Peter Gabriel

So

one of the '80's best records

Review Score:

(10/10)
this was an album that began my conversion from heavy metal to a more diverse musical palette. it still stands up, 15 years (?!) after its release because of the sheer beauty of the songs. today's audience might not understand what red rain is about or why it's here, but we still lived in a nuclear world back then. sledgehammer is a funny song whose funk is kept loose and sprighty thanx 2 a limber rhythm section; a funny song and an amazing video still. don't give up brings tears 2 me eyes, especially kate bush's vocal. in your eyes-what female doesn't like this song? mercy street-one of my favorites-moody, ethereal, spooky; like a thick fog cast down on a london street. i recently looked at the instrumentation credits and noticed that a lot of african instrumentation is used quite a bit. my friends in high school always thought this was 2 slow; u just gotta recognize the beauty. i bet he's amazing 2 see live.

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