here Comes The Flood
White Shadow
Indigo
Exposure
Intruder
No Self Control
I Don't Remember
Lead A normal Life




Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: May 30 2023 at 21:14
Best one live had to be "Lay Your Hands On Me!" 

The sight of Gabriel being passed around in the audience on fans' outstretched hands had to be seen to be believed!  

I believe I saw that twice.




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Posted By: Magog2112
Date Posted: July 04 2023 at 17:52
1. San Jacinto
2. Digging In the Dirt
3. Secret World
4. Mercy Street
5. Solsbury Hill
6. Wallflower
7. Blood of Eden
8. Signal to Noise
9. Biko
10. Love to Be Loved


Posted By: Harold B
Date Posted: July 09 2023 at 15:57
Here comes the Flood
Down the dolce vita
On the Air
Solsbury hill
White Shadow
Morebund the Burgermeister
Mother of Violence
I don't remember
Slowburn
Sledgehammer


Posted By: Dapper~Blueberries
Date Posted: July 13 2023 at 17:04
1. Slegdehammer
2. Intruder
3. Red Rain
4. Biko
5. Darkness
6. Kiss That Frog
7. Lazarus Raised
8. Shock The Monkey
9. Don't Give Up
10. Diggin In The Dirt


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Posted By: Hector Enrique
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 04:28
 In chronological order:

Come Talk to Me (Us)
Family Snapshot (III)
Here Comes the Flood (I>Shaking the Tree piano version)
In Your Eyes (So)
Lay Your Hands on Me (IV)
Red Rain (So)
San Jacinto (IV)
Secret World (Us)
Wallflower (IV)
Washing of the Water (Us)



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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 04:31
Originally posted by Hector Enrique Hector Enrique wrote:

 In chronological order:

Come Talk to Me (Us)
Family Snapshot (III)
Here Comes the Flood (I>Shaking the Tree piano version)
In Your Eyes (So)
Lay Your Hands on Me (IV)
Red Rain (So)
San Jacinto (IV)
Secret World (Us)
Wallflower (IV)
Washing of the Water (Us)


alphabetical order, not chronological Smile


Posted By: Hector Enrique
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 07:53
Oops.
You're right, I started album x album and then changed it alphabetically. My apologies. Cry


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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 08:59
Solsbury Hill
Moribund The Burgermeister
Modern Love
Excuse me
Humdrum
Slowburn
Waiting For The Big One
Down The Dolce Vita
Here Comes The Flood
Games Without Frontiers




Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 09:03
Originally posted by Hector Enrique Hector Enrique wrote:

Oops.
You're right, I started album x album and then changed it alphabetically. My apologies. Cry

No problem, I was trying to figure out how your list is chronological. LOL
Nice list! Thumbs Up


Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 13:52
I Don't Remember
Moribund the Burgermeister
Modern Love
Humdrum
On the Air
Mother of Violence
I Have the Touch
Kiss of Life
Shock the Monkey
Digging in the Dirt



Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 19:11
Originally posted by Hector Enrique Hector Enrique wrote:

Oops.
You're right, I started album x album and then changed it alphabetically. My apologies. Cry


No need to apologize. It is funny.

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Posted By: Hector Enrique
Date Posted: September 30 2023 at 00:31
Thumbs Up


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Posted By: Lesanderd
Date Posted: November 22 2023 at 03:28
Down The Dolce Vita
Here Comes the Flood
Games Without Frontiers
Red Rain
Solsbury Hill
In Your Eyes
Intruder
Mercy Street
I don’t Remember
Biko



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