65 JASON HAMES

Favorite Album US
Favorite Song     FAMILY SNAPSHOT (when I was young it was Here comes the flood and Red Rain)
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album Lambs Lie Down on Broadway. (Carpet Crawlers!)
Least Favorite Song Well I'm not a fan of Big Time or Sledgehammer-although I do think SO is one of the best albums ever made.
Favorite Music Video Don't Give Up- (Simple-plus Kate has such a beautiful voice and presence about herself. You'll never look at an eclipse the same way again).
Favorite Tour      Believe it or not-The Womad Tour. His best reddition of BIKO.
Favorite CD ROM Your lucky I knew how to copy and paste this survey.
Best Hair Era     Mohawk baby.
Favorite Album Cover Melt although US and Passion are cool. Actually I like UP's cover.
Favorite Non-Album Song     Love Street-The one he did for Philadelphia.
Favorite Collaboration      Easy-Kate Bush (female). Robert Fripp (male). Although I'll always love bald headed Tony!!
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Bob Dylan and King Crimson.
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases Going to college and getting my Bachelor's and Master's Degree. (seriously) Peter...word to the wise: To be a true artist, which you are, you need to produce Art!!! This was way to long.
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration  Nick Cave
I Think the New Album Title Should Be...whatever..if it's released in 2003. Although, I do like the title: "Why I think Phil Collins is a sellout overrated hack"!

66 Sheila Friend

Favorite Album - Passion
Favorite Song - Humdrum
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album - Fox Trot
Least Favorite Song - Exposure
Favorite Music Video - Shock The Monkey
Favorite Tour - Playtime 1988
Favorite CD ROM - Eve
Best Hair Era - The 80's
Favorite Album Cover - #3 (The melting face)
Favorite Non-Album Song - Walk Through The Fire (From Against All Odds)
Favorite Collaboration - Kate Bush
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist - The Beatles
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases - Walking the dog
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration - Annie Lennox
I Think the New Album Title Should Be... - I like Up
Comments: Glad the album is almost here!

67 Scott Kennedy

Favorite Album: Hmm, PG1. To this day, I've never seen another album with the word "Burgermeister" mentioned in the song title.
Favorite Song: The Indigo-I Have The Touch-Moribund The Burgermeister-San Jacinto-Song This could count as one song couldn't it?
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: It's virtually impossible to deny The Lamb, but after seeing him dramatize the line, "Let me get to know your flesh," from The Musical Box on VH1's Behind The Music, I became hooked on Nursery Cryme.
Least Favorite Song: Waiting For The Big One It's not necessarily a bad song, this just happens to be the only one I skip for some reason.
Favorite Music Video: Shock The Monkey I love it when he's painted white, looking abnormal.
Favorite Tour: Only 19. The Up Tour will be my first, and most likely, my most favorite. Can't wait. Driving "Up" to Chicago from my University in Saint Louis. Oh yeah, that tour where he looks like a construction worker looked pretty, freakin neat.
Favorite CD ROM: Haven't checked'em out yet.
Best Hair Era: Definitely the long hair with Genesis. I bet he attracted all the ladies.
Favorite Album Cover: PG4 Somewhat of an enigma when it comes to album covers. I love it. I have the vinyl framed and hung UP in my dorm room. (Stole it from Dad's collection:) It's still in impeccable shape.)
Favorite Non-Album Song: Lovetown
Favorite Collaboration: PG with The Blind Boys of Alabama is great to see. Saw "The Boys" in Nashville earlier this year.
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist: SO so so many. Can I give you two? YES and Miles Davis
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases: Hyperbole aside, looking up solsburyhill.org!!
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration: How about a collaboration between PG and Garth Brooks? Hey, Garth's more talented than you think, and he's the highest selling solo-artist in American music history (according to the RIAA). Now that would be interesting.
I Think the New Album Title Should Be... Input/Output will work just fine.
Comments: I consider PG to be another one of my University professors. His songs are my tutorials. So, I make sure I listen aside from just hear.

