Inspired by Albumism, I’m doing my own version of Flying Solo with individual tracks. Band breakups and hiatuses are never fun, but these solo jams were defining moments in my life’s soundtrack.

Before his foray into alternative rock and world music, Peter Gabriel carried the prog rock themes of early Genesis into his solo work. With “Games Without Frontiers”, he made prog rock more accessible.

One of my favorite Peter Gabriel anthems, just about everything in it was progressive, from the vocals to the keys to the guitar to the whistling. But the melody was palatable, even catchy. Each track on Peter Gabriel 3 was like a unique book that you could pull off the shelf, dust off and devour. “Games Without Frontiers” felt like a post-apocalyptic narrative, like The Hunger Games, Battle Royale and Lord of the Flies rolled up into one 4 minute jam.

“If looks could kill they probably will. In games without frontiers - wars without tears.”