Any Peter Gabriel fans here?

bladworth116
bladworth116 Posts: 344
edited August 2006 in Other Music
I was driving home late the other night and popped in "Up" that I bought on a whim on vacation. I was totally blown away at the lyrical depth and musical complexity. One of those personal musical moments that transcends the listener.

Problem is, I don't know where to start filling out the rest of my PG catalogue. I'm familiar with the hits ala "Big Time", "Sledgehammer", & "Steam" but as a new fan I'd love some opinions/insight from anyone.

I know I should could ask this on Gabriel's site forum but I wanted to get some more objective opinions if that makes any sense.

Thanks to all of you in advance!!
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  • kdpjam
    kdpjam Posts: 2,303
    i am. i will always love the lamb lies down on broadway by genesis. that's when i discovered he is great.

    just go to petergabriel.com for tunes.
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  • neartodeath
    neartodeath Posts: 167
    all of his cds are great

    get SO
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    kdpjam wrote:
    i am. i will always love the lamb lies down on broadway by genesis. that's when i discovered he is great.

    just go to petergabriel.com for tunes.
    Can't go wrong with "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"...........but if it is solo Gabriel that you seek, I would mention the two disc greatest hits collection titled Hit (subtitled Miss). All of the better known tunes, plus a disc of lesser known efforts.

    The "Growing Up Live" and the "Still Growing Up Live" dvds are also well worth the time, effort and cash to acquire.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • bladworth116
    bladworth116 Posts: 344
    thanx a lot all!
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    bladworth116 wrote:
    thanx a lot all!
    You're welcome................I do believe that all of Peter's catalogue has been re-mastered...........I've had a difficult time finding the re-masters in stores, so good luck.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • Stelly
    Stelly Posts: 170
    Definitely get "So" and "Us." I REALLY love "Us."
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  • seagoat2
    seagoat2 Posts: 241
    Stelly wrote:
    Definitely get "So" and "Us." I REALLY love "Us."

    Yes...."US" is brilliant! :-)
  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    A little more obscure, but Gabriels soundtrack for The Last Temptation of Christ is brilliant.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    not a really big fan or anything but solsbury hill is a truly fantastic song.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • brhf9
    brhf9 Posts: 1,475
    i like...
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    merkinball wrote:
    A little more obscure, but Gabriels soundtrack for The Last Temptation of Christ is brilliant.
    Better known as "Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ"

    He also did the music for "Rabbit Proof Fence"......have not listened to that one yet.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • AndySlash
    AndySlash Posts: 3,287
    IMO, Up is his masterpiece. It's just brilliant.

    As others have mentioned, So and Us are must haves for getting into his stuff. I'd especially recommend those as you appear to be getting into him through Up. If your were an old-school Genesis fan, then I'd recommend his earlier stuff first, probably, but you don't seem to be. Or you could just get the hits compilation 'Hit', and get a relatively decent overview of his solo work.

    Passion is amazing, but is of course mostly instrumental. Long Walk Home (the Rabbit Proof Fence score) is amazing as well, but again, mostly instrumental. You need to have an appreciation for that type of music. I do, so I love them, but many do not. If you were to get either of these, I'd probably recommend Long Walk Home first, only because there are elements of Up that you hear during the course of the CD and you will be somewhat familiar with them.

    If you do check out the DVDs, you may want to listen to his CD 'Ovo' as well, as there is quite a few tracks from that. He isn't the featured performer on most of those tracks, but the music is fascinating.
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    AndySlash wrote:
    you may want to listen to his CD 'Ovo' as well, as there is quite a few tracks from that. He isn't the featured performer on most of those tracks, but the music is fascinating.
    He performs "Downside Up" from Ovo on the "Growing Live DVD, and it is included on the Miss cd from "Hit". Great song..........his daughter, Melanie, sings it with him on both versions. She knocks it out of the park in IMHO.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • AndySlash
    AndySlash Posts: 3,287
    tybird wrote:
    He performs "Downside Up" from Ovo on the "Growing Live DVD, and it is included on the Miss cd from "Hit". Great song..........his daughter, Melanie, sings it with him on both versions. She knocks it out of the park in IMHO.

    I never get tired of telling this story, so I'll do it again...

    I saw him on the Growing Up tour in 2002 here in Minneapolis. When he introduced Melanie, I yelled, "I LOVE YOU MELANIE!". He actually responded, saying, "Shhh... her father's listening". I have a boot and it's pretty much crytal clear. I play it for friends and they just shake their heads. But that's not all. If you watch his tour documentary DVD called 'Growing Up Live- A Family Portrait', he actually mentions this incident on the DVD. They show him outside the arena, his breath fogging as he's breathing (it was November here, so it was coooold). He's talking about Melanie and he says, "and someone tonight yelled 'I love you Melanie Gabriel!" Melanie walks by and chides him for, "cramping my style". When I saw this for the first time, I was so excited. It was a cool moment for me.
  • brhf9
    brhf9 Posts: 1,475
    AndySlash wrote:
    I never get tired of telling this story, so I'll do it again...

    I saw him on the Growing Up tour in 2002 here in Minneapolis. When he introduced Melanie, I yelled, "I LOVE YOU MELANIE!". He actually responded, saying, "Shhh... her father's listening". I have a boot and it's pretty much crytal clear. I play it for friends and they just shake their heads. But that's not all. If you watch his tour documentary DVD called 'Growing Up Live- A Family Portrait', he actually mentions this incident on the DVD. They show him outside the arena, his breath fogging as he's breathing (it was November here, so it was coooold). He's talking about Melanie and he says, "and someone tonight yelled 'I love you Melanie Gabriel!" Melanie walks by and chides him for, "cramping my style". When I saw this for the first time, I was so excited. It was a cool moment for me.

    nice story.
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    AndySlash wrote:
    I never get tired of telling this story, so I'll do it again...

    I saw him on the Growing Up tour in 2002 here in Minneapolis. When he introduced Melanie, I yelled, "I LOVE YOU MELANIE!". He actually responded, saying, "Shhh... her father's listening". I have a boot and it's pretty much crytal clear. I play it for friends and they just shake their heads. But that's not all. If you watch his tour documentary DVD called 'Growing Up Live- A Family Portrait', he actually mentions this incident on the DVD. They show him outside the arena, his breath fogging as he's breathing (it was November here, so it was coooold). He's talking about Melanie and he says, "and someone tonight yelled 'I love you Melanie Gabriel!" Melanie walks by and chides him for, "cramping my style". When I saw this for the first time, I was so excited. It was a cool moment for me.
    Yeah.........that rocks. Not only can she sing............but, she's pretty easy on the eyes, if you know what I mean. :D
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • bladworth116
    bladworth116 Posts: 344
    Thanx again to you all for all the info/opinions. I ordered Us, So & Growing Up live dvd. I'm still amazed at how well Up flows as a cohesive album.
  • kdpjam
    kdpjam Posts: 2,303
    i didn't realize p.g. was such a wild ass with his costumes and all. you should see some of the old genesis videos.
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    kdpjam wrote:
    i didn't realize p.g. was such a wild ass with his costumes and all. you should see some of the old genesis videos.
    The Fox on the Rocks is one of my favs...............I wish they had or could officially release a video of the "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" tour. They performed the whole album, and he did numerous costume changes for that. They did release a live cd of one of those shows.............the sound is amazing.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • Yefa
    Yefa Posts: 1,134
    I recommend his third solo album. It's the one with his face melting on the cover.
    I saw him on the SO tour - 11/12/86. It was an excellent show.
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