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Author: | tragabigzanda [ Tue April 24, 2018 3:16 am ] |
Post subject: | Dispatches from the Real World: A Peter Gabriel Thread |
Peter Gabriel deserves his own thread. I've gone down a rabbit hole this past week, trying to expand my understanding of his music beyond my existing familiarity with his greatest hits collection, his work through Real World studios and WOMAD, and a couple specific albums (Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ and So. I've devoured his first six records in full over several days, and feel like I'm just starting to scratch the surface. Some context might be helpful: 1. Basic background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_World_Records https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_ ... _and_Dance 2. Genesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_(band) I am by no means a Genesis expert, but I think this song is as good a place as any to appreciate from where Peter was coming before launching his solo career. This song is bonkers. After recently discovering his third solo album, 1980's Melt, I dove in headfirst. My method: Downloaded his first six albums, put them all on shuffle, played it throughout the week. I would tag any songs that stuck out as worth revisiting. I made a playlist of those songs, and then shuffled that playlist for the last few days. My thoughts on Peter Gabriel's first six solo albums: 1. Car (1977)
2. Scratch (1978)
3. Melt (1980)
4. Security (1982)
5. So (1986)
6. Us (1992)
TL;DR: A long and varied runs of records from 1977-1992. His earlier stuff sees him searching for an identity post-Genesis; his middle records find him hitting what I consider to be his creative peak, full of daring experimentation and conflicting emotions; and his later records find him settling comfortably into a signature sound that is equal parts an aim for the charts, and aim for the listener's sense of social consciousness. Objective best album: So (1986) My favorite album: 3, aka Melt (1980) Very best songs from the entire collection:
Also, I admit I may have missed some great tracks in my rush to digest it all, so feel free to set me straight if there's something you think should be included in my best-of playlist. |
Author: | tragabigzanda [ Tue April 24, 2018 3:58 am ] |
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Also, if anyone wants this entire collection, PM me and I'll get you a link. |
Author: | Mike [ Tue April 24, 2018 7:40 am ] |
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That's Phil Collins on Duke. Peter has already left. |
Author: | tragabigzanda [ Tue April 24, 2018 10:37 am ] |
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Mike wrote: That's Phil Collins on Duke. Peter has already left. D'oh! Thanks. |
Author: | bada [ Tue April 24, 2018 4:32 pm ] |
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I listen to his solo stuff often. Mix on my phone: 01 Biko 02 Solsbury Hill 03 Sledgehammer 04 Steam 05 Red Rain 06 Games Without Frontiers 07 Shock The Monkey 08 Don't Remember 09 Big Time 10 Digging In The Dirt 11 In Your Eyes 12 Shaking The Tree |
Author: | epilogue [ Tue April 24, 2018 4:34 pm ] |
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bada wrote: I listen to his solo stuff often. Mix on my phone: 01 Biko 02 Solsbury Hill 03 Sledgehammer 04 Steam 05 Red Rain 06 Games Without Frontiers 07 Shock The Monkey 08 Don't Remember 09 Big Time 10 Digging In The Dirt 11 In Your Eyes 12 Shaking The Tree That's a baller mix, bada. |
Author: | bada [ Tue April 24, 2018 4:46 pm ] |
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Thanks. Its a hits mix but it's a pretty good picture of his solo stuff at least the albums I know. I lost track of him after Us. |
Author: | epilogue [ Tue April 24, 2018 4:50 pm ] |
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bada wrote: Thanks. Its mostly a hits mix but it's a pretty good picture of his solo stuff at least the albums I know. I lost track of him after Us. Yeah, but sometimes hits are hits for a reason. As an introduction, it's fantastic. |
Author: | tragabigzanda [ Tue April 24, 2018 11:06 pm ] |
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bada wrote: I listen to his solo stuff often. Mix on my phone: 01 Biko 02 Solsbury Hill 03 Sledgehammer 04 Steam 05 Red Rain 06 Games Without Frontiers 07 Shock The Monkey 08 Don't Remember 09 Big Time 10 Digging In The Dirt 11 In Your Eyes 12 Shaking The Tree Yep, this is solid. Opening with Biko is a bold choice. Red Rain > Games Without Frontiers is a great transition pick. |
Author: | Birds in Hell [ Tue April 24, 2018 11:55 pm ] |
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Intruder is probably my favourite Gabriel song; that nervy, paranoid, new wave thing really works for me. trag wrote: world-music-meets-pop vibe This is where I get off the train. trag wrote: Exposure is one of the purest joys of this entire journey. Full of sticky, sexy swagger, there's nothing else in this collection that sounds quite like it. Reminds me of David Essex and Prince It probably sounds quite different as it was primarily written by Robert Fripp (who produced the second PG album, and plays great guitar all over the first three) and is also the title track of his 1979 solo album: |
Author: | tragabigzanda [ Wed April 25, 2018 4:36 am ] |
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Birds in Hell wrote: Intruder is probably my favourite Gabriel song; that nervy, paranoid, new wave thing really works for me. it's kind of shocking how much of NIN's The Fragile owes to this one song. Birds in Hell wrote: trag wrote: world-music-meets-pop vibe This is where I get off the train. what about his earlier, edgier attempts at this (Biko, No Self Control, etc)? Birds in Hell wrote: trag wrote: Exposure is one of the purest joys of this entire journey. Full of sticky, sexy swagger, there's nothing else in this collection that sounds quite like it. Reminds me of David Essex and Prince It probably sounds quite different as it was primarily written by Robert Fripp (who produced the second PG album, and plays great guitar all over the first three) and is also the title track of his 1979 solo album: whoa! thanks for this, sounds awesome and i will listen more very soon |
Author: | lowlight79 [ Wed April 25, 2018 2:05 pm ] |
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I feel like I am finally of age to venture into Peter Gabriel's catalog. So where should I start? |
Author: | tragabigzanda [ Wed April 25, 2018 3:26 pm ] |
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lowlight79 wrote: I feel like I am finally of age to venture into Peter Gabriel's catalog. So where should I start? PM sent |
Author: | tragabigzanda [ Wed April 25, 2018 3:27 pm ] |
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Also, here's that great Exposure song Spenno and I were discussing: |
Author: | tragabigzanda [ Wed April 25, 2018 5:08 pm ] |
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This is the Intruder song we've been discussing. It's a far cry from In Your Eyes: |
Author: | tragabigzanda [ Mon May 14, 2018 2:52 pm ] |
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CoS: Peter Gabriel’s music is coming to Spotify |
Author: | epilogue [ Mon May 14, 2018 2:54 pm ] |
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tragabigzanda wrote: |
Author: | bodysnatcher [ Mon May 14, 2018 7:31 pm ] |
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i'm listening to Melt on youtube right now |
Author: | tragabigzanda [ Mon May 14, 2018 7:35 pm ] |
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bodysnatcher wrote: i'm listening to Melt on youtube right now Please share your thoughts. |
Author: | bodysnatcher [ Mon May 14, 2018 7:51 pm ] |
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tragabigzanda wrote: bodysnatcher wrote: i'm listening to Melt on youtube right now Please share your thoughts. i'm honestly really loving it. this is really hitting some sort of sweet spot that i've been looking to hit with rock music. about halfway through right now. just finished "And Through the Wire". really liked that song. |
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