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Hill,' 'Here Comes the Flood,' 'Games Without Frontiers,'Īnd 'D.I.Y.' with only one night's rest between performances. The vocals on majorly challenging songs like 'Modern Love,' 'Solsbury Two days apart in July, I think it was, of '80. I saw Gabriel at Central Park and the Diplomat Hotel Myself, and this is where I can really straighten Mr. However, I have also seen Gabriel three times live I also have a friend who saw them many times back then and has always ravedĪbout his live singing. I've heard several Genesis bootlegs from the golden period of SellingĮngland. I never saw the original Genesis and have never seen Phil Collins, but Live singer - indeed, stated that Phil Collins was a better singer onstage. (I forget just where), I believe he stated that Gabriel was always a weak

Since he didn't grow up in America in the '60s). Ya gotta love Tikhonov Konstantin's rabid Tull ravings, and I certainlyĭo (even if he doesn't get the Byrds and the Beach Boys, not surprisingly Outlasted them both, as well as a plethora of lesser performers from his To be as popular as 'Frampton or the Doobie Brothers,' but he's I remember a 1980 interview when Peter was quoted as saying he never expected With Phil Collins' work within and outside Genesis. His idea of pop is expansive, as opposed to reductionist, as was the case His lyrics are always outstanding, whether serious or lighthearted.

Make his innovations and influences accessible to a mass audience, and Studio albums isn't, in my mind, a sellout at all. The fact that he achieved commercial success with his last two Peter has to be admired for relentlessly pursuing a unique artistic

From obscure soundtrack tunes (“Party Man”) to anthemic B sides (“Don’t Break This Rhythm”), these are 20 great Peter Gabriel songs only hardcore fans know.Become a Certified Commentator today by followingĬheck the GUIDELINES. Gabriel recently launched the Rock Paper Scissors tour – a collaborative, co-headlining jaunt with Sting – and released a dynamic Muhammad Ali-inspired single, “I’m Amazing.” It’s an ideal time to explore the lesser-known corners of his sprawling discography. It’s been 14 years since Gabriel’s last batch of new material, Up, but he’s remained active since – releasing two orchestral albums (2010’s covers-only Scratch My Back and the following year’s New Blood, full of revamped originals) and touring the world multiple times, most recently with the classic So lineup on his Back to Front trek. Art-rock innovator, soul-pop craftsman, “world music” ambassador: Peter Gabriel has evolved substantially with each LP, often abandoning a comfortable style to stake out new creative ground. And whether he’s wielding his soulful “Sledgehammer” or channeling an evil “Intruder,” his music always aims for the grandiose – even his leftovers are crafted with imagination and verve.

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