50 Jessica Alfredson

Favorite Album: Us
Favorite Song: Here Comes The Flood/ Washing of the Water. Hey, I can't decide, alright? 
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: Nursery Cryme--okay, The Lamb too...damn Rael...: )
Least Favorite Song: Animal Magic. 'nuff said.
Favorite Music Video: Don't Give Up
Favorite Tour: I'm too young...*sob* I probably won't ever get to see Mr. Gabriel will I? Unless his new album includes a tour...? *hopeful sob* Please, Peter!! Don't leave the younguns out of the fun!! TOUR AGAIN!! PLEASE! (I'm only 17.)
Favorite CD ROM: I haven't seen any of them. I'm deprived of precious Peter...
Best Hair Era: Definately when he was in his long hair stage...*drool*
Favorite Album Cover: Us/So/PG 1,2,3,and 4...Oh, shit, I like them all.
Favorite Non-Album Song: Lovetown. That song rocks, and it goes along with a great movie.
Favorite Collaboration: Sinead O'Conner
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist: Phil Collins, Sting, or The Beatles.(C'mon, we all remember Phil--sweet voice, nice personality, yet lacking in Gabriel's charming theatrics and oddities?)
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases: Drawing and biting my nails as I contemplate flying all the way to Box, England, to kick Peter in the drawers for not getting that album out to me all the way over here in America for 9 years--which is half of my whole life, I'll have you know!! *furious teeth-gnashing* Just kidding....it's going to be something spectacular, and I respect that it takes him so long to put one together. It takes a lot of talent to write and compose like he does. I'm grateful that it's all out there so that younger generations like me can have a chance to hear his music. Bravo, and all that.
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration: I love to sing but I won't say Me. Instead, I think that Peter should go it alone for now. I love his music when he's all by himself. I hope every song on the new album is sung by him.
I Think the New Album Title Should Be... wasn't it going to be "UP"?? I loved that when I first heard it. I thought: Damn, Peter's cool. Keep it as "UP", please.
Comments: I love Peter Gabriel!!!! TOUR TOUR TOUR!! I want to see him once in my life!! PLEASE!!

 

51 Andreas Schmitz

Favorite Album: What a hard question this is... I would say: PG III ("Melt")
Favorite Song: Again such a difficult question ;) ... I vote for "In Your eyes"!
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: "Selling England by the Pound"
Least Favorite Song: I love them all! But to answer your survey: "Waiting for the big one"
Favorite Music Video: "Digging in the dirt" is so amazing...
Favorite Tour: the Secret World Tour was great!
Favorite CD ROM: "Eve"
Best Hair Era: early 90's - "US" promotion
Favorite Album Cover: "US"
Favorite Non-Album Song: "Party Man" from the "Virtuosity OST"!
Favorite Collaboration: "Don't give up" with Kate Bush
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist: John Lennon
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases: reading
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration: PG with Enya! That would be fantastic!
I Think the New Album Title Should Be...: UP! Or i/o? No, UP!
Comments: he's just the best artist in the world.

 

52 Sofia

Favorite Album: Secret World Live
Favorite Song: Solsbury Hill
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: Selling England
Least Favorite Song: Zaar
Favorite Music Video: Big Time
Favorite Tour: Secret World Tour
Favorite CD ROM: Eve
Best Hair Era: 1993/94 Secret World Tour
Favorite Album Cover: OVO
Favorite Non-Album Song: I grieve
Favorite Collaboration: with Paula Cole: "Hush, hush, hush"
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist: Enya
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases: reading, cooking, movies
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration: Enya
I Think the New Album Title Should Be...: AO (alpha and omega)
Comments: best wishes to Isaac Ralph!

 

53 Allan

Favorite Album: Security and Us
Favorite Song: Solsbury Hill and Secret World
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: The Lamb and Selling England
Least Favorite Song: Modern Love and Don't Give Up
Favorite Music Video: love 'em all, but if I have to chooseShock the Monkey
Favorite Tour: Security tour Rhythm of the Heat was the PERFECT opener! and Security World well, we all know the ending's great!
Favorite CD ROM: Xplora: love mixin' diggin'!
Best Hair Era: bald I can relate!
Favorite Album Cover: 3
Favorite Non-Album Song: The Tower that Ate People from Red Planet.
Favorite Collaboration: Johnny Warman: "Screaming Jets" pure Gabriel!
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist: David Sylvian, Peter Himmelman, Paul Westerberg, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, U2, Shriekback, REM...
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases: having kids and raising them.
Best *Idea* For Collaboration: Re-do The Lamb with video, surround sound and the "old gang".
I Think the New Album Title Should Be... i/o
Comments: Discovered pg (and Genesis) when "Games Without Frontiers" hit the airwaves. By the time Security was released I was hooked, its been a fun "musical journey" ever since.