68 Bård Larsen, Oslo, Norway

Favorite Album: So. Because of it`s perfection.
Favorite Song: Red rain. Dark, beautiful, melancholic and rhythmic. And the voice!!!!
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: Foxtrot.
Least Favorite Song: Kiss of life. Painful.
Favorite Music Video: Mercy Street from the CV video.
Favorite Tour: European So-tour 87.
Favorite CD ROM: Eve.
Best Hair Era: Genesis lawnmover midfield cut.
Favorite Album Cover: 3.
Favorite Non-Album Song: Summertime.
Favorite Collaboration: Joni Mitchell.
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist: Pat Metheny Group.
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases: Watching Norway beat Brasil in the soccer WC ( not on a regular basis, but it did happen in 1998 ).
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration: ( more ) BT
I Think the New Album Title Should Be...: eh? If he survives the time it takes to put out a new one he can name it anything! I/O is good enough for me!
Comments: Been listening to Up for a few days and it works! Darkness, No Way Out and More Than This are up there with his best work. But BWS? Honestly!?

 

69 Bill Webber B.Sc., D.C.

Favorite Album - IV
Favorite Song - On the Air
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album - Selling England by the Pound
Least Favorite Song - I dunno...what's the worst Van Gogh?
Favorite Music Video - Sledgehammer
Favorite Tour - IV
Favorite CD ROM - none
Best Hair Era - Genesis: Reverse Mohawk...Solo: Clean-shaven on III
Favorite Album Cover - Up
Favorite Non-Album Song - I Go Swimming
Favorite Collaboration - Kate Bush
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist - U2
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases - Changing Careers
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration - Lori Carson (Snow Come Down...from Waking the Dead)
I Think the New Album Title Should Be... Holy Shit, I'm 50!

 

70 Marty

Favorite Album: Passion
Favorite Song: w/o vox: Floating Dogs, w/vox: I Don't Remember
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Least Favorite Song: Don't Give Up
Favorite Music Video: I Don't Remember
Favorite Tour: Secret World
Favorite CD ROM: N/A (Don't own any)
Best Hair Era: 1980 tour
Favorite Album Cover: Passion
Favorite Non-Album Song: Walk Through the Fire
Favorite Collaboration: Robert Fripp
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist: Porcupine Tree
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases: Aging 10 years
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration: Annie Lennox, or Tony Banks again since I'd like to hear
Tony's melodies with Gabriel's rhythms (just don't call it Genesis!!!)
I Think the New Album Title Should Be... "UP II: What I've been doing for the past ten years"
Comments: Excellent website- it's better than most *official* band sites! This is a good
place to brag: while in college I used to help clean a movie theater in the wee hours
of the morning. My favorite time was when I was done (of course), but not so I could leave,
but so I could put PG IV (Security) and Passion in the CD player, crank up the
multi-channel sound in the large auditorium, and just chill. This was just before "home
theaters" took off, so hearing the ending to "Rhythm of the Heat" in surround each
night rocked!

 

