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TheProgtologist 
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 Posted: November 08 2005 at 19:51 |
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A lot of his albums are so good,I really like III though.
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An old fart
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Posted: November 08 2005 at 19:23 |
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Us is my favourite for "mathematical" reasons, because it's the only album by Gabriel that has no weak tracks. For me Us is an artistically successful mixture of catchy and ambitious music and his most personal lyrics. However Up is probably the most diverse of his efforts so far, gathering together all the colours of his musical palette. I also think very highly of I (incredible amount of diversity too), IV (revolutionary), So (superb pop) and Passion (an emotional soundtrack). III is good too, of course, but some of the songs there are too simple for my taste.
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"Make tea, not love"
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The Green Tank
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Posted: November 08 2005 at 16:52 |
So
Because I want to be your sledgehammer
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 08 2005 at 16:45 |
So...
So what ? 
So a lot of good tracks on that one.
Passion is very good too, and Up also. The Up opener is very very good.
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Syzygy
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Posted: November 08 2005 at 15:25 |
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PG III gets my vote - a good balance between great songwriting and experimentation. There's not a lot of his solo stuff that I don't like, though.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Dragon Phoenix
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Posted: November 08 2005 at 13:15 |
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My all-time favourite artist. I would rate many of his albums with five stars, but the best ist still So.
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Blog this:
http://artrock2006.blogspot.com
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The Prognaut
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Joined: April 14 2004
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Posted: November 08 2005 at 13:07 |
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break the circle
reset my head
wake the sleepwalker
and i'll wake the dead
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Garbs
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Joined: October 22 2005
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Posted: November 08 2005 at 08:23 |
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Voted for III (just ahead of I) - some classic stuff on. Games Without Frontiers is genius.
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So here I am once more
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Hangedman
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 17:50 |
Up, although all the ones ive heard deserve mention..... and im not going to list it because im sure even the ones i havent heard are great.
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Velvetclown
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 12:49 |
A newt ????????? 
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sigod
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 11:59 |
Birdy is a re-hash of some tracks from PG III, IV and some other stuff
(Slow Water I believe was used on a Brain Eno album) but the twist he
gives to the tunes are actually quite invetive and for a while, the
Birdy album was a constant presence in my walkman - that's a portable
tape cassette player for all of those of you out there born after 1988
Mathew Modine was quite good in the film if I remember.
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
- Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill
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Rob The Plant
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 08:10 |
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I've been contemplating getting that DVD, maybe I'll get it this week.
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Collaborators will take your soul.
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Rob The Good
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 02:52 |
I voted for So, because I think it's one of the few times an artist can achieve commercial success without selling out artistically. I think it's a great achievement. But then again, I, III & Up are all fantastic albums: there is something worth listening to on all his albums.
I also bought his DVD "Play" today (the Videos). Great! 
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Emperor
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 01:30 |
 Wizard/TRueStar wrote:
First I wanna say that all his efforts including Us and So are brilliant. Pete is such an underated guy and isn't taken seriously by proggers because he had a #1 hit with Sledge Hammer. That is very sad. "So" has some greast songs on it.
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I absolutely agree that Gabriel is very underrated by Progressive Fans. It's maybe because he performs his own unusual Progressive Rock, which is very unsimilar to the traditional kind of Progressive. Look out, Gabriel is just not so simple and light-weighed as it seems from the 1st sight (even at his So and Us!)...
Frankly speaking, Gabriel in couple with Hammill is my most favorite musician, the closest to my nature I may say... Every time - being the Genesis's participant or solo-author-soloist - Peter Gabriel always created very intelligent, thoughtful, innovative and sincere Music.
BTW, Genesis also had #1 hit with LAND OF CONFUSION 
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I Prophesy Disaster...
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Havoc
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 00:36 |
Where's the love for UP?? I think it's his masterpiece! (Although I've
only listened to III up and Secret World live , and a few
downloaded songs)
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"Jesrusalem boogie to us perphaps... but to the birds it meant that supper was ready!"
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Dan Bobrowski
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 22:33 |
I went with the CAR, PG #1. I never heard Genesis until that album. I bought it because Fripp played on it and Shazzam, instant fan. Went backwards and found the Genesis catelogue.....history.....
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Guests
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 22:32 |
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IV (Security)
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greenback
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 20:52 |
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[HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!>
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Cluster One
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 20:48 |
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I know it's hard to discount all his early albums, but I voted for
'Us', with 'Up' being a close second as my favourite. That being said,
'So' as commercial as it is/was, is still his finest.
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Marmalade...I like marmalade.
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Rob The Plant
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 18:51 |
yay for UP! 
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Collaborators will take your soul.
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