Favourite G-men solo debut

Wait, you mean we have to choose from these?

Okay. Nice thread! Here are mine:

1. Steve Hackett – Voyage Of The Acolyte
2. Tony Banks – A Curious Feeling
3. Mike Rutherford – Smallcreep’s Day
4. Phil Collins – Face Value
5. Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel 1
6. Anthony Phillips – The Geese And The Ghost

I especially love the first three.

Phil Collins was still progressive in a way with his first album. Pete Gabriel: I prefer So and Up, though there are some nice songs on PG1. I love Anthony Phillips' music, albums like Sides, Back To The Pavilion, Ivory Moon, Tarka and Slow Dance, but I could never get into The Geese And The Ghost.

Titan wrote: Rutherford has done only one great album, smallcreeps day... IMO

In my opinion too. Too bad, the debut album shows what he's capable of...

Where are other people's reactions? Come on boys and girls...

1. Voyage Of The Acolyte
2. Peter gabriel
3. Face Value
4. A Curious feeling

Thats all I've heard, and apparently Hackett doesnt feeel that !"Voyage" iis his first "solo" but that "Please Dont touch" is

• Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte...great atmosphere, shifting between subdued sections with flute and dark passages featuring master guitar and bass work.  Few albums match the wonderful textures created here
• Anthony Phillips - The Geese and the Ghost...this really is just as good as Hackett's debut.  Very calm, with occasional climaxes and great acoustice guitar.  Various acoustic instruments are used creating a mideival atmosphere.
• Mike Rutherford - Smallcreep's Day...excellent job by Mike, especially the long title track.  Hmmm, I see a trend here...all three of these albums mentioned feature the much underrated Mike Rutherford.
• Tony Banks - A Curious Feeling...it's been a while since I've heard this one.  Good keyboard work and a fairly strong connection between the songs
• Phil Collins - Face Value...quite a good debut.  This was before Phil became infamous in prog circles for his "commercial" pop music.
• Peter Gabirel - Peter Gabriel...Haven't heard it.  I need to check that one out.

Titan wrote: What is your favourite solo debut album by Genesis members (Banks, Gabriel, Rutherford, Hackett, Collins, Phillips) Tony Banks - A Curious Feeling (1979) Phil Collins - Face Value (1981) Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (1977) Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost (1977) Steve Hackett - A Voyage of Acolyte (1975) Mike Rutherford - A Smallcreep´s day (1980)

All those albums are strong (the debut is among the best in each artist's solo catalogue)

1. Voyage of the Acolyte (9+/10)
2. The Geese and the Ghost (9/10)
3. Peter Gabriel (8+/10)
4. Face Value (8+/10)
5. A Curious Feeling (8/10)
6. Smallcreep's Day (8/10)
   

Snow Dog wrote: I find it amazi ng that Titan doesn't rate "Voyage" at all!

He did rate it. He put it on the nr. 1 spot together with The Geese And The Ghost

As things happened for many bands, the individual five are far less interesting than the five together. Out of the five, the only one who released albums I really like is Steve Hackett.

So number one: Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte. 5 stars or 10/10

2) PG I. The only of his solo albums I like cos it's not experimental nor dance nor world music. 4 stars or 8/10

3) Anthony Phillips - The Geese and the Ghost. Good but one of the most frustrating albums: it never takes-off. Every 5 minutes you tell yourself: "yeah, that's it! This time he will make it!" Then the soufflé falls back again. 3 stars or 6/10

4) Phil Collins - Face Value for "In the air tonight" 2.5 stars or 5/10

5) Mike Rutherford - Smallcreeps Day. 2 stars or 4/10. Not bad but uninteresting

6) A Curious Feeling. 1 star or 2/10 (I must confess that I could never listen to that record to the end. I always fell asleep before).

I ONLY KNOW HACKETT AND GABRIEL´S DEBUT ALBUMS... AND OF COURSE VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE IS BETTER ...

IM NOT INTERESTED TO HEAR COLLINS´DEBUT ALBUM