71 Ronny, Neutral Buoyancy Lab, Johnson Space Center, NASA

Favorite Album: IV (Mask)
Favorite Song: For visceral power: "The Rhythm of the Heat." For chilling beauty: "Wallflower" and "I Grieve."
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: From Genesis to Revelation...ok, I'm kidding. The Lamb.
Least Favorite Song: "Waiting for the Big One." (Remember, least favorite is still a favorite.)
Favorite Music Video: "Shock the Monkey."
Favorite Tour: The Lamb, and the first solo tour. The first because of my
disbelief that so much entertainment could be presented at one time. The
second because of the relief that Peter did not need those other guys and
the costumes to totally mesmerize. However, he did dress up as Rael for the
encore ("Back in NYC").
Favorite CD ROM: I haven't experienced any of them, so I love them all.
Best Hair Era: The Us era.
Favorite Album Cover: III (Melt)
Favorite Non-Album Song: If soundtrack or other artists' albums count as
non-album, then I choose the "I Have the Touch" remix from Phenomenon. If
not, then I choose "Song Without Words" before it become "Indigo."
Favorite Collaboration: Robbie Robertson ("Fallen Angel") and Afro-Celt
Sound System ("When You're Falling"). Is there a theme here?
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist: Of course there are many: Early and
middle Jethro Tull, Nick Drake, Peter Hammill, Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, Oingo Boingo.
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases: Living a full, satisfying, well
examined life with many friends and accomplishments, growing old gracefully,
dying quietly, reincarnating into another being with a sound system ("such a
struggle getting through these changes"), and (re-)discovering the music of
Peter Gabriel, and looking forward to September for the next album release.
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration: I like Denise's idea above, Loreena McKennitt.
I Think the New Album Title Should Be...: In keeping with the So (sew) Us Up
progression, we have to keep the newer letter and throw out the older.
Therefore we have a two-letter word containing "p". Our two choices are
therefore, "Pi" and "Pa." "Pa" will give us: "Sew us up, Pa," which works if
you assume that the dad is medically trained. "Pi" doesn't work in this
context, and will not be recommended. "Pa" will also set the stage for
inclusion of an improved version of "Father, Son" and maybe a cover version
of Cat Stevens' "Father and Son" to renew that old collaboration. There is
also the opportunity to add another branch of the World Music tree: polka
music (you know, oom-Pa-Pa). So, my answer is an enthusiastic: "Pa!"
Comments: I appreciate your website. You have the proper balance of
reverence and sass, and a wealth of news.

 

72 Pat Parker

Favorite Album - So (commercial album); Passion (non-commercial album)
Favorite Song  - Mercy Street
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album - Foxtrot
Least Favorite Song - Big Time (and Sledgehammer)
Favorite Music Video - Shock the Monkey
Favorite Tour - Secret World Tour
Favorite CD ROM - Real World Notes #14 (or is it 15? -- the most recent one!)
Best Hair Era - The "So" Hair era
Favorite Album Cover - US
Favorite Non-Album Song - Walk Through the Fire
Favorite Collaboration - When You're Falling with Afro Celt Sound System (their song)
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist - N/A (I like lots of people all the same -- all secondary to PG)
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases - Working/attending many concerts and checking out what's out there, musically.  Then, checking the fan sites every now and then to get some news!
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration - Peter Gabriel and David Bowie together - just once!
I Think the New Album Title Should Be... "Not Naff" : )
Comments: Great survey.  I'm never any good at just choosing "one" of any thing PG-ish, so some of my answers are lame - or "naff" : )

 

73 Brandon

Favorite Album - US
Favorite Song - Mercy Street
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album- Fox Trot
Least Favorite Song - Home Sweet Home
Favorite Music Video - Sledgehammer
Favorite Tour - Secret World
Favorite CD ROM - EVE
Best Hair Era - Genesis mohawk
Favorite Album Cover - Scratch (2)
Favorite Non-Album Song - Lovetown
Favorite Collaboration- Sinead O-connor Blood of Eden
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist - Yes
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases - Got married, bought a house and ran 14 marathons
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration - Loreena Mckennet
I Think the New Album Title Should Be... UP (The irony kills me)
Comments:
I think one of the most overlooked things that Peter has done has been the
EVE CD Rom. He never seems to mention it when they ask him what he's been
dong the last 10 years. There is truly nothing like it. Not sure why not
more people know about it.

74 Jessica

Favorite Album : Toss up between the first and SO

Favorite Song : I love Humdrum, Here Comes The Flood ... and In Your Eyes

Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album : Oh ... Selling England if I must choose

Least Favorite Song : Mmm ... not too fond of Waiting For The Big One
Favorite Music Video - Shock the Monkey - chills when I first saw it
Favorite Tour - Any
Favorite CD ROM - ?
Best Hair Era - Around the So days
Favorite Album Cover - Shaking The Tree
Favorite Non-Album Song - That mysterious "Why Don't We" song for one ...
Favorite Collaboration - Afrocelt Sound System and Deep Forest
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist - David Byrne
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases - listening to Peter and wishing he'd get on with it
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration - he and David Byrne would be incredible
I Think the New Album Title Should Be... - it already is but I liked In
Comments: I just couldn't resist :) Peter is brilliant ... there is not enough space to say what needs to be said.

Thanks for indulging me ...