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  1. 10-25-2013 #1
    PeterG
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    Solo efforts by BIG "5" etc. band members

    1. If you consider that PF on their first album was a prog band then by all means include Syd Barrett.
    2. Albums can have been released while the artist was a member or after leaving the band.
    3. There are NOW 11 (VdGG dropped off earlier) bands listed here, so being generous we'll say a maximum of 22 favourite albums per list. Divide your 22 (or less) how you will, if you want to list 10 Fripp albums, 5 Waters albums and 5 Gabriel albums be my guest.

    BIG 5
    King Crimson
    Genesis
    Yes
    Pink Floyd
    Jethro Tull

    6-11
    Camel
    Caravan
    ELP
    Gentle Giant
    Soft Machine
    Van der Graaf Generator
    Last edited by PeterG; 10-25-2013 at 09:35 AM. Reason: VdGG - dropped off the bottom of my earlier edited text
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    1. Roger Waters - Pros & Cons of Hitchhiking
    2. Anthony Phillips - The Geese & The Ghost
    3. Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S
    4. Tony Banks - Seven
    5. Ian Anderson - The Secret Language of Birds
    6. Tony Banks - A Curious Feeling
    7. Richard Wright - Wet Dream
    8. Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs
    9. Syd Barrett - Barrett
    10. Roger Waters - Amused to Death
    11. Rick Wakeman - Return to the Centre of the Earth
    12. Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII
    13. Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth
    14. Roger Waters - The Wall: Live in Berlin
    15. Richard Wright - Broken China
    16. Peter Gabriel (1)
    17. Phil Collins - But Seriously
    18. Phil Collins - Going Back
    19. David Gilmour
    20. Peter Gabriel - So
    21. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte
    22. Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch.
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    1. Chris Squire-Fish out of Water
    2. Rick Wakeman-Six Wives
    3. Jon Anderson-Song of Severn
    4. Jon Anderson-Olias of Sunhillow
    5. Roger Waters - Amused to Death
    6. David Gilmour-About Face
    7. Mike Rutherford-Smallcreeps Day
    8. Peter Gabriel-4
    9. Peter Gabriel-1
    10. Roger Waters - Amused to Death
    11. Rick Wakeman - Criminal Record
    12. Jon Anderson-Animation
    13. Anthony Phillips-Geese & the Ghost
    14. Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth
    15. Peter Gabriel-So
    16. Steve Howe-Beginnings
    17. Greg Lake-S/T
    18. Patrick Moraz-The Story of i
    19. Bill Bruford-One of a Kind
    20. Bill Bruford & Patrick Moraz-Music for Piano & Drums
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    Limiting myself to one per artist and not really in any order apart from the top three:

    1. Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
    2. Jon Anderson - Olias
    3. Peter Gabriel - III
    4. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte
    5. Rick Wakeman - Criminal Record
    6. Tony Banks - The Fugitive
    7. Chris Squire - Fish out of Water
    8. Steve Howe - The Steve Howe Album
    9. Ian Anderson - Walk into Light
    10. Phil Collins - Hello, I Must Be Going!
    11. Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S.
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    Before this thread can continue I think there needs to be a twenty page argument about your 6 to 10...
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    Quote Originally Posted by trurl View Post
    Before this thread can continue I think there needs to be a twenty page argument about your 6 to 10...
    Also 1-5, what's Genesis doing in there ?
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    Before this thread can continue I think there needs to be a twenty page argument about your 6 to 10...

    Quote Originally Posted by Rufus View Post
    Also 1-5, what's Genesis doing in there ?
    Oh...I thought this was about swapping out Tull & Floyd for ELP & GG.
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    Tull can stay in the top 5 but Floyd has to go.

    Anyway, in no order:

    Fish Out of Water, Chris Squire
    Olias Of Sunhillow, Jon Anderson
    The Green Album, Eddie Jobson who counts because he was in Tull and Yes, sort of)
    One Of A Kind, Bruford
    Peter Gabriel- Car (the 1st one)

    I mean, I got nuthin' revolutionary to add here...
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    I was told in another thread that Genesis was not a Big 5 band...

    Might want to start by determining who The Big 5 were....
    "Corn Flakes pissed in. You ranted. Mission accomplished. Thread closed."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yves View Post
    I was told in another thread that Genesis was not a Big 5 band...