 

 

54 Don Morgan

Favorite Album:  Passion
Favorite Song:  Red Rain, Downside Up, Here Comes the Flood (acoustic version) - sorry... too hard to pick one!
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Least Favorite Song:  Milgram's 37
Favorite Music Video:  Digging in the Dirt
Favorite Tour:  The WOMAD Tour from a few years ago that PG headlined.
Favorite CD ROM:  Xplora 1 (the only one I've seen.  It's awesome.)
Best Hair Era: Either bald or at least really short, circa the late 90's.
Favorite Album Cover:  Plays Live
Favorite Non-Album Song:  "Across the River"
Favorite Collaboration: "When You're Falling" w/ Afro Celt Sound System or "Land of Anaka" w/ Geoffrey Oryema
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist:  U2, Afro Celt Sound System (to which I was introduced through PG and the whole Realworld label).
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases:  Tracking down various Realworld albums
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration:  I think Pete should do something with Seal.  It would be very synth-heavy and danceable, and very British-sounding.
I Think the New Album Title Should Be...  i/o.  It's just a cool title.  "Up" sounds too much like "Us."  I can already see all the music reviewers getting confused and saying things like "'Us' is Gabriel's new album, the first since 1992's 'Up.'" [Editor's note: Gabriel gave his first four albums the same name. It's a little late for PG to worry about confusing people now. If people can handle PG 1-/V, then they can figure out the difference between Up and Us!]
Comments:  Bought the new Passion remaster and it sounds great.  I was disappointed with the "expanded" booklet, however.  The text is almost identical to the old version, with some minor added remastering credits.  There are numerous new photos, all black and white, including two full pages of a recording session with Musicians of the Nile, who as a group only contribute to one track on the entire CD.  It would have been great to see some color photos, as well as more text explaining "Passion"s significance not only as a groundbreaking world fusion album, but as the very first release on Realworld records.

 

54 a Bobby's Evil Clone
 

Favorite Album: Passion
Favorite Song: I've decided that it is impossible to answer this question, but I would say In Your Eyes, Come Talk to Me, The Feeling Begins, Rhythm of the Heat are all up there.
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: Foxtrot
Least Favorite Song: Flotsam and Jetsam
Favorite Music Video: Steam. That is one trippy video and also you get to see Peter dressed as a pimp.
Favorite Tour: UP since I have yet to experience a concert from the all mighty one.
Favorite CD ROM: Don't have them.
Best Hair Era: The reverse mohawk. PG looked like such a freak but it was definately the most fitting hair style for his personality.
Favorite Album Cover: Melt
Favorite Non-Album Song: Taboo for an instrumental and Party Man for regular song.
Favorite Collaboration: Shankar
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist: U2
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases: Searching for rare PG bootlegs and constantly checking on the status of UP.
Best *Idea* For A Collaboration: PG, Justin Timberlake, and Britney Spears. Just kidding. I can picture the Solsburians having heart attacks with that statement. Seriously, as somebody said before PG and Enya WOULD be very cool.
I Think the New Album Title Should Be....  UP your ass if Gabriel calls it i/o. Definately keep it UP Pete!
Comments: This site rocks and has the ultimate up to date info on our hero! If anyone has copies of the bootlegs Book of Memories and  B-Sides and More and wants to get rid of them or trade please please let me know as my copies are worn out and broken from constant play. (Cesard@netzero.net.) PEACE!

 

55 Rob Hatcher

Favorite Album 'So' and 'Us' --too difficult to choose between I'm afraid!

Favorite Song 'Solsbury Hill' --sheer brilliance both musically and lyrically; I could never tire of listening to this

Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album 'Selling England By The Pound'

Least Favorite Song 'Kiss That Frog' --never really been able to relate to this song and is the only track that I tend to skip on the masterpiece that is 'Us'

Favorite Music Video 'Sledgehammer'

Favorite Tour

'Secret World Live' I wasn't fortunate enough to attend, but I've completely fallen in love with both the album and video

Favorite CD ROM 'EVE'

Best Hair Era Very impressed with the current look, although I think he could benefit from trimming the beard a little!

Favorite Album Cover'Peter Gabriel 2' --though 'Peter Gabriel 3' comes a close second!

Favorite Non-Album Song 'I Grieve' from 'City Of Angels'

Favorite Collaboration

'Don't Give Up' with Paula Cole from the 'Secret World Live' tour

Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist Sting

Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases Growing up! I was only 10 when PG released 'Us' and had never even heard of the great man. Am now a fully-fledged Gabriel fan and can hardly wait for the new album! I also enjoy playing guitar and piano, albeit very badly!

Best 'Idea' For a Collaboration With Sarah McLachlan whose vocals would complement those of PG very nicely indeed

I Think the New Album Title Should Be...Definitely 'Up'. The title has been 'Up' for so long now, that to change it would be too confusing! And I think it fits much better with the concept of the moon that Peter has associated with the new album, and possibly with the forthcoming tour too!

Comments Just counting down the days until September when that album is finally released, and the 'PG-mania' that will surely follow!

56 John Peck

Favorite Album: Passion
Favorite Song: Mercy Street - pure poetry in motion
Favorite Gabriel-Era Genesis Album: The Lamb
Least Favorite Song: A Wonderful Day In A One Way World, for the simple reason that it's shit
Favorite Music Video: Shock The Monkey
Favorite Tour: Secret World Live
Favorite CD ROM: who knows?
Best Hair Era: Definitely 1980'sish short black
Favorite Album Cover: PG2 (Scratch)
Favorite Non-Album Song: Don't Break This Rhythm
Favorite Collaboration: Sinead's vocals on Blood of Eden, but whether that counts as a collaboration i don't know
Favorite Non-Gabriellian Artist: Too many to mention, Radiohead, Talking Heads, Ennio Morricone, Autechre, DJ Shadow, Eno, Phillip Glass, REM, Serge Gainsbourg.  I could go on and on....
Favorite Pastime Between Album Releases: Sitting around glumly waiting for the new album.
Best *Idea* For a Collaboration: PG and DJ Shadow
I Think the New Album Title Should Be...: Up, definitely, Up
Comments: and the beat goes on.....

 

 

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