PETER GABRIEL
GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIER
Peter Gabriel... Well... Let me start by telling you this has been a hard one to make. I love Peter Gabriel and feel all his albums have much to offer. For example, listening to his first album (aka Car) made me want to pick almost every song on it which would have been silly, let's admit it. Therefore, tough choices had to be made and... God! Was it a hard!
What I wanted was to offer a rich panorama of the man's art using only his studio recordings (a trick I used so to limit the choice for this very compilation) and include a few rarities so to spice up the selection a bit. I hope I managed that and that you will enjoy the wide variety of emotions and sounds Mr. Gabriel has been able to create throughout his long (but not so) productive career. Anyway, here it is, give it a try and don't forget to tell me what you thought of it.
Here Comes The Flood
MY PETER GABRIEL TOP1. 1 (Car)
2. So
3. 3 (Melt)
4. Up
5. 4 (Security)
6. Us
7. 2 (Scratch)
7 comments:
Thanks
I've loved petgab since I am a little boy...
Was Blood of Eden one of the tough choices to leave off? Thanks.
Yes, indeed it was.
I tried to include as many "necessary" tracks as possible and keep it a double cd (which is quite a lot for a 7 studio albums career by the way). I also wanted to give more than just "classics" hence the inclusion of the Gershwin cover or some soundtrack's songs such as Book of Love or Down To Earth (respectively from Shall We Dance and Wall-E).
Like I said in my short introduction, it was quite a hard selection to make and I've got to say I'm pretty happy with it.
Ah, I see. Not complaining. In fact, I'm taking this collection on my vacation/holiday. I'm always interested in how others build retrospectives (picking songs, order) for artists which I enjoy. Thanks again.
Thanks for this compilation like the earlier Genesis I dont envy you the task of chosing the songs this is an fantastic choice and well sequenced as well not just a chronological run through of his music thank you very much and have a great new year and I look forward to 2009 cheers
The Old Fool
I am also a big Gabriel fan. This looks like a great set! Glad to see 'Sledgehammer' isn't here! ;)
OOOPS! Just saw Sledgehammer is indeed there! I'll admit it is a pretty good song but I am partial to his less hit-oriented songs. I don't want to seem critical of your choices as I know I will enjoy this mix.
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