    Might want to start by determining who The Big 5 were....
    And why 5...
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    Anthony Phillips - The Geese & The Ghost
    Richard Wright - Wet Dream
    Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs
    David Gilmour - s/t
    Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
    Bill Bruford - One Of A Kind
    Fripp & Travis - Thread
    Trey Gunn - The Joy Of Molybdenum
    Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte
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    Take your Big 5 argument elsewhere. You can define it how you will, which is why I listed 11. But please don't derail this thread with a pointless discussion. This thread is about the solo albums not about what constitutes the BIG 5, call it the BIG 8 or BIG 11 if you want.
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    King Crimson
    I guess I'd throw in Fripp and Eno "Evening Star" and Bruford's first two solo albums

    Genesis
    Peters first 3-4 solo albums,
    Anthony's Geese and Ghost
    Tony's Curious Feeling
    Steve's first 2-3 albums
    Phil's first album (honestly I really like this one)

    Yes
    Anderson's first 3 albums
    Steve's second album
    Patrick's first two albums
    Ricks Criminal Record

    Pink Floyd
    Rogers Amused to Death
    Dave's first album
    Rick's Wet Dream
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rufus View Post
    5. Roger Waters - Amused to Death
    10. Roger Waters - Amused to Death
    Wow Rufus, you must really like that album
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    Blimey I forgot to include Steve Hackett, well now that the list is 22, I'll include Voyage and Please Don't Touch.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trurl View Post
    Before this thread can continue I think there needs to be a twenty page argument about your 6 to 10...
    NO!!!!!
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    Oh hey, Adrian Belew! So, Lone Rhino...
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    I thought it was ruled definitively the last time this thread appeared that "Bruford" is a band and not a solo project by Bill Bruford.

    Also, wouldn't "Fripp/Eno," by it's very nature, not be a solo project?

    If we define solo albums as albums released under the full name of one of the band members, I'm going with (in order of preference)

    Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
    Hugh Hopper - Hoppertunity Box
    Robert Wyatt - Cuckooland
    Peter Gabriel - II
    Robert Wyatt - Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard
    Robert Wyatt - Shleep
    Peter Gabriel - III
    Trey Gunn - Live Encounter
    Robert Fripp - Exposure
    Hugh Hopper - 1984
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    Quote Originally Posted by PeterG View Post
    Take your Big 5 argument elsewhere. You can define it how you will, which is why I listed 11. But please don't derail this thread with a pointless discussion. This thread is about the solo albums not about what constitutes the BIG 5, call it the BIG 8 or BIG 11 if you want.

    That's what you should have done . By listing a big 5 & big 10 derailed it straight away !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Facelift View Post
    I thought it was ruled definitively the last time this thread appeared that "Bruford" is a band and not a solo project by Bill Bruford.
    True- in fact I'm probably the one who said it. The same is sort of supposed to be true of the Zinc project but I don't buy it. That's a solo album all the way.
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    Anthony Phillips: Private Parts And Pieces
    Anthony Phillips: The Geese And The Ghost (especially the expanded edition)
    Anthony Phillips: Private Parts And Pieces IV
    Anthony Phillips: Private Parts And Pieces V
    David Gilmour: first album
    David Gilmour: About Face
    Chris Squire: Fish Out Of Water
    Hugh Hopper: 1984
    Hugh Hopper: Hoppertunity Box
    Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel (second one)
    Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel (third one)
    Steve Howe: Turbulence
    Steve Howe: Natural Timbre
    Robert Wyatt: Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard
    Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom
    Robert Fripp: Let The Power Fall
    Robert Fripp: God Save The Queen/Under Heavy Manners
    Fripp & Eno: No Pussyfooting
    Fripp & Eno: Evening Star
    Steve Hackett: Voyage Of The Acolyte
    Steve Hackett: Please Don't Touch
    Peter Hammill: And Close As This

    Admittedly, I really only remember one track from that Peter Hammill album, but Too Many Of My Yesterdays is one of my favorites from him, and I don't remember enough of his other solo albums that I have to comment on them, so...
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    Robert Wyatt's music is great, he's very talented. But I can't stand his 'vocals'. I think he'd better hire a classical singer, dramatic tenor would be the best.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GuitarGeek View Post
    Robert Wyatt: Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard
    Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom
    XLNT choices!
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    Quote Originally Posted by PeterG View Post
    XLNT choices!
    I thought about including Little Red Record, but I wasn't sure if Matching Mole as a "solo" thing or whatever. And I already had 22 picked out, so ya know...
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    I'll go by the most played by moi

    Chameleon in the Shadow of Night - PH
    In Camera - PH
    Silent Corner - PH
    PH7 - PH
    As Close As This - PH
    Ramshackled - Alan White
    Feels Good To Me - Bill Bruford
    Peter Gabriel - 1
    Journey To The Centre - Rick Wakeman
    Voyage Of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett
    Olias - Jon Anderson
    Rock Bottom - Robert Wyatt
    Gradually Going Tornado - Bruford
    On of A Kind - Bruford
    A Black Box - PH
    Peter Gabriel - 3
    Peter Gabriel - 2
    Enter K - PH
    Nadir - PH
    6 Wives - RW
    Birdy - Peter Gabriel
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