Gabriel vs Bowie

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Which album is best?

Peter Gabriel 3 (melt)
8
50%
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
7
44%
I prefer "Toyah!" and so does Robert Fripp
1
6%
 
Total votes: 16

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Re: Gabriel vs Bowie

Postby toomanyhatz » 21 Mar 2018, 19:05

ConnyOlivetti wrote:
toomanyhatz wrote:Unfortunately how good that Gabriel album is has been replaced by the almost universal image of Gabriel as a back-patting do-gooder dilettante. Which is a shame, as it's definitely the choice here for me over one novelty act and one well on his way to becoming one.


And that is...what?


Just my usual anti-Bowie-in-the-80s tirade. :lol:

Seriously, though, as others have said, it's Gabriel's peak vs. Bowie's...well, let's just generously say 'not peak.'
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Re: Gabriel vs Bowie

Postby joels344 » 21 Mar 2018, 19:20

I quite like that Bowie album, but it doesn’t compare to Gabriel’s solo masterpiece.
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