This was Peter Gabriel's first solo album after he left Genesis in 1975. This 1977 release was also the first to bear the title "Peter Gabriel." After several others shared the title, this became known as "1" or "car." There is some pretty amazing music on this album, along with some oddities. The collection of musicians here is impressive. A few notables featured include Robert Fripp, Tony Levin (who would become a regular Gabriel band member), Larry Fast,  Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner. The album produced one song that would be considered a Gabriel classic, "Solsbury Hill," but there is plenty of other great stuff here.

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This is absolutely one of the real classics from Gabriel's solo career. Cheery acoustic guitar starts it off. The other instruments and Gabriel's voice rise up over the top of that to bring a great song to life. The chorus has such great energy and hooks. The bright, clean guitar that rides over the top of this arrangement is so great. The edgy, crunch guitar later brings a different angle to it.

Energized, this is a cool rocker. It has some jazzy elements in the mix, and it really works so well. It has plenty of prog in the mix along with more mainstream pop rocking sound. There are some cool proggy twists and turns built into this thing.

Weird barbershop-quartet stuff is on the menu here at the start. Then the track turns to a bouncy old time, jazzy rag-time cut. This is weird, and definitely not my favorite thing here, but it does have its quirky charms. It does have some leanings toward mainstream rock and some jazzy guitar work in the mix at times.

Trippy, psychedelic keyboards bring this in. The vocals come over the top of that in an understated arrangement. After this opening movement, the cut begins to twist and turn through a number changes with jazzy things alternated with more standard prog stuff and more. While this isn't epic in length, it is epic in scope. It has some parts that definitely feel like Genesis, too. There are some decidedly soaring moments, and this is another highlight of the set.

Piano and other keyboards start things here. When the rest of the instruments join, this launches out into fast-paced prog jamming that's so cool. This works through a number of twists and turns. It's another that's rather epic in scope. It is one of the hardest rocking things here at times, and also one of the standouts.