Peter Gabriel: “Tears Mix” of “Blood Of Eden” on Bandcamp

For today’s full moon, Peter Gabriel has released an interesting alternative version of Blood Of Eden on Bandcamp in his Full Moon Club, the “Tears Mix”.

It’s a full moon again – and Peter Gabriel delivers. This time there is another alternative version of Blood Of Eden, which – unlike last time – is a completely unknown version of the song. This version is entitled ‘Tears Mix’. Gabriel himself talks about a reggae feel, but also that this variation of the song didn’t go in the right direction:

“Initially, Daniel Lanois wasn’t keen on this at all and it didn’t settle down. I couldn’t get the groove to work and it went through probably four or five different feels, and less became more in terms of the rhythm content because it verged on sounding trite. But there was also, in the central part of the song, musically and lyrically, a point of union, a breakthrough. So, emotionally, I feel close to this song.”

Nevertheless, it is a fascinating contemporary document, this time from December 1991. Tony Levin and David Rhodes are also involved – and the lyrics are also complete (this was also the case with the last version).

Gabriel’s Full Moon Club on Bandcamp provides fans with three tracks per month and costs £3 per month. A credit card is required for the subscription. You can find the Full Moon Club here.

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