Reviews of Peter Gabriel releases on CD or SACD (Super Audio CD)
His first solo album was an new departure for Peter Gabriel. He was looking for styles, for his own way of expressing himself – and for trust in the music business. Not quite sure-footed, but large potential became visible.
In 2010 Peter Gabriel released a breathtakingly expensive Deluxe Edition from his new album Scratch My Back. Martin Klinkhardt checked it out.
In the early 90s Peter Gabriel set up the RealWorld Recording Weeks where artists from all across the world would record music in a kind of “musical brainstorming”. One thing that came out of this is the album Big Blue Ball. It is not a Peter Gabriel album, but a collaboration project that took more than fifteen years to be released. Gabriel can be heard on four of the songs.
Peter Gabriel releases an album full of cover versions. Scratch My Back was recorded without a band, but with a full orchestra. Christian Gerhardts, Martin Klinkhardt and Steffen Gerlach have listened carefully…
Passion is a new beginning in many ways:It is Peter Gabriel’s first real film score, the first release on his new label RealWorld and not least an eminent body of music that helped making world music popular. Martin Klinkhardt checked it out for you.
After his unconventional third album Gabriel began to experiment more and more with world music and new technologies, and it shows on Gabriel’s fourth album. Though it is untitled again it is commonly know as Security.
Five years after he left Genesis Peter Gabriel recorded a key album of his career. Biko was a song that left its mark on Peter Gabriel the musician as well as the person. The third album is also the birthplace of the legendary Phil Collins drum sound.
In 1986 Peter Gabriel boosted his popularity with his album So that became a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
In 1978 Peter Gabriel released his second album, which did not receive as much attention as his other releases. Today many fans have a special place in their hearts for this record.
Bootlegs are undeniably popular with the fans. Peter Gabriel has now released individual sound board recordings of all North American shows he played on his Growing Up / Stripped Down tour 2003 on 2CD each. All of them together are also available in one sumptuos box set. Read here what the big deal is.
