Peter Gabriel and music like his


Hello,

I'm a big fan of Peter Gabriel and his music in every aspect. Do any of you know of well-recorded musical styles like his whether female or male. Thanks.
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Guess Peter Gabriel must be pretty unique judging by the lack of responses.

If you're interested in chasing down music similar to early Genesis, you might want to check out Anthony Phillips - one of Genesis's founding members - who followed a little known solo career afterwards. Some of his early stuff - especially "The Geese and the Ghost" have that prog-rock-Genesis sound.

If you haven't tracked down PG's film scores yet, "The Passion" is great (from "Last Temptation of Christ"), and (although I only heard it on the film) the soundtrack to "Rabbit Proof Fence" was pretty haunting too.

The closest female I can think of - and she sings back up on "So" - is Kate Bush. Her 1982 CD "The Dreaming" captures some of PG's weird, world-beat sound as well as his some of his dreamlike lyrics (thinking of songs like "Family Snapshot"). The title track "The Dreaming" is all Australian didgeridoo beat; "Pull out the Pin" tells the tale of a Vietcong ready to throw a hand grenade; "Houdini" is a tale told from the POV of his wife. A truly amazing album. If she hadn't released anything else, this would have cemented her critically acclaimed status.

Hear samples at MSN (although it doesn't seem to currently work)http://entertainment.msn.com/album/Default.aspx?album=142542 and at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000006MS3/qid=1068843093/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_4/104-3496430-0011919?v=glance&s=music&n=507846. BTW, it seems to be on sale at Tower Records for $7.99 - a screaming good buy.
Pete has had a pretty long career so it's hard to get too specific up front. Which period of work do you like? Late solo, mid-solo, early solo, or his work with Genesis? In the Progressive genre there are several to suggest, but I'd need to know what exactly it is you like about Pete's work. I've been a fan for many years now and I love Progressive music. I would be happy to suggest some if you contact me.

Enjoy
I absolutely love Gabriel's work, oddly enough I detest Genesis (with and without Mr. Gabriel). If you like Peter Gabriel's experimental/progressive style you may want to check out Gentle Giant and early Jethro Tull. A more recent artist that seems to have a similar approach to their music is Sting (some may even include Joe Jackson too).
Todd Rundgren: The Healer
Pink Floyd: UmmaGumma
Hawkwind: Hawkwind
Ten Years After: Stonedhenge
Radiohead: Kid A
Joni Mitchell: Daun Jaun's Reckless Daughter
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