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 | Title : Up
Author : Gabriel, Peter
Release Date : 20020924
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
That Up exists at all is faintly miraculous. Over the past seven years, with guests including Youssou N'Dour, Peter Green, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Peter Gabriel has held recording sessions in Senegal, Atlanta, Singapore, the French Alps, and on a boat on the Amazon River, as well as at his own RealWorld studios. Having written and prepared over 150 songs, he's managed to cut this huge body of work down to just 10 tracks. There's a remarkable consistency and contemporary feel here that springs from a thoughtful layering process, with Gabriel combining tribal rhythms with complex backing vocals, samples, rock guitar, piano and--crucially--electronic effects. Indeed, the opener, 'Darkness,' begins with an aggressiveness that recalls the Prodigy, before hints of vulnerability and fear surface. Elsewhere, there is the dreamy 'The Drop' and the orchestral heights of 'Signal to Noise.' Throughout, Gabriel uses water metaphors to put forward his positivist message. And it's all brilliant, sophisticated, and soulful. The man's a marvel and Up is a masterwork.
Buyer Reviews :
I am writing this first as a huge Peter Gabriel Fan. He is my favorite artist and I have seen his last 4 tours. Although I wouldn't be without this release, I can't recommed it to newcomers to PG music. I would start with Security or So. This is a quiet album for the most part, with some musical elements that reminds me of some Beatles music(Sgt. Pepper), actually.
I may enjoy it more over time, like most of his albums, it is not immediately accessible.
(by James A. Voos)
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