Red Mosquito • View topic - Dispatches from the Real World: A Peter Gabriel Thread

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Sat December 09, 2023 1:07 am

I/O doing surprisingly well on the charts: #1 UK, #2 Germany, #2 Scotland (all physical I think), then iTunes #3 in Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland, then top 10 in eleven other countries

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Sat December 09, 2023 9:59 pm

Guys this is serious, PG spent like 22 years on tnis thing and it’s brilliant

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 2:54 pm

I’m listening to PG non-stop since this came out. Been going back to his two previous albums Up and Us.

Up really is magnificent. Only the Barry Williams show feels like an odd choice, mostly because it doesn’t really gel with the overall vibe, but it’s a great song. But I’d put this album near the top of the list, behind Melt and Security.

Way back when I started this thread, I don’t think I have Us a very fair shake. I’m finding all sorts of new elements to enjoy (while also wishing the mix was a lot more dynamic). That one is basically playing like a new album.

wease · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 6:10 pm

Did it shock your monkey?

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 6:39 pm

Wease.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 6:41 pm

This live version of Up's "Growing Up" RULES so hard

Strat · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 6:52 pm

is the first line o the chorus of the first song "I love to cum"?

Respect.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 6:54 pm

No but the first lyrics are "Folded in your fleshy purse / I am floating once again" so you're not too far off

Strat · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 7:00 pm

This is really lovely. Playing for time :heartbeat:

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 7:03 pm

Strat wrote:

This is really lovely. Playing for time :heartbeat:

Beautiful song

wease · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 7:10 pm

Why did you edit your post? I had to stop listening for a minute and then I came back and the tune was gone.

Strat · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 7:12 pm

This is very good. Hell yea.

Do you have it on vinyl, trag?

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 7:14 pm

wease wrote:

Why did you edit your post? I had to stop listening for a minute and then I came back and the tune was gone.

Because the live version is even better and I'd hate for a newcomer to listen to the studio cut and then skip the live version. IT'S CALLED CONTENT CURATION WEASE!

Strat wrote:

This is very good. Hell yea.

Do you have it on vinyl, trag?

I'm in an existential crisis between Bright Side Mix / Dark Side Mix / just buy both? Also they're like $47 so I'm waiting for the price to drop.

wease · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 7:22 pm

I was going to listen to both versions. Now, I will listen to neither.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue December 12, 2023 7:28 pm

oh wth wease

wease · **Posted:** Wed December 13, 2023 2:35 pm

You heard me

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Thu December 14, 2023 6:42 pm

Tony Levin owning this one:

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Sun December 31, 2023 11:46 pm

Guardian says I/O is five stars, “late career masterpiece.”

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/ ... asterpiece

AndySlash · **Posted:** Mon January 01, 2024 12:17 am

i heard road to joy on a local indie mpr station a couple days ago, which was kind of surprising.

and lol in something completely serendipitous i literally just turned on the station's streaming broadcast and it's playing right now. looks like it was voted the #85 song for the year by listeners, so must have been given a decent amount of plays.

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11857

Dark-side mix is hitting the spot right now. I think I prefer this to the bright-side.